Baghmundi is a village, with a police station, in the

Baghmundi Baghmundi is a village, with a police station, in the Baghmundi CD block in the Jhalda subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Baghmundi lies in the vicinity of the Ajodhya Hill and Forest Re ...

CD block In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...

in the Jhalda subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Baghmundi lies in the vicinity of the Ajodhya Hill and Forest Reserve Area. The Bagmundi–Bandwan Upland is an area descending from the Ranchi Plateau. At some places the high lands are very steep and rise to heights ranging from 475 to 700 m. The Ajodhya Hills are spread across the Baghmundi and Balarampur areas.

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the

Chota Nagpur Plateau The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the bas ...

. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Jhalda subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering Jharkhand. The Subarnarekha flows along a short stretch of its western border. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 91.02% of the population living in the rural areas and 8.98% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map alongside shows some of the tourist attractions in the Ajodhya Hills. The area is home to Purulia Chhau dance with spectacular masks made at

Charida Charida (also referred to as Chorida, Chorda) is a village in the Baghmundi CD block in the Jhalda subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Charida is located at . Charida ...

. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Ajodhya Hill Upper Dam

Demographics

As per

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

Baghmundi had a total population of 4,035 of which 2,095 (52%) were males and 1,940 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 561. The total number of literates in Baghmundi was 2,340 (67.36% of the population over 6 years).

Police station

Baghmundi police station has jurisdiction over

CD Block. The area covered is 275 km² and the population covered is 135,530. It has 41.91 km inter-state border with Tiruldih and Nimdih police stations in Seraikella-Kharswan district and Sonahitu PS in Ranchi district of Jharkhand.

Transport

SH 4 running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Baghmundi. There is a road from Baghmundi to

Sirkabad Sirkabad is a village in the Arsha CD block in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Sirkabad is located at . Sirkabad lies in the vicinity of the Ajodhya Hills and the ...

going over the Ajodhya Hills.

References

Villages in Purulia district {{Purulia-geo-stub