Barabazar is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
in the
Barabazar CD block in the
Manbazar subdivision
Manbazar subdivision is a subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
History
Purulia district was divided into four subdivisions, viz., Purulia Sadar, Manbazar, Jhalda and Raghunathpur, with effect from 6 April 2017, ...
of the
Purulia district
Purulia district (Pron: puruliːaː) is one of the twenty-three districts of West Bengal state in Eastern India. Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the district. Some of the other important towns of Purulia district are Raghunathpur- ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
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.
Manbazar subdivision
Manbazar subdivision is a subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
History
Purulia district was divided into four subdivisions, viz., Purulia Sadar, Manbazar, Jhalda and Raghunathpur, with effect from 6 April 2017, ...
, shown in the map alongside, is located in the eastern part of the district. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 96.32% of the population living in the rural areas and 3.68% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map shows the Kangsabati Project Reservoir. The
Mukutmanipur Dam is in Bankura district but the upper portion of the reservoir is in Manbazar subdivision. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district. The subdivision has a very high proportion of
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...
. Bandwan CD block has 51.86% ST population, Manbazar II CD block has 48.97% ST population. Manbazar I CD block has 22.03% ST and 22.44% SC. Puncha CD block has 24.74% ST and 14.54 SC. Writing in 1911, H. Coupland, ICS, speaks of the aboriginal races largely predominating in the old Manbhum district. He particularly mentions the Kurmis, Santhals, Bhumij and Bauri.
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.
Civic administration
Police station
Barabazar police station has jurisdiction over the
Barabazar CD block. The area covered is 414 km
2 and the population covered is 170,876. It has 44.39 km of inter-state border with Kamalpur and Boram police stations in the East Singhbhum district and Nimdih PS in the Seraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand.
Demographics
According to the
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 ...
, Barabazar had a total population of 8,056 of which 4,195 (52%) were males and 3,861 (48%) were females. There were 881 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Barabazar was 5,751 (80.15% of the population over 6 years).
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, Barabazar had a population of 7572. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Barabazar has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the literates being male and 41% being female. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya'', Barabazar covered an area of 3.35 km
2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, service reservoir, tap water from treated sources, covered wells. It had 643 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 16 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college. Three important commodities it produced were paddy, rice and vegetables.
Education
Barabazar Bikram Tudu Memorial College
Barabazar Bikram Tudu Memorial College is a college at Barabazar in Purulia district, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University
Sidho Kanho Birsha University (SKBU) is a public state u ...
was established in 2006.
Barabazar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1885. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 10 computers and a library with 3,000 books.
Barabhum High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. It has a library with over 10,200 books.
Barabazar Girls’ High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1979. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 10 computers and a library with 2,092 books.
Transport
State Highway 4 passes through this town.
Barabhum railway station
Barabhum railway station is a railway station on Purulia–Tatanagar line of Adra railway division of Indian Railways' South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Baghmundi Road, Balarampur at Rangadih in Purulia district in the Indi ...
is on the Adra-Chandil section of the
Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line of the South Eastern Railway.
Healthcare
Barabazar Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is a major government medical facility in Barabazar CD block.
References
{{Purulia District
Cities and towns in Purulia district