Daldali is a village and a

gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...

in the

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CD block in the

Purulia Sadar subdivision Purulia Sadar 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 20 ...

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

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Geography

Location

Daldali is located at .

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.

covers the central portion of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. The map alongside shows some urbanization around

Purulia Purulia is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Purulia district. It is located on the north of the Kangsabati River. Geography Location Purulia is located at . It has an average ele ...

city. 18.58% of the population, the highest among the subdivisions of the district, lives in urban areas. There are 4 census towns in the subdivision. The

Kangsabati Kangsabati River (Pron:) (also variously known as the Kãsai and Cossye) rises from the Chota Nagpur plateau in the state of West Bengal, India and passes through the districts of Purulia, Bankura, Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur in W ...

(locally called Kansai) flows through the subdivision. The subdivision has old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The focus is on education - the university, the sainik school, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at

Bongabari Bongabari is a village in the Purulia II CD block in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Bongabari is located at . Area overview Purulia district forms the lowest step ...

, the upcoming medical college at

Hatuara Hatuara is a village in the Purulia II CD block in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Hatuara is located at . Area overview Purulia district forms the ...

, et al. 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.

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 ...

, Daldali had a total population of 4,488, of which 2,345 (52%) were males and 2,143 (50%) were females. There were 789 persons in the age range of 0-6 years. The total number of literate persons in Daldali was 2,743 (74.16% of the population over 6 years).

Education

Mahatma Gandhi College, Purulia Mahatma Gandhi College, established in 1981, is a general degree college in Daldali, Lalpur, Purulia district in Indian state of West Bengal. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. Accreditation and affiliation The co ...

was established in 1981, at Daldali, Lalpur. Affiliated with the

Sidho Kanho Birsha University Sidho Kanho Birsha University (SKBU) is a public state university located in Purulia district of West Bengal, India. It was established under an Act of the West Bengal Legislature on April, 2010. It offers different undergraduate and postgraduat ...

, it offers honours courses in Bengali, Santali, English, Sanskrit, education, geography, philosophy, history, political science, economics, general courses in arts and science, and honours and general courses in commerce.

Transport

Daldali is off the Bankura-Purulia Road.Google maps

References

{{Purulia District Villages in Purulia district