Nituria (also spelled Neturia) is a village, with a police station, in the
Neturia CD block in the
Raghunathpur subdivision
Raghunathpur 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
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Nituria is located at .
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.
Raghunathpur subdivision
Raghunathpur 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 ...
occupies the northern part of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. However, there are pockets of urbanization and 16.20% of the population lives in urban areas. There are 14 census towns in the subdivision. It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around
Parbelia
Parbelia is a census town in the Neturia CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
As per the map of Neturia CD block on page 309 of ''District Census Handbook, P ...
and two thermal power plants are there – the 500 MW
Santaldih Thermal Power Station and the 1200 MW
Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station. The subdivision has a rich heritage of old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The
Banda Deul
Banda Deul is an 11th-century temple in Banda village (also called ''Deulghera'') in the Raghunathpur II CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Locat ...
is a
monument of national importance
This article contains lists of Monuments of National Importance in India.
An Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 defines an "Ancient Monument" as follows:
A "Monument of National Importance" is designated by the Archaeological Survey o ...
. The comparatively more recent in historical terms,
Panchkot Raj
Panchkot Raj, also known as Panchkot Zamindari or Kashipur Raj, was a Kudmi family of Zamindars who ruled in the western fringe areas of present-day West Bengal, India and some adjacent areas in present-day Jharkhand.
History
According to th ...
has interesting and intriguing remains in the area.
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 ...
Nituria had a total population of 1,144 of which 580 (51%) were males and 564 (49%) were females. There were 149 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Nituria was 689 (69.25% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration
Police station
Neturia police station has jurisdiction over the
Neturia CD block. The area covered is 203.65 km
2 and the population covered is 101,922.
Education
Panchakot Mahavidyalaya
Panchakot Mahavidyalaya, established in 2001, is the general degree college in the Purulia district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University
Sidho Kanho Birsha Unive ...
was established in 2001 at
Sarbari
Sarbari is a village in West Bengal, India. It is located within Neturia CD block of Raghunathpur subdivision of Purulia district.
Geography
Location
Sarbari is located at .
Area overview
Purulia district forms the lowe ...
.
Garh Panchakot International School is an English-medium coeducational institution, with a plan to extend classes to the higher secondary level of CBSE. It has hostel facilities. It is located at Sarbari morh, PO & PS Nituria.
Bhamuria S.M. High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational institution established in 1965. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.
Neturia Girls School is a Bengali-medium girls only higher secondary school established in 1988.
Culture
Garh Panchkot
Garh Panchkot is a ruined fort located in the eastern part of India at the foothills of Panchet Hill in the district of Purulia, West Bengal. The ruins of the Panchkot Palace are a silent testimony to the Bargi attack during the 18th century.
...
is a ruined 16th century fort/ palace of the
Panchkot Raj
Panchkot Raj, also known as Panchkot Zamindari or Kashipur Raj, was a Kudmi family of Zamindars who ruled in the western fringe areas of present-day West Bengal, India and some adjacent areas in present-day Jharkhand.
History
According to th ...
at the foot of the
Panchet Hill.
Achkoda
Achkoda (sometimes spelled Anchkoda) is a village in the Neturia CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Achkoda is located at .
Area overvie ...
, located in this block, showcases
aatchala-style temples with
terracotta
Terracotta, terra cotta, or terra-cotta (; ; ), in its material sense as an earthenware substrate, is a clay-based ceramic glaze, unglazed or glazed ceramic where the pottery firing, fired body is porous.
In applied art, craft, construction, a ...
work on the walls. It “seems to be at least five centuries old. Its panels are smaller in size and some of them depict tribal life.”
Healthcare
Harmadih Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at
Harmadih
Harmadih (also spelled Harmadi) is a village in the Neturia CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Harmadih is located at .
Area overview
P ...
, is the major government medical facility in the Neturia CD block.
References
{{Purulia District
Villages in Purulia district