Phulkusma (also spelled Fulkusma) 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 bod ...

in the

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Ch ...

CD block in the

Khatra subdivision Khatra subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. History Khatra subdivision was established as an additional subdivision on 27 March 1986 and as a full-fledged subdivision on 2 November 1992 Geogra ...

of the

Bankura district Bankura district (Pron: bãkuɽa) is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is part of Medinipur division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. Bankura district is surrounded by Purba Bardhaman distri ...

in the state of

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History

In the 14th century, Phulkusma was a part of

Tungbhum Tungbhum was the name given to the tract of country lying to the south of Raipur in present Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', ''Bengal District Gazetteers'', pp. 210-211, 1995 reprint, firs ...

. O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', ''Bengal District Gazetteers'', pp. 210-211, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal

Geography

Location

Phulkusma is located at .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Khatra subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is having uneven lands with hard rocks. In the Khatra CD block area there are some low hills. The Kangsabati project reservoir is prominently visible in the map. The subdued patches of shaded area in the map show forested areas. It is an almost fully rural 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 ...

, Phulkusma had a total population of 4,003 of which 1,994 (50%) were males and 2,009 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 446. The total number of literates in Phulkusma was 2,744 (77.14% of the population over 6 years). .*For language details see Raipur, Bankura (community development block)#Language and religion

Education

Fulkusma High School (H.S) is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1926. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has a library with 13,000 books and a playground. This is one of the fourteen schools in Bankura district in which the opening of an Olchiki medium section (for Santali language) from class V was sanctioned in 2012. Fulkushma Nityabala Balika Vidalaya (H.S) is a Bengali-medium girls only school established in 1964. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 14 computers, 1,364 books in the library and a playground. This is one of the fourteen schools in Bankura district in which the opening of an Olchiki medium section (for Santali language) from class V was sanctioned in 2012.

Raipur Block Mahavidyalaya Raipur Block Mahavidyalaya , established in 2010, is the general degree college in Kharigerya, Raipur, Bankura district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to Bankura University Bankura University is a public state un ...

was established in 2010 at

Kharigerya Kharigerya is a village in the Raipur CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India Geography Location Kharigerya is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Khatra subdivision o ...

. It is affiliated with the

Bankura University Bankura University is a public state university in Bankura, West Bengal, India. It was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature notified in the Kolkata Gazette. It offers courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. History ...

and offers honours courses in Bengali, Santali and history.

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Phulkusma, with 10 beds.

References

Villages in Bankura district {{Bankura-geo-stub