Purandarpur is a village in
Suri II
Suri II is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal.
Overview
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CD block in
Suri Sadar subdivision
Suri Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
Starting in its northern parts with the Brahmani-Mayurakshi Basin, a sub-micro physiographic region occupying the area betw ...
of
Birbhum district
Birbhum district () is an District#India, administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the five Divisions of West Bengal, administrative divisions of West Bengal. The distr ...
in the state of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
, India.
Geography
Location
It is situated in between
Suri and
Bolpur
Bolpur is a city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bolpur subdivision. Bolpur municipal area includes Santiniketan, Sriniketan and Prantik. The city is known as a Cultural a ...
and approximately 8 km from Suri, 11 km from Ahmadpur, 13 km from Sainthia and 28 km from Bolpur Shantiniketan.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Suri II CD block are located at Purandarpur.
Places of interest
Behira, a tourist destination, is situated 2 km on the way to Bolpur. A very old ''Kali Mandir'' (Kali temple), on the bank of
Bakreshwar River
The Bakreshwar River is a tributary of the Mayurakshi River. It originates in Santhal Parganas division of Jharkhand.Selim, Mohammad, ''Irrigation Projects in Birbhum District'',''Paschim Banga'', February 2006, (in Bengali), Birbhum special iss ...
in a deep forest is the main attraction. There is a
Dharmaraj temple in the village, where an annual festival is held regarding the Dharmaraj myths. A Mahaprabhu temple is also there in the village.
Demographics
As per 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 ...
, Purandarpur had a total population of 4,566 of which 2,326 (51%) were males and 2,240 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 499. The total number of literates in Purandarpur was 3,204 (78.78% of the population over 6 years).
Transport
The village is located at the connecting point of the roads from Bolpur to Suri and Ahmadpur to Suri. The nearest railway station is at
Suri, which is the District headquarters of Birbhum district.
Post Office
Purandarpur has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 731129, under Suri head office. Branch offices having the same PIN are Damdama, Dholitkuri, Gadadharpur, Ikra and Majhigram.
Education
Purandarpur High School, a Bengali-medium co-educational school, was established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class 12. The school has 12 computers and a library of 1,500 books. It is housed in a government building and has a play ground.
Culture
Purandarpur Rural Library, a government-sponsored library, was established in 1940. It has its own pucca building.
Healthcare
There is a
primary health centre at Purandarpur with 10 beds.
Gallery
File:Purandarpur high school,birbhum.jpg, Purandarpur High School,Birbhum
File:Kali bandhab.jpg, Kali Ma Bandhab Samiti
File:Behira Maa.JPG, Behira Maa Kali
File:BandhabSamiti.jpg, Durga Maa
References
Villages in Birbhum district
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