Taldangra is a village
in the
Taldangra 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
West Bengal
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,
India
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Geography
Location
Taldangra 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 Indian Census
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 ...
, Taldangra had a total population of 1,581, of which 792 were males and 789 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 140. The total number of literates in Taldangra was 1,154, which constituted 73% of the population with male literacy of 81% and female literacy of 65%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Taldangra was 80.1%, of which male literacy rate was 87.8% and female literacy rate was 72.1%. The
Scheduled Castes
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 ...
population was 337. Taldangra had 354 households in 2011.
Civic administration
Police station
Taldangra police station has jurisdiction over the
Taldangra CD block. The area covered is 349.7 km
2with a population of 128,748.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of the Taldangra CD block are located at Taldangra.
Education
Taldangra Fulmoti High School, is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 1 computer, a library with 2,956 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.
Taldangra Girls High School, is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1996. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 15 computers, a library with 800 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.
Sarala Pakurdiha High School, is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2001. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. The school has 10 computers and a library with 40 books.
Panchmura Mahavidyalaya
Panchmura Mahavidyalaya, established in 1965, is the first rural general college in Panchmura, Taldangra Block, Bankura district, India. It offers undergraduate as well as post-graduate courses in arts, sciences, commerce and Physical Educati ...
is a general degree college established at
Panchmura
Panchmura is a gram panchayat under Taldangra intermediate panchayat, in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is from Bishnupur and is famous for the terracotta Bankura horse, a folk artefact and now ...
in 1965 with the efforts of local people led by Dr. Pasupati Mandal. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, chemistry, mathematics and accountancy, and general courses in arts, science and commerce. 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 ...
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Healthcare
Taldangra Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Taldangra, is the major government medical facility in the Taldangra CD block. There are
primary health centres at
Harmasra (with 6 beds), Amdanga (Sabrakon) (with 10 beds),
Panchmura
Panchmura is a gram panchayat under Taldangra intermediate panchayat, in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is from Bishnupur and is famous for the terracotta Bankura horse, a folk artefact and now ...
(with 6 beds) and Bibarda (with 2 beds).
References
{{Bankura District
Villages in Bankura district