Tulin is a village and a gram panchayat in the Jhalda I CD block in the Jhalda subdivision of the

Purulia district Purulia district () 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- Adra, Manbazar ...

in the state of

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

, situated beside the

Subarnarekha River The Subarnarekha River flows through the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha. Etymology The name is a portmanteau of two words: "Subarna," meaning gold, and "Rekha," meaning line or streak in Indian languages. As per tradition, g ...

Geography

Location

Tulin is a developed village, located in the border of West Bengal and

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

. According to Census 2011 information the location code of Tulin village is 331279. It is situated away from sub-division

Jhalda Jhalda is a town and a municipality in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jhalda subdivision. Geography Location Jhalda is located at . It has an average elevation of . According to the ''Distri ...

and away from district headquarters at

Purulia Purulia, officially Purulia Sadar, 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 locate ...

. The total geographical area of village is .

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 th ...

. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Jhalda subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering

. The Subarnarekha flows along a short stretch of its western border. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 91.02% of the population living in the rural areas and 8.98% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map alongside shows some of the tourist attractions in the Ajodhya Hills. The area is home to Purulia

Chhau dance ''Chhau'', also spelled ''Chhou'', is a semi classical Indian dance with martial and folk traditions. It is found in three styles named after the location where they are performed, i.e. the ''Purulia Chhau'' of West Bengal, the ''Seraikella Chh ...

with spectacular masks made at

Charida Charida (also referred to as Chorida, Chorda) is a village in the Baghmundi CD block in the Jhalda subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Charida is located at . Charida i ...

. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Tulin had a total population of 9,844 of which 5,054 (51%) were males and 4,790 (49%) were females. There were 1,222 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Tulin was 6,602 (76.57% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

Tulin is the originating/ terminating point of the State Highway 4A running to Chas Morh. Tulin is a station on the NSC Bose Gomoh-Hatia line of the South Eastern Railway.

References

Villages in Purulia district {{Purulia-geo-stub