Arsha is a village, with a police station, in the
Arsha CD block in the
Purulia Sadar 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
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Arsha 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 th ...
. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.
Purulia Sadar subdivision covers the central portion of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. The map alongside shows some urbanization around
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 ...
city. 18.58% of the population, the highest among the subdivisions of the district, lives in urban areas. There are 4 census towns in the subdivision. The
Kangsabati (locally called Kansai) flows through the subdivision. The subdivision has old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The focus is on education - the university, the sainik school, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at
Bongabari
Bongabari is a village in the Purulia II CD block in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Bongabari is located at .
Area overview
Purulia district forms the lowest st ...
, the upcoming medical college at
Hatuara, et al.
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, Arsha had a total population of 5,958 of which 3,057 (51%) were males and 2,901 (49%) were females. There were 1,047 persons in the age range of 0-6 years. The total number of literate persons in Arsha was 2,725 (55.49% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration
Police station
Arsha police station has jurisdiction over the
Arsha CD block and parts of the
Purulia I CD block. The area covered is 187.5 km
2 and the population covered is 154,542.
Education
Arsha College was established in 2009. Affiliated with the
Sidho Kanho Birsha University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, Santali, English,
history, education, geography, mathematics, and general courses in arts and science.
Healthcare
There is a
primary health centre with 10 beds at Arsha.
References
Villages in Purulia district
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