Raghunathpur is a city and a municipality in
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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. It is the headquarters of the
Raghunathpur subdivision
Raghunathpur subdivision is a subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
History
Purulia district was divided into four subdivisions, viz., Purulia Sadar, Manbazar, Jhalda and Raghunathpur, with effect from 6 April 20 ...
. Industrial City Raghunathpur is located near
Adra on the North-East part of Purulia district. It is connected with other cities through five main way road's, which are
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 ...
–
Barakar
Barakar is a neighbourhood in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by the Asansol Municipal Corporation It is situated at the border of the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The Grand Trunk R ...
road, Raghunathpur-
Adra-Hura road, Raghunathpur-Chas road, Cheliyama road and Raghunathpur-Bankura road. The nearest main junction stations are Joychandi Pahar railway station and
Adra Junction railway station.
History
Geography
Location
Raghunathpur is located at . It has an average elevation of . The area 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.
[ Sir John Houlton, ''Bihar, the Heart of India'', 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.]
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.
Raghunathpur subdivision
Raghunathpur subdivision is a subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
History
Purulia district was divided into four subdivisions, viz., Purulia Sadar, Manbazar, Jhalda and Raghunathpur, with effect from 6 April 20 ...
occupies the northern part of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. However, there are pockets of urbanization and 16.20% of the population lives in urban areas. There are 14 census towns in the subdivision. It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around
Parbelia
Parbelia is a census town in the Neturia CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
As per the map of Neturia CD block on page 309 of ''District Census Handbook, ...
and two thermal power plants are there – the 500 MW
Santaldih Thermal Power Station and the 1200 MW
Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station. The subdivision has a rich heritage of old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The
Banda Deul is a
monument of national importance
A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...
. The comparatively more recent in historical terms, Panchkot Raj has interesting and intriguing remains in the 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.
Civic administration
Police stations
Raghunathpur police station has jurisdiction over Raghunathpur municipality and parts of the
Raghunathpur I
Raghunathpur I is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
Background
The ''Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra'' of the ...
CD block. The area covered is 337 km
2 and the population covered is 197,430.
Raghunathpur Women police station. It will cover all the police stations areas of Raghunathpur subdivision.
Adra Police station has jurisdiction over some parts of Arrah and Sanka areas.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of the Raghunathpur I CD block are located at Raghunathpur.
Administration
Raghunathpur town area falls under Raghunathpur Municipality.
Some parts of Raghunathpur are in intermediate
panchayat in Purulia district, with Arrah, Babugram, Bero, Choprahari, Khajura, Nutandi, Sanka, Barrah, Cheliama, Jotadih, Mangaldah-Mautore, Nildih, and Nutandih village panchayats under it.
Demographics
Raghunathpur total area covers 12.95 km
2 and at present 13 nos of Ward.
Raghunathpur had a total population of 25,932 in 2011. Out of this 11,326 were males and 10,486 were females. 2,640 persons were below the age of 6 years. 13,317 persons were literate.
Economy
Damodar Valley Corporation
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is a statutory corporation which operates in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand states of India to handle the Damodar Valley Project, the first multipurpose river valley project of independent ...
has planned for a power plant at Raghunathpur as a proposed greenfield plant in the 11th plan. The first stage would be 2 X 600 MW.
Representatives of the Jai Balaji group visited the Raghunathpur on 11 January 2007 to see the sites for their proposed steel, cement and power plants.
A steel plant of 5 million tons capacity along with a cement plant with capacity of 3000,000 tons will be set up at block one in Raghunathpur. The
Jai Balaji group will be setting up these projects worth Rs 16,000 crore with a captive power plant on of land. Adhunik group will set up an 1,100,000 ton capacity steel plant along with a 1000,000 ton cement plant. The project covering an area of nearly will also comprise a captive power plant involving an investment of Rs 6400 crore. The state cabinet approved the industrial projects on 22 August 2007.
The state government has acquired of land against the requirement of . The land acquired was handed over to Jai Balaji group in October 2009. The state government was acquiring the balance portion of the land, In the first phase the Jai Balaji group will begin with coal mining at Asansol and sponge iron production at Raghunathpur. The company expects to start production in 2011.
Education
Raghunathpur College was established in 1961. Affiliated with the
Sidho Kanho Birsha University
Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University (SKBU) is a public state university located in Purulia district of West Bengal, India. It was established under an Act of the West Bengal Legislature in April 2010. It offers different undergraduate and postgraduat ...
, it offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, English, economic, geography, history, political science, sociology, accountancy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology and general courses in arts, science and commerce.
Raghunathpur has a number of Educational Institutions. They are
*Raghunathpur Gobinda Das Lang Institution
*Raghunathpur Girls High School
*Raghunathpur High School
*Gogra High school
* Babugram high School
* Sankra High School
*Raghunathpur Municipal Managed High School
References
Gallery
File:Gdlang.jpg, G.D.Lang Institution
File:Joychandipahar.jpg, Joychandi pahar
File:Joy chandi pahar.jpg, Joychandi pahar
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Cities and towns in Purulia district