[8], Bikna railway station is on the Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division. [26], Roads: An estimated 6% of Kolkata's area is under roads, whereas a standard modern city demands 25–30% of the area be under roads. [16] In total there are 11 urban units: 3 municipalities and 9 census towns. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Para constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Noise pollution levels are also high. Area overview. [3], The district is a part of the Red Corridor.[6]. District List Districts of West Bengal The detail analysis of Population Census 2011 published by Govt. Chitpur was a weaving centre and Baranagar was another textile centre. The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. The per capita open space at 20 feet2 is too low. The Railway Divisional Headquarter Adra railway division, which is one of the major rail division of South Eastern Railway, is situated on the northeastern part of Purulia district. It was ultimately recognised as the Kolkata urban agglomeration, with the city as its core. In terms of area, it is the smallest amongst all the districts of West Bengal but has the highest density of population. [7], State Highway 9, running from Durgapur (in Paschim Bardhaman district) to Nayagram (in Jhargram district), passes through Bikna. People there like the rustic and primitive appearance with the original tribal flavour. [23] This gives it a ranking of 129th in India (out of a total of 640). [15], According to the 2011 census Kolkata district has a population of 4,496,694,[16] roughly equal to the nation of Croatia[17] or the US state of Louisiana. 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[21] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.43%. The geographical area of the district is 6,259 km2 (2,417 sq mi). Area overview. The total number of literates in Bikna was 2,565 (74.87% of the population over 6 years). The compulsion has grown stronger ever since, as has the spirit it fostered. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Purulia one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [2] Subsequent to the fall of Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, the English purchased 55 villages in 1758 from Mir Jafar. These villages were known en-bloc as Dihi Panchannagram. Since the formation of the district it was withdrawn from regular administration and placed under an officer called Principal Assistant to the agent to the Governor-General for South-Western Frontier. [9], Kanchanpur Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds at Kanchanpur, is the major government medical facility in the Bankura II CD block. [23], Water supply: Newspaper reports, quoting KMC officials, say that in 2013 water demand from KMC was 290 million gallons per day and on an average, it supplied 300 mgd. Ghosh, Ambikaprasad Ghosh, assisted by Chatterjee, Kaushik. In 1951, census operations in West Bengal first recognised a continuous industrial area stretching from Bansberia to Uluberia on the west bank of the Hooghly, and from Kalyani to Budge Budge on the east bank. South west monsoon is the principal source of rainfall in the district. During the 1830s some of the best-known Marwari families, well established in business, were the Singhanias, the Sarafs, the Kotharis and the Bagris. Purulia produces 90% of the lac produced in West Bengal. [9] There are also several Small dams like Futiyary, Murguma, Pardi, Burda, Gopalpur, which are mainly used for irrigation of agriculture field. After partition of Bengal, the number of refugees moving in from East Bengal were so high that large stretches of rural or semi urban habitation were transformed into towns, the density of population, particularly in areas with high refugee population, jumped by leaps. In the first half of the 20th century the largest group of migrants were the working-class people from Bihar. 94 per cent of the city is supplied piped water, almost all of it free. [21] Puruliya has a sex ratio of 955 females for every 1000 males,[21] and a literacy rate of 65.38%.[21]. They set up a cotton and yarn market at Sutanuti. None of these townships withered away as Kolkata gained supremacy, rather they got integrated with the core of the city. It has the lowest Scheduled Caste (5.38%) and Scheduled Tribe (0.24%) population in the state. They are not counted in the census data for Kolkata. The headquarters of Bankura II CD block are located at Village Bikna in PO Kesiakole. Purulia is the westernmost district of West Bengal with an all-India significance because of its tropical location, its shape as well as function like a funnel. [29] [1], With the decline of the once flourishing Saptagram port, traders and businessmen, such as the Basaks, the Sheths and others, started venturing southwards and settled in or developed places such as Gobindapur. With political ‘delinquency’ prevailing in Kolkata from the sixties many Marwaris, particularly the elite, started looking for greener pastures elsewhere. [8] Rainfall defines the climate of the district. The title of the officer Principal Agent was later changed to Deputy Commissioner by Act XX of 1854. [1]It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas.[2]. Area Wise State in India – Largest to Smallest. The prominent of the district like Ajodhya Hills, Matha, Murguma Dam and Kuilapal Forests, Jaychandi Pahar, Panchakote Raj, Duarsini Hills and Forests attract quite a good number of visitors to Purulia every year. Persons not stating religion numbered 48,982 and formed 1.1% of the population. [27] Pucca (surfaced) road construction started in Kolkata only after 1839, and pavements were provided along the main roads only to facilitate erection of gas lights. It is the only district in the state with cent percent urban population. [20], As per the 2011 census, Kolkata district has 1,795,740 total workers (main and marginal) forming 39.93% of the district population. Purulia lies between 22.60 degrees and 23.50 degrees north latitudes and 85.75 degrees and 86.65 degrees east longitudes. Forests, Hillocks, Rivulets, Streams, Wild Life, Flora & Fauna has tremendous scope to be explored by the tourist. Tourism is another source of income for this district. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Muslims numbered 926,414 and formed 20.6% of the population. It is located in the heart of the purulia town. [30], Eco system: Kolkata is a highly polluted district. The manufacturing sector specially the sponge iron sector got an investment of 306.17 crores, which is comparable to the economically developed districts of West Bengal. [12], The district comprises four subdivisions: Purulia Sadar, Jhalda, Raghunathpur and Manbazar. While both Sutanuti and Gobindapur appear on old maps like Thomas Bowrey's of 1687 and George Herron's of 1690, Kalikata, situated between the two, is not depicted. Major cities and towns like Ranchi, Tatanagar, Patna, Howrah, Dhanbad, Lucknow, Asansol, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Durgapur, Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi are now well connected with this district by railways. Across the Hooghly, there were places such as Salkia and Betor. Human efforts tried to supplement the natural system. [21] The type of workers that come under the category of “other workers” include all government servants, municipal employees, teachers, factory workers, plantation workers, those engaged in trade, commerce, business, transport, banking, mining, construction, political or social work, priests, entertainment artists, and so on. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. The clash of modernity and traditions had its own problems. [28], Drainage: Kolkata district was traditionally drained by two channels and various minor water ways. The existing East Kolkata Wetlands has been designated a “wetland of international importance” by the Ramsar Convention. of India for West Bengal state reveal that population of West Bengal has increased by 13.84% in this decade compared (2001-2011) to past decade (1991-2001).

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