Baghmundi

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coordinates
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subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Purulia
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population_as_of2011
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demographics_type1Languages
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timezone1IST
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postal_code_typePIN
postal_code723152 (Baghmundi)
area_code_typeTelephone code
area_code03254
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Purulia
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Baghmundi
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Geography

Location

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Baghmundi lies in the vicinity of the Ajodhya Hill and Forest Reserve Area.

The Bagmundi–Bandwan Upland is an area descending from the Ranchi Plateau. At some places the high lands are very steep and rise to heights ranging from 475 to. The Ajodhya Hills are spread across the Baghmundi and Balarampur areas.

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. 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 Jharkhand. 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 with spectacular masks made at Charida. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Ajodhya_Hill_Upper_Dam.jpg" caption="Ajodhya Hill Upper Dam" alt=""] ::

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Baghmundi had a total population of 4,035 of which 2,095 (52%) were males and 1,940 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 561. The total number of literates in Baghmundi was 2,340 (67.36% of the population over 6 years).

Police station

Baghmundi police station has jurisdiction over Baghmundi CD Block. The area covered is 275 km2 and the population covered is 135,530. It has 41.91 km inter-state border with Tiruldih and Nimdih police stations in Seraikella-Kharswan district and Sonahitu PS in Ranchi district of Jharkhand.

Transport

SH 4 running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Baghmundi.

There is a road from Baghmundi to Sirkabad going over the Ajodhya Hills.

References

References

  1. "District Census Handbook Puruliya". Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal.
  2. Houlton, John Wardle. (1949). "Bihar, the Heart of India". Orient Longmans Ltd.
  3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  4. "Purulia". Government of West Bengal.
  5. (30 July 2015). "Chhau dance of Purulia". Itsavpedia.
  6. "District Census Handbook: Puruliya – Series 20, Part Xii A, Census of India 2011". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  7. (24 April 2018). "Deuli, Harup and Suisa, Crumbling Temples, Scattered Statues and Single Room Museum". Rangan Dutta/ Wordpress.
  8. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  9. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  10. "Baghmundi PS". Purulia District Police.
  11. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police.

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