Indas

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title: "Indas" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-bankura-district"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-bankura-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indas" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameIndas
settlement_typeVillage
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal # India
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Bankura
established_title
unit_prefMetric
population_total50000
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code722205 (Indas)
area_code_typeTelephone/STD code
area_code03244
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Bishnupur
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Indas
website
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Geography

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Location

Indas is located at .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains. It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas. It was a part of the core area of Mallabhum.

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

As per 2011 Census of India Indas had a total population of 2,479 of which 1,284 (52%) were males and 1,195 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 256. The total number of literates in Indas was 1,440 (64.78% of the population over 6 years).

Civic administration

Police station

Indas police station has jurisdiction over Indas CD block. The area covered is 255.10 km2 with a population of 152,829.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Indas CD block are located at Indas.

Transport

Indas railway station, 68.5 km from Bankura, is a station on the Bankura-Masagram line (formerly Bankura Damodar Railway) of South Eastern Railway. As of September 2016, DEMU services were available between Bankura and Mathnasibpur. Bankura -Masagram line ( formerly B.D.R) expanded from October 2017 to Masagram Junction.

Education

Indas Mahavidyalaya is a coeducational institution affiliated to the University of Bankura. It was established in 2006 and offers courses in arts and science. Now Indas Mahavidyalaya is affiliated to Bankura University from the year 2017-2018 educational year.

Indas High School is a Bengali medium boys school established in 1893. It is a higher secondary school (classes 6 to 12). It is a government school.

Indas Girls High School is a Bengali medium higher secondary school (classes 6 - 12) for girls, established in 1956. It is a government school. It has 9 class rooms, 19 teachers and 10 computers.

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Radha Damodara temple of the Sarkar family as a navaratna temple with terracotta façade built in 1796.

File:NavaRatna-Damodara-Temple-Krishnabatipara-Indas04.jpg|Nabaratna Damodara temple (partially damaged) File:NavaRatna-Damodara-Temple-Krishnabatipara-Indas02.jpg|Terracotta plaque

Healthcare

Indas Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Indas, is the major government medical facility in the Indas CD block. There are primary health centres at Akui (with 4 beds), Keneti (Santasram Indus) (with 10 beds) and Dighalgram (with 6 beds).

References

References

  1. "District Census Handbook Bankura". Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal.
  2. (January 2023). "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  3. O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', ''Bengal District Gazetteers'', pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
  4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  6. "Indas PS". Bankura District Police.
  7. "District Census Handbook: Bankura". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.
  8. "Bankura-Mathnasibpur DEMU". indiarailinfo.
  9. "Indas Mahavidyalaya". College Admission.
  10. "Indas High School". ICBSE.
  11. "Indas Girls High School". ICBSE.
  12. McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 54. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN. 978-93-81574-65-2
  13. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.
  14. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.

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