Manbazar

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registration_plateWB 56,WB 80
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blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Manbazar is a city in Manbazar I block of Manbazar subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. The headquarters of Manbazar subdivision are located in Manbazar.

Geography

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Location

Manbazar is located at .

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Manbazar subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the eastern part of the district. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 96.32% of the population living in the rural areas and 3.68% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map shows the Kangsabati Project Reservoir. The Mukutmanipur Dam is in Bankura district but the upper portion of the reservoir is in Manbazar subdivision. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district. The subdivision has a very high proportion of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Bandwan CD block has 51.86% ST population, Manbazar II CD block has 48.97% ST population. Manbazar I CD block has 22.03% ST and 22.44% SC. Puncha CD block has 24.74% ST and 14.54 SC. Writing in 1911, H. Coupland, ICS, speaks of the aboriginal races largely predominating in the old Manbhum district. He particularly mentions the Kurmis, Santhals, Bhumij and Bauri.

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

|1869| 2261 |1872| 2429 |2011| 9521 |percentages=pagr As per 2011 Census of India Manbazar town had a total population of 9,521 of which 4,867 (51%) were males and 4,654 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,007. The total number of literates in Manbazar was 6,948 (81.61% of the population over 6 years).

Civic administration

Sub Division

Manbazar subdivision is one of the four subdivisions from Purulia district.SDO and SDPO offices are present in the Manbazar city.

Police station

Manbazar police station has jurisdiction over a part of the Manbazar I CD block. The area covered is 411.11 km2 and the population covered is 153,985.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Manbazar I CD block are located at Manbazar.

Transport

SH 4 running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) and SH 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) cross at Manbazar. SBSTC has a bus depot at Manbazar.

Education

Manbhum Mahavidyalaya at Manbazar is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University. It offers courses in B.Sc. (Hons) in Economics and Computer Science, B.Sc. (General), B.Com (Hons), B.Com (General), B.A. (Hons) in Bengali, English, Santali, History, Geography and Economics, B.A. (General), B.B.A. (Hons).

Manbazar R.M. Institution, Manbazar Girls' High school, Swapan Subrata High School, PDGM High School is present in the Manbazar town.

Healthcare

Manbazar Rural Hospital, with 40 beds, is a major government medical facility in Manbazar I CD block.

References

References

  1. [[John Wardle Houlton. Sir John Houlton]], ''Bihar, the Heart of India'', 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  3. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  4. "Travel and Tourism : Purulia". The Official Website of Purulia District.
  5. "Bengal District Gazetteers – Manbhum by H. Coupland". University of California, San Diego.
  6. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  7. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  8. (August 2025). "Bandwan PS". Purulia District Police.
  9. "District Census Handbook: Puruliya". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.
  10. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police.
  11. "Manbhum Mahavidyalaya". College Admission.
  12. "Manbhum Mahavidyalaya". SKU.
  13. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.

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