Achuri

Achuri
Village
Achuri Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Achuri Achuri (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°16′34.0″N86°59′52.1″E / 23.276111°N 86.997806°E / 23.276111; 86.997806 Coordinates: 23°16′34.0″N86°59′52.1″E / 23.276111°N 86.997806°E / 23.276111; 86.997806
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Government
• Type	Panchayati Raj
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,386
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code	03241
Lok Sabha constituency	Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bankura
Website	bankura.gov.in

Achuri is a village in the Bankura I CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India

Geography

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Places in Bankura Sadar subdivision in Bankura district
M: municipal town/ city, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: hill centre, T: temple/ religious centre, B: barrage
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Achuri is located at 23°16′34.0″N86°59′52.1″E / 23.276111°N 86.997806°E / 23.276111; 86.997806 .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River. ^[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]

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

According to the 2011 Census of India, Achuri had a total population of 3,386 of which 1,728 (51%) were males and 1,658 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 406. The total number of literates in Achuri was 2,225 (74.66% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

Transport

State Highway 8 running from Santaldih (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) passes through Achuri. ^[4]

Anchuri railway station is on the Kharagpur-Bankura-Adra line of South Eastern Railway. ^[5]

Education

NAM-Anchuri Madhyamik Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1959. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. The school has a library with 275 books and a playground. ^[6]

NAM-Anchuri S.S. Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1968. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. The school has 5 computers and a library with 643 books. ^[7]

Jyoti Pratibandhi Punarbasan Kendra, PO Gobinda Nagar, Kenduadihi, a specialized school for the hearing impaired, was established in 1994. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class VIII. ^{[8] [9]}

Healthcare

Anchuri Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Achuri, is the major government medical facility in the Bankura I CD block. There are primary health centres at Helna Susunia (with 10 beds) and Kanjakura (with 10 beds). ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
4. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
5. "68089 Midnapore-Adra Memu". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
6. "NAM-Anchuri Madhyamik Vidyalaya". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
7. "NAM-Anchuri SS Girls HS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
8. "Jyoti Pratibandhi P Kendra". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
9. "Sponsored Special Schools for the Disabled". West Bengal Public Library Network. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
10. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
11. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.