Baghmundi

Baghmundi
Village
Baghmundi Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Baghmundi Baghmundi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°12′N86°03′E / 23.200°N 86.050°E / 23.200; 86.050 Coordinates: 23°12′N86°03′E / 23.200°N 86.050°E / 23.200; 86.050
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	723152 (Baghmundi)
Telephone code	03254
Lok Sabha constituency	Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Baghmundi
Website	purulia.gov.in

Baghmundi is a village, with a police station, in the Baghmundi CD block in the Jhalda subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Places in Jhalda subdivision in Purulia district
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, C: craft centre, T: tourist cetre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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 700 m. The Ajodhya Hills are spread across the Baghmundi and Balarampur areas. ^[1]

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. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

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.

Ajodhya Hill Upper Dam

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). ^[8]

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. ^{[9] [10]}

Transport

SH 4 running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Baghmundi. ^[11]

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

References

1. "District Census Handbook Puruliya" (PDF). page 11. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
2. Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
4. "Purulia". Department of Tourism. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
5. "Chhau dance of Purulia". Itsavpedia. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
6. "District Census Handbook: Puruliya – Series 20, Part Xii A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Page 102: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
7. "Deuli, Harup and Suisa, Crumbling Temples, Scattered Statues and Single Room Museum". Rangan Dutta/ Wordpress. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
8. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
9. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
10. "Baghmundi PS". Purulia District Police. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
11. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 3 October 2016.