Bandwan

Bandwan
Census Town
Bandwan Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bandwan Bandwan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°52′33.6″N86°30′25.2″E / 22.876000°N 86.507000°E / 22.876000; 86.507000
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,993
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	723129
Telephone code	03253
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bandwan
Website	purulia.gov.in

Bandwan is a census town in the Bandwan CD block in the Manbazar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Places in Manbazar subdivision in Purulia district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bandwan is located at 22°52′33.6″N86°30′25.2″E / 22.876000°N 86.507000°E / 22.876000; 86.507000 .

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. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} 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. ^[5]

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 Bandwan had a total population of 5,993 of which 3,112 (52%) were males and 2,881 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 692. The total number of literates in Bandwan was 4,131 (77.93% of the population over 6 years). ^[6]

Civic administration

Police station

Bandwan police station has jurisdiction over the Bandwan CD block. The area covered is 367.08 km² and the population covered is 95,002. It has 52.44 km of inter-state border with Galudih, Patamda and Kamalpur police stations in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. ^{[7] [8]}

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Bandwan CD block are located at Bandwan. ^[9]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya, Bandwan covered an area of 3.6145 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 5 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, tank/pond/lake. It had 1,235 domestic electric connections, 218 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had were 9 primary schools, 3 senior secondary schools. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 stadium, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, 1 reding room. Three important commodities it produced were bakery products, puffed rice, pot making. It had branches of 1 nationalised bank, 1 non-agricultural credit society. ^[10]

Transport

SH 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Bandwan. ^[11] The road from Bandwan to Mahulia, on NH 18, in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, and the Barabazar-Bandwan Road meets SH 5 at Bandwan. ^[12] SBSTC has a bus depot at Bandwan.

Education

Bandwan Mahavidyalaya at Bandwan is a government aided private college at village: Chilla, PO Jitan. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University. It offers courses in B.A. honours in Bengali, English , Sanskrit, Santhali, Political Science , history, Education and B.A. pass. ^{[13] [14]}

Healthcare

Bandwan Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is a major government medical facility in Bandwan CD block. ^[15]

References

1. Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
2. "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.
3. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
4. "Travel and Tourism : Purulia". The Official Website of Purulia District.
5. "Bengal District Gazetteers – Manbhum by H. Coupland". Page 76: Manbhum, Castes and Tribes. University of California, San Diego. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
6. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
7. "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 8 October 2016.
8. "Bandwan PS". Purulia District Police. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
9. "District Census Handbook: Puruliya" (PDF). Map of District Puruliya with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
10. "District Census Handbook Puruliya, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1073-1083 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
11. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
12. Google maps
13. "Bandwan Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
14. "Bandwan Mahavidyalaya". ICBSE. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
15. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2020.