Bankura district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is part of Medinipur division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. Bankura district is surrounded by Purba Bardhaman district and Paschim Bardhaman district in the north, Purulia district in the west, Jhargram district and Paschim Medinipur district in the south, and some part of Hooghly district in the east. Damodar River flows in the northern part of Bankura district and separates it with the major part of Burdwan district. The district head quarter is located in Bankura town.
Education in West Bengal is provided by both the public sector as well as the private sector. The modern education system was developed by the British missionaries and the Indian social reformists. West Bengal has many institutes of higher education like – University of Calcutta, Presidency University, Jadavpur University, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani, Indian Statistical Institute and Visva-Bharati University.
Barjora is a census town in the Barjora CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
The Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering or BUIE is a government-aided engineering college in West Bengal, India providing under-graduate as well as post-graduate courses in engineering and technology disciplines. It was established in 1998 as the first engineering college in Bankura district.The college is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology and all the programmes are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.
Mejia is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The University of Burdwan is a premier Four Star public university in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It was established by the West Bengal Government as a teaching and affiliating university on 15 June 1960 with six graduate departments and 30 undergraduate colleges spread over three districts that come under the jurisdiction of the university. The jurisdiction covers Birbhum district, Purba Bardhaman district and Hooghly district except Srirampore subdivision. The main campus is of 398 acres (approximately). The University has four academic campuses —1) Golapbag Campus 2) UIT campus for Engineering. 3) Rajbati Campus 4) Tara bag Campus for Medical Education. It has been awarded Four Star status by NAAC under University Grants Commission, Govt. of India. This University is famous for Law, Management, Engineering & Medical Education.
Saltora is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Bankura Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Khatra subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Ramananda College is an institution of higher education situated at Bishnupur, Bankura district, in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the only co-educational degree college at the headquarters of Bishnupur subdivision.
Simlapal is a census town in the Simlapal CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Barjora is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Barjora College, established in 1985, is the general degree college in Barjora, Bankura district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to Bankura University.
Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya, established in 2005, is the general degree college in Patrasayer, Bankura district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to Bankura University.
Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital is a hospital and medical college in the Bankura district of the Indian state of West Bengal.
Mejia is a village in Mejia CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Joypur is a village, with a police station, in the Joypur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Government General Degree College, Ranibandh, established in 2015,. is the government degree college in Bankura district. It offers undergraduate courses in science and arts. It is affiliated to Bankura University.
