Kurmun

For village in Iran, see Kormun, Hormozgan.

Kurmun
Village
Kurmun Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Kurmun Kurmun (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°20′15″N87°58′47″E / 23.3375°N 87.9798°E / 23.3375; 87.9798
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,478
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713102
Telephone/STD code	0342
Lok Sabha constituency	Bardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bhatar
Website	purbabardhaman.gov.in

Kurmun (also spelled Kurhmun, Kurman) is a village in Burdwan I CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical site, W: river project, C: craft centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Kurmun is located at 23°20′15″N87°58′47″E / 23.3375°N 87.9798°E / 23.3375; 87.9798 .

Urbanisation

73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district. ^[1] The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Kurmun had a total population of 8,478, of which 4,256 (50%) were males and 4,256 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 796. The total number of literates in Kurmun was 5,512 (71.75% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

Transport

State Highway 8 running from Santaldih (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) passes through Kurmun ^[3]

Education

Kurmun High school is a coeducational Bengali-medium higher secondary school. Established in 1914, it has facilities for teaching from class V to XII. It is housed in a government building, it has 16 computers, a library with 6,000 books and a play ground. ^[4]

Kurmun also has a library named "Udayan Sangha Rural Library" with around 10000 books and some ancient books called 'Punthi'

Culture

Kurmun has two old temples, the Ishaneswar Shiva temple with a lingam in the shape of a trishula and Kalachand Dharmaraj temple in Buri Gachtala. Earlier, Kurmun used to celebrate two Gajan utsabs – Ishaneswar Gajan in the Bengali month of Choitro and Kalachand Gajan during Buddha Purnima. Now there is a combined Gajan festival in Choitro, celebrated by all castes in the village. In the earlier days there used to be a dance with a nara mundo (severed human head), that was collected from a dead body and painted in bright colours, this tradition still continues ^[5] . In the Ishaneswar Shiva temple there is an old stone idol of Saptamatrika Indrani. It is a rather unusual combination of Shiva and Shakti worship. ^[6]

In Kurmun, there is one Church at Arachiya More, where Christmas is celebrated by Christians.

In Palashi (also called Sonapalashi), an adjacent village, there is a Buro Shiva temple, constructed in 1872. It has an attractive terracotta façade. Lal Behari Dey, of Bengal Peasant Life (earlier named Govinda Samanta) fame was born at Palashi. ^[6]

Healthcare

Kurmun block primary health centre at Kurmun (with 10 beds) is the main medical facility in Burdwan I CD block. There are primary health centres at Baghat (with 4 beds) and Jamar, PO Korar (with 10 beds). ^[7] In 2012, the average monthly patients attending Kurmun BPHC were 4,880 and average monthly admissions were 112. It handled 799 annual emergency admissions. ^[8]

See also - Healthcare in West Bengal

References

1. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
2. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
3. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
4. "Kurmun High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSUcMfJa2YQ
6. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol II, pages 576-77, Radical Impression. ISBN   81-85459-36-3
7. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
8. "Performancee of Block Primary Health Centres (BPHC) in West Bengal during 2012 (January to December)" (PDF). Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 March 2019.