Muraddi

Murardi
Village
Murardi Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Murardi Murardi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°35′10.0″N86°49′27.5″E / 23.586111°N 86.824306°E / 23.586111; 86.824306
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,321
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	723156 (Murardih)
Telephone/STD code	03251
Lok Sabha constituency	Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Raghunathpur
Website	purulia.gov.in

Muraddi (also spelled as Murardi) is a village in the Santuri CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Muradi Dam is a tourist spot.

Geography

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

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. ^[1] Raghunathpur subdivision occupies the northern part of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. However, there are pockets of urbanization and 16.20% of the population lives in urban areas. There are 14 census towns in the subdivision. ^[2] It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around Parbelia ^[3] and two thermal power plants are there – the 500 MW Santaldih Thermal Power Station ^[4] and the 1200 MW Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station. The subdivision has a rich heritage of old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The Banda Deul is a monument of national importance. ^{[5] [6]} The comparatively more recent in historical terms, Panchkot Raj has interesting and intriguing remains in the area. ^{[7] [8]}

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, Muraddi had a total population of 2,321 of which 1,154 (50%) were males and 1,167 (50%) were females. There were 235 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Muraddi was 1,527 (73.20% of the population over 6 years). ^[9]

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Santuri CD block are located at Muraddi. ^[10]

Transport

v t e Adra–Asansol line
Legend
km   Bardhaman–Asansol section 0 Asansol 5 Burnpur to Barachak IISCO Burnpur sidings Kalipahari freight bypass 9 Damodar Radhanagar colliery siding to Sitarampur (planned) IISCO Damodar yard Damodar River ACC cement factory siding 14 Madhukunda 21 Muradi Parbelia colliery siding Chaurashi Goods siding 26 Ramkanali 31 Bero RTPP sidings 37 Joychandi Pahar Adra–Gomoh line Asansol–Tatanagar line 41 Adra Adra–Kharagpur line km Source: Indian Railway Time Table

Muradi is a station on the Asansol-Adra line of South Eastern Railway. ^[11]

Ramchandrapur Medium Irrigation Project

Ramchandrapur Dam across the Machkhandajore River, near Muraddi, was completed in 1991 as part of Ramchanndrapur Medium Irrigation Project. Muradi dam is an earthen dam 899 m long, with a concrete spillway. The maximum height above the foundation is 15 m. ^[12] Baranti, a small village 6 km from Muradi railway station and near the dam, has become a popular tourist attraction.

Education

Muradi S.R.B.P. High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1947. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 10 computers and 2,000 books in the library. ^[13]

Muradi Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1960. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 10 computers. ^[14]

Healthcare

Muraddi Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Muraddi, is the major government medical facility in the Santuri CD block. ^[15]

Ramchandrapur Netaji Eye and General Hospital, at Ramchandrapur, functioning under the Health and Family Welfare department of the Government of West Bengal, established in 1953, is a 242 bedded eye care institution. 10,790 patients are treated in-door annually and 130,000 patients attend the Out Patient’s Department. ^[16]

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. "Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers" (PDF). Sodepur Area. Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
4. "Santaldih Thermal Power Station - WBPDCL". WBPDCL. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
5. "Old temple at Banda (locally known as deul)". ASI, Kolkata Circle. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
6. "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 134. ASI. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
7. "Capital in shambles: Garh Panchakot, Purulia". Heritage in Peril. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
8. "Historical ruins". Trek Earth. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
9. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
10. "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.
11. "Asansol-Kharagpur Passenger 58018". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
12. "Ramchandrapur Dam". Water Resources Information System of India. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
13. "Muradi S.R.B.P. High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
14. "Muradi Girl's High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
15. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
16. "Netaji Hospital Ramchandrapur". Purulia district administration. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

External links

Baranti travel guide from Wikivoyage