Pukhuria

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Pukhuria
Village
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Pukhuria
Location in West Bengal, India
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Pukhuria
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Pukhuria (Asia)
Coordinates: 25°08′01″N88°01′42″E / 25.133661°N 88.028377°E / 25.133661; 88.028377 Coordinates: 25°08′01″N88°01′42″E / 25.133661°N 88.028377°E / 25.133661; 88.028377
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Malda
Population
 (2011)
  Total22,550
Languages
  Official Bengali [1] [2]
  Additional official English [1]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
732213
STD/ Telephone code03512
Lok Sabha constituency Maldaha Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituency Ratua
Website malda.nic.in

Pukhuria is a village in the Ratua II CD block in the Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Geography

Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Malda district (including Chanchal subdivision and Old Malda, Habibpur, Bamangola and Gazole CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Pukhuria is located at 25°08′01″N88°01′42″E / 25.133661°N 88.028377°E / 25.133661; 88.028377 .

The Mahananda flows nearby. There is a bridge across the river at Pukhuria. [3]

Area overview

The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the Barind in the east and the tal in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are “hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron.” It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the tal, is a flat low land and “is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.” The tal area is prone to flooding by local rivers. [4] The total area is overwhelmingly rural. [5] [6] There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur. [7]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

Pukuhuria police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Ratua II CD block. [8] [9]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Ratua II CD block is at Pukhuria. [8] [10] [11]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Pukhuria had a total population of 22,550, of which 11,457 (51%) were males and 11,093 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 3,348. The total number of literate persons in Pukuhuria was 10,782 (56.15% of the population over 6 years). [12]

Education

Pukhuria High School, established in 1932, is a co-educational Bengali-medium higher secondary school with arrangements for teaching from class VI to XII. It has a library with 2,000 books, 12 computers and a play ground. It is housed in a government building. [13]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Khailsona nearby. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. Google maps
  4. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  7. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Page 98: 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 9 November 2018.
  8. 1 2 "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  9. "Malda District Police". Telephone Numbers. District Police. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  10. "District Census Handbook: Maldah, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Maldah with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  11. "BDO Offices under Malda District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  12. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  13. "Pukuhuria High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  14. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 November 2018.