Santuri, Purulia
Santuri | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Santuri Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Santuri Santuri (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 23°31′44″N86°51′50″E / 23.52889°N 86.86389°E / 23.52889; 86.86389 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Subdivision | Raghunathpur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Website | wb |
Santuri is a village, with a police station, in the SanturiCD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Santuri is located at 23°31′44″N86°51′50″E / 23.52889°N 86.86389°E / 23.52889; 86.86389.
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]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Santuri had a total population of 2,700 of which 1,390 (51%) were males and 1,310 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 322. The total number of literates in Santuri was 1,576 (66.27% of the population over 6 years).[9]
Police station
Santuri police station has jurisdiction over Santuri CD Block. The area covered is 179.69 km2 and the population covered is 78,461.[10][11]
Transport
State Highway 8 (West Bengal) running from Santaldih (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) passes through Santuri.[12]
Healthcare
Santuri Primary Health Centre functions with 10 beds.[13]
References
- ^Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
- ^"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.
- ^"Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers"(PDF). Sodepur Area. Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^"Santaldih Thermal Power Station - WBPDCL". WBPDCL. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^"Old temple at Banda (locally known as deul)". ASI, Kolkata Circle. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^"List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 134. ASI. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^"Capital in shambles: Garh Panchakot, Purulia". Heritage in Peril. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^"Historical ruins". Trek Earth. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^"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 2 October 2016.
- ^"Santuri PS". Purulia District Police. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^"List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^"Rural Health". Purulia district administration. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
