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'''Agharpur''' is a village in the [[Joypur, Purulia|Joypur]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Jhalda subdivision]] of the [[Purulia district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].
'''Agharpur''' is a village in the [[Joypur, Purulia|Joypur]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Jhalda subdivision]] of the [[Purulia district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
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|mark-coord6={{coord|23|30|19|N|86|4|34|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6=Ananda Nagar| numbered6=R| mark-title6= [[Ananda Nagar, Purulia]] (R) |shape-color6=#C42222
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|mark-coord8={{coord|23|18|37|N|85|53|46|E}} | label-pos8=right|label8=Jargo| numbered8=R| mark-title8= [[Jargo, Purulia]] (R) |shape-color8=#C42222
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|mark-coord10={{coord|23|24|22|N|86|4|12|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10=Kotshila| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Kotshila]] (R) |shape-color10=#C42222
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|mark-coord11={{coord|23|21|20|N|85|57|11|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11=Masina| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Masina, Purulia]] (R) |shape-color11=#C42222
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|mark-coord12={{coord|23|11|2|N|86|3|50|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12=Patardi| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Patardi]] (R) |shape-color12=#C42222
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|mark-coord15={{coord|23|12|30|N|86|1|53|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15=Charida| numbered15=C| mark-title15= [[Charida]] (C)| shape-color15=#AA6666
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|mark-coord17={{coord|23|11|44|N|86|5|29|E}} | label-pos17=right |label17= Purulia Pump|labela17=Storage Project | numbered17=T|shape-color17=green| mark-title17= [[Ajodhya Hills]] (T)
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|mark-coord18={{coord|23|12|25|N|86|5|5|E}} | label-pos18=top |label18= Bamni Falls | numbered18=T|shape-color18=green| mark-title18= [[Ajodhya Hills]] (T)
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|mark-coord19={{coord|23|19|3|N|86|3|17|E}} | label-pos19=right |label19= Murguma Dam | numbered19=T|shape-color19=green| mark-title19= [[Ajodhya Hills]] (T)
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|mark-coord21={{coord|23.2894|N|86.0506|E}}| label21= Ajodhya |labela21= Hills| label-color21 = #C42222 | label-angle21=0| label-pos21=bottom| label-size21=10| mark-size21=0| mark-title21 =none
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===Location===
===Location===
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===Area overview===
===Area overview===
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]]. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. [[Jhalda subdivision]], shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering [[Jharkhand]]. The [[Subarnarekha River|Subarnarekha]] flows along a short stretch of its western border. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 91.02% of the population living in the rural areas and 8.98% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map alongside shows some of the tourist attractions in the [[Ajodhya Hills]]. The area is home to Purulia [[Chhau dance]] with spectacular masks made at [[Charida]]. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district.<ref>Houlton, Sir John, ''Bihar, the Heart of India'', 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 12 January 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/purulia| title = Purulia | work= Department of Tourism| publisher = Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 1 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.utsavpedia.com/cultural-connections/indian-performing-arts/chhau-dance-of-purulia/| title = Chhau dance of Purulia| publisher = Itsavpedia |accessdate = 1 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf| title = District Census Handbook: Puruliya – Series 20, Part Xii A, Census of India 2011| work= Page 102: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |accessdate = 28 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/deuli-harup-and-suisa-crumbling-temples-scattered-statues-and-single-room-museum-purulia-district/#more-32881| title = Deuli, Harup and Suisa, Crumbling Temples, Scattered Statues and Single Room Museum| publisher = Rangan Dutta/ Wordpress |accessdate = 21 January 2020}}</ref>
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]]. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. [[Jhalda subdivision]], shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering [[Jharkhand]]. The [[Subarnarekha River|Subarnarekha]] flows along a short stretch of its western border. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 91.02% of the population living in the rural areas and 8.98% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map alongside shows some of the tourist attractions in the [[Ajodhya Hills]]. The area is home to Purulia [[Chhau dance]] with spectacular masks made at [[Charida]]. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district.<ref>Houlton, Sir John, ''Bihar, the Heart of India'', 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 12 January 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/purulia| title = Purulia| work = Department of Tourism| publisher = Government of West Bengal| accessdate = 1 February 2020| archive-date = 13 June 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210613193601/https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/purulia| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.utsavpedia.com/cultural-connections/indian-performing-arts/chhau-dance-of-purulia/| title = Chhau dance of Purulia| publisher = Itsavpedia| accessdate = 1 February 2020| archive-date = 27 September 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200927233430/https://www.utsavpedia.com/cultural-connections/indian-performing-arts/chhau-dance-of-purulia/| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf| title = District Census Handbook: Puruliya – Series 20, Part Xii A, Census of India 2011| work = Page 102: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| accessdate = 28 January 2020| archive-date = 22 September 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200922203136/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/deuli-harup-and-suisa-crumbling-temples-scattered-statues-and-single-room-museum-purulia-district/#more-32881| title = Deuli, Harup and Suisa, Crumbling Temples, Scattered Statues and Single Room Museum| publisher = Rangan Dutta/ Wordpress| accessdate = 21 January 2020| archive-date = 10 February 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200210124446/https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/deuli-harup-and-suisa-crumbling-temples-scattered-statues-and-single-room-museum-purulia-district/#more-32881| url-status = live}}</ref>

<small>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.</small>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Agharpur had a total population of 1,287, of which 674 (52%) were males and 613 (48%) were females. There were 175 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Agharpur was 845 (75.99% of the population over 6 years).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Agharpur had a total population of 1,287, of which 674 (52%) were males and 613 (48%) were females. There were 175 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Agharpur was 845 (75.99% of the population over 6 years).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html | title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work = West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks | publisher = Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 6 February 2020 | archive-date = 26 March 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150326034556/http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html | url-status = live }}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
[[Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College]] (earlier known as Purulia Government Engineering College) was established at Agharpur in 2016. It offers degree courses in various engineering disciplines.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://rkmgec.ac.in/ | title = Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College| publisher = RKMGEC |accessdate = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
[[Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College]] (earlier known as Purulia Government Engineering College) was established at Agharpur in 2016. It offers degree courses in various engineering disciplines.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://rkmgec.ac.in/ | title = Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College | publisher = RKMGEC | accessdate = 6 February 2020 | archive-date = 12 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200812010409/https://rkmgec.ac.in/ | url-status = live }}</ref>


==Transport==
==Transport==
There is a station at Chas Road on the [[NSC Bose Gomoh-Hatia line|Purulia-Kotshila branch line]] of the South Eastern Railway. It is 20&nbsp;km from [[Purulia]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/adra-barkakana-passenger-58621-prr-to-muri-indianrail-indian-railway-irctc-enquiry/5075/1468/383 |title = 58621Adra-Barkakana Passenger |work= Time Table |publisher= indiarailinfo | accessdate = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
There is a station at Chas Road on the [[NSC Bose Gomoh-Hatia line|Purulia-Kotshila branch line]] of the South Eastern Railway. It is {{cvt|20|km}} from [[Purulia]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/adra-barkakana-passenger-58621-prr-to-muri-indianrail-indian-railway-irctc-enquiry/5075/1468/383 | title = 58621Adra-Barkakana Passenger | work = Time Table | publisher = indiarailinfo | accessdate = 6 February 2020 | archive-date = 6 February 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200206234833/https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/adra-barkakana-passenger-58621-prr-to-muri-indianrail-indian-railway-irctc-enquiry/5075/1468/383 | url-status = live }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Agharpur
Village
Agharpur is located in West Bengal
Agharpur
Agharpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Agharpur is located in India
Agharpur
Agharpur
Agharpur (India)
Coordinates: 23°25′17″N 86°12′28″E / 23.4213°N 86.2078°E / 23.4213; 86.2078
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurulia
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,287
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
723103
Telephone/STD code03254
Lok Sabha constituencyPurulia
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJoypur
Websitepurulia.gov.in
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Chandni Hill
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Ajodhya
Hills
Chamtuburu
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Subarnarekha River
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Murguma Dam
Bamni Falls
T
T
Purulia Pumped Storage Power Station
Ajodhya Hill top
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X
Charida (X)
H
Suisa (H)
R
Tulin (R)
Patardi
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R
Masina, Purulia (R)
R
Kotshila (R)
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Jiudaru (R)
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Jargo, Purulia (R)
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Baghmundi (R)
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Ananda Nagar, Purulia (R)
Agharpur
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Jhalda (M)
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Jaypur, Purulia (Census Town)
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Begunkodor (Census Town)
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Chekya (Census Town)
Places in Jhalda subdivision in Purulia district. Key:
M: municipality, C: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, X: craft centre, T: tourist centre, △: hills
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the locations in the larger map on click through may vary slightly.

Agharpur is a village in the Joypur CD block in the Jhalda subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Location

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Agharpur is located at 23°25′17″N 86°12′28″E / 23.4213°N 86.2078°E / 23.4213; 86.2078.

Area overview

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Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Jhalda subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering Jharkhand. The Subarnarekha flows along a short stretch of its western border. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 91.02% of the population living in the rural areas and 8.98% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map alongside shows some of the tourist attractions in the Ajodhya Hills. The area is home to Purulia Chhau dance with spectacular masks made at Charida. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Agharpur had a total population of 1,287, of which 674 (52%) were males and 613 (48%) were females. There were 175 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Agharpur was 845 (75.99% of the population over 6 years).[7]

Education

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Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College (earlier known as Purulia Government Engineering College) was established at Agharpur in 2016. It offers degree courses in various engineering disciplines.[8]

Transport

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There is a station at Chas Road on the Purulia-Kotshila branch line of the South Eastern Railway. It is 20 km (12 mi) from Purulia.[9]

References

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  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. ^ "Purulia". Department of Tourism. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Chhau dance of Purulia". Itsavpedia. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook: Puruliya – Series 20, Part Xii A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Page 102: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Deuli, Harup and Suisa, Crumbling Temples, Scattered Statues and Single Room Museum". Rangan Dutta/ Wordpress. Archived from the original on 10 February 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College". RKMGEC. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  9. ^ "58621Adra-Barkakana Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.


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