Agharpur
Agharpur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Agharpur Location in West Bengal, India  Agharpur Agharpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°25′17″N 86°12′28″E / 23.4213°N 86.2078°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,287 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 723103 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03254 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purulia |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Joypur |
| Website | purulia |
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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M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, C: craft centre, T: tourist cetre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Agharpur is located at 23°25′17″N 86°12′28″E / 23.4213°N 86.2078°E.
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).[1]
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.[2]
Transport
There is a station at Chas Road on the Purulia-Kotshila branch line of the South Eastern Railway. It is 20 km from Purulia.[3]
References
- ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College". RKMGEC. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "58621Adra-Barkakana Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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