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Manbazar - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 23°03′41.4″N 86°39′51.1″E / 23.061500°N 86.664194°E

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Manbazar
City
Manbazar Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Manbazar Manbazar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°03′41.4″N 86°39′51.1″E / 23.061500°N 86.664194°E / 23.061500; 86.664194
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Population (2011)
• Total	9,521
Languages
• Official	Bengali language, Santali (Language), English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	723131
Telephone code	03253
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Manbazar
Website	purulia.gov.in

Manbazar is a City in Manbazar I block of Manbazar subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. The headquarters of Manbazar subdivision are located in Manbazar.

Geography

8km
5miles

Kangsabati River

Kumari River

Kangsabati Project
Reservoir

Susunia

Pakbirra

Budhpur

Puncha

Laulara

Kuruktopa

Kenda

Boro

Bargorya

Manbazar

Bandwan

Barabazar

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

Location

Manbazar is located at 23°03′41.4″N 86°39′51.1″E / 23.061500°N 86.664194°E / 23.061500; 86.664194.

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Manbazar subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the eastern part of the district. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 96.32% of the population living in the rural areas and 3.68% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map shows the Kangsabati Project Reservoir. The Mukutmanipur Dam is in Bankura district but the upper portion of the reservoir is in Manbazar subdivision. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district. The subdivision has a very high proportion of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Bandwan CD block has 51.86% ST population, Manbazar II CD block has 48.97% ST population. Manbazar I CD block has 22.03% ST and 22.44% SC. Puncha CD block has 24.74% ST and 14.54 SC.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Writing in 1911, H. Coupland, ICS, speaks of the aboriginal races largely predominating in the old Manbhum district. He particularly mentions the Kurmis, Santhals, Bhumij and Bauri.^[5]

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

As per 2011 Census of India Manbazar town had a total population of 9,521 of which 4,867 (51%) were males and 4,654 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,007. The total number of literates in Manbazar was 6,948 (81.61% of the population over 6 years).^[6]

Civic administration

Police station

Manbazar police station has jurisdiction over a part of the Manbazar I CD block. The area covered is 411.11 km² and the population covered is 153,985.^[7]^[8]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Manbazar I CD block are located at Manbazar.^[9]

Transport

SH 4 running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) and SH 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) cross at Manbazar.^[10] SBSTC has a bus depot at Manbazar.

Education

Manbhum Mahavidyalaya at Manbazar is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University. It offers courses in B.Sc. (Hons) in Economics and Computer Science, B.Sc. (General), B.Com (Hons), B.Com (General), B.A. (Hons) in Bengali, English, Santali, History, Geography and Economics, B.A. (General), B.B.A. (Hons).^[11]

Manbazar R.M. Institution, Manbazar Girls' High school, Swapan Subrata High School,PDGM High School is present in the Manbazar city .

^[12]

Healthcare

Manbazar Rural Hospital, with 40 beds, is a major government medical facility in Manbazar I CD block.^[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.
^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
^ "Travel and Tourism : Purulia". The Official Website of Purulia District.
^ "Bengal District Gazetteers – Manbhum by H. Coupland". Page 76: Manbhum, Castes and Tribes. University of California, San Diego. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 October 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 8 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Bandwan PS". Purulia District Police. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ "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.
^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ "Manbhum Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ "Manbhum Mahavidyalaya" (PDF). SKU. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

Cities, towns and locations in Purulia district, Medinipur division, West Bengal

Cities, towns and locations in Paschim Bardhaman district

Cities, towns and locations in Bankura district

Cities, towns and locations in Dhanbad district

Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district

Cities, towns and locations in South Chotanagpur division

Cities, towns and locations in Kolhan division

Cities, municipal
and census towns

Purulia Sadar subdivision	Balarampur Hutmura Lagda Purulia Raghabpur
Manbazar subdivision	Barabazar Bandwan Manbazar
Jhalda subdivision	Begunkodor Chekya Jaypur Jhalda
Raghunathpur subdivision	Adra Arra Chapari Dubra Hijuli Kanki Kantaranguri Lapara Murulia Nabagram Parbelia Raghunathpur Saltore Santaldih Shankara

Locations
other than cities and towns

Purulia Sadar subdivision	Anaijambad Arsha Baghadih Bongabari Chakaltor Chakda Chharra Daldali Hura Sirkabad
Manbazar subdivision	Bargorya Boro Budhpur Kenda Kuruktopa Laulara Pakbirra Puncha
Jhalda subdivision	Agharpur Ananda Nagar Baghmundi Charida Jargo Jiudaru Kotshila Masina Patardi Suisa Tulin
Raghunathpur subdivision	Achkoda Anara Baranti Cheliyama Gobag Haraktor Harmadih Kalloli Kashipur Madhukunda Muraddi Nituria Para Ramchandrapur Sarbari Santuri Usir