Bongabari Explained

Bongabari
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.3578°N 86.3874°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Purulia
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:4,215
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:723147 (Vivekanandanagar)
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03254
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Purulia
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Purulia

Bongabari is a village in the Purulia II CD block in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Bongabari is located at 23.3578°N 86.3874°W.

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Purulia Sadar subdivision covers the central portion of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. The map alongside shows some urbanization around Purulia city. 18.58% of the population, the highest among the subdivisions of the district, lives in urban areas. There are 4 census towns in the subdivision. The Kangsabati (locally called Kansai) flows through the subdivision. The subdivision has old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The focus is on education - the university, the sainik school, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at Bongabari, the upcoming medical college at Hatuara, et al.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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

According to the 2011 Census of India Bongabari had a total population of 4,215 of which 2,082 (49%) were males and 2,133 (51%) were females. There were 500 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Bongabari was 2,559 (68.88% of the population over 6 years).[9]

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Purulia II CD block are located at Bongabari.[10]

Transport

State Highway 5 (West Bengal) running from Rupnarayanpur (in the Bardhaman district) to Junput (in the Purba Medinipur district) (locally popular as Barakar Road) passes through Bongabari.[11]

Education

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Purulia, is a residential boys only higher secondary school with both Bengali and English as medium of instruction. It was established in 1967.[12] It bagged the best school award from the school education department of West Bengal government.[13]

Bongabari Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1987. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya hostel facilities, located in the existing school, provides free boarding, financial support etc. for students from disadvantaged sections of society.[14] [15]

Manbhum Drishti Pratibandhi Sikshayatan is a middle school for the visually impaired. It is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1997. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class VIII.[16] [17]

Culture

There is a small rekha deul built of stone in Chharra, located nearby. The tower is extensively carved. The ornamentation of the sikhara suggests that it belongs to an age earlier than the Telkupi temples, i.e., earlier than 11th century. There was another temple which has fallen. It was a plain pancha ratna temple. With loose Jain sculptures strewn around the village, it is possible that both were Jain temples.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  2. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia . Tables 2.1, 2.2 . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 12 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A. Deulghat - Pages 99-100: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 21 January 2020.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A. Charra - Page 103: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 21 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Sidho-Kano-Birsha University . SKBU . 17 January 2020 .
  6. Web site: Sainik School Purulia. SSP . 1 February 2020.
  7. Web site: West Bengal's RKM college bags highest NAAC grade. The Times of India, 16 December 2019 . 31 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Purulia Government Medical College & Hospital. PGMCH. 17 January 2020. 26 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026232755/http://pgmch.edu.in/home. dead.
  9. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 2 December 2016 .
  10. Web site: District Census Handbook: Puruliya . Map of District Puruliya with CD block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 2 December 2016 .
  11. Web site: List of State Highways in West Bengal . West Bengal Traffic Police . 2 December 2016.
  12. Web site: Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith . RKMV Purulia . 31 January 2020.
  13. Web site: West Bengal's RKM college bags highest NAAC grade. The Times of India, 16 December 2019 . 31 January 2020.
  14. Web site: Bongabari Girls High School . ICBSE . 31 January 2020.
  15. Web site: Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya . West Bengal Public Library Network. Government of West Bengal . 31 January 2020.
  16. Web site: Sponsored Special Schools for the Disabled. West Bengal Public Library Network . Government of West Bengal . 21 January 2020.
  17. Web site: Manbhum Drishti P.B. Sikshayatan. ICDSE . 31 January 2020.
  18. Web site: District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A. Charra - Page 103: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 21 January 2020.