Raghunathpur, Purulia Explained

Raghunathpur
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.55°N 86.67°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Purulia
Government Type:Municipality
Governing Body:Raghunathpur Municipality
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:12.95
Elevation M:155
Population Total:25932
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:723 133
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91 3251
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bankura
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Raghunathpur, Para

Raghunathpur is a city and a municipality in Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Raghunathpur subdivision. Industrial City Raghunathpur is located near Adra on the North-East part of Purulia district. It is connected with other cities through five main way road's, which are PuruliaBarakar road, Raghunathpur-Adra-Hura road, Raghunathpur-Chas road, Cheliyama road and Raghunathpur-Bankura road. The nearest main junction stations are Joychandi Pahar railway station and Adra Junction railway station.

Geography

Location

Raghunathpur is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 155m (509feet). The area forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.[3]

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.[3] 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.[4] It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around Parbelia[5] and two thermal power plants are there – the 500 MW Santaldih Thermal Power Station[6] 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.[7] [8] The comparatively more recent in historical terms, Panchkot Raj has interesting and intriguing remains in the area.[9] [10]

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.

Civic administration

Police stations

Raghunathpur police station has jurisdiction over Raghunathpur municipality and parts of the Raghunathpur I CD block. The area covered is 337 km2 and the population covered is 197,430.[11] [12]

Raghunathpur Women police station.[13] It will cover all the police stations areas of Raghunathpur subdivision.[14]

Adra Police station has jurisdiction over some parts of Arrah and Sanka areas.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Raghunathpur I CD block are located at Raghunathpur.[15]

Administration

Raghunathpur town area falls under Raghunathpur Municipality.

Some parts of Raghunathpur are in intermediate panchayat in Purulia district, with Arrah, Babugram, Bero, Choprahari, Khajura, Nutandi, Sanka, Barrah, Cheliama, Jotadih, Mangaldah-Mautore, Nildih, and Nutandih village panchayats under it.[16]

Demographics

Raghunathpur total area covers 12.95 km2 and at present 13 nos of Ward.[1] Raghunathpur had a total population of 25,932 in 2011. Out of this 11,326 were males and 10,486 were females. 2,640 persons were below the age of 6 years. 13,317 persons were literate.[17]

Economy

Damodar Valley Corporation has planned for a power plant at Raghunathpur as a proposed greenfield plant in the 11th plan. The first stage would be 2 X 600 MW.[18]

Representatives of the Jai Balaji group[19] visited the Raghunathpur on 11 January 2007 to see the sites for their proposed steel, cement and power plants.[20]

A steel plant of 5 million tons capacity along with a cement plant with capacity of 3000,000 tons will be set up at block one in Raghunathpur. The Jai Balaji group will be setting up these projects worth Rs 16,000 crore with a captive power plant on 3800acres of land. Adhunik group will set up an 1,100,000 ton capacity steel plant along with a 1000,000 ton cement plant. The project covering an area of nearly 2400acres will also comprise a captive power plant involving an investment of Rs 6400 crore. The state cabinet approved the industrial projects on 22 August 2007.[21]

The state government has acquired 1100acres of land against the requirement of 3300acres. The land acquired was handed over to Jai Balaji group in October 2009. The state government was acquiring the balance portion of the land,[22] In the first phase the Jai Balaji group will begin with coal mining at Asansol and sponge iron production at Raghunathpur. The company expects to start production in 2011.[23] [24]

Education

Raghunathpur College was established in 1961. Affiliated with the Sidho Kanho Birsha University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, English, economic, geography, history, political science, sociology, accountancy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology and general courses in arts, science and commerce.[25] [26]

Raghunathpur has a number of Educational Institutions. They are

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raghunathpur Info.
  2. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Raghunathpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raghunathpur
  3. Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia . Tables 2.1, 2.2 . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 12 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers . Sodepur Area . Eastern Coalfields Limited . 11 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Santaldih Thermal Power Station - WBPDCL . WBPDCL . 2011-08-24 .
  7. Web site: Old temple at Banda (locally known as deul). ASI, Kolkata Circle . 23 January 2020.
  8. Web site: List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India. ASI. Item no. 134. 25 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Capital in shambles: Garh Panchakot, Purulia . Heritage in Peril. 1 December 2016.
  10. Web site: Historical ruins. Trek Earth . 1 December 2016.
  11. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia . Tables 2.1, 2.2 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 10 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php . 29 July 2017 .
  12. Web site: Raghunathpur PS . Purulia District Police . 10 October 2016.
  13. Web site: Raghunathpur Women PS . Purulia District Police . 10 October 2016.
  14. Web site: রঘুনাথপুরে মহিলা থানা . Issue dated 21 July 2016 (Bengali). Ananda Bazar Patrika . 11 October 2016.
  15. 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 .
  16. Web site: Village Panchayats of West Bengal . https://web.archive.org/web/20090410223444/http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansum.asp?selstate=19&pno=65&ptype=V&parenttype=S . dead . 2009-04-10 . 2008-03-02 . Purulia . National Panchayat Directory, Panchayat Informatics Division, NIC .
  17. Web site: Census of India. 2007-09-05 . Table - 3 : Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001 . Registrar General, India, 2A, Mansingh Road, New Delhi 110011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 . 2004-06-16.
  18. Web site: Damodar Valley Corporation . 2007-09-05 . Capacity Addition Programme for 11th Plan (Proposed Greenfield Projects) . DVC . https://web.archive.org/web/20070326173703/http://portal.dvc.gov.in/forthcomingproject.html . 2007-03-26 . dead .
  19. Web site: Jai Balaji Group. 2007-09-05 . Jai Balaji Group.
  20. Web site: Balaji group on recce in Raghunathpur . 2007-09-05 . The Statesman, 26 January 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929123025/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2007-01-26&usrsess=6857163791303&clid=23&id=172294 . 2007-09-29 . dead .
  21. Web site: More industries in state cleared . 2007-09-05 . The Statesman, 23 August 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125027/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2007-08-23&usrsess=1&clid=1&id=194585 . 2007-09-29 . dead .
  22. Web site: Jai Balaji gets 1,100 acres for Purulia plant. 2009-10-27 . The Statesman, 27 October 2009.
  23. Web site: Jai Balaji alters strategy for Purulia plant . https://web.archive.org/web/20101101180719/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091027/jsp/business/story_11663012.jsp. dead. 1 November 2010. 2009-10-27 . The Telegraph, 27 October 2009.
  24. Web site: Jai Balaji Ind raises Funds through QIP for Projects in Bengal . 2009-10-27 . Business Standard, 27 October 2009.
  25. Web site: Raghunathpur College. RC . 19 January 2020.
  26. Web site: Raghunathpur College. Careers 360 . 1 February 2020.