Puabagan is a village in the

Bankura I Bankura I is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History From the Bishnupur kingdom to the British Raj Fr ...

CD block in the

Bankura Sadar subdivision Bankura Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Bankura district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Bankura Sadar subdivision has a density of popula ...

of the

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in the state of

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Geography

Location

Puabagan is located at .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the

Chota Nagpur Plateau The Chota Nagpur Plateau () is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and th ...

. The soil is

laterite Laterite is a soil type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by intensive and prolo ...

red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the

Damodar River Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The valley is rich in mineral resources and is known for large-scale mining and industrial activity. It was also known as the Sorrow o ...

. It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas. 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

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Bankura I CD block are located at Puabagan.

Demographics

In the 2011 census reports, Puabagan is not mentioned separately. It is possibly included in adjacent Dakshinbankati. According to the 2011 Census of India, Dakshinbankati had a total population of 1,312 of which 649 (49%) were males and 663 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 125. The total number of literates in Dakshinbankati was 886 (74.64% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

State Highway 2, running to Malancha (in North 24 Parganas), originates from its junction with National Highway 314 at Puabagan.

Education

Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering, established in 1998, offers B.Tech. and M.Tech. courses. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Puabagan, PO Bhagabandh, is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1992. The

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) is a system of central schools for students predominantly from rural areas in India, targeting socially and economically backward students who lack access to accelerated learning due to financial, social and rura ...

follows the

Central Board of Secondary Education The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national-level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board ...

syllabus. St. Xaviers High School at Damodarpur, PO Bhagabandh (near engineering college), is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching from class I to X. It follows the

syllabus. It is run by the Bisheswar Prasad Memorial Educational and Charitiable Trust. The school has 25 computers a library with 4,872 books and a play ground. Some of the other schools in the surrounding areas are: Viekananda Siksha Niketan at Jagadalla, Jagdalla Gorabari M.G. Smriti Vidyalaya at Jagdalla, Rajgram Vivekanada Hindu Vidyalaya at Jagdalla, and Helna Susunia M.S. High School at Jagdalla.

Healthcare

Anchuri Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at

Achuri Achuri is a village in the Bankura I CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India Geography Location Achuri is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar sub ...

, is the major government medical facility in the Bankura I CD block. There are primary health centres at Helna Susunia (with 10 beds) and Kanjakura (with 10 beds).

References

External links

{{Bankura District Villages in Bankura district