Bandwan
Bandwan
বান্দোয়ান | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Bandwan Location in West Bengal, India  Bandwan Bandwan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°52′33.6″N 86°30′25.2″E / 22.876000°N 86.507000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,993 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 723129 (Bandwan) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03253 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jhargram |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bandwan |
| Website | purulia |
Bandwan (also spelled Bandowan, Bandoan) is a census town, with a police station, in Bandwan CD Block in Purulia Sadar East subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Bandwan had a total population of 5,993 of which 3,112 (52%) were males and 2,881 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 692. The total number of literates in Bandwan was 4,131 (77.93% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Police station
Bandwan police station has jurisdiction over Bandwan CD Block. The area covered is 367.08 km2 and the population covered is 95,002. It has 52.44 km of inter-state border with Galudih, Patamda and Kamalpur police stations in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.[2][3]
CD Block HQ
The headquarters of Bandwan CD Block are located at Bandwan.[4]
Transport
SH 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Bandwan.[5]The road from Bandwan to Mahulia, on NH 18, in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, and the Barabazar-Bandwan Road meets SH 5 at Bandwan.[6]
Education
Bandwan Mahavidyalaya at Bandwan is a government aided private college at village: Chilla, PO Jitan. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University. It offers courses in B.A. honours in Bengali, Sanskrit, Santhali and history, and B.A. pass.[7][8]
References
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2,. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (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.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "Bandwan Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Bandwan Mahavidyalaya". ICBSE. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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