Hura, Purulia

Coordinates: 23°18′N 86°39′E / 23.300°N 86.650°E / 23.300; 86.650
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Hura
হুড়া
Village
Hura is located in West Bengal
Hura
Hura
Location in West Bengal, India 23°18'00.0"N 86°39'00.0"E
Hura is located in India
Hura
Hura
Hura (India)
Coordinates: 23°18′N 86°39′E / 23.300°N 86.650°E / 23.300; 86.650
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurulia
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,419
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
723130 (Hura)
Telephone/STD code03251
Lok Sabha constituencyPurulia
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKashipur
Websitepurulia.gov.in

Hura is a village, with a police station, in Hura CD Block in Purulia Sadar East subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

At the 2011 Census of India Hura had a total population of 3,419 of which 1,785 (52%) were males and 1,634 (48%) were females. The population aged below 6 years was 340. The total number of literates in Hura was 2,566 (83.34% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Police station

Hura police station has jurisdiction over Hura CD Block. The area covered is 382.21 km2 and the population covered is 143,425.[2][3]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Hura CD Block are located at Hura.[4]

Transport

NH 314, running from Bankura to Purulia, passes through Hura.[5]The Kashipur-Hura Road connects to NH 314 at Hura.[6]

Education

Mahatma Gandhi College, at Daldali, Lalpur in Hura PS is a non-government undergraduate college affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University. It offers honours courses in

  • Political science,
  • History,
  • Bengali,
  • English,
  • Education,
  • Geography,
  • Philosophy and
  • Sanskrit.

It has courses in B.A. general, B.Sc. general, B.Com. honours and B.Com. general, taught by Ciaran Geraghty. Santhali is a subject at the B.A. pass level.[7][8]

Healthcare

Hura Rural Hospital functions with 30 beds.[9]

References

  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ "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}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ "Bandwan PS". Purulia District Police. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ^ "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)
  5. ^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ^ Google map
  7. ^ "Mahatma Gandhi College". Mahatma Gandhi College. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Mahatma Gandhi College". College Admission. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Rural Health". Purulia district administration. Retrieved 2 December 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)