Nituria
Nituria | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Nituria Location in West Bengal, India  Nituria Nituria (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°39′50.4″N 86°49′37.0″E / 23.664000°N 86.826944°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Subdivision | Raghunathpur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Website | wb |
Nituria (also spelled Neturia) is a village, with a police station, in the Neturia CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit]
5miles
Reservoir
Hill
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location[edit]
Nituria is located at 23°39′50.4″N 86°49′37.0″E / 23.664000°N 86.826944°E.
Area overview[edit]
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.[1] 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.[2] It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around Parbelia[3] and two thermal power plants are there – the 500 MW Santaldih Thermal Power Station[4] 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.[5][6] The comparatively more recent in historical terms, Panchkot Raj has interesting and intriguing remains in the area.[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[edit]
According to the 2011 Census of India Nituria had a total population of 1,144 of which 580 (51%) were males and 564 (49%) were females. There were 149 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Nituria was 689 (69.25% of the population over 6 years).[9]
Civic administration[edit]
Police station[edit]
Neturia police station has jurisdiction over the Neturia CD block. The area covered is 203.65 km2 and the population covered is 101,922.[10][11]
Education[edit]
Panchakot Mahavidyalaya was established in 2001 at Sarbari.[12]
Garh Panchakot International School is an English-medium coeducational institution, with a plan to extend classes to the higher secondary level of CBSE. It has hostel facilities. It is located at Sarbari morh, PO & PS Nituria.[13]
Bhamuria S.M. High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational institution established in 1965. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[14]
Neturia Girls School is a Bengali-medium girls only higher secondary school established in 1988.[15]
Culture[edit]
Garh Panchkot is a ruined 16th century fort/ palace of the Panchkot Raj at the foot of the Panchet Hill.[16]
Achkoda, located in this block, showcases aatchala-style temples with terracotta work on the walls. It “seems to be at least five centuries old. Its panels are smaller in size and some of them depict tribal life.”[17]
Healthcare[edit]
Harmadih Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Harmadih, is the major government medical facility in the Neturia CD block.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers" (PDF). Sodepur Area. Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Santaldih Thermal Power Station - WBPDCL". WBPDCL. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Old temple at Banda (locally known as deul)". ASI, Kolkata Circle. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 134. ASI. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Capital in shambles: Garh Panchakot, Purulia". Heritage in Peril. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Historical ruins". Trek Earth. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "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 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Neturia PS". Purulia District Police. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Panchakot Mahavidyalaya". Careers 360. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "G.P. International School". GPIS. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Bhamuria S.M. High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Neturia Girls High School". SchoolsWorld.in. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Purulia: Travel and Tourism". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Gupta, Amitabha. "Rediscover Purulia's Timeless Heritage". Outlook traveller, 22 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
