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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Santuri&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a [[Community development blocks in India|community development block (CD block)]] that forms an administrative division in the [[Raghunathpur subdivision]] of the [[Purulia district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
===Background===&lt;br /&gt;
The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra&amp;#039;&amp;#039; of the 5th century AD mentions that Purulia was one of the sixteen [[Mahajanapadas]] and was a part of the kingdom known as Vajra-bhumi in ancient times. In 1833, the Manbhum district was carved out of the [[Jungle Mahals]] district, with headquarters at Manbazar. In 1838, the headquarters was transferred to [[Purulia]]. After independence, when Manbhum district was a part of [[Bihar]], efforts were made to impose Hindi on the Bengali-speaking majority of the district and it led to the [[Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)]]. In 1956, the Manbhum district was partitioned between Bihar and West Bengal under the States Reorganization Act and the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act 1956.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://purulia.gov.in/district_profile/dist_profile.html | title = Historical background | access-date = 2008-03-02 | publisher = Purulia District |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080103032840/http://purulia.gov.in/district_profile/dist_profile.html &amp;lt;!-- Bot retrieved archive --&amp;gt; |archive-date = 2008-01-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =  http://www.purulia.nic.in/distAdmin/departments/dico/bhasa_andolon.html| title = Historical Event: Bhasa Andolan|work= Department of Information and Cultural Affairs| publisher = Purulia.nic.in |access-date =  4 February 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Purulia Tehsil Map.svg|thumb|450px|left|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;CD blocks in Purulia district&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]]&lt;br /&gt;
Santuri is located at {{coord|23.529|N|86.864|E|format=dms| }}.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Santuri CD block is located in the north-eastern part of the district. The [[Damodar River|Damodar]] marks the northern boundary of the CD block. The Damodar Dwaraka upland is an extension of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]]. The area is undulating with hillocks of hard rocks.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf |title =  District Census Handbook Puruliya |work = pages 11,12 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal | access-date = 6 December 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The Santuri CD block is bounded by the [[Asansol Municipal Corporation]], in the Paschim Bardhaman district, across the [[Damodar River]] on the north, the [[Saltora (community development block)|Saltora]] CD block, in the Bankura district, on the east, the [[Kashipur (community development block)|Kashipur]] CD block on the south and the [[Raghunathpur I]] and [[Neturia (community development block)|Neturia]] CD blocks on the west.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;censusmap&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Puruliya | work=  Map of District Puruliya with CD block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 2 December 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Santuri CD block has an area of 179.69&amp;amp;nbsp;km&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;. It has 1 [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|panchayat samity]], 6 [[gram panchayat]]s, 57 gram sansads (village councils), 104 [[mouza]]s, 92 inhabited villages and 1 census town. [[Santuri, Purulia#Police Station|Santuri]] police station serves this block.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web  |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia  |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2  |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  |access-date = 12 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Headquarters of this CD block was at [[Muraddi]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;censusmap&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; which had now been shifted to Talberia in a newly set up establishment since 14-02-2006.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Gram panchayat]]s in the Santuri CD block/[[panchayat samiti]] are: Balitora, Gariska, [[Muraddi]], Ramchandrapur-Kotaldih, [[Santuri, Purulia|Santuri]] and Tarbari.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url =  http://wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/PANCHAYATS.aspx |title = Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal  |work = Purulia - Revised in March 2008 | publisher= Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 28 September 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
===Population===&lt;br /&gt;
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Santuri CD block had a total population of 78,515, of which 72,586 were rural and 5,929 were urban. There were 40,085 (51%) males and 38,430 (49%) females. There were 10,584 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 20,091 (25.59%) and the [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 25,083 (31.95%).&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=census2011&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 12 September 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the 2001 census, the Santuri CD block had a total population of 69,546, out of which 35,839 were males and 33,707 were females. The Santuri CD block registered a population growth of 9.36 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the Purulia district was 13.96 per cent.&amp;lt;ref name=census&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_14.htm  | title = Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Puruliya District | access-date = 12 September 2016 | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India|url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110928205850/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_14.htm |archive-date= 28 September 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date= 17 July 2016 |work=Census of India 2001 |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927041813/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Census town]]s in the Santuri CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Murulia]] (5,929).&amp;lt;ref name=census2011/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Villages in the Santuri CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Santuri, Purulia|Santuri]] (2,700), [[Muraddi]] (2,321), Gorsika (1,741), Tarabari (1,772), [[Ramchandrapur, Purulia|Ramchandrapur]] (2,648), Kotaldih (1,663) and Balora (3,206).&amp;lt;ref name=census2011/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Literacy===&lt;br /&gt;
According to the 2011 census the total number of literate persons in the Santuri CD block was 43,604 (64.15% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 26,495 (76.32% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 17,109 (51.45%) of the female population over 6 years). The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 24.87%.&amp;lt;ref name=census2011/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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See also – [[List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate]]&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Literacy in CD Blocks of Purulia district|collapsible=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Language and religion===&lt;br /&gt;
In the 2001 census, [[Bengali language|Bengali]] was the mother tongue for 76.6% of the population of the district, followed by [[Santali language|Santali]] 11.4%, [[Kurmali language|Kurmali Thar]] 7.7%, [[Hindi]] 1.9%, [[Urdu]] 1.1%, [[Khortha language|Khortha/ Khotta]] 0.3%, [[Telugu language|Telugu]] 0.2%, [[Odia language|Odia]] 0.1%, [[Mundari language|Mundari]] 0.1% and other languages 0.4%.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf |title =  District Census Handbook Puruliya, Series 20, Part XXA |work = page 44: Mother tongue| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal | access-date = 12 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a tribal presence in many of the CD blocks of the district. [[Santali language|Santali]] was spoken by around 14% of the population of the earlier Manbhum district. Some people also speak [[Mundari language|Mundari]] or [[Kolarian]] languages such as [[Kurmali dialect|Kurmali]], Mundari and the languages of the [[Bhumij]] or [[Mahli tribe|Mahli]] communities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web| url = https://archive.org/stream/manbhum01coup/manbhum01coup_djvu.txt | title = Bengal District Gazetteers - Manbhum by H. Coupland, ICS  |work= Section 72,  First Published 1911|publisher= University of California, San Diego |access-date = 27 September 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The West Bengal Official Language (Second Amendment) Bill, 2012, included Hindi, Santhali, Odiya and Punjabi as official languages  if it is spoken by a population exceeding 10 per cent of the whole in a particular block or sub-division or a district.  Subsequently, Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi and Kurmali were also included in the list of minority languages by the West Bengal Official Language (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url =  https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/multi-lingual-bengal/cid/358751  |title = Multilingual Bengal |publisher= The Telegraph,  11 December 2012 | access-date = 15 January 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/kamtapuri-rajbanshi-make-it-to-list-of-official-languages-in-bengal/1263116   |title = Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi make it to the list of  official languages in Bengal |publisher=  Outlook, 28 February 2015 | access-date = 15 January 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, as of 2020, there is no official / other reliable information about the areas covered.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{bar percent|[[Hindu]]|Orange|70.71}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 55,510 and formed 70.71% of the population in the Santuri CD block. Muslims numbered 6,282 and formed 8.00% of the population. Christians numbered 208 and formed 0.26% of the population. Others numbered  16,515 and formed 21.03% of the population.&amp;lt;ref name=censusreligion2011&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/c-01.html |title = C1 Population by Religious Community | work= West Bengal |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 28 September 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Others include Addi Bassi, Marang Boro, Santal, Saranath, Sari Dharma, Sarna, Alchchi, Bidin, Sant, Saevdharm, Seran, Saran, Sarin, Kheria,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/SCST-Series/ST14A.html |title = ST-14 A Details Of Religions Shown Under &amp;#039;Other Religions And Persuasions&amp;#039; In Main Table | work= West Bengal |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 28 September 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and other religious communities.&amp;lt;ref  name=censusreligion2011/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Rural Poverty==&lt;br /&gt;
According to the Rural Household Survey in 2005, 32.85% of total number of families were [[Below Poverty Line|BPL]] families in Purulia district.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =  http://220.225.90.38/Summary/WestBengal.htm| title =West Bengal Summary | work= Rural Household Survey 2005| publisher =  Department of Panchayat &amp;amp; Rural Development, Government of West Bengal |access-date =  11 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to a World Bank report, as of 2012, 31-38% of the population in Purulia, Murshidabad and Uttar Dinajpur districts were below poverty level, the highest among the districts of West Bengal, which had an average 20% of the population below poverty line.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =  http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/315791504252302097/pdf/119344-BRI-P157572-West-Bengal-Poverty.pdf| title = West Bengal: Poverty, Growth and Inequality| publisher =  World Bank Group|access-date =  11 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Economy==&lt;br /&gt;
===Livelihood===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Pie chart&lt;br /&gt;
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|value1 = 21.28&lt;br /&gt;
|label1 = Cultivators&lt;br /&gt;
|value2 = 33.36&lt;br /&gt;
|label2 = Agricultural labourers&lt;br /&gt;
|value3 = 3.37&lt;br /&gt;
|label3 = Household industries&lt;br /&gt;
|value4 = 41.98&lt;br /&gt;
|label4 = Other Workers}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In the Santuri CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 6,274 and formed 21.28%, agricultural labourers numbered 9,837 and formed 33.36%, household industry workers numbered  994 and formed 3.37% and other workers numbered 12,378 and formed 41.98%.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf|title = District Census Handbook Puruliya, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Table 33: Distribution of Workers by Sex in Four Categories of Economic Activity  in Sub-district 2011 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 12 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Total workers numbered 29,483 and formed 37.55% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 49,032 and formed 62.45% of the population.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf|title = District Census Handbook Puruliya, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Table 30: Number and percentage of Main workers, Marginal workers and Non workers by Sex, in Sub-districts, 2011 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 12 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned by self/government/institution. When a person who works on another person&amp;#039;s land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the [[Factories Act,1948, India|Factories Act]]. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers.  It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf|title = District Census Handbook Puruliya, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work =  Census Concepts and Definitions, Page 23  | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 12 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Infrastructure===&lt;br /&gt;
There are 92 inhabited villages in the Santuri CD block, as per the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;District Census Handbook&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Puruliya, 2011, 100% villages have power supply. 100% villages have drinking water supply. 19 villages (20.65%) have post offices. 83 villages (90.22%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 36 villages (39.13%) have pucca (paved) approach roads and 44 villages (47.83%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 2 villages (2.17%) have agricultural credit societies and 8 villages (8.70%) have banks.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Puruliya, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Page 79, Table 36: Distribution of villages according to availability of different amenities, 2011  | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date = 13 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Industry===&lt;br /&gt;
There is a cement plant, Damodhar Cement Works, owned by [[Associated Cement Companies|ACC Ltd.]] at [[Madhukunda]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
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Other industries in Santuri CD block are: Mark Steel Private Ltd. in Jagannathdihi, Vision Sponge Iron at [[Madhukunda]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = https://www.puruliaonline.in/city-guide/industries-in-purulia | title =Industries in Purulia | publisher = Purulia on line |access-date =  31 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Agriculture===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in the Santuri CD block could be classified as follows: [[bargadar]]s 3.73%, patta (document) holders 20.87%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 2.77%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 30.70% and agricultural labourers 41.93%.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014&amp;gt;{{cite web  | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia  | work = Tables 8.2, 17.2, 18.2, 18.1, 20.1, 21.2, 4.4, 3.1, 3.3 – arranged as per use  | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 12 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in the Santuri CD block was 12,154.1 hectares, out of which 4,117.16 hectares by canal water, 6,747.47 hectares by tank water, 20.59 hectares by river lift irrigation, 147.80 hectares by open dug wells and 1,121.10 hectares by other means.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2013-14, the Santuri CD block produced 3,001 tonnes of [[Rice#Ecotypes and cultivars|Aman paddy]], the main winter crop, from 1,542 hectares. It also produced wheat, mustard and potatoes.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Banking===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2013-14, the Santuri CD block had offices of 3 commercial banks and 2 [[Regional Rural Bank|gramin banks]].&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Backward Regions Grant Fund===&lt;br /&gt;
The Purulia district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund]]. The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 11 districts of West Bengal.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | title = Backward Regions Grant Funds: Programme Guidelines | publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India | access-date = 12 January 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171030225317/http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | archive-date = 30 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=84879 | title= Backward Regions Grant Fund| work= Press Release, 14 June 2012  |publisher= Press Information  Bureau, Government of India | access-date = 12 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transport==&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2013-14, the Santuri CD block had 3 originating/ terminating bus routes.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[State Highway 8 (West Bengal)|State Highway 8]] running from Santaldih (in the Purulia district) to Majhdia (in the Nadia district) passes through this CD block.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title =  List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 21 September 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line|Asansol-Adra line]] of the South Eastern Railway passes through this block and there are stations at [[Madhukunda railway station|Madhukunda]] and [[Muradi railway station|Muradi]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/oldtrain/3380 |title = Asansol-Kharagpur Passenger 58018  | publisher= indiarailinfo | access-date = 21 September 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Education==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2013-14, the Santuri CD block had 89 primary schools with 6,682 students, 13 middle schools with 999 students, 6 high schools with 2,321 students and 6 higher secondary schools with 4,601 students. Santuri CD Block had 176 institutions with 4,230 students for special and non-formal education.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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See also – [[Education in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the 2011 census, in Santuri CD block, amongst the 92 inhabited villages, 13 villages did not have a school, 18 villages had two or more  primary schools, 24 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 17 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Puruliya, 2011, Series 20,  Part XII A | work = Page 976-77, Appendix I A:  Villages by number of Primary Schools and Appendix I B: Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date = 18 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Healthcare==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2014, the Santuri CD block had 1 block primary health centre, 2 primary health centres and 1 private nursing home, with total 296 beds and 24 doctors. 13,260 patients were treated indoor and 216,626 patients were treated outdoor in the health centres and subcentres of the CD block.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Muraddi Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at [[Muraddi]], is the major government medical facility in the Santuri CD block. Among the other medical facilities are the Balitora Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds and a [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centre]], with 10 beds, at [[Santuri, Purulia|Santuri]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf  | title = Health &amp;amp; Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal  |access-date =  18 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/BPHC.pdf  | title = Health &amp;amp; Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres  | publisher = Government of West Bengal  |access-date =  18 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/PHC.pdf  | title = Health &amp;amp; Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres  | publisher = Government of West Bengal  |access-date =  18 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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