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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Bankura district covers an area of 6,882 sq km.<ref name=‘admin3’>{{cite web| url = https://bankura.gov.in/| title= Bankura | work= Home – District at a Glance | [[File:Bakura District.svg|400px|thumb|Map of Bankura district showing blocks and municipalities. The blue line at the top is Damodar river.]] | ||
Bankura district covers an area of 6,882 sq km.<ref name=‘admin3’>{{cite web| url = https://bankura.gov.in/| title= Bankura | work= Home – District at a Glance |publisher= Government of West Bengal| access-date = 2 July 2023}}</ref> | |||
According to Sujit Das, Bankura district “is located on the eastern slope of [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]].” <ref>{{cite web| url = https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40808-017-0396-7 | title= Delineation of groundwater potential zone in hard rock terrain in Gangajalghati block, Bankura district, India using remote sensing and GIS techniques | work= Sujit Das |publisher= Springer Link | access-date = 2 July 2023}}</ref> Bankura district has two distinct topographical regions. The western part is an undulating country with rocky hills, covered with forests. It gradually slopes down to the flat plains in the east and north-east. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.academia.edu/14945012/CLASSIFICATION_AND_ANALYSIS_OF_LAND_FOR_ASSESSING_LANDSCAPE_ECOLOGY_A_CASE_STUDY_ON_BANKURA_DISTRICT_WEST_BENGAL_INDIA| title= Classification and analysis of land for landscape ecology: a Case Study of Bankura District, West Bengal, India | work= Amborish Das |publisher= International Multidisciplinary Research Journal | access-date = 2 July 2023}}</ref> | According to Sujit Das, Bankura district “is located on the eastern slope of [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]].” <ref>{{cite web| url = https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40808-017-0396-7 | title= Delineation of groundwater potential zone in hard rock terrain in Gangajalghati block, Bankura district, India using remote sensing and GIS techniques | work= Sujit Das |publisher= Springer Link | access-date = 2 July 2023}}</ref> Bankura district has two distinct topographical regions. The western part is an undulating country with rocky hills, covered with forests. It gradually slopes down to the flat plains in the east and north-east. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.academia.edu/14945012/CLASSIFICATION_AND_ANALYSIS_OF_LAND_FOR_ASSESSING_LANDSCAPE_ECOLOGY_A_CASE_STUDY_ON_BANKURA_DISTRICT_WEST_BENGAL_INDIA| title= Classification and analysis of land for landscape ecology: a Case Study of Bankura District, West Bengal, India | work= Amborish Das |publisher= International Multidisciplinary Research Journal | access-date = 2 July 2023}}</ref> | ||