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| {{Infobox settlement | | {{wiktionary|suri}} |
| | name = Suri
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| | other_name = Siuri
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| | settlement_type = City
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| | image_skyline = File:Damodar temple of Siuri in Birbhum district of West Bengal 08.jpg
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| | image_caption = Damodar temple
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| | pushpin_map = India West Bengal
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| | pushpin_label_position = right
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| | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
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| | coordinates = {{coord|23.92|N|87.53|E|display=inline,title}}
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| | subdivision_type = Country
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| | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
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| | subdivision_type1 = State
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| | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
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| | subdivision_name1 = District
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| | subdivision_name2 = [[Birbhum district]]
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| | established_title = <!-- Established -->
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| | leader_title1 = [[Chairman]]
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| | area_total_km2 =
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| | area_footnotes =
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| | area_metro_km2 = 9.47
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| | area_metro_footnotes =
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| | population_total = 67864
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| | population_as_of = 2011
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| | population_footnotes =
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| | population_rank =
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| | population_density_km2 = auto
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| | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| | utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| | postal_code = 731101
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| | area_code = 0342
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| | area_code_type = Telephone code
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| | registration_plate =
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| | blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
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| | blank1_info_sec1 =
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| | leader_title2 =
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| | blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
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| | blank2_info_sec1 = 86.95%
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| | blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
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| | blank3_info_sec1 = [[Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
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| | blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies
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| | blank4_info_sec1 = Suri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| | website = {{URL|birbhum.co.in/}}
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| | footnotes =
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| '''Suri''' (also spelled Siuri) is a city in the [[Birbhum district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is the headquarters of the Birbhum district. | |
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| ==History==
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| Suri came into limelight in 1765, when during the regime of the [[East India Company]] the area was a part of Vishnupur, and possibly an assistant collector posted at Suri. In 1793, when Vishnupur was transferred to Burdwan collectorate, the assistant collector possibly continued at Suri. In 1809, when the district was administered from Murshidabad, the assistant collector remained at Suri. In 1820, Birbhum was made a separate district, possibly with a district collector at Suri.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://birbhum.gov.in/history/ | title= Birbhum | work= About district-History |publisher= Government of West Bengal| access-date = 11 July 2023}}</ref>
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| ==Geography== | | ==Places== |
| Suri municipality covers an area of 9.47 sq km. Suri municipality was established in 1876.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160605032420/http://www.jnnurmwestbengal.gov.in/DIS/MUNI_DLB_Suri.htm | title= Suri municipality | work= |publisher= Government of West Bengal | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref> | | * [[Suri, Birbhum]], a town in West Bengal, India |
| | ** [[Suri I]], community development block in West Bengal, India |
| | ** [[Suri II]], community development block in West Bengal, India |
| | ** [[Suri Sadar subdivision]], administrative subdivision in West Bengal, India |
| | ** [[Suri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]], an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal |
| | * [[Suri dynasty]], a former South Asian empire |
| | * [[Şuri]], a commune in Drochia District, Moldova |
| | * [[Suri, Hamadan]], a village in Hamadan province, Iran |
| | * [[Suri, Khuzestan]], a village in Khuzestan province, Iran |
| | * [[Suri District]], an administrative division of Rumeshkan County, Lorestan province, Iran |
| | * [[Suri Rural District]], an administrative division of Rumeshkan County, Lorestan province, Iran |
| | * [[Suri, Lorestan]], a village in Lorestan province, Iran |
| | * [[Suri, West Azerbaijan]], a village in West Azerbaijan province, Iran |
| | * [[Suri, Dolakha]], [[Gaurishankar Rural Municipality]], Dolakha District, Nepal |
| | * [[Sori, Kenya]] or Suri |
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| ==Demographics== | | ==People== |
| As per the census 2011, Suri municipality had a population of 67,864 of which 34,579 were males and 33,285 were females.<ref name= "census">{{cite web| url = https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801666-suri-west-bengal.html | title= Suri Town Population Census 2011 | work= |publisher= census 2011 | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
| | * [[Suri (name)]] |
| | * [[Sur (Pashtun tribe)]] or Suri, a Pashtun tribe |
| | * [[Suri (Ethiopia)]] or Surma people |
| | ** [[Suri language]], a Nilo-Saharan Eastern Sudanic language spoken by Suri people |
| | * [[Suri (surname)|Suri (Khukhrain)]], one of the ten clans of the Khukhrain |
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| Literacy rate in Suri town was 86.95%.<ref name= "census"/>
| | ==Other meanings== |
| | * [[Śuri]], Etruscan god |
| | * [[Suri (Peru)]], a mountain in Peru |
| | * [[Suri alpaca]], a breed of alpaca |
| | * [[Darwin's rhea]], a large flightless bird in South America |
| | * [[Mojojoy]] or Suri, edible larva of the palm weevil, ''Rhynchophorus palmarum'' |
| | * Suri, a lemur in the 2000 Disney animated film ''[[Dinosaur (2000 film)|Dinosaur]]'' |
| | * [[Suri TV]], a defunct Argentine television channel |
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| ==Transport== | | ==See also== |
| The [[Andal–Sainthia branch line]] was constructed in 1913.<ref>{{cite web|first=R. P.| last=Saxena|title=Indian Railway History Time line|url=http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|work=Irse.bravehost.com|access-date= 12 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229092028/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm| archive-date=29 February 2012}}</ref>
| | * [[Siri (disambiguation)]] |
| | * [[Suri Sadar Hospital]], West Bengal, India |
| | * [[Surry (disambiguation)]] |
| | * [[Unsuri]] (died 1039), Persian poet |
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| [[National Highway 14 (India)|National Highway 14]] passes through Suri and meetets
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| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|title=Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways|publisher=Department of Road Transport and Highways|access-date=12 July 2023|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201124738/http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|archive-date=1 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and meets [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|State Highway 6]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | accessdate = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| Suri is on the [[Panagarh–Morgram Highway]]. The Dubrajpur-Morgram sector of the Highway is part of NH 14.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://dbpedia.org/page/Panagarh%E2%80%93Morgram_Highway | title= About Panagarh-Morgam Highway | work= |publisher= DBpedia | access-date = 15 July 2023}}</ref>
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| ==Education==
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| The following institutions are located in Suri town:
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| '''Colleges'''
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| *[[Suri Vidyasagar College]] was established at Suri in 1942.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://surividyasagarcollege.org.in/ |title = Suri Vidyasagar College | publisher= SVC| access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/SuriVidyasagarCollege/Suri_Vidyasagar_College.shtml |title = Suri Vidyasagar College | publisher= College Admission | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *[[Birbhum Mahavidyalaya]] was established at Suri in 1979<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bmsiuri.org/ |title = Birbhum Mahavidyalaya |publisher= BV | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/BirbhumMahavidyalaya/Birbhum_Mahavidyalaya.shtml |title = Birbhum Mahavidyalaya | publisher= College Admission | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *[[Birbhum Institute of Engineering & Technology]], an AICTE approved engineering college, was established at Suri in 1999.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://bietsuri.ac.in/ |title = Birbhum Institute of Engineering & Technology | publisher= BIET | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| '''Higher Secondary schools'''
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| *Birbhum Zilla School, established in 1851, is a Bengali-medium boys only institution, with facilities for teaching from class I to Class XII.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/birbhum/19082100804/birbhum-zilla-school-h.html | title= Birbhum Zilla School (H) | work= |publisher= Schools.org | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *Suri Public and Chandragati Mustafi Memorial High School, established in 1856, is a Bengali-medium boys only institution, with facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/birbhum/19082100701/suri-p&chandragati-mustafi-m-h.html | title= Suri P & Chandragati Mustafi M. H | work= |publisher= Schools.org| access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *Suri Rabindranath Tagore Girls’ High School, established in 1884, is a Bengali-medium girls only institution, with facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/birbhum/19082101002/suri-r-t-girls-high-school.html| title= Suri R.T. Girls’ High School | work= |publisher= Schools.org| access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *Suri Benimadhab Institution, established in 1917, is a Bengal-medium boys only institution, with facilities for teaching from class V to classs XII.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/birbhum/19082100103/suri-benimadhab-institution-h.html | title= Suri Benimadab Institution (H)| work= |publisher= Schools.org| access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *Kaligati Smrity Nari Siksha Niketan, established in 1977, is a Bengali-medium girls only institution, with facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/birbhum/19082100203/kaligati-smrity-nari-siksha-h.html| title= Kaligati Smrity Nari Sikasha (H) | work= |publisher= Schools.org| access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *Suri Sree Sree Ramakrishna Vidyapith, established in 1955, is a Bengali-medium boys only institution, with facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/birbhum/19082101303/suri-sree-sree-ramkrishna-vidyapith.html | title= Sree Sre Ramakrishna Vidyapith | work= |publisher= Schools.org | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *Kendriya Vidyalaya, Birbhum, established in 2007, is an English-medium coeducational institution, with facilities for teaching from class I to class XII.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/birbhum/19082100107/kendriya-vidyalaya-birbhum.html | title= Kendriya Vidyalaya | work= |publisher= Schools.org | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *Suri Municipal Girls’ High School, established in 1960, is a Bengali-medium girls only institution, having facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/birbhum/19082100606/suri-municipal-girls-high-sch.html| title= Suri Municipal Girls’ High School | work= |publisher= Schools.org | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| ==Healthcare==
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| The major government medical facilities in the city are:<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/Directory_Medical_Inst.pdf | title= Directory of Medical Institutions: West Bengal (as on 31 March 2018| work= Birbhum page 14 |publisher= Directorate of Health Services, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *Birbhum District Hospital at Suri with 542 beds.
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| *Birbhum Jail Hospital at Suri with 10 beds.
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| *Birbhum Police Hospital at Suri with 2 beds
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| ==Food==
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| Suri is identified with ''morobba''. Anybody visiting Suri makes it a point to buy these delicasies from sweetmeat shops around the town. These are prepared by dipping raw vegetables or fruits in sugar syrup. “The common ones available include potoler (made from pointed gourd) morabba, bel er morabba, chal kumror (ridge pumpkin) morabba and amlokir (amla) morabba.” <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.getbengal.com/details/the-morabba-of-siuri-was-introduced-by-portuguese| title= The morabba of Siuri was introduced by Portuguese | work= |publisher= Get Bengal | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| It is believed that the Portuguese settlers first made it at Rajnagar. However, another view is that Hariprasad Dey, when visiting Delhi in the 18th century was impressed by the ''petha'', a common sweet readily available in northern India. On return, he introduced the ''morobba'' here.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.getbengal.com/details/did-you-know-morabba-of-siuri-is-a-portuguese-sweet#:~:text=Morabba%20of%20Siuri%3A%20Although%20Siuri%20of%20Birbhum%20is,Raw%20vegetables%20and%20fruits%20are%20dipped%20in%20syrup. | title= Did you know Morabba of Siuri is a Portuguese sweet? | work= |publisher=Get Bengal | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref>
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| ==Suri picture gallery==
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| <gallery widths="190px" heights="160px">
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| File:Suri Municipality at Suri town 01.jpg|Suri municipality
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| File:Suri Vidyasagar College.jpg|Suri Vidyasagar College gate
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| File:Damodar Temple of Suri 3.jpg|Terracota carvings in the Damodar temple
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| File:Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church, Suri 08.jpg|Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church
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| </gallery>
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| == References ==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| {{Birbhum District}}
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| {{Municipalities of West Bengal}}
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| {{Birbhum topics}}
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| [[Category:Cities and towns in Birbhum district]] | |
| [[Category:Cities in West Bengal]]
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