Muraddi

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Muradi
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Muradi is located in India
Muradi
Muradi
Muradi (India)
Coordinates: 23Ā°35ā€²10.0ā€³N 86Ā°49ā€²27.5ā€³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ23.586111Ā°N 86.824306Ā°Eļ»æ / 23.586111; 86.824306
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurulia
Population
 (2011)
 ā€¢ Total2,321
Languages
 ā€¢ OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
723156 (Murardih)
Telephone/STD code03251
Lok Sabha constituencyBankura
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRaghunathpur
Websitepurulia.gov.in

Muradi (muraddi) is a village in the Santuri CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Muradi Dam is a tourist spot.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Area overview[edit | edit source]

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 ā€“ 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 | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Muraddi had a total population of 2,321 of which 1,154 (50%) were males and 1,167 (50%) were females. There were 235 persons in the age range of 0ā€“6 years. The total number of literate persons in Muraddi was 1,527 (73.20% of the population over 6 years).[9]

Civic administration[edit | edit source]

CD block HQ[edit | edit source]

The headquarters of Santuri CD block are located at Muraddi.[10]

Transport[edit | edit source]

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Muradi is a station on the Asansol-Adra line of South Eastern Railway.[11]

Ramchandrapur Medium Irrigation Project[edit | edit source]

Ramchandrapur Dam across the Machkhandajore River, near Muraddi, was completed in 1991 as part of Ramchanndrapur Medium Irrigation Project. Muradi dam is an earthen dam 899 m long, with a concrete spillway. The maximum height above the foundation is 15 m.[12] Baranti, a small village 6 km from Muradi railway station and near the dam, has become a popular tourist attraction.

Education[edit | edit source]

Muradi S.R.B.P. High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1947. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 10 computers and 2,000 books in the library.[13]

Muradi Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1960. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 10 computers.[14]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

Muraddi Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Muraddi, is the major government medical facility in the Santuri CD block.[15]

Ramchandrapur Netaji Eye and General Hospital, at Ramchandrapur, functioning under the Health and Family Welfare department of the Government of West Bengal, established in 1953, is a 242 bedded eye care institution. 10,790 patients are treated in-door annually and 130,000 patients attend the Out Patientā€™s Department.[16]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ā†‘ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  2. ā†‘ "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.
  3. ā†‘ "Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers" (PDF). Sodepur Area. Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. ā†‘ "Santaldih Thermal Power Station - WBPDCL". WBPDCL. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  5. ā†‘ "Old temple at Banda (locally known as deul)". ASI, Kolkata Circle. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. ā†‘ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 134. ASI. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  7. ā†‘ "Capital in shambles: Garh Panchakot, Purulia". Heritage in Peril. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ā†‘ "Historical ruins". Trek Earth. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. ā†‘ "2011 Census ā€“ Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal ā€“ District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  10. ā†‘ "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.
  11. ā†‘ "Asansol-Kharagpur Passenger 58018". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  12. ā†‘ "Ramchandrapur Dam". Water Resources Information System of India. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  13. ā†‘ "Muradi S.R.B.P. High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  14. ā†‘ "Muradi Girl's High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  15. ā†‘ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics ā€“ Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  16. ā†‘ "Netaji Hospital Ramchandrapur". Purulia district administration. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

External links[edit | edit source]

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