Kurmun | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Location in West Bengal, India   Kurmun Kurmun (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23Ā°20ā²15ā³N 87Ā°58ā²47ā³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ23.3375Ā°N 87.9798Ā°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
| ā¢ Total | 8,478 |
| Languages | |
| ā¢ Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713102 |
| Telephone/STD code | 0342 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bhatar |
| Website | purbabardhaman |
Kurmun (also spelled Kurhmun, Kurman) is a village in Burdwan I CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Kurmun is located at 23Ā°20ā²15ā³N 87Ā°58ā²47ā³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ23.3375Ā°N 87.9798Ā°E.
Urbanisation[edit | edit source]
73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[1] The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As per the 2011 Census of India Kurmun had a total population of 8,478, of which 4,256 (50%) were males and 4,256 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 796. The total number of literates in Kurmun was 5,512 (71.75% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Transport[edit | edit source]
State Highway 8 running from Santaldih (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) passes through Kurmun[3]
Education[edit | edit source]
Kurmun High school is a coeducational Bengali-medium higher secondary school. Established in 1914, it has facilities for teaching from class V to XII. It is housed in a government building, it has 16 computers, a library with 6,000 books and a play ground.
[4] Kurmun also has a library named "UDAYAN SANGHA RURAL LIBRARY" with around 10000 books and some ancient books called 'Punthi'
Culture[edit | edit source]
Kurmun has two old temples, the Ishaneswar Shiva temple with a lingam in the shape of a trishula and Kalachand Dharmaraj temple in Duleypara. Earlier, Kurmun used to celebrate two Gajan utsabs ā Ishaneswar Gajan in the Bengali month of Choitro and Kalachand Gajan during Buddha Purnima. Now there is a combined Gajan festival in Choitro, celebrated by all castes in the village. In the earlier days there used to be a dance with a nara mundo (severed human head), that was collected from a dead body and painted in bright colours, but that has now been discontinued. In the Ishaneswar Shiva temple there is an old stone idol of Saptamatrika Indrani. It is a rather unusual combination of Shiva and Shakti worship.[5]
Kurmun has one mosque named as Kurmun Jame Masjid at Muslim Para where our Muslim brothers used to perform salah 5 times a day.
In Kurmun, there is one Church at Arachia More, where Christmas is celebrated by Christian.
In Palashi (also called Sonapalashi), an adjacent village, there is a Buro Shiva temple, constructed in 1872. It has an attractive terracotta faƧade. Lal Behari Dey, of Bengal Peasant Life (earlier named Govinda Samanta) fame was born at Palashi.[5]
Healthcare[edit | edit source]
Kurmun block primary health centre at Kurmun (with 10 beds) is the main medical facility in Burdwan I CD block. There are primary health centres at Baghat (with 4 beds) and Jamar, PO Korar (with 10 beds).[6]In 2012, the average monthly patients attending Kurmun BPHC were 4,880 and average monthly admissions were 112. It handled 799 annual emergency admissions.[7]
See also - Healthcare in West Bengal
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ā "2011 Census ā Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal ā District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ā "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ā "Kurmun High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ā 5.0 5.1 Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol II, pages 576-77, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
- ā "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ā "Performancee of Block Primary Health Centres (BPHC) in West Bengal during 2012 (January to December)" (PDF). Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
