Jhantipahari

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Jhantipahari
Jhanti-Pahari
Census Town
Nickname: 
JPH
Jhantipahari is located in West Bengal
Jhantipahari
Jhantipahari
Location in West Bengal, India
Jhantipahari is located in India
Jhantipahari
Jhantipahari
Jhantipahari (India)
Coordinates: 23°22′11″N 86°54′10″E / 23.369744°N 86.902708°E / 23.369744; 86.902708Coordinates: 23°22′11″N 86°54′10″E / 23.369744°N 86.902708°E / 23.369744; 86.902708
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBankura
Area
 • Total3.8876 km2 (1.5010 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,326
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, Santali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
722137
Telephone/STD code03242
Lok Sabha constituencyBankura
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChhatna
Websitebankura.gov.in

Jhantipahari (also written as Jhanti Pahari) is a census town in the Chhatna CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit]

Places in Bankura Sadar subdivision in Bankura district
M: municipal town/ city, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: hill centre, T: temple/ religious centre, B: barrage
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[edit]

Jhantipahari is located at 23°22′11″N 86°54′10″E / 23.369744°N 86.902708°E / 23.369744; 86.902708.

Area overview[edit]

The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River.[1]It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas.[2]

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]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Jhanti Pahari had a total population of 5,326, of which 2,726 (51%) were males and 2,600 (49%) were females. There were 562 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Jhanti Pahari was 3,682 (77.29% of the population over 6 years).[3]

.*For language details see Chhatna (community development block)#Language and religion

Infrastructure[edit]

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bankura, Jhanti Pahari covered an area of 3.8876 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, tubewell/ borehole. It had 763 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 1 nursing home, 1 charitable hospital/ nursery, 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Bankura 23 km away. Among the social cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 cinema theatre, 1 public library, 1 reading room. Three important commodities it produced were rice, mustard oil, flour. It had the branch offices of 1 private commercial bank and 1 non-agricultural credit society.[4]

It had 7 sports ground, 11 temples. Else there are 1 Police Phari, 10 mils, 1 cement factory, 4 Poltry firms, 2 fish-veri, 2 Clothing & 2 Grocery Retail outlet along with more than 70 shops, 5 dhaba hotel, 6 Sweet shops. It had the branch offices of 1 private commercial bank, ATM, tathya seva kendra, 1 gramin bank and 1 non-agricultural credit society. The Jhatipahari high school had achieved a Madhyamik board-stand record of 9th position in 2006.[citation needed]

Economy[edit]

This village has very large contribution as Rice mill, Mustard Oil mill, Fish & various vegetables cultivation, Poltry firm factory inside the district. Once there were ongoing approx 21 Mills at a high level of production that is being supplied across bankura and some neighbour districts during 1990 - 2008. One of the popular mill is Kamal rice mill and popular item that the village produced here is Hiramoti oil. Currently this village has well developed in some essential aspects like Education, Banking and finance, Cultivation, Transport.[citation needed]

Transport[edit]

Jhantipahari railway station is on the Kharagpur-Bankura-Adra line of South Eastern Railway.[5]

Jhantipahari Bus stand that connects Bankura-Raniganj-Saotaldihi, Bankura-Kashipur, Bankura-Kampalpur-Purulia regions. A huge commercial commuters used for an Iron Factory situated nearby in Jorhira for transporting Iron Raw materials via rail station to factory warehouse. Private taxies, auto rickshaws, hand rickshaws are available to make public transport more suitable across the village.[citation needed]

Education[edit]

Jhantipahari High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1945. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 12 computers, a library with 500 books and a playground.[6]

Healthcare[edit]

There is a primary health centre at Jhantipahari.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "District Census Handbook Bankura, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1429-1434; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1429; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1430; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1431; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Page 1432; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1432; Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "68089 Midnapore-Adra Memu". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Jhantipahari HS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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