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===Industry===
===Industry===
In the Purulia district, in 2013-14, 316 registered industrial units provided employment to 1170 persons. Damodar Ispat Pvt. Ltd. at [[Nabagram, Purulia|Nabagam]] in [[ Neturia (community development block)|Neturia block]] and [[Santaldih Thermal Power Station]] at [[Santaldih]] in [[Raghunathpur II]] block are classified as large industrial units.<ref name= ‘MSME’/>[[Damodar Valley Corporation]]  has commissioned the Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station in 2016. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.psuconnect.in/news/raghunathpur-thermal-power-station-of-dvc-was-successfully-commissioned/26822 | title= RaghunathpurThermal Power Station of DVC was successfully commisioned | work=  |publisher= PSU Connect| access-date = 4 July 2023}}</ref>
In the Purulia district, in 2013-14, 316 registered industrial units provided employment to 1170 persons. Damodar Ispat Pvt. Ltd. at [[Nabagram, Purulia|Nabagam]] in [[ Neturia (community development block)|Neturia block]] and [[Santaldih Thermal Power Station]] at [[Santaldih]] in [[Raghunathpur II]] block are classified as large industrial units.<ref name= ‘MSME’/>[[Damodar Valley Corporation]]  has commissioned the Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station in 2016. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.psuconnect.in/news/raghunathpur-thermal-power-station-of-dvc-was-successfully-commissioned/26822 | title= RaghunathpurThermal Power Station of DVC was successfully commisioned | work=  |publisher= PSU Connect| access-date = 4 July 2023}}</ref>
===Poverty===
In Purulia district, 66.7% of the population is below the poverty line. It is one of the 100 districts in India with the highest poverty rates.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-100-Districts-in-India-with-the-Highest-Poverty-Rates_tbl2_40771948 | title= Table 1 | work= Vani Barooah |publisher=Research Gate | access-date = 9 July 2023}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==