Bandwan

Bandwan
বান্দোয়ান
Census Town
Bandwan
Bandwan

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°52′33.6″N 86°30′25.2″E / 22.876000°N 86.507000°E / 22.876000; 86.507000Coordinates: 22°52′33.6″N 86°30′25.2″E / 22.876000°N 86.507000°E / 22.876000; 86.507000
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purulia
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,993
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 723129 (Bandwan)
Telephone/STD code 03253
Lok Sabha constituency Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency Bandwan
Website purulia.gov.in

Bandwan (also spelled Bandowan, Bandoan) is a census town, with a police station, in Bandwan CD Block in Purulia Sadar East subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Bandwan had a total population of 5,993 of which 3,112 (52%) were males and 2,881 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 692. The total number of literates in Bandwan was 4,131 (77.93% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Police station

Bandwan police station has jurisdiction over Bandwan CD Block. The area covered is 367.08 km2 and the population covered is 95,002. It has 52.44 km of inter-state border with Galudih, Patamda and Kamalpur police stations in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.[2][3]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Bandwan CD Block are located at Bandwan.[4]

Transport

SH 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Bandwan.[5]The road from Bandwan to Mahulia, on NH 18, in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, and the Barabazar-Bandwan Road meets SH 5 at Bandwan.[6]

Education

Bandwan Mahavidyalaya at Bandwan is a government aided private college at village: Chilla, PO Jitan. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University. It offers courses in B.A. honours in Bengali, Sanskrit, Santhali and history, and B.A. pass.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2,. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bandwan PS". Purulia District Police. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Google maps
  7. ↑ "Bandwan Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bandwan Mahavidyalaya". ICBSE. Retrieved 8 October 2016.


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