Usir

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Usir
Village
Usir is located in West Bengal
Usir
Usir
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°36′45″N 86°31′25″E / 23.6125°N 86.5236°E / 23.6125; 86.5236Coordinates: 23°36′45″N 86°31′25″E / 23.6125°N 86.5236°E / 23.6125; 86.5236
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurulia
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,430
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
723145 (Chatarmahul)
Telephone/STD code03251
Lok Sabha constituencyPurulia
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPara
Websitepurulia.gov.in

Usir is a village in the Raghunathpur II CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[]

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Places in Raghunathpur subdivision in Purulia district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Usir is located at

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23°36′45″N 86°31′25″E / 23.6125°N 86.5236°E / 23.6125; 86.5236.

Area overview[]

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 – 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[]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Usir had a total population of 2,430, of which 1,222 (50%) were males and 1,208 (50%) were females. There were 353 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Usir was 1,193 (57.44% of the population over 6 years).[9]

Education[]

Santaldih College was established in 2008 at Usir, PO Chatarmahul. Affiliated with the Sidho Kanho Birsha University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science and a general course in arts. [10]

Ushir Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2009. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.[11]

Culture[]

Banda Deul, located nearby, an 11th-century temple, is a monument of national importance.[12][13]

Healthcare[]

Banda (Cheliyama) Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Cheliyama, is the major government medical facility in the Raghunathpur II CD block.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers" (PDF). Sodepur Area. Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Santaldih Thermal Power Station - WBPDCL". WBPDCL. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  5. ^ "Old temple at Banda (locally known as deul)". ASI, Kolkata Circle. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. ^ "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. ^ "Capital in shambles: Garh Panchakot, Purulia". Heritage in Peril. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Historical ruins". Trek Earth. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Santaldih College". SC. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Ushir Jr. High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  12. ^ Sengupta, Somen. "Next weekend you can be at… Banda". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  13. ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 134. ASI. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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