Arsha, Purulia#Police station
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Arsha
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| settlement_type = Village
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| image_caption = Arsha police station
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23|19|52.0|N|86|10|20.3|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = West Bengal
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Purulia
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 5,958
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Bengali, English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 723216 (Arsha)
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 03254
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Purulia
| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Joypur
| website = {{URL|purulia.gov.in/}}
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Arsha is a village, with a police station, in the Arsha CD block in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
{{OSM Location map
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| coord={{coord|23|15|0|N|86|23|20|E}}| float=left|caption=Places in Purulia Sadar subdivision in Purulia district
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facility
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|mark-coord2={{coord|23|21|55|N|86|21|40|E}} | label-pos2=top|label2=Raghabpur| numbered2=CT| mark-title2= Raghabpur (CT)
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|21|16|N|86|29|8|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3=Hutmura| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= Hutmura (CT)
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|7|0|N|86|13|12|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4=Balarampur| numbered4=CT| mark-title4= Balarampur, Purulia (CT)
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|mark-coord9={{coord|23|21|28|N|86|23|14|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9=Bongabari| numbered9=R| mark-title9= Bongabari (R) |shape-color9=#C42222
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|mark-coord11={{coord|23|18|55|N|86|20|10|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11=Chakda| numbered11=R| mark-title11= Chakda, Purulia (R) |shape-color11=#C42222
|mark-coord12={{coord|23|22|52|N|86|25|1|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12=Chharra| numbered12=H| mark-title12= Chharra, Purulia (H) |shape-color12=#AA6666
|mark-coord13={{coord|23|18|16|N|86|36|43|E}} | label-pos13=left|label13=Daldali| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Daldali (R) |shape-color13=#C42222
|mark-coord14={{coord|23|18|0|N|86|39|0|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14=Hura| numbered14=R| mark-title14= Hura, Purulia (R) |shape-color14=#C42222
|mark-coord15={{coord|23|16|10|N|86|11|34|E}} | label-pos15=right|label15=Sirkabad| numbered15=R| mark-title15= Sirkabad (R) |shape-color15=#C42222
|mark-coord16={{coord|23|20|45|N|86|24|22|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16=Hatuara| numbered16=R| mark-title16= Hatuara (R) |shape-color16=#C42222
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|mark-coord18={{coord|23|21|40|N|86|20|23|E}} | label-pos18=left|label18= Sidho Kanho Birsha University| numbered18=F| mark-title18= Sidho Kanho Birsha University (F) |shape-color18=#967117
|mark-coord19={{coord|23|21|0|N|86|20|27|E}} | label-pos19=left|label19= Sainik School| numbered19=F| mark-title19= Sainik School, Purulia (F) |shape-color19=#967117
|mark-coord20={{coord|23.2487|86.4524}}| label20=Kangsabati River| label-color20 = #77A1CB| label-angle20=15| label-pos20=top| label-size20=10| mark-size20=0| mark-title20 =none
|mark-coord21={{coord|23.1894|N|86.1528|E}}| label21= Ajodhya |labela21= Hills| label-color21 = #C42222 | label-angle21=0| label-pos21=bottom| label-size21=10| mark-size21=0| mark-title21 =none}}
=Location=
Arsha is located at {{coord|23|19|52.0|N|86|10|20.3|E|display=inline}}.
=Area overview=
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Purulia Sadar subdivision covers the central portion of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. The map alongside shows some urbanization around Purulia city. 18.58% of the population, the highest among the subdivisions of the district, lives in urban areas. There are 4 census towns in the subdivision. The Kangsabati (locally called Kansai) flows through the subdivision. The subdivision has old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The focus is on education - the university, the sainik school, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at Bongabari, the upcoming medical college at Hatuara, et al.Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 12 January 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A| work= Deulghat - Pages 99-100: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 21 January 2020}}{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A| work= Charra - Page 103: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 21 January 2020}}{{cite web | url = https://skbu.ac.in/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110520211917/http://www.skbu.ac.in/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 20 May 2011 | title = Sidho-Kano-Birsha University | publisher = SKBU | access-date = 17 January 2020 }}{{cite web | url = http://sainikschoolpurulia.com/| title = Sainik School Purulia| publisher = SSP |access-date = 1 February 2020}}{{cite news | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengals-rkm-college-bags-highest-naac-grade/articleshow/72731937.cms | title = West Bengal's RKM college bags highest NAAC grade| newspaper = The Times of India| date = 16 December 2019| publisher = The Times of India, 16 December 2019 |access-date = 31 January 2020}}{{cite web| url = http://pgmch.edu.in/home| title = Purulia Government Medical College & Hospital| publisher = PGMCH| access-date = 17 January 2020| archive-date = 26 October 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201026232755/http://pgmch.edu.in/home| url-status = dead}}
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, Arsha had a total population of 5,958 of which 3,057 (51%) were males and 2,901 (49%) were females. There were 1,047 persons in the age range of 0-6 years. The total number of literate persons in Arsha was 2,725 (55.49% of the population over 6 years).{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 5 October 2016 }}
Civic administration
=Police station=
Arsha police station has jurisdiction over the Arsha CD block and parts of the Purulia I CD block. The area covered is 187.5 km2 and the population covered is 154,542.{{cite web |url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 5 October 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php |archive-date = 29 July 2017 |url-status=usurped }}{{cite web| url = https://puruliapolice.org/ps/page/3/ |title = Arsha PS | publisher= Purulia District Police | access-date = 5 October 2016}}
Education
Arsha College was established in 2009. Affiliated with the Sidho Kanho Birsha University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, Santali, English,
history, education, geography, mathematics, and general courses in arts and science.{{cite web | url = http://arshacollege.org/ | title = Arsha College| publisher = AC |access-date = 19 January 2020}}{{cite web | url =https://www.collegeadmission.in/ArshaCollege/ArshaCollege.shtml | title = Arsha College| publisher = College Admission |access-date = 19 January 2020}}