Haraktor

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| name = Haraktor

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| settlement_type = Village

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| coordinates = {{coord|23.5215|N|86.4516|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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| population_total = 1309

| 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 = 723155

| area_code_type = Telephone/STD code

| area_code = 03251

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| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency

| blank1_info_sec1 = Purulia

| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency

| blank2_info_sec1 = Para

| website = {{URL|purulia.gov.in/}}

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Haraktor (also referred to as Deulbhita) is a village in the Para CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

==Geography==

{{OSM Location map

| width=450| height=300| zoom=10

| coord={{coord|23|35|0|N|86|41|0|E}}| float=left|caption=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

|mark-coord1={{coord|23|36|0|N|86|28|19|E}} | label-pos1=right|label1= Santaldih| numbered1=CT| mark-title1= Santaldih (CT)|label-color1= #800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2

|mark-coord2={{coord|23|35|5|N|86|28|34|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2=Kanki| numbered2=CT| mark-title2= Kanki, Purulia (CT)

|mark-coord3={{coord|23|32|50|N|86|31|5|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3=Dubra| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= Dubra, Purulia (CT)

|mark-coord4={{coord|23|29|52|N|86|33|43|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4=Chapari| numbered4=CT| mark-title4= Chapari (CT)

|mark-coord5={{coord|23|28|56|N|86|31|32|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5=Shankara| numbered5=CT| mark-title5= Shankara, Purulia (CT)

|mark-coord6={{coord|23|37|12|N|86|28|19|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6=Nabagram| numbered6=CT| mark-title6= Nabagram, Purulia (CT)

|mark-coord7={{coord|23|40|48|N|86|48|15|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7=Saltore| numbered7=CT| mark-title7= Saltore (CT)

|mark-coord8={{coord|23|40|30|N|86|49|10|E}} | label-pos8=top|label8=Hijuli| numbered8=CT| mark-title8= Hijuli (CT)

|mark-coord9={{coord|23|40|26|N|86|50|15|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9=Parbelia| numbered9=CT| mark-title9= Parbelia (CT)

|mark-coord10={{coord|23|38|18|N|86|38|16|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10=Achkoda| numbered10=H| mark-title10= Achkoda (H) |shape-color10=#AA6666

|mark-coord11={{coord|23|28|48|N|86|33|37|E}} | label-pos11= right|label11=Anara| numbered11=R| mark-title11= Anara, Purulia (R) |shape-color11=#C42222

|mark-coord12={{coord|23|37|1|N|86|33|10|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12=Cheliyama| numbered12=R| mark-title12= Cheliyama (R) |shape-color12=#C42222

|mark-coord13={{coord|23|35|40|N|86|45|31|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13=Gobag| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Gobag (R) |shape-color13=#C42222

|mark-coord14={{coord|23|31|30|N|86|27|5|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14=Haraktor| numbered14=H| mark-title14= Haraktor (H)|shape-color14=black| label-size14=13|label-color14=black

|mark-coord15={{coord|23|36|29|N|86|47|57|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15=Harmadih| numbered15=R| mark-title15= Harmadih (R) |shape-color15=#C42222

|mark-coord16={{coord|23|39|40|N|86|49|30|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16=Nituria| numbered16=R| mark-title16= Nituria (R) |shape-color16=#C42222

|mark-coord17={{coord|23|30|42|N|86|31|12|E}} | label-pos17=right|label17=Para| numbered17=H| mark-title17= Para, Purulia (H) |shape-color17=#AA6666

|mark-coord18={{coord|23|38|50|N|86|48|30|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18=Sarbari| numbered18=R| mark-title18= Sarbari (R) |shape-color18=#C42222

|mark-coord19={{coord|23|36|45|N|86|31|25|E}} | label-pos19=left|label19=Usir| numbered19=R| mark-title19= Usir (R) |shape-color19=#C42222

|mark-coord20={{coord|23|36|10|N|86|33|31|E}} | label-pos20=right|label20=Banda Deul| numbered20=H| mark-title20= Banda Deul (H)| shape-color20=#AA6666

|mark-coord21={{coord|23|37|30|N|86|46|20|E}} | label-pos21=left|label21= Garh Panchkot| numbered21=H| mark-title21= Garh Panchkot (H)| shape-color21=#AA6666

|mark-coord22={{coord|23|39|58|N|86|36|23|E}} | label-pos22=right|label22=Telkupi| numbered22=H| mark-title22= Telkupi (H)| shape-color22=#AA6666

|mark-coord23={{coord|23|34|46|N|86|45|42|E}} | label-pos23=left|label23=Ramkanali| numbered23=R| mark-title23= Ramkanali Junction railway station (R) |shape-color23=#C42222

|mark-coord24= {{coord|23|36|40|N|86|50|21|E}}| label-pos24=right|label24=Murulia| numbered24=CT| mark-title24= Murulia (CT)

|mark-coord25= {{coord|23|30|23|N|86|41|37|E}} | label-pos25=right|label25=Arra| numbered25=CT| mark-title25= Arra, India (CT)

|mark-coord26={{coord|23|29|10|N|86|39|45|E}} | label-pos26=right|label26=Kantaranguri| numbered26=CT| mark-title26= Kantaranguri (CT)

|mark-coord27={{coord|23|30|10|N|86|40|0|E}} | label-pos27=left|label27=Adra| numbered27=CT| mark-title27= Adra, Purulia (CT)

|mark-coord28={{coord|23|25|19|N|86|39|43|E}} | label-pos28=right|label28=Lapara| numbered28=CT| mark-title28= Lapara, Purulia (CT)

|mark-coord29={{coord|23|32|50|N|86|40|12|E}} | label-pos29=top|label29= Raghunathpur| numbered29=M| mark-title29= Raghunathpur, Purulia (M) |shape-color29=#800000

|mark-coord30={{coord|23|34|30|N|86|50|40|E}} | label-pos30=right|label30=Baranti| numbered30=T| mark-title30= Baranti (T) |shape-color30=green

|mark-coord31={{coord|23|26|10|N|86|41|0|E}} | label-pos31=right|label31= Kalloli| numbered31=R| mark-title31= Kalloli (R) |shape-color31=#C42222

|mark-coord32={{coord|23|26|11|N|86|40|13|E}} | label-pos32=left|label32=Kashipur| numbered32=H| mark-title32= Kashipur, West Bengal (H) |shape-color32=#AA6666

|mark-coord33={{coord|23|38|0|N|86|52|30|E}} | label-pos33=left|label33=Madhukunda| numbered33=R| mark-title33= Madhukunda (R)|shape-color33=#C42222

|mark-coord34={{coord|23|35|20|N|86|49|27|E}} | label-pos34=right|label34=Muraddi| numbered34=R| mark-title34= Muraddi (R) |shape-color34=#C42222

|mark-coord35={{coord|23|34|45|N|86|48|24|E}} | label-pos35=bottom|label35=Ramchandrapur| numbered35=R| mark-title35= Ramchandrapur, Purulia (R) |shape-color35=#C42222

|mark-coord36={{coord|23|31|44|N|86|51|50|E}} | label-pos36=left|label36=Santuri| numbered36=R| mark-title36= Santuri, Purulia (R) |shape-color36=#C42222

|mark-coord37={{coord|23|32|53|N|86|43|35|E}} | label-pos37=right|label37=Bero| numbered37=R| mark-title37= Bero railway station (R) |shape-color37=#C42222

|mark-coord38={{coord|23|31|10|N|86|40|51|E}} | label-pos38=right|label38=Joychandi Pahar| numbered38=R| mark-title38= Joychandi Pahar (R) |shape-color38=#C42222

|mark-coord39={{coord|23.6556|N|86.7486|E}}| label39= Panchet |labela39= Hill| label-color39 = #C42222 | label-angle39=-50| label-pos39=bottom| label-size39=10| mark-size39=0| mark-title39 =none

|mark-coord40={{coord|23.6736|N|86.6886|E}} |label40=Panchet Dam|labela40= Reservoir| label-color40 = #77A1CB| label-angle40=0| label-pos40=top| label-size40=10| mark-size40=0| mark-title40 =none

|mark-coord41={{coord|23.6102|86.9303}}| label41=Damodar River| label-color41 = #77A1CB| label-angle41=5| label-pos41=top| label-size41=10| mark-size41=0| mark-title41 =none

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=Location=

Haraktor is located at {{coord|23.5215|N|86.4516|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.Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd. 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.{{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-date = 21 January 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |url-status = dead }} It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around Parbelia{{cite web |title=Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers |url=https://art-macha.pl/a/sripur.pdf |access-date=11 August 2018 |work=Sodepur Area |publisher=Eastern Coalfields Limited}} and two thermal power plants are there – the 500 MW Santaldih Thermal Power Station{{cite web| url = http://stpswbpdcl.n-stars.org/ |title = Santaldih Thermal Power Station - WBPDCL | publisher =WBPDCL |access-date = 2011-08-24 }} 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.{{cite web | url = https://www.asikolkata.in/purulia.aspx | title = Old temple at Banda (locally known as deul)| publisher = ASI, Kolkata Circle |access-date = 23 January 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-west-bengal/|title=List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India|publisher= ASI|work= Item no. 134|access-date=25 January 2020}} The comparatively more recent in historical terms, Panchkot Raj has interesting and intriguing remains in the area.{{cite web| url = http://asianheritagealertiaah.blogspot.in/2011/10/capital-in-shambles-garh-panchakot.html |title = Capital in shambles: Garh Panchakot, Purulia | publisher= Heritage in Peril| access-date = 1 December 2016}}{{cite web| url = http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/East/West_Bengal/Garpanchkot/photo900506.htm |title = Historical ruins| publisher= Trek Earth | access-date = 1 December 2016}}

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, Haraktor had a total population of 1,309, of which 656 (50%) were males and 653 (50%) were females. There were 189 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Haraktor was 702 (62.68% of the population over 6 years).{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 29 January 2020}}

Culture

Harkator is 40 km from Purulia town. The images of Hara-Parbati, Jain Tirthankar, Gayetri, Lokeswar and Bishnu in different postures bear the architectural grace of the 10th century.{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook: Puruliya – Series 20, Part Xii A, Census of India 2011 |url=https://centratalentu.pl/c/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf |access-date=29 January 2020 |work=Page 101: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal}}

According to a news report, numerous statues related to Jainism and Hinduism found in the mound at Haraktor have led to the popular belief that there was a craft centre there. Subash Roy, a history researcher, feels that the craft centre came up on the banks of the Harak River around the 9th century. Many of the statues have been preserved in the Basanti temple, primarily as a result of the efforts of the local priest Sudhir Mishra.Ananda Bazar Patrika, in Bengali, 28 December 2019, Amar Gram

The mound at Haraktor is included in the List of State Protected Monuments in West Bengal.{{cite web | url = http://asi.nic.in/asi_protected_monu_list.asp | title = Alphabetical list of state protected monuments| work= S-WB-98| publisher = Archaeological Society of India|access-date = 19 January 2020}}

Haraktor picture gallery

File:Haraktore Mound - Shiva Linga (2).jpg|Harktor mound

File:Haraktore - Stone idols preserved inside a temple (1).jpg|Stone idols preserved inside the temple

File:Haraktore - Temple board.jpg|Haraktor temple board

Healthcare

Para Block Primary Health Centre, with 30 beds, at Para, is a major government medical facility in the Para CD block.{{cite web| url = http://purulia.gov.in/distAdmin/departments/health/rural_health.html |title = Rural Health|publisher= Purulia district administration | access-date = 1 February 2020 }}

References

External links

Category:Villages in Purulia district