Muraddi

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| 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

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|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|20|E}} | label-pos13=left|label13=Gobag| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Gobag (R) |shape-color13=#C42222

|mark-coord14={{coord|23|31|17|N|86|27|5|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14=Haraktor| numbered14=H| mark-title14= Haraktor (H) |shape-color14=#AA6666

|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

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|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

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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-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }} It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around Parbelia{{cite web | url = http://www.easterncoal.gov.in/contactus/cugtel/sripur.pdf | title = Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers | work =Sodepur Area | publisher = Eastern Coalfields Limited | access-date = 11 August 2018}} 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 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100111024838/http://stpswbpdcl.n-stars.org/ |archive-date = 11 January 2010 |url-status = dead }} 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.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Muraddi had a total population of 2,321 of which 1,154 (50%) were males and 1,167 (50%) were females. There were 235 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Muraddi was 1,527 (73.20% 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 = 2 December 2016 }}

The headquarters of Santuri CD block are located at Muraddi.{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Puruliya | work= Map of District Puruliya with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 2 December 2016 }}

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Muradi is a station on the Asansol-Adra line of South Eastern Railway.{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/oldtrain/3380 |title = Asansol-Kharagpur Passenger 58018 | publisher= indiarailinfo | access-date = 2 December 2016}}

Ramchandrapur Dam across the Machkhandajore River, near Muraddi, was completed in 1991 as part of Ramchanndrapur Medium Irrigation Project. Muradi dam is an earthen dam 899 m long, with a concrete spillway. The maximum height above the foundation is 15 m.{{cite web| url = http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Ramchandrapur_Dam_D00129 |title = Ramchandrapur Dam | publisher= Water Resources Information System of India | access-date = 2 December 2016}} Baranti, a small village 6 km from Muradi railway station and near the dam, has become a popular tourist attraction.

Muradi S.R.B.P. High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1947. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 10 computers and 2,000 books in the library.{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/muradi-s-r-b-p-high-school-h-s-8qlkee | title = Muradi S.R.B.P. High School | publisher = ICBSE |access-date = 3 February 2020}}

Muradi Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1960. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 10 computers.{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/muradi-girl-s-high-school-h-s-9q65e9 | title = Muradi Girl's High School | publisher = ICBSE |access-date = 3 February 2020}}

Muraddi Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Muraddi, is the major government medical facility in the Santuri CD block.{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 3 February 2020}}

Ramchandrapur Netaji Eye and General Hospital, at Ramchandrapur, functioning under the Health and Family Welfare department of the Government of West Bengal, established in 1953, is a 242 bedded eye care institution. 10,790 patients are treated in-door annually and 130,000 patients attend the Out Patient’s Department.{{cite web| url = http://purulia.gov.in/distAdmin/departments/health/netaji_hospital.html |title = Netaji Hospital Ramchandrapur | publisher= Purulia district administration | access-date = 2 December 2016}}

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