Para, Purulia

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| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = West Bengal

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Purulia

| subdivision_type3 = Subdivision

| subdivision_name3 = Raghunathpur

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| governing_body = Gram panchayat

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| demographics1_info1 = Bengali, English

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| blank1_info_sec1 = Purulia

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Para is a village, with a police station, in the Para CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in West Bengal, India.

==Geography==

{{OSM Location map

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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)

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|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=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=black| label-size17=13|label-color17=black

|mark-coord18={{coord|23|38|50|N|86|48|30|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18=Sarbari| numbered18=R| mark-title18= Sarbari (R) |shape-color18=#AA6666

|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

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=Location=

Para is located at {{coord|23.52|N|86.52|E|format=dms|}}.

=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-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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India Para had a total population of 9,697 of which 5,031 (52%) were males and 4,666 (48%) were females. There were 1,158 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Para was 5,453 (63,86% 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 – Distri ct-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 2 October 2016 }}

Civic administration

=Police station=

Para police station, along with Santaldih police station, has jurisdiction over the Para CD block. The area covered is 270.59 km² and the population covered is 200,621.{{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 = 2 October 2016 |url-status = usurped |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php |archive-date = 29 July 2017 }}{{cite web| url = https://puruliapolice.org/ps/para-ps/ |title = Para PS | publisher= Purulia District Police | access-date = 2 October 2016}}

=CD block HQ=

The headquarters of the Para CD block are located at Para.{{cite web| url = http://purulia.gov.in/distAdmin/blocks/block_para/block_para.html |title = Para Development Block | publisher= Purulia district administration | access-date = 12 September 2016}}{{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 }}

Education

Santaldih College was established in 2008 at Usir, PO Chatarmahul.{{cite web| url = http://www.santaldihcollege.org/|title = Santaldih College |publisher= SC | access-date = 1 February 2020 }}

Para Shib Narayan High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1916. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a play ground and 2,500 books in the library.{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/para-s-n-high-school-h-s-2qwey7 | title = Para S.N. High School| publisher =ICBSE |access-date = 1 February 2020}}

Culture

There are three dilapidated temple

Numerous statues related to Jainism and Hinduism have been found at Haraktor.Ananda Bazar Patrika, in Bengali, 28 December 2019, Amar Gram

=Rekha deul=

David J. McCutchion says that the pre-dominant traditional architectural style for temples in the western areas of Bengal in the pre-Muslim period is the tall curvilinear rekha deul and it went on developing from the late 7th century or early 8th century to around the 12th century, increasing its complexity and height but retaining its basic features. Such temples had “curvilinear shikhara with chaitya mesh decoration, surmounted by a large amalaka and kalasa finial. Examples of such dilapidated deulas are still standing at Satdeula (in Bardhaman), Bahulara and Sonatapal (in Bankura) and Deulghat (in Purulia). On the brick deulas already mentioned here, plus Jatar (in 24 Parganas) and Para (in Purulia), “we find extensive and remarkably fine stucco work on carved brick”.McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 3,13. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}

Para picture gallery

File:Deuls of Para in Purulia. 01.jpg|The stone and brick deuls at Para

File:Deuls of Para in Purulia. 11.jpg|The stone deul

File:View of stone temple, east of the village of Para, Manbhum district in 1872-73.jpg|The stone deul in 1872-73
(photograph by Joseph David Beglar)

File:Deuls of Para in Purulia. 16.jpg|Sculptural panel in stone

File:Brick Deul in Para village at Purulia district.jpg|The brick deul

File:Deuls of Para in Purulia. 05.jpg|Brick deul wall

File:Deuls of Para in Purulia. 08.jpg|Brick deul with corbelled arch

File:Side view of third temple in Para at Purulia.jpg|Side view of the third temple

Healthcare

Para Block Primary Health Centre, with 30 beds, 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 = 2 December 2016 }}

References

External links

Category:Villages in Purulia district