47-745: Bankura University is a public state university in Bankura , West Bengal , India . It was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature notified in the Kolkata Gazette. It offers courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Bankura University was established by the West Bengal Act XIX of 2013 and the assent of the Governor was first published in the Kolkata Gazette, Extraordinary, of 6 January 2014. The university has four academic campuses in
94-528: A CGPA of 2.4 (Grade B) by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). This article about a university or college in West Bengal , India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bankura Bankura ( pronounced [bænˈkʊərə] ) is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal , India . It is the headquarters of the Bankura district .Bankura
141-425: A large goods yard, apart from those at Sitrampur and Barakar. Asansol Division of Eastern Railway handles around 1,300 wagons of coal every day. IISCO Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited at Burnpur has a crude steel production capacity of 2.5 million tonnes per year. The modernisation and expansion programme of IISCO Steel Plant was implemented with an investment of over Rs 16,000 crore As of 2015,
188-445: A productive unit any more), Alstom Power Boilers Ltd. (earlier known as ACC-Vickers Babcock and later as ACC-Babcock), Philips Carbon Black Limited, Sankey Wheels (a unit of GKW), Birla Cement (earlier Durgapur Cement Ltd.), Graphite India Limited, Durgapur Chemicals, Bharat Ophathalmic Glass Limited (not a productive unit any more) and Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation (not a productive unit any more). Between 2001 and 2007 Durgapur saw
235-403: A rich cultural and traditional heritage. It is known for its paintings, music and other arts. The place has contributed toward modern Bengal art and architecture The tourist spots can be divided into four zones. Paschim Bardhaman district Paschim Bardhaman district is a predominantly urban mining-industrial district in West Bengal . The headquarter of the district is Asansol . It
282-589: Is 439 km . There are 3 town outposts and an outpost at Rajagram. Bankura Sadar Division woman police station, started in 2014, has jurisdiction over whole of Bankura Sadar subdivision. Bankura has a tropical monsoon climate (Koppen Am ). Winters are warm during the daytime and relatively mild during night, although the temperature may occasionally drop to 8 °C (46 °F). Summers are very hot, with an average May daytime temperature of 38.8 °C (101.8 °F), and it can sometimes rise to 42 °C (108 °F). The average annual rainfall received by
329-580: Is a part of Bardhaman Division of the State and is included in the area known as "Rarh" in Bengal. Bankura district is situated at 23°15′N 87°04′E / 23.25°N 87.07°E / 23.25; 87.07 . The Damodar River flows along the Northern boundary of the district. Bankura district is bounded by Purba Bardhaman and Paschim Bardhman district in the north and east, Paschim Medinipur district in
376-468: Is a sort of extension of the Chota Nagpur plateau . For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal in the 18th century led to industrialisation. Most of the forests in the coal-bearing areas have been cleared but some areas in the eastern part of the district remained thickly forested till more recent times and some are still there. The eastern part of
423-548: Is at Asansol . The municipalities are at: Raniganj , Jamuria and Kulti . The census towns are: Chittaranjan , Hindustan Cables Town , Domohani , Bhanowara , Majiara , Pangachhiya , Charanpur , Kunustara , Topsi , Nimsa , Chinchuria , Kenda , Parasia , Ratibati , Chapui , Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township) , Banshra , Belebathan , Chelad , Murgathaul , Amkula , Baktarnagar , Egara , Sahebganj , Raghunathchak , Ballavpur and Kendra Khottamdi (partly). The subdivision has its headquarters at Asansol. According to
470-670: Is at Durgapur . The census towns are: Siduli , Khandra , Chak Bankola , Ukhra , Mahira , Dakshin Khanda , Parashkol , Kajora , Harishpur , Palashban , Dignala , Andal (gram), Ondal , Baska , Bilpahari , Ramnagar , Dalurband , Baidyanathpur , Mahal , Konardihi , Nabgram , Sankarpur , Haripur , Chhora , Bahula , Mandarbani , Banagram , Sirsha , Nabaghanapur , Sarpi , Ichhapur , Arra , Gopalpur , Bamunara , Amlajora , Kanksa , Debipur , Prayagpur and Kendra Khottamdi (part). The subdivision has its headquarters at Durgapur. Urban-rural divide The urban-rural divide of
517-896: Is the district headquarters. There are 16 police stations, 8 development blocks, 2 municipal corporations, 62 gram panchayats in this district. Other than municipality areas, each subdivision contains community development blocks which, in turn, are divided into rural areas and census towns. In total there are 66 urban units: 2 municipal corporations, 3 municipalities (which have subsequently been absorbed in Asansol Municipal Corporation) and 65 census towns . There are two urban agglomerations (UA). Asansol Sadar subdivision Asansol Sadar subdivision has 10 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 35 gram panchayats, 181 mouzas , 165 inhabited villages, 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 26 census towns +1 (partly). The single municipal corporation
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#1732894433095564-461: Is the originating and terminating station of Bankura Damodar Railway which will connect to Howrah-Bardhaman Chord section. Computerized reservation facility is available. Going towards north-west, Adra Junction Railway Station is the nearest main station and moving to south, Midnapore Railway Station is the major station next to Bankura. The Bankura Junction railway station and bridge over Dhaleshwari River were built by Gujarati Railway Contractors of
611-573: The Bankura district — Purandarpur Campus, Puabagan Campus, Mithila Campus, and the Chhandar Campus. The Vice-chancellor of the Bankura University is the chief executive officer of the university. Deb Narayan Bandyopadhyay is the current Vice-chancellor of the university. Bankura University has 13 departments organized into three schools. Thus School consists of the departments of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. This school consists of
658-563: The Chota Nagpur Plateau . The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River . It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of
705-591: The Damodar , was used by Carr Tagore & Company for transporting coal to Kolkata by boat in the middle of the nineteenth century. Varying levels of water in the Damodar posed problems for transportation. In order to capture the lucrative coal transport business, East Indian Railway laid lines up to Raniganj in 1855. It captured the entire coal transport business. The line was extended to Asansol in 1863. The Howrah-Delhi main line via Asansol and Patna of East Indian Railway
752-847: The Raniganj Coalfield . In 1774, John Sumner and Suetonius Grant Heatly of the British East India Company found coal near Ethora , presently in Salanpur CD Block. In 1973, the Government of India took over the management of all non-coking coal mines in the country and in 1975 Coal India was formed to manage the coking and non-coking coal mines. Eastern Coalfields has been producing around 30 million tonnes per annum from its open cast mines, it has been modernising its underground mines to produce around 10 million tonnes per annum from its underground mines. Narayankuri ghat, on
799-613: The Yadav kings ruled. There are remains of the period at Shymarupar Garh and Ichhai Ghosher deul in Kanksa CD Block. In 1689, Raja Krishnaram Roy, of the Bardhaman Raj family , obtained a farman (royal decree) from Aurangzeb by which he was made the zamindar (landlord) of Bardhaman, and since then the Raj family's history became identical with that of the district. There are references to
846-455: The Kolkata Gazette notification of 3 June 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti , Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation . Durgapur subdivision Durgapur subdivision has 6 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 27 gram panchayats, 171 mouzas , 151 inhabited villages, 1 municipal corporation and 39 census towns +1 (partly). The single municipal corporation
893-655: The Raja of Panchkot being zamindar of certain sections (mostly the western part) of what later became Asansol subdivision. There also are references to the Raja of Searsole being zamindar of the Raniganj area. After the death of Aurangzeb, the Mughal Empire became weak and Murshid Quli Khan became the Nawab of Bengal , owning only nominal allegiance to the Mughal emperor. At that time Bardhaman
940-411: The area is slowly picking up with the small IT hubs scattered around Durgapur and Asansol. Along with this the area is running a parallel economy in illegal mining of coal and sand. Various groups of scrupulous individuals are digging mine shafts and extracting coals illegally which are sold to the small scale industries at less than government rates. The illegal sand mining at Damodar river has damaged
987-483: The country from the East India Company. In 1765, when East India Company acquired the diwani of Bardhaman, it was composed of Bardhaman, Bankura, Hooghly and a third of Birbhum. In 1805, the western parganas of Shergarh and Senpahari (which later formed Asansol subdivision) and parts of Bankura were formed into a new district called Jungle Mahals . Shergarh and Senpahari was restored to Bardhaman, when Bankura
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#17328944330951034-487: The departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, and Santali. This school consists of the departments of History, Political Science, Philosophy, Education, Social Work, and Law. Bankura University is an affiliating university and has jurisdiction over the colleges of the Bankura district of West Bengal , India . Govt./Govt.-Aided General Degree Colleges- Bankura University is recognized under Section 2(f) of UGC Act, 1956. Bankura University (BKU) has been awarded with
1081-506: The district gradually slopes down to the rice plains of the agriculturally rich Purba Bardhaman district . The district comprises two subdivisions: Asansol Sadar subdivision and Durgapur subdivision . In Paschim Bardhaman district, there are 8 CD block under two subdivision. In Asansol Sadar subdivision, there are 4 CD block - Salanpur , Barabani , Jamuria and Raniganj . In Durgapur subdivision, there are 4 CD block - Andal , Pandabeswar , Faridpur-Durgapur and Kanksa . Asansol
1128-787: The district is around 1,500 millimetres (59 in). 21.5% of the total geographical area of the district is made up of forest land, covering a total of 148,177 hectares. Net cultivable area of the district is 4.30 lakh (430,000) hectares. Bankura Junction railway station is managed by the South Eastern Railways and is on the Adra-Midnapore rail route. It is in Bankura city. Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express, Rupashi Bangla Express, Aranyak Express, Puri-New Delhi (Nandan Kanan) Superfast Express, Ernakulam-Patna Express, Howrah-LTT Samarsata Express and Purulia-Howrah Express pass through this station. It
1175-469: The end of their names. One of the most influential gods of the district 6-Dharmathakur is called Bankura Roy. The name of the district may come from his name. Linguist Suniti Kumar Chatterjee thinks that the name came from the word banka (zig-zag), and its word-corruption banku, which means extremely beautiful, and he who must be worshiped. In 1979, the word “Bancoorah” was found in the map of Renal. In 1863, Gastrel referred this region as Bancoonda. Bir Hambir
1222-488: The fifties, has a rated capacity of 2.2 million tonnes of crude steel, after expansion and modernisation. The plant is consistently performing at beyond its rated capacity. Durgapur Barrage was built by Damodar Valley Corporation in 1955 and handed over, along with the canal network, to the Government of West Bengal in 1964. Amongst the other industrial units at Durgpur are: Alloy Steels Plant of SAIL, Durgapur Projects Limited, Mining and Allied Machinery Corporation (not
1269-566: The investment for modernisation was the single largest investment in West Bengal till then. Established in 1918, the Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO) was amalgamated with SAIL in 2006 and renamed IISCO Steel Plant. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works is one of the largest electric locomotive manufacturers in the world. Established in 1950, it produced steam locomotives up to 1972. Ballavpur Paper Mnfg. Ltd. (earlier Bengal Paper Mill) at Ballavpur started production in 2009 after revamp. Amongst
1316-598: The lowest was recorded on 9 January 2013, 4.8 °C. The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from
1363-454: The notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. In the 2011 census, Bankura city had a population of 137,386 of which 69,843 were males and 67,543 were females, giving a sex ratio of 967. The literacy rate was 86.12% and there were 12,148 children 0–6 years old Bankura police station has jurisdiction over Bankura municipality, Bankura I and Bankura II CD Blocks. The area covered
1410-450: The other industries at Asansol are: Burn Standard (earlier Indian Standard Wagon), Sen Raleigh cycle factory (not a productive unit any more), Hindustan Pilkington glass factory (not a productive unit any more), Dhakeswari Cotton Mills (not a productive unit any more), Kulti Works of SAIL Growth Division and Hindustan Cables at Rupnarayanpur (not a productive unit any more). Durgapur Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India , set up in
1457-660: The people in the Upper Gangetic valley. Paschim means west. Microliths found at Birbhanpur, near Durgapur, indicate settlements in the Ajay valley in the Paleolithic / Mesolithic age, around 5,000 BC. In early historical times Bardhamanbhukti , a part of the Rarh region , was ruled successively by the Magadhas , Mauryas , Kushanas and Guptas . In the 7th century AD, when Shashanka
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1504-451: The population. Other religions (including indigenous religions such as Sarna) numbered 42,954 (1.49%) of the population. Languages of Paschim Bardhaman district (2011) According to the 2011 census, 58.18% of the population in what is now Paschim Bardhaman district spoke Bengali , 26.78% Hindi , 7.64% Urdu and 4.47% Santali as their first language. Coal mining in India first started in
1551-536: The rajas often failed to pay the rent demands, some parts of the estate were auctioned off. However, there were bright spots even in the later period of the rule of Bardhaman zamindary till the abolition of zamindary system in 1954, after independence of the country. Bardhaman district was bifurcated into two districts, Purba Bardhaman and Paschim Bardhaman, on 7 April 2017. The rocky undulating topography with laterite soil found in Paschim Bardhaman district
1598-593: The setting up of around a dozen middle to large scale industrial investment in iron and steel manufacturing sector. The prominent investors are MB Group, Jai Balaji group , SPS group, Adhunik Group of Industries, Neo Metallic, Stolberg India, Super Smelters Ltd, Shyam Steel and UltraTech Cement . Amongst the industrial areas in the district are: Durgapur Industrial Area, Industrial Complex at Rajbandh, Industrial Estate at Kalyanpur, Asansol, Raniganj Industrial Estate, Panagarh Industrial Park, Aluminium and Non-Ferrous Metal Park and Salanpur Industrial Park. IT industry in
1645-412: The south and Purilia to the west. The Bankura Forest composes about 21% of the entire district. It has degraded in some areas due to overuse by humans. Bankura has very hot climate in summer and moderate temperatures in winter. Rainfall occurs mostly between June and September and the annual amount is about 1500mm. Till 2020, the highest ever recorded temperature is 47.4 °C, on 8 May 1977. While
1692-939: The town Jeewan Gangji Savaria and Lalji Raja Vadher in 1900 working for Bengal Nagpur Railway. National Highway 14 (India) running from Morgam (in Murshidabad district) to Kharagpur (in Paschim Medinipur district), State Highway 9 (West Bengal) running from Durgapur (in Paschim Bardhaman district) to Nayagram (in Jhargram district) and State Highway 5 (West Bengal) running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur) pass through Bankura. NH 14 links Bankura to NH 12 and NH 16. Both NH 14 and SH 9 link Bankura to NH 19 (Grand Trunk Road). Bankura has gained much popularity among tourists hailing from India. The place has
1739-492: The two administrative subdivisions are as follows: As per the 2011 Census of India data, Paschim Bardhaman district (after bifurcation of Bardhaman district in 2016), had a total population of 2,882,031. There were 1,497,479 (52%) males and 1,384,452 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 322,268. 2,351,954 (81.61%) lived in urban areas. As per the 2011 census data the total number of literates in Paschim Bardhaman district, after bifurcation of Bardhaman district in 2017,
1786-591: Was 2,015,056 (78.75% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 1,136,990 (85.44% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 806,010 (65.55% of the female population over 6 years). Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 628,568 (21.81%) and 161,946 (5.62%) of the population respectively. In the 2011 census Hindus were the majority with 2,442,414 (84.75%) in Paschim Bardhaman district. Muslims numbered 384,027 (13.32%), Sikhs were 14,754 (0.51%), almost entirely in urban areas such as Asansol and Durgapur. Christians numbered 12,636 (0.44%) of
1833-411: Was converted to Asansol subdivision. The parganas were converted to thanas (police stations). At that time there were 22 thanas in Bardhaman district. Later, Jahanabad was transferred out of Bardhaman. Some minor changes went on taking place. Durgapur subdivision was carved out of Asansol subdivision in 1968. The Permanent Settlement ultimately led to the dismemberment of the Bardhaman estate. As
1880-563: Was described as malbhumi . The word larh or rarh (in Nagari: rāḍh) was introduced after 6th century A.D. It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”. 2-n ancient times "China called Ráŕh by the name of 'Láti'". 3-n Santali, lar means thread, rarh means tune and larh means snake. 4-.Perhaps the Jain and Greek scholars used this original Austric word larh to indicate this dry forest region which
1927-400: Was formed on 7 April 2017 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district as the 23rd district of West Bengal. Some historians link the name of the district to the 24th and last Jain tirthankara , Mahavira Vardhamana , who came to preach in the area. Alternatively, Bardhamana means a prosperous and growing area. It was a forward frontier zone in the progress of Aryanisation by
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1974-506: Was king, the area was part of the Gauda Kingdom . It was ruled by the Palas and Senas , till Bakhtiyar Khilji captured it in 1199 AD. The early Muslim rulers ruled over major parts of Bengal from Gauda or Lakhnauti. In Ain-i-Akbari , Bardhaman is mentioned as a mahal or pargana of Sarcar Sharifabad . The area between the Damodar and the Ajay river was referred to Gopbhum, where
2021-526: Was made into a separate district. Hooghly was separated in 1820, Bankura and Birbhum in 1837. At the time of the Permanent Settlement of Lord Cornwallis in 1793, the chaklas were reduced in size, in order to make them more manageable, and districts were created. Six subdivisions were created in Bardhaman district – Bud Bud in 1846, Katwa, Raniganj, Jahanabad (later named Arambagh), Bardhaman Sadar in 1847 and Kalna in 1850. In 1906, Raniganj subdivision
2068-539: Was made operable in 1871 and the Grand Chord from Sitarampur to Mughalsarai was completed in 1901, shortening the travel distance between Howrah and Delhi. Bengal Nagpur Railway linked its operations in the Nagpur-Chandil sector to Asansol in 1887. With all these links Asansol emerged as a major railway junction. Asansol has an electric loco shed and an EMU shed. There is a diesel loco shed at Andal and Andal also has
2115-667: Was referred to as chakla , a change from the earlier pargana . Subsequently, during the reign of Alivardi Khan , the Bargis attacked and plundered Bardhaman. After the victory of the British in the Battle of Plassey in 1757, the fertile district of Bardhaman, along with Medinipur and Chittagong, was ceded to the East India Company . In 1857, the British Crown took over the administration of
2162-401: Was the 49th King of Malla dynasty. Bir Bankura was one of his two sons. Raja Bir Hambir divided his kingdom into 22 tarafs or circles and gave one to his each son. Taraf Jaybelia fell to the lot of Bir Bankura. He developed a town in his taraf and the town was later named as 'Bankura' after its founder's name. Bankura district is located in the north western part of the state of West Bengal. It
2209-556: Was very difficult. The popularity of Manasa Puja, the worship of Snake-Goddess Manasa, shows this opinion might have some relevance. According to Nilkantha, a commentator of the Mahabharata, the words suhmo [bhumi] (Sanskrit: suhma-bhūmi) and Rarh are synonymous. Scholars differs in their opinion about the etymology of the name Bankura. In the words of the Kol-Mundas, orah or rah means habitation. Many places of Rarh have an added rah at
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