14-558: Sonamukhi is a town and a municipality in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal . It is famous for its Silk Saari and also Kali and Karthik puja . Sonamukhi is located at 23°18′N 87°25′E / 23.3°N 87.42°E / 23.3; 87.42 . It has an average elevation of 66 m (217 ft). The map alongside shows
28-436: A library with 1,100 books and a playground. Sonamukhi Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1887. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 13 computers, a library with 435 books and a playground. Sonamukhi BC Boys High School is a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1962. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has
42-633: A library with 2,359 books. The famous Primary school here is the Kumarbrata Memorial KG School. Which has produced many students who won state and national awards. Sonamukhi Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Sonamukhi, is the major government medical facility in the Sonamukhi CD block. There are primary health centres at Dhulai (Gopikantapur) (with 6 beds), Panchal (with 6 beds), Kundu Pushkarini (with 10 beds) and Sitaljhore (with 6 beds). Bishnupur subdivision Bishnupur subdivision
56-405: Is 92.22%, and female literacy is 79.90%. In Sonamukhi, 8.21% of the population is under 6 years of age. Sonamukhi police station has jurisdiction over Sonamukhi municipality and Sonamukhi CD block. The area covered is 380 km with a population of 142,305. The headquarters of Sonamukhi CD block are located at Sonamukhi. In September 2005, South Eastern Railway began passenger services on
70-720: Is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal , India . Bankura district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Bishnupur subdivision has a density of population of 595 per km . 29.07% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. Bishnupur subdivision has 6 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 56 gram panchayats, 890 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 1 census town . The municipalities are Bishnupur and Sonamukhi . The census town is: Kotulpur . The subdivision has its headquarters at Bishnupur. Police stations in Bishnupur subdivision have
84-726: The 41 km (25 mi) Bankura-Sonamukhi broad gauge section, being the first phase of the Bankura-Damodar River Railway project. BDR project reduced the distance from Bankura to Howrah via Masagram , providing alternate connectivity to Howrah through Eastern Railway via Howrah–Bardhaman chord . Work up to Masagram including Sonamukhi railway station is completed and inaugurated on 16 April 2013. State Highway 8 running from Santaldih (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) passes through Sonamukhi. Sonamukhi College
98-399: The Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains. It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas. It was a part of the core area of Mallabhum . Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in
112-988: The blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc. The following institutions are located in Bishnupur subdivision: The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Bankura district. Medical facilities in Bishnupur subdivision are as follows: Hospitals : (Name, location, beds) Rural Hospitals : (Name, CD block, location, beds) Block Primary Health Centres : (Name, CD block, location, beds) Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Bankura district were as follows: Salda, Uttarbarh, Hetia, Routkhanda and Shyamnagar GPs of Joypur CD Block Primary Health Centre (India) Too Many Requests If you report this error to
126-436: The following features and jurisdiction: Community development blocks in Bishnupur subdivision are: The subdivision contains 56 gram panchayats under six community development blocks : Bankura district had a literacy rate of 70.26% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Bankura Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 69.56%, Khatra subdivision 69.79% and Bishnupur subdivision 71.60%. Given in
140-404: The map are linked in the larger full screen map. Sonamukhi is a town of religious importance. There are many old temples throughout the town and a Mosque near Sonamukhi police station. Sonamukhi is the birthplace of Haranath and KusumKumari Devi . Sonamukhi also famous for temples made by terracotta art. one can find many temples showing a great form of terracotta, like Sridhar temple. They are
154-405: The reincarnation of Gouranga also known as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu . This place is considered equal importance among devotees as that of places like Vrindavan and Nabadwip respective birthplace of Krishna and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Its has numerous Kali and Karthik temples all over the town . This place is also famous for ancient Godashiv puja, which is located on Godashivtala (Satyapirtala). Besides
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#1732863211054168-856: The table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Bankura district for the year 2013-14. It may be noted that primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for
182-405: The temple of Kusumharanath there other temples such as Manohar Das Thakur etc. Adjacent to the temple of Kusumharanath there is Ananta Kunda which water is sacred. As of 2011 India census , Sonamukhi had a population of 29,085. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sonamukhi has an average literacy rate of 86.25%, higher than state average of 76.26%.: male literacy
196-543: Was established in 1966. Affiliated with Bankura University , it offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, English, political science, history, philosophy, economics, geography, accountancy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology, computer science and general courses in arts, science and commerce. Sonamukhi BJ High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1887. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 13 computers,
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