Chapari

Chapari is a census town in the Para CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Puruliya district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Chapari
Census Town
Chapari
Location in West Bengal, India
Chapari
Chapari (India)
Coordinates: 23°29′52.8″N 86°33′43.2″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPuruliya
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,556
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitepurulia.gov.in

History

The Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra of 5th century AD mentions that Purulia was one of the sixteen mahajanapadas and was a part of the kingdom known as Vajra-bhumi in ancient times. In 1833, the Manbhum district was carved out of Jungle Mahals district, with headquarters at Manbazar. In 1838, the headquarters was transferred to Purulia. In 1956, the Manbhum district was partitioned between Bihar and West Bengal under the States Reorganization Act and the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act 1956.[1]

Geography
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

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.[2] 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.[3] It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around Parbelia[4] and two thermal power plants are there – the 500 MW Santaldih Thermal Power Station[5] 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.[6][7] The comparatively more recent in historical terms, Panchkot Raj has interesting and intriguing remains in the area.[8][9]

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 Chapari had a total population of 6,556 of which 3,381 (52%) were males and 3,175 (48%) were females. There were 678 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Chapari was 5,121 (87.12% of the population over 6 years).[10]

As of 2001 India census,[11] Chapari had a population of 7242. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chapari has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 84% and female literacy of 69%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya, Chapari covered an area of 2.87 km2. There is a railway station at Anara, 4 km away. Among the civic amenities, it had 7 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tap water from untreated source, uncovered well. It had 1,838 domestic electric connections and 176 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 2 dispensaries/ health centres, 2 family welfare centres, 2 maternity and child welfare centres. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, the nearest middle school, the nearest secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school, at Anara 3 km away, the nearest general degree college at Raghunathpur 13 km away. It had 1 special school for disabled. It had the branch of 1 nationalised bank and 1 private commercial bank.[12]

Transport

There is a station at Anara on the Adra-Purulia sector of the Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line of the South Eastern Railway.[13]

Education

Raghunathpur College was established in 1961 at Raghunathpur.[14][15]

Anara South Eastern Railway Colony High School is a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[16]

Anara Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1962. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[17]

Culture

Banda Deul, located nearby, an 11th century temple, is a monument of national importance.[18][19]

There are 3 dilapidated deuls at Para belonging to the 10th-11th century.[20]

References
  1. "Historical background". Purulia District. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
  2. Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. "Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers" (PDF). Sodepur Area. Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  5. "Santaldih Thermal Power Station - WBPDCL". WBPDCL. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  6. "Old temple at Banda (locally known as deul)". ASI, Kolkata Circle. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  7. "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 134. ASI. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  8. "Capital in shambles: Garh Panchakot, Purulia". Heritage in Peril. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. "Historical ruins". Trek Earth. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  10. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  11. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  12. "District Census Handbook Puruliya, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1073-1083 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  13. "63594 Asansol-Purulia MEMU". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  14. "Raghunathpur College". RC. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  15. "Raghunathpur College". Careers 360. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  16. "Anara S.E.Rly Colony (H.S.) High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  17. "Anara Girls' High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  18. Sengupta, Somen. "Next weekend you can be at… Banda". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  19. "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 134. ASI. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  20. Dutta, Rangan. "Temples of Para, Purulia". Wordpress. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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