Gobag

Gobag is a village in the Neturia CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Gobag
Village
Gobag Location in West Bengal, India Gobag Gobag (India)
Coordinates: 23.5979°N 86.7587°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,395
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	723160(Adra)
Telephone/STD code	03251
Lok Sabha constituency	Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Raghunathpur
Website	purulia.gov.in
http://www.neturia.org/home.php

Geography

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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

Location

Gobag is located at 23.5979°N 86.7587°E.

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.[1] 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.[2] It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around Parbelia[3] and two thermal power plants are there – the 500 MW Santaldih Thermal Power Station[4] 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.[5][6] The comparatively more recent in historical terms, Panchkot Raj has interesting and intriguing remains in the area.[7][8]

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 Gobag had a total population of 1,395 of which 715 (51%) were males and 680 (49%) were females. There were 165 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Gobag was 882 (71.71% of the population over 6 years).[9]

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Neturia CD block are located at Gobag (Ramkanali).[10] [11]

Transport

Adra–Asansol line
km to Bardhaman– Asansol section 0 Asansol Junction to Asansol–Gaya section of Grand Chord 5 Burnpur IISCO Steel Plant (Steel Authority of India) to Kalipahari (freight line) Colliery sidings 11 Damodar Damodar River 16 Madhukunda 23 Muradi Parbeliya Colliery 28 Ramkanali 33 Bero 38 Joychandi Pahar to Adra–Gomoh branch line 42 Adra Junction to Adra-Kharagpur line to Adra–Purulia line

Ramkanali is a station on the Asansol-Adra line of South Eastern Railway.[12]

Education

Janardandih High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1950. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 6,500 books.[13]

Gobag Junior High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.[14]

Ramkanali Purushottam Vidyapith is an English-medium coeducation institution. It was established in 2006 by Dr. Chittaranjan Chowdhuri, as per the ideals of Sri Sri Thakur Anukul Chandra. It has facilities for teaching from pre-nursery to class XII. It has a boys hostel.[15]

Culture

Garh Panchkot is a ruined 16th century fort/ palace of the Panchkot Raj at the foot of the Panchet Hill.[16]

Achkoda, located in this block, showcases aatchala-style temples with terracotta work on the walls. It “seems to be at least five centuries old. Its panels are smaller in size and some of them depict tribal life.”[17]

Healthcare

Harmadih Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Harmadih, is the major government medical facility in the Neturia CD block.[18]

References

1. Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
3. "Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers" (PDF). Sodepur Area. Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
4. "Santaldih Thermal Power Station - WBPDCL". WBPDCL. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
5. "Old temple at Banda (locally known as deul)". ASI, Kolkata Circle. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
6. "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 134. ASI. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
7. "Capital in shambles: Garh Panchakot, Purulia". Heritage in Peril. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
8. "Historical ruins". Trek Earth. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
9. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
10. "District Census Handbook: Puruliya" (PDF). Map of District Puruliya with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
11. "Neturia Development Block". Neturia Block. Neturia Block. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
12. "Asansol-Kharagpur Passenger 58018". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
13. "Janardandih High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
14. "Gobag Jr. High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
15. "Ramkanali Purushottam Vidyapith". RPV. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
16. "Purulia: Travel and Tourism". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
17. Gupta, Amitabha. "Rediscover Purulia's Timeless Heritage". Outlook traveller, 22 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
18. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 18 January 2020.