Panchmura

Panchmura
Village
Panchmura
Location in West Bengal, India
Panchmura
Panchmura (India)
Coordinates: 22°58′00″N 87°10′00″E / 22.9667°N 87.1667°E / 22.9667; 87.1667Coordinates: 22°58′00″N 87°10′00″E / 22.9667°N 87.1667°E / 22.9667; 87.1667
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Government
 • Type Panchayati raj (India)
 • Body Gram panchayat
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,719
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency Taldangra
Website wb.gov.in

Panchmura is a gram panchayat under Taldangra intermediate panchayat, in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] It is 21 km (13 mi) from Bishnupur and is famous for the terracotta Bankura horse, a folk artefact and now the national symbol for Indian handicrafts.[2]

Geography

Panchmura is located at 22°58′00″N 87°10′00″E / 22.9667°N 87.1667°E / 22.9667; 87.1667. It has an average elevation of 68 m (223 ft).[3]

Census villages under Panchmura gram panchayat are as follows:

  • Adhkara
  • Amjor
  • Banskopa
  • Bhetuadanga
  • Chakiambedia
  • Danduria
  • Deulbhira
  • Dhobajor
  • Jambedia
  • Jaypur
  • Kanaipur
  • Kukutia
  • Lalbandh
  • Nutangram
  • Panchmura
  • Radhanagar
  • Rasiagara
  • Shyamsundarpur
  • Tatar[4]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Panchmura had a total population of 3,719 of which 1,854 (50%) were males and 1,865 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 425. The total number of literates in Panchmura was 2,525 (76.65% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Terracotta craft

Bankura horse

The terracotta Bankura horse, the logo of All India Handicrafts,[6] and an item which now adorns drawing rooms across the world as symbols of Indian folk-art, is produced in Panchmura.[7]

Manasa chali

Manasa chali of Panchmura

Manasa chali is the idol of Debi Manasa. It is a unique terracotta sculpture of Panchmura, West Bengal. Manasa chali has a small figure or a group of three figures in the middle, with rows of snake hoods fanning out in a half moon shape.[8]

Education

Panchmura Mahavidyalaya is a general degree college established in 1965 with the efforts of local people led by Dr. Pasupati Mandal. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, chemistry, mathematics and accountancy, and general courses in arts, science and commerce. It is affiliated to the University of Burdwan.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Village Panchayats of West Bengal". Bankura. National Panchayat Directory,Panchayat Informatics Division,NIC. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  2. ↑ "Incredible India". West Bengal. India tourism. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  3. ↑ "Panchmura, India Page". Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  4. ↑ "List of Census Villages mapped for Village Panchayat:Panchmura, Taldangra, Bankura,West Bengal". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  5. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Bankura's Horses". bengalinet. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  7. ↑ "Terracotta Traditions". potteryindia. Archived from the original on 2002-07-06. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  8. ↑ Dasgupta, Samira; Biswas, Rabiranjan; Mallik, Gautam Kumar (2009). Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788183242943.
  9. ↑ "Panchmura Mahavidyalaya". Panchmura Mahavidyalaya. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Panchmura Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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