Parbelia

Parbelia
Census Town
Parbelia
Location in West Bengal, India
Parbelia
Parbelia (India)
Coordinates: 23°40′26.4″N 86°49′8.4″E / 23.674000°N 86.819000°E / 23.674000; 86.819000Coordinates: 23°40′26.4″N 86°49′8.4″E / 23.674000°N 86.819000°E / 23.674000; 86.819000
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purulia
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,279
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB
Website purulia.gov.in

Parbelia is a census town in Neturia CD Block in Puruliya district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Geography

The area forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.[2] It is located south of Damodar River.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Parbeliya had a total population of 5,279 of which 2,783 (53%) were males and 2,496 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 613. The total number of literates in Parbeliya was 3,462 (74.20% of the population over 6 years).[3]

As of 2001 India census,[4] Parbelia had a population of 6036. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Par Beliya has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 48%. In Par Beliya, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Coal

This area of Purulia district is linked with Dishergarh in Asansol subdivision with a bridge across the Damodar River.

Collieries in the Sodepur Area of Eastern Coalfields are: Sodepur, Mouthdih, Parbelia, Dubeswari, Chinakuri I, Chinakuri II, Chinakuri III, Ranipur and Poidih.[5]Out of these collieries Parbelia, Dubeswari and Ranipur are located in Purulia district, south of the Damodar River. There is a railway link from Ramkanali station on the Asansol-Adra line for colliery sidings.[6]

Transport

State Highway 5 (West Bengal) running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Par Beliya.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Puruliya District". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  3. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  5. ↑ "Coalmining impact on the Environment" (PDF). Chapter V: Table 5.2. shodganga.infibnet. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Google maps
  7. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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