Anara, Purulia

For other uses, see Anara.

Anara is a Town in the Para CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district, West Bengal, India, about 14 km from Adra Junction. Anara Railway Station is having 2 platforms for up trains and down trains. Anara has large number of Railway employees mostly Running staff residing in 3 pockets viz. Bungalow side, Old colony and new colony apart from the market area. There is a big railway school and adjacent to it a play ground.

Anara
Town
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Coordinates: 23.4802174°N 86.5603302°E / 23.4802174; 86.5603302
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Subdistrict	Para
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	5,517
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Pincode	723126
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB

Geography

8km
5miles

J

H

A

R

K

H

A

N

D

Damodar River

Panchet Dam
Reservoir

Panchet
Hill

Joychandi Pahar

R

Bero

R

Santuri

R

Ramchandrapur

R

Muraddi

R

Madhukunda

R

Kashipur

H

Kalloli

R

Baranti

T

Raghunathpur

M

Lapara

CT

Adra

CT

Kantaranguri

CT

Arra

CT

Murulia

CT

Ramkanali

R

Telkupi

H

Garh Panchkot

H

Banda Deul

H

Usir

R

Sarbari

R

Para

H

Nituria

R

Harmadih

R

Haraktor

H

Gobag

R

Cheliyama

R

Anara

R

Achkoda

H

Parbelia

CT

Hijuli

CT

Saltore

CT

Nabagram

CT

Shankara

CT

Chapari

CT

Dubra

CT

Kanki

CT

Santaldih

CT

  

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, Anara had a total population of 5,517, of which 2,822 (51%) were males and 2695 (49%) were females. There were 679 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Anara was 2,964 (61.26& of the population over 6 years).^[10]

Transport

Anara is off State Highway 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district).^[11]

There is a station at Anara on the Adra-Purulia sector of the Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line of the South Eastern Railway.^[12] South Bihar Express and Swarnarekha express are two major trains that stops here .

Education

Raghunathpur College was established in 1961 at Raghunathpur.^[13][14]

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.^[15]

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.^[16]

Culture

Banda Deul, located nearby, an 11th-century temple, is a monument of national importance.^[6][17]

There are some protected monuments at Para, under the Government of West Bengal.^[18]

References

1. "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
9. "Historical ruins". Trek Earth. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
10. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
11. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
12. "63594 Asansol-Purulia MEMU". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
13. "Raghunathpur College". RC. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
14. "Raghunathpur College". Careers 360. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
15. "Anara S.E.Rly Colony (H.S.) High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
16. "Anara Girls' High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
17. "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 134. ASI. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
18. "Archaeological Monuments, Purulia District, Government of West Bengal".