Jhantipahari

Jhantipahari (also written as Jhanti Pahari) is a census town in the Chhatna CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Jhantipahari Jhanti-Pahari
Census Town
Nickname:  JPH
Jhantipahari Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Jhantipahari Jhantipahari (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.369744°N 86.902708°E / 23.369744; 86.902708
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Area
• Total	3.8876 km2 (1.5010 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,326
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	722137
Telephone/STD code	03242
Lok Sabha constituency	Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chhatna
Website	bankura.gov.in

Geography

8km
5miles

River

Dwarakeswar

Damodar River

Durgapur
Barrage

B

Jagannathpur

T

Sonatapal

T

Ekteswar

T

Bahulara

T

Biharinath

H

Susunia

H

Saltora

R

Saldiha

R

Puabagan

R

Pakhanna

R

Onda

R

Murakata

R

Mejia

R

Medinipur

R

Maliara

R

Kanchanpur

R

Gangajalghati

R

Durlabhpur

R

Chhatna

R

Bikna

R

Amarkanan

R

Achuri

R

Bankura

M

Jhantipahari

CT

Ghutgarya

CT

Barjora

CT

Beliatore

CT

  

Places in Bankura Sadar subdivision in Bankura district
M: municipal town/ city, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: hill centre, T: temple/ religious centre, B: barrage
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Jhantipahari is located at 23.369744°N 86.902708°E / 23.369744; 86.902708.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River.^[1] It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas.^[2]

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, Jhanti Pahari had a total population of 5,326, of which 2,726 (51%) were males and 2,600 (49%) were females. There were 562 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Jhanti Pahari was 3,682 (77.29% of the population over 6 years).^[3]

.*For language details see Chhatna (community development block)#Language and religion

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bankura, Jhanti Pahari covered an area of 3.8876 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, tubewell/ borehole. It has almost every household with electric connections. Among the medical facilities it has 1 hospital, 3 dispensary/ Clinics, 1 Pathology Lab, 7 medicine shops including 1 MEDPLUS shop. Among the educational facilities it has 3 Govt primary schools, 2 Private Primary School,1 Secondary school, 1 Higher Secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Chhatna, Bankura 23  km away. Among the social cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 cinema theatre, It has 1 public library with 1 reading room, Among annual Sports Events mainly Yuva Utsav. - A Sports & Culture Event, Jhantipahari Champions Trophy - a Cricket event, A Yearly Volleyball Event, a yearly Gully Cricket Night event. Three important commodities it produced were rice, mustard oil, flour. It has the branch offices of 1 private commercial bank and 1 non-agricultural credit society.^[4]

It had 7 sports ground, 11 temples. Else there are 1 Police Out Post, 10 mills Including Rice and Oil Mills, 1 cement factory, 6 Poltry firms, 2 fish-veri, 2 Clothing Wholesaler & 2 Grocery Retailer shop along with more than 70 variety shops, 2 Bike Showrooms, 5 dhaba hotel,1 Restaurant, 7 Sweet shops, 6 Garages. It has the branch office of 1 private commercial bank, ATM, tathya seva kendra, 1 gramin bank and 1 non-agricultural credit society. The Jhatipahari high school had achieved a Madhyamik board-stand record of 9th position in 2006.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

This village has very large contribution as Rice mill, Mustard Oil mill, Fish & various vegetables cultivation, Poltry firm factory inside the district. Once there were ongoing approx 21 Mills at a high level of production that is being supplied across bankura and some neighbour districts during 1990 - 2008. One of the popular mill is Kamal rice mill and popular item that the village produced here is Hiramoti oil. Currently this village has well developed in some essential aspects like Education, Banking and finance, Cultivation, Transport.^{[citation needed]}

Transport

Jhantipahari railway station is on the Kharagpur-Bankura-Adra line of South Eastern Railway.^[5]

Jhantipahari Bus stand that connects Bankura-Raniganj-Saotaldihi, Bankura-Kashipur, Bankura-Kampalpur-Purulia regions. A huge commercial commuters used for an Iron Factory situated nearby in Jorhira for transporting Iron Raw materials via rail station to factory warehouse. Private taxies, auto rickshaws, hand rickshaws are available to make public transport more suitable across the village.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Jhantipahari High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1945. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 12 computers, a library with 500 books and a playground.^[6]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Jhantipahari.^[7]

References

1. "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
4. "District Census Handbook Bankura, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1429-1434; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1429; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1430; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1431; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Page 1432; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1432; Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
5. "68089 Midnapore-Adra Memu". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
6. "Jhantipahari HS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
7. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2020.