Kurmun
Kurmun | |
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Village | |
Coordinates:23°20′15″N87°58′47″E/ 23.3375°N 87.9798°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Bardhaman |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,478 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali,English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
PIN | 713102 |
Telephone/STDcode | 0342 |
Lok Sabhaconstituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Bhatar |
Website | purbabardhaman |
Kurmun(also spelled Kurhmun, Kurman) is a village inBurdwan ICD blockinBardhaman Sadar North subdivisionofPurba Bardhaman districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Geography
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M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical site, W: river project, C: craft centre
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Location
[edit]Kurmun is located at23°20′15″N87°58′47″E/ 23.3375°N 87.9798°E.
Urbanisation
[edit]73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[1]The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision.
Demographics
[edit]As per the2011 Census of IndiaKurmun had a total population of 8,478, of which 4,256 (50%) were males and 4,256 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 796. The total number of literates in Kurmun was 5,512 (71.75% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Transport
[edit]State Highway 8running from Santaldih (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) passes through Kurmun[3]
Education
[edit]Kurmun High school is a coeducational Bengali-medium higher secondary school. Established in 1914, it has facilities for teaching from class V to XII. It is housed in a government building, it has 16 computers, a library with 6,000 books and a play ground.[4]
Kurmun also has a library named "Udayan Sangha Rural Library" with around 10000 books and some ancient books called 'Punthi'
Culture
[edit]Kurmun has two old temples, the IshaneswarShivatemple with alingamin the shape of atrishulaand KalachandDharmarajtemple in Buri Gachtala. Earlier, Kurmun used to celebrate twoGajanutsabs – Ishaneswar Gajan in the Bengali month ofChoitroand Kalachand Gajan duringBuddha Purnima.Now there is a combined Gajan festival in Choitro, celebrated by all castes in the village. In the earlier days there used to be a dance with anara mundo(severed human head), that was collected from a dead body and painted in bright colours, this tradition still continues.[5]In the Ishaneswar Shiva temple there is an old stone idol of SaptamatrikaIndrani.It is a rather unusual combination of Shiva andShaktiworship.[6]
In Kurmun, there is one Church at Arachiya More, where Christmas is celebrated by Christians.
In Palashi (also called Sonapalashi), an adjacent village, there is a Buro Shiva temple, constructed in 1872. It has an attractive terracotta façade.Lal Behari Dey,ofBengal Peasant Life(earlier namedGovinda Samanta) fame was born at Palashi.[6]
Healthcare
[edit]Kurmun block primary health centre at Kurmun (with 10 beds) is the main medical facility in Burdwan I CD block. There areprimary health centresat Baghat (with 4 beds) and Jamar, PO Korar (with 10 beds).[7]In 2012, the average monthly patients attending Kurmun BPHC were 4,880 and average monthly admissions were 112. It handled 799 annual emergency admissions.[8]
See also -Healthcare in West Bengal
References
[edit]- ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman".Table 2.2.Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved25 January2019.
- ^"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables".West Bengal – District-wise.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved18 March2017.
- ^"List of State Highways in West Bengal".West Bengal Traffic Police.Retrieved18 March2017.
- ^"Kurmun High School".ICBSE.Retrieved23 January2019.
- ^"আজ কুড়মুনে ভয়ংকর মরার মাথা খেলা ☠️😨 || Ajj Kurmun Voinkor Morar Mathe Khala 😱 @deepbijayvlogs34".YouTube.13 April 2023.
- ^abChattopadhyay, Akkori,Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti(History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.),(in Bengali),Vol II, pages 576-77, Radical Impression.ISBN81-85459-36-3
- ^"Health & Family Welfare Department".Health Statistics.Government of West Bengal.Retrieved19 January2019.
- ^"Performancee of Block Primary Health Centres (BPHC) in West Bengal during 2012 (January to December)"(PDF).Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved9 March2019.