Bhara

Bhara
Village
Bhara Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bhara Bhara (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.162343°N 87.387657°E / 23.162343; 87.387657
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,970
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	722157
Telephone/STD code	03244
Lok Sabha constituency	Bishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bishnupur
Website	bankura.gov.in

Bhara is a village in the Bishnupur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

8km
5miles

River

Dwarakeswar

Damodar River

Madanmohanpur

T

Patit Dommahal

T

Maynapur

T

Hadal Narayanpur

T

Gumut

T

Gokulnagar

T

Dwadashbari

T

Balsi
Purbapara

T

Baital

T

Akui

T

Dihar

T

Dharapat

T

Kotulpur

CT

Sonamukhi

M

Bishnupur

M

Joykrishnapur

R

Laugram

R

Ajodhya

R

Radhanagar

R

Patrasayer

R

Jayrambati

R

Joypur

R

Indas

R

Bhara

R

Chatra

R

  

Places in Bishnupur subdivision in Bankura district
M: Municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: ancient/ temple centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bhara is located at 23.162343°N 87.387657°E / 23.162343; 87.387657.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains.[1] It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas.[2] It was a part of the core area of Mallabhum.[3]

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, Bhara had a total population of 2,970, of which 1,493 (50%) were males and 1,477 (50%) were females. There were 309 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Bhara was 1,679 (63.10% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Education

Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya was established in 2009. Affiliated with the Bankura University it offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, English, education, history, music, geography and a general course in arts. The institution is named after the 56th Acharya of the Nimbarka Sampradaya Sri Mahanta Sri Sri 108 Swami Dhananjaya Das Kathiababa, who was born at Bhara.[5][6]

Bhara Dhananjaya Das Kathiababa High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1903. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 5 computers, a library with 2,500 books and a playground.[7]

Culture

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  Bhara at-chala Shiva Mandir

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Bhora, with 10 beds.[8]

References

1. "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.^[permanent dead link‍]
3. O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
4. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
5. "Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya". SDDKM. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
6. "Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
7. "Bhara DD KB High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
8. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.