Raghunathpur, Purulia
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Raghunathpur
West Bengal, India |
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 Raghunathpur
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| District(s) | Purulia |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population | 21,812 (2001) |
| Codes • Postal |
• 723 133 |
See Raghunathpur for other towns with the same name.
Raghunathpur is a subdivision and town in Purulia district of West Bengal, India. It is on the Purulia – Barakar road.
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[edit] Demographics
Raghunathpur had a total population of 21,812 in 2001. Out of this 11,326 were males and 10,486 were females. 2,640 persons were below the age of 6 years. 13,317 persons were literate. [1]
[edit] Economy
Damodar Valley Corporation has planned for a power plant at Raghunathpur as a proposed greenfield plant in the 11th plan. The first stage would be 2 X 500 MW. [2]
Representatives of the Jai Balaji group [3] visited the Raghunathpur on 11 January 2007 to see the sites for their proposed steel, cement and power plants. [4]
[edit] Politics
Uma Rani Bouri of CPI (M) won the Raghunathpur (reserved for SC) seat in 2006 state assembly elections. [5]
[edit] Education
- Raghunathpur College
[edit] Joychandi Pahar
Joychandi Pahar, [1], 3 km from Raghunathpur, is a popular tourist centre and major attraction for rock climbing. [6] Joychandi Pahar rail station is on the Asansol – Adra section of South Eastern Railway. The other rock climbing centre nearby is at Susunia.
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