Par Beliya

Parbelia
পারবেলিয়া
Town
Parbelia

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 23°38′N 86°51′E / 23.63°N 86.85°E / 23.63; 86.85Coordinates: 23°38′N 86°51′E / 23.63°N 86.85°E / 23.63; 86.85
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purulia
Population (2001)
 • Total 6,036
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Website purulia.gov.in

Parbelia is a census town under Neturia police station [1] in Puruliya district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

The area forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.[2] It is located south of Damodar River.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Parbelia had a population of 6036. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Par Beliya has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 48%. In Par Beliya, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

It is an important coal mining area of Eastern Coalfields Ltd., a subsidiary of Coal India Limited.[4] This area of Purulia district is linked with Dishergarh in Asansol subdivision with a bridge across the Damodar River.

References

  1. ↑ "Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Purulia District". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  2. ↑ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  4. ↑ Eastern Coalfields
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, October 07, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.