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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    =Harmasra

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| subdivision_name1       = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Bankura district|Bankura]]
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| population_total        = 3,131
| population_as_of        = 2011
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| demographics_type1      = Languages*
| demographics1_title1    = Official
| demographics1_info1     = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Santali language|Santali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| blank1_name_sec1        = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1        = [[Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bankura]]
| blank2_name_sec1        = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1        = [[Taldangra#Politics|Taldangra]]
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| iso_code                = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]
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'''Harmasra''' is a [[gram panchayat]] under [[Taldangra (community development block)|Taldangra]] intermediate panchayat, in [[Khatra subdivision]] of [[Bankura district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref name=panchayat>{{cite web| url = http://projectcare.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=2794&parenttype=B&ptype=V&button1=Submit| title = Village Panchayats of Taldangra, Bankura, West Bengal| access-date = 2009-09-15| work = Reports of National Panchayat Directory| publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Geography==
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===Location===
Harmasra is located at {{Coord|23.024423|N|87.000117|E|source:googlemaps_region:IN-WB |format=dms}}

<small>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.</small>

Census villages under Harmasra village panchayat are: Kadamara, Sulgi, Kiasol, Marasol, Harmasra, Keshetara, Bhimara, Chunalu, Dolbagicha, Jarkapaksara, Karanjabedia, Baghdoba, Ghagar, Patharkura, Tilabani, Kuldiha, Chakkuldiha, Sushunia, Mahishakanali, Bali Bandh, Nabagram, Maibandhi, Khichka, Rampur Kolsuli, Jamua.<ref name=panchayat/>

There are some small but picturesque water falls along the course of the [[Shilabati River|Shilabati]] near Harmasra,<ref>O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', Bengal District Gazetteers, pp.1-20,1995 reprint, Government of West Bengal</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Harmasra had a total population of 3,131 of which males were 1,581 (50%) and females were 1,550 (50%). Population in the age range 0–6 years was 341. The total number of literate persons in Harmasra was 2,044 (73.26% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html  |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise  |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 14 October 2016 }}</ref>

.*For language details see [[Taldangra (community development block)#Language and religion]]

==Transport==
===Railways===
The nearest railway station to Harmasra is Bheduasol which is located in and around 23.4 kilometer distance. [[Bankura]] [[Railway Station]] is the most important among others. The following table shows other railway stations and its distance.

*'''Bheduasol railway station'''	= 23.4&nbsp;km.
*'''Bankura railway station'''     	   = 23.5&nbsp;km.
*'''Bishnupur railway station'''	= 31.1&nbsp;km.
*'''ShriRampuram railway station'''	= 46.7&nbsp;km.
*'''Kalipahari railway station'''	= 47.1&nbsp;km.

==Culture==
[[File:Harmasra-temple1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rasmancha in Harmasra]]
Bankura district was once under the influence of [[Jainism]] and a number of Jain relics lie scattered in the district. Jain relics at villages [[Sonatapal]], [[Bahulara]], [[Dharapat]], Harmasra and [[Pareshnath]] (near [[Ambikanagar, Bankura|Ambiknagar]]) are now taken as Hindu relics and some of the intact images are daily worshipped as Hindu deities.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hindubooks.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=144&page=9| title = Temples and Legends of Bengal| access-date = 2009-07-12| work = Bankura| publisher = Hindu Books| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110617103235/http://www.hindubooks.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=144&page=9| archive-date = 17 June 2011| url-status = dead| df = dmy-all}}</ref> Harmasra has Jain temple made up of bricks with a [[shikhara]]. The temple has an image of [[Parshavanatha]] along with small images of other tirthankars.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] mentions the Lakshmi Janardana temple as a small flat roofed or ''chandni''-type temple built in the 19th century having a base of 20’6” x 11’2”, with terracotta decoration. He describes the large square ''rasmancha'' as being like a ''[[Bengal temple architecture#Ratna temple|pancha-ratna]], with both or either upper and lower cornices curved. He describes the square ''rasmancha'' of the Ray family as having temple-type ''nava-ratna'' turrets. Built in the 19th century with laterite and brick, and having a base of 14’ square, it has terracotta decorations and plaster work.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 63, 74, 77. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Harmasra-library1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Harmasra Library]]
Harmasra High School, is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1921. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 26 computers, a library with 500 books and a playground.<ref>{{cite web| url =  https://schools.org.in/bankura/19132102803/harmashra-h-s.html|title = Harmasra HS| publisher= Schools.org.in | access-date = 26 April 2020}}</ref>

Kadma High School, is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1951. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. The school has a library with 100 books and a playground.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/bankura/19132103402/kadma-h-s.html |title = Kadma HS |publisher=  Schools.org.in| access-date = 26 April 2020}}</ref>

Harmasra Girls Junior High School, is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1959. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. The school has 10 computers, a library with 430 books and a playground.<ref>{{cite web| url =  https://schools.org.in/bankura/19132102804/harmashra-girls-j-h-s.html|title = Harmashra Girls JNS |publisher=  Schools.org.in| access-date = 26 April 2020}}</ref>

==Gallery==

<gallery>
File:Harmasra-Temple3.jpg|An Old Temple
File:Harmasra-temple4.jpg|Jain Temple
File:Harmasra-school1.jpg|Near Harmasra School
File:Harmasra-Durga-puja1.jpg|Harmasra Durga Puja
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

==External links==
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{{Bankura District}}
{{Temple towns in West Bengal}}
{{Jain centres in West Bengal}}

[[Category:Villages in Bankura district]]