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{{About|the town in [[Purulia district]]|the neighbourhood of Kolkata|Burrabazar}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
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'''Barabazar''' is a [[census town]] in the [[Barabazar (community development block)|Barabazar]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Manbazar subdivision]] of the [[Purulia district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Geography==
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===Area overview===
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]]. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. [[Manbazar subdivision]], shown in the map alongside, is located in the eastern part of the district. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 96.32% of the population living in the rural areas and 3.68% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map shows the Kangsabati Project Reservoir. The [[Mukutmanipur Dam]] is in Bankura district but the upper portion of the reservoir is in Manbazar subdivision. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district. The subdivision has a very high proportion of [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]]. Bandwan CD block has 51.86% ST population, Manbazar II CD block has 48.97% ST population. Manbazar I CD block has 22.03% ST and 22.44% SC. Puncha CD block has 24.74% ST and 14.54 SC.<ref>Houlton, Sir John, ''Bihar, the Heart of India'', 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 12 January 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 16 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://purulia.gov.in/tourntravel/tour_archeo.html|title=Travel and Tourism : Purulia|publisher=The Official Website of Purulia District}}</ref> Writing in 1911, H. Coupland, ICS, speaks of the aboriginal races largely predominating in the old Manbhum district. He particularly mentions the Kurmis, Santhals, Bhumij and Bauri.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://archive.org/stream/manbhum01coup/manbhum01coup_djvu.txt | title = Bengal District Gazetteers – Manbhum by H. Coupland| work= Page 76: Manbhum, Castes and Tribes| publisher = University of California, San Diego |access-date = 10 February 2020}}</ref>

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.

==Civic administration==
===Police station===
Barabazar police station has jurisdiction over the [[Barabazar (community development block)|Barabazar]] CD block. The area covered is 414 km2 and the population covered is 170,876. It has 44.39 km of inter-state border with Kamalpur and Boram police stations in the East Singhbhum district and Nimdih PS in the Seraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 5 October 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://puruliapolice.org/ps/barabazar-ps/ |title = Barabazar PS | publisher= Purulia District Police | access-date = 5 October 2016}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Barabazar had a total population of 8,056 of which 4,195 (52%) were males and 3,861 (48%) were females. There were 881 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Barabazar was 5,751 (80.15% 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 = 5 October 2016 }}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Barabazar had a population of 7572. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Barabazar has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the literates being male and 41% being female. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Infrastructure==
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya'', Barabazar covered an area of 3.35 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, service reservoir, tap water from treated sources, covered wells. It had 643 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 16 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college. Three important commodities it produced were paddy, rice and vegetables.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Puruliya, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Pages 1073-1083 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal |access-date = 30 January 2020}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Barabazar Bikram Tudu Memorial College]] was established in 2006.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bbtmc.net/|title = Barabazar Bikram Tudu Memorial College |publisher= BBTMC | access-date = 17 January 2020 }}</ref>

Barabazar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1885. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 10 computers and a library with 3,000 books.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/barabazar-h-s-gpe9wl | title = Barabazar (HS) High School | publisher = ICBSE |access-date = 24 January 2020}}</ref>

Barabhum High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. It has a library with over 10,200 books.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://directory.edugorilla.com/school/barabhum-high-school-barabazar-purulia-fee-structure-syllabus-address-admission-form-contact-number/ | title = Barabhum High School | publisher = EduGorilla |access-date = 24 January 2020}}</ref>

Barabazar Girls’ High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1979. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 10 computers and a library with 2,092 books.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/barabazar-girls-high-school-h-s-2qwdlq | title = Barabazar Girls’ High School (HS)| publisher = ICBSE |access-date = 24 January 2020}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[State Highway 4 (West Bengal)|State Highway 4]] passes through this town.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 23 August 2016}}</ref>

[[Barabhum railway station]] is on the Adra-Chandil section of the [[Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line]] of the South Eastern Railway.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/tatanagar-asansol-memu-68056/2973/1534/956|title = 68056 Tatanagar-Asansol MEMU |work= Time Table |publisher= indiarailinfo | access-date = 24 January 2020}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Barabazar Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is a major government medical facility in Barabazar CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 21 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Purulia District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Purulia district]]

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>Chandan Guha at 02:38, 25 May 2021