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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bongabari
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal # India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23|21|28.1|N|86|23|14.5|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purulia district|Purulia]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 4,215
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 723147 (Vivekanandanagar)
| area_code_type = Telephone/[[Subscriber trunk dialing|STD]] code
| area_code = 03254
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency)|Purulia]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Purulia]]
| website = {{URL|purulia.gov.in/}}
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'''Bongabari''' is a village in the [[Purulia II]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Purulia Sadar subdivision]] of the [[Purulia district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord9={{coord|23|21|40|N|86|23|14|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9=Bongabari| numbered9=R| mark-title9= Bongabari (R)|shape-color9=black| label-size9=13|label-color9=black 
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|mark-coord12={{coord|23|22|52|N|86|25|1|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12=Chharra| numbered12=H| mark-title12= [[Chharra, Purulia]] (H) |shape-color12=#AA6666
|mark-coord13={{coord|23|18|16|N|86|36|43|E}} | label-pos13=left|label13=Daldali| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Daldali]] (R) |shape-color13=#C42222
|mark-coord14={{coord|23|18|0|N|86|39|0|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14=Hura| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Hura, Purulia]] (R) |shape-color14=#C42222
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|mark-coord18={{coord|23|21|40|N|86|20|23|E}} | label-pos18=left|label18= Sidho Kanho Birsha University| numbered18=F| mark-title18= [[Sidho Kanho Birsha University]] (F) |shape-color18=#967117
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===Location===
Bongabari is located at {{coord|23|21|28.1|N|86|23|14.5|E|display=inline}}.

===Area overview===
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]]. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. [[Purulia Sadar subdivision]] covers the central portion of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. The map alongside shows some urbanization around [[Purulia]] city. 18.58% of the population, the highest among the subdivisions of the district, lives in urban areas. There are 4 census towns in the subdivision. The [[Kangsabati River|Kangsabati]] (locally called Kansai) flows through the subdivision. The subdivision has old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The focus is on education - the university, the sainik school, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at Bongabari, the upcoming medical college at [[Hatuara]], et al.<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://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A| work= Deulghat - Pages 99-100: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 21 January 2020}}</ref><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, Series 20, Part XII A| work= Charra - Page 103: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 21 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://skbu.ac.in/ |title = Sidho-Kano-Birsha University |publisher= SKBU | access-date = 17 January 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://sainikschoolpurulia.com/| title = Sainik School Purulia| publisher = SSP |access-date = 1 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengals-rkm-college-bags-highest-naac-grade/articleshow/72731937.cms | title = West Bengal's RKM college bags highest NAAC grade| publisher = The Times of India, 16 December 2019 |access-date = 31 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://pgmch.edu.in/home|title = Purulia Government Medical College & Hospital |publisher= PGMCH | access-date = 17 January 2020 }}</ref>

<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>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]] Bongabari had a total population of 4,215 of which 2,082 (49%) were males and 2,133 (51%) were females. There were 500 persons in the age range of 0-6 years. The total number of literate persons in Bongabari was 2,559 (68.88% 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 = 2 December 2016 }}</ref>

==Civic administration==
===CD block HQ===
The headquarters of the Purulia II CD block are located at Bongabari.<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 | work= Map of District Puruliya with CD block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 2 December 2016 }}</ref>

==Transport==
[[State Highway 5 (West Bengal)]] running from Rupnarayanpur (in the Bardhaman district) to Junput (in the Purba Medinipur district) (locally popular as Barakar Road) passes through Bongabari.<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 = 2 December 2016}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Purulia]], is a residential boys only higher secondary school with both Bengali and English as medium of instruction. It was established in 1967.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://rkmvpurulia.in/historical-background/| title = Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith | publisher = RKMV Purulia |access-date = 31 January 2020}}</ref>It bagged the best school award from the school education department of West Bengal government.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengals-rkm-college-bags-highest-naac-grade/articleshow/72731937.cms | title = West Bengal's RKM college bags highest NAAC grade| publisher = The Times of India, 16 December 2019 |access-date = 31 January 2020}}</ref>

Bongabari Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1987. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. [[Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya]] hostel facilities, located in the existing school, provides free boarding, financial support etc. for students from disadvantaged sections of society.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/bongabari-girls-high-school-2qw5g3 | title = Bongabari Girls High School | publisher = ICBSE |access-date = 31 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/292 | title = Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya |work= West Bengal Public Library Network| publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 31 January 2020}}</ref>

Manbhum Drishti Pratibandhi Sikshayatan is a middle school for the visually impaired. It is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1997. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class VIII.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/1139 | title = Sponsored Special Schools for the Disabled| work= West Bengal Public Library Network | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 21 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/manbhum-dristi-p-b-sikshayatan-ey28nw| title = Manbhum Drishti P.B. Sikshayatan| publisher = ICDSE |access-date = 31 January 2020}}</ref>

==Culture==
There is a small [[Deula|rekha deul]] built of stone in [[Chharra, Purulia|Chharra]], located nearby. The tower is extensively carved. The ornamentation of the ''[[sikhara]]'' suggests that it belongs to an age earlier than the [[Telkupi]] temples, i.e., earlier than 11th century. There was another temple which has fallen. It was a plain ''pancha ratna'' temple. With loose Jain sculptures strewn around the village, it is possible that both were Jain temples.<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, Series 20, Part XII A| work= Charra - Page 103: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 21 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Purulia District}}

[[Category:Villages in Purulia district]]
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