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{{Infobox settlement
| name =Harmasra

| other_name = Harmara
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| settlement_type = Village
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| 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 = [[Bankura district|Bankura]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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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]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = WB
| 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]]
| website = {{URL|wb.gov.in}}
| 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==
{{OSM Location map
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===Location===
Harmasra is located at {{Coord|23.024423|N|87.000117|E|source:googlemaps_region:IN-WB |format=dms}}

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.

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 km.
*'''Bankura railway station''' = 23.5 km.
*'''Bishnupur railway station''' = 31.1 km.
*'''ShriRampuram railway station''' = 46.7 km.
*'''Kalipahari railway station''' = 47.1 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]]

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