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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kuruktopa
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.1715|N|86.5242|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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| 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 = 723128
| area_code_type = Telephone/[[Subscriber trunk dialing|STD]] code
| area_code = 03253
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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 = [[Manbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manbazar]]
| website = {{URL|purulia.gov.in/}}
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'''Kuruktopa''' is a village in the [[Puncha (community development block)|Puncha]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Manbazar subdivision]] of the [[Purulia district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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| coord={{coord|23|3|0|N|86|32|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Places in Manbazar subdivision in Purulia district'''<br/> CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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|mark-coord2={{coord|22|52|33|N|86|30|25|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2=Bandwan| numbered2=CT| mark-title2= [[Bandwan]] (CT)
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|mark-coord4={{coord|22|56|25|N|86|39|28|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4=Bargorya| numbered4=R| mark-title4= [[Bargorya]] (R) |shape-color4=#C42222
|mark-coord5={{coord|22|55|30|N|86|35|31|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5=Boro| numbered5=R| mark-title5= [[Boro, Purulia]] (R) |shape-color5=#C42222
|mark-coord6={{coord|23|11|36|N|86|31|1|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6=Kenda| numbered6=R| mark-title6= [[Kenda, Purulia]] (R) |shape-color6=#C42222
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|10|17|N|86|31|27|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7=Kuruktopa| numbered7=R| mark-title7= Kuruktopa (R) |shape-color7=black| label-size7=13|label-color7=black 
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|10|24|N|86|39|46|E}} | label-pos8=right|label8=Laulara| numbered8=R| mark-title8= [[Laulara, Purulia]] (R) |shape-color8=#C42222
|mark-coord9={{coord|23|9|46|N|86|39|7|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9=Puncha| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Puncha, Purulia]] (R)]]|shape-color9=#C42222
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|6|34|N|86|39|40|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Budhpur| numbered10=H| mark-title10= [[Budhpur, Purulia]] (H) |shape-color10=#AA6666
|mark-coord11={{coord|23|9|12|N|86|39|56|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Pakbirra| numbered11=H| mark-title11= [[Pakbirra]] (H) |shape-color11=#AA6666
|mark-coord12={{coord|22|57|22|N|86|36|20|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Susunia| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Susunia, Purulia]] (R) |shape-color12=#C42222
|mark-coord13={{coord|22.9462|N|86.7003|E}} |label13=Kangsabati Project|labela13= Reservoir| label-color13 = #77A1CB| label-angle13=0| label-pos13=top| label-size13=10| mark-size13=0| mark-title13 =none
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===Location===
Kuruktopa is located at {{coord|23.1715|N|86.5242|E}}.

===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-date = 21 January 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |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>

<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]], Kuruktopa had a total population of 2,964, of which 1,500 (51%) were males and 1,464 (49%) were females. There were 394 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Kuruktopa was 1,480 (57.59% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 21 January 2020}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Sitaram Mahato Memorial College]] at Anandadweep, Kuruktopa was established in 2015. Affiliated with the [[Sidho Kanho Birsha University]], it offers honours courses in Bengali, Santali, English, Sanskrit, philosophy, political science, history, geography, anthropology, and a general course in arts.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://smmcollege.ac.in/| title = Sitaram Mahato Memorial College| publisher = SMMC |access-date = 19 January 2020}}</ref>

Kuruktopa High School is a Bengali-medium, coeducational institution established in 1946. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has 17 computers and a library with 700 books.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/kuruktopa-high-school-h-s-gpernk | title = Kuruktopa High School| publisher = ICBSE |access-date = 19 January 2020}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
There is a [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centre]] with 2 beds at Anandadweep, Kuruktopa.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/PHC.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work = Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres | publisher = Government of West Bengal | access-date = 21 January 2020 | archive-date = 21 April 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180421215645/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/PHC.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Purulia District}}

[[Category:Villages in Purulia district]]

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