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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Manbazar
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| settlement_type = City
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23|03|41.4|N|86|39|51.1|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 = 9,521
| 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]],[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 723131
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 03253
| registration_plate = WB 56,WB 80
| 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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'''Manbazar''' is a city in [[Manbazar I]] block of [[Manbazar subdivision]] of [[Purulia district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. The headquarters of Manbazar subdivision are located in Manbazar.

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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===Location===
Manbazar is located at {{coord|23|03|41.4|N|86|39|51.1|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. [[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>[[John Wardle Houlton|Sir John Houlton]], ''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 |accessdate = 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 | accessdate = 16 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://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 |accessdate = 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.

==Demographics==
{{Historical population
|1869| 2261
|1872| 2429
|2011| 9521
|percentages=pagr
}}
As per [[2011 Census of India]] Manbazar town had a total population of 9,521 of which 4,867 (51%) were males and 4,654 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,007. The total number of literates in Manbazar was 6,948 (81.61% 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 | accessdate = 8 October 2016 }}</ref>

==Civic administration==

===Sub Division===
Manbazar subdivision is one of the four subdivisions from Purulia district.SDO and SDPO offices are present in the Manbazar city.
===Police station===
Manbazar police station has jurisdiction over a part of the [[Manbazar I]] CD block. The area covered is 411.11 km2 and the population covered is 153,985.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 8 October 2016 |url-status = usurped |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php |archivedate = 29 July 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://puruliapolice.org/ps/bandwan-ps/ | title = Bandwan PS | publisher = Purulia District Police | accessdate = 8 October 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===CD block HQ===
The headquarters of the Manbazar I CD block are located at Manbazar.<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 | accessdate = 2 December 2016 }}</ref>

==Transport==
[[State Highway 4 (West Bengal)|SH 4]] running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) and [[State Highway 5 (West Bengal)|SH 5]] running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) cross at Manbazar.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | accessdate = 8 October 2016}}</ref> SBSTC has a bus depot at Manbazar.

==Education==
[[Manbhum Mahavidyalaya]] at Manbazar is affiliated to [[Sidho Kanho Birsha University]]. It offers courses in B.Sc. (Hons) in Economics and Computer Science, B.Sc. (General), B.Com (Hons), B.Com (General), B.A. (Hons) in Bengali, English, Santali, History, Geography and Economics, B.A. (General), B.B.A. (Hons).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.collegeadmission.in/ManbhumMahavidyalaya/Manbhum_Mahavidyalaya.shtml |title= Manbhum Mahavidyalaya |publisher= College Admission |accessdate= 8 October 2016 |archive-date= 13 October 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161013170649/http://www.collegeadmission.in/ManbhumMahavidyalaya/Manbhum_Mahavidyalaya.shtml |url-status= dead }}</ref>

Manbazar R.M. Institution, Manbazar Girls' High school, Swapan Subrata High School, PDGM High School is present in the Manbazar town.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://skbu.ac.in/cvs/skbu_file/20140418154038.pdf |title= Manbhum Mahavidyalaya |publisher= SKU |accessdate= 8 October 2016}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Manbazar Rural Hospital, with 40 beds, is a major government medical facility in Manbazar I 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 | accessdate = 21 January 2020 | archive-date = 8 October 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref>

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

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