Par Beliya

Par Beliya
—  town  —
Par Beliya
Location of Par Beliya
in West Bengal and India
Coordinates
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) Puruliya
Population 6,036 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Website purulia.gov.in/

Par Beliya (Bengali: পার বেলিয়া) is a census town under Neturia police station [1]in Puruliya district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Geography

The area forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.[2]It is located south of Damodar River.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[3], Par Beliya had a population of 6036. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Par Beliya has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 48%. In Par Beliya, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

It is an important coal mining area of Eastern Coalfields Ltd., a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. [4] This area of Purlia district is linked with Dishergarh in Asansol subdivision with a bridge across the Damodar River. [1]

References

  1. ^ "Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Purulia District". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_14.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-02. 
  2. ^ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  4. ^ Eastern Coalfields