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Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District(s) | Nadia |
Parliamentary constituency | Ranaghat |
Assembly constituency | Ranaghat Uttar Paschim |
Population | 50,254 (2001[update]) |
Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Phulia (also spelt Fulia) (Bengali: ফুলিয়া) is a census town under Shantipur police station of Ranaghat subdivision in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
It is 80 KM from Kolkata and well connected by Sealdah - Santipur section train service and National Highway - 34.
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Fulia is located at .[2] It is located in Shantipur block, Ranaghat subdivision, Nadia district.[3] Shantipur police station serves this block.[4]
After partition of India, many skilled weavers of Dhaka came and settled in West Bengal around Shantipur in Nadia district and Ambika Kalna of Bardhaman district, both traditionally renowned centres for hand-woven fabrics. With government encouragement and support, the talented weavers soon revived their ancestral occupation and the art of exquisite weaving once again flourished. Today, finely woven feather-touch textiles and saris in exotic designs and colours are being produced in the vast weaving belt of Shantipur, Phulia, Samudragarh, Dhatrigram and Ambika Kalna—each centre producing superb fabrics in its own unique weaving style. Dhatrigram produces jacquards and jamdanis while Kalna is famous for tangails and gorgeous jamdanis. Phulia and Samudragarh specialize in a combination of jacquard and jamdani work while Santipur is known for superfine dhotis and jacquards. The produce is marketed through co-operatives and various undertakings.[5]
There are three establishments of State Agriculture Department at Fulia. One is the office of the Assistant Director of Agriculture in the premise of the Block Panchyet Samity and Block Development Officer. The other two offices are located at the northern side of the Block offices. Beside Sabuj Pally road the District Seed Farm is located. The other important agricultural establishment is the Agricultural Training Centre. It has been declared Bio Diversity Conservation Farm in 2006 by the Department Of Agriculture,West Bengal. It is the only organic farm among 270 state run farms. It imparts training on sustainable agriculture. It has been doing organic farming for the last ten years.Mr Anupam Paul of the centre has taken the eco friendly initiative. It has also been conserving, re-evaluating and distributing more than 180 region specific indigenous folk rice varieties for the last couple of years. Farmers are receiving them with great interest as some of the bold grain rice varieties give substantial yield through organic farming. There are nearly 30 scented rice varieties and it fetches good price.All the varieties are being grown through single plant transplanting method.
Poet Krittibas Ojha (5th century poet), who wrote Ramayan in Bengali used to live here.
As of 2001[update] India census[6], Phulia had a population of 50,254. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Phulia has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 62%. In Phulia, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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