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| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Birbhum |
| Parliamentary constituency | Birbhum |
| Assembly constituency | Suri |
| Population | 79,818 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 56 metres (184 ft) |
| Website | birbhum.nic.in |
Suri, (also spelt as Siuri), (Bengali: সিউড়ি), is the headquarters of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal, India.
Suri is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 56 metres (187 feet). Tilpara barrage on Mayurakshi river is located 3 km north-east of Siuri.
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The chief industries of Suri include rice milling, cotton and silk weaving, and furniture manufacture. Suri was constituted a municipality in 1876.
In March 2008, a private Kolkata-based firm, Ramsarup Group, unveiled a proposal for large-scale investment. A greenfield power plant and cement manufacturing plant worth Rs 2200 crores (US $550 million) was submitted to the Government of West Bengal.[2] Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant is around 12 kilometers away from Suri town.
According to 1991 census Suri had a population of ~ 54,274 (Prelim). As of 2001[update] India census,[3] Suri had a population of 79,818. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Suri has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 68%. In Suri, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Suri is 220 km from State capital Kolkata (Calcutta), 90 km from Durgapur, 34 km from Bolpur, Santiniketan, 55 km from Andal and 19 km from Sainthia on the Andal-Sainthia Branch Line of Eastern Railway.[4] It is on Panagarh–Morgram Highway.(known as N.H 60)
Transport system mainly depends on Govt. Bus Service N.B.S.C.T.E & S.B.S.C.T.E & Private Bus service Fron Suri, one can go to several large towns of West Bengal, like - Kolkata, Durgapur, Asansol, Medinipur, Digha, Burdwan, Malda, Berhampur, Raigunj, Siliguri, Katwa, etc. and others. Suri is a model Railway Station (E.R). From Suri railway station, there are many trains to go to Howrah (via Andal-Durgapur-Bandel), like the Hool Express, Mayurakshi Express, Suri-Howrah(via-prantic), etc. There are also the Chennai-Guwahati Express for Assam, Bananchal Express, etc.
Most people communicate with each other in Bengali and some people use Hindi,English and Urdu to communicate with each other.
Colleges in Suri include old Suri Vidyasagar College and the newer Birbhum Mahavidyalaya ,both affiliated to the University of Burdwan ; Birbhum Institute of Engineering & Technology and Sri Ramkrisna Shilpa Vidyapith (it's a 50 years old institution with great landmark of diploma courses in Mechanical, Electrical & Civil Engineering in West Bengal) also known as 'L. C. College'. Suri has one of the oldest schools in the District, Birbhum Zilla School, established in 1851 prior to 'Sipahi Bidroho'. The other schools are mostly new, except for Suri Benimadhab Institution established in 1902. R. T. Girls' High School and Banimandir High School are situated here too. Also there are 2 famous schools of Suri, viz. Sree Sree Ramkrishna Vidyapith and Suri P. & C.M.M. High School.
Birbhum Institute Of Engineering & Technology (BIET) was established at Suri in 1999. It has become an important landmark of Suri. This institute has made a great success in the field of engineering and technologic education. As per the regulations of the West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT) and AICTE norms an applicant can take admission to B.E. or B.Tech. degree courses here with requisite marks and ranks in WBJEE/AIEEE examinations to the following disciplines: 1. Mechanical Engineering, 2. Civil Engineering, 3. Electrical Engineering, 4. Electronics and Communication Engineering, 5. Computer Science and Engineering, 6. Information Technology .
Suri has two important libraries. One is the District Library and the other Vivekananda Granthagar. These libraries boast of a very formidable collection of books and periodicals and have many rare references regarding the history and culture of Birbhum district.
There is a Suri municipality.It is divided into 18 wards.Currently,it is controlled by the Indian National Congress-Trinamool Congress alliance. In the 2010 municipal elections,the municipality faced a hung verdict.Later,the Trinamool Congress with 8 councillors ,formed the municipal board by taking the support of 6 Congress councillors.
There are some famous clubs in Suri and they organise many humanitarian and cultural activities here. Some important and famous clubs are:
Suri is famous for a special food preparation called morabba. Morabba of various fruits and vegetables soaked in thick sweet syrup comes in unimaginable number of varieties, which includes Morabba of Satamooli.
Some famous temple are situated in Suri. Moumachhi Club has established a Kali temple in Suri, which is unique and grand in this town. Other famous temples are Jonaki Kali Mandir,Bamni Kalibari,Bhabatarini Kalibari, Dangalpara Anandpur sarbajanin MatriMandir, Radha Ballav Mandir, Shani Mandir, Damodar Mandir, Rabindarpally Kalibari and the very famous Rakshakali Temple and Kendua Dakshin Para Kali Mandir etc.
Suri is also close to Tarapith (30-45 mins by bus) and Kankalitala (45mins - 1hr by bus) which are two of the 51 Shakti peethas.
There are a few mosques in Suri and among them the Masjid at Masjid More and the one at Madrasa Road deserve special mentions. The only church in this town is situated near the Circuit House and Suri Sadar Hospital.
Every year in Suri there is a very famous fair called 'Barobagan Mela'. This historic fair was inaugurated by the then Governor of Bengal Lord Brabourne. In 1940 this fair was blessed by none other than 'Kabiguru' Rabindranath Tagore.
A new park name 'Shahid Bhagat Singh Park' is situated in Suri near the Circuit House. Recently the park has been opened for commoners. Former District Magistrate of Birbhum Mr Khalil Ahmed had proposed the idea of building this park for the children of Suri. The work for the park started in 2004 and the park was complete in 2009. Also there is another park in Suri for children known as Lees Club Park,near the Chaitali Cinema hall.
Tilpada Barrage over Myurakshi river & Bakreshwar Thermal Power Project.
The climate of the district is generally dry, mild and healthy. The hot weather usually last from the middle of March to the middle of the June, the rainy season from the middle of June to the middle of October, and the cold weather from middle of October to the middle of March. They do not always correspond to these limit. As a rule, the wind is from south-east in Summer and from the north-west in winter.
The district is well drained by a number of rivers and rivulets running in nearly every case from west to east with a slight southerly inclination. Only two are rivers of any magnitude , viz., the Mor and the Ajay, the latter of which marks the southern boundary, while the Mor runs through Birbhum from West to East. Both rivers are of considerable size when they enter the district, their width varying according to the configuration of the country, from two hundred yards to half a mile. The Ajay first touches the district at its south-west corner, and follows a winding course in an easterly direction, till it enters Burdwan at the extreme south-eastern angle of Birbhum, eventually falling into Bhagirathi near Katwa. The Mor enters Birbhum from the Santhal Paraganas near the village of Haripur and flows through the centre of the district from west to east, passing two miles north of Suri and forming the southern boundary of the Rampurhat Sub-division. It leaves the district a little east of Gunutia and joins Dwarka which itself is a tributary of the Bhagirathi. The Mor is also widely known as Mayurakshi meaning "the peacock eyed", i.e. having water as lustrous as the eye of the peacock. Between the Mor and Ajay there are a few large streams coming from beyond the western boundary, of which the Hinglo is the most important. It enters the District from the Santhal Paraganas some eight miles north of Ajay, flows through Dubrajpur thana, and gradually approaches that river, unites with it at Chapla, after a course in Birbhum of about 15 miles. Another river is the Bakreswar, which rises at hot spring of same name near Tantipara, some ten miles west of Suri, and after following a zigzag course eastward, and receiving one by one the waters of almost all the rivulets, joins the Mor a few miles beyond the eastern boundary of the district. Other important rivers of the district includes the Brahmani, the Bansloi, the Pagla, the Kopai or Sal
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