Panchmura
Panchmura পাঁচমুড়া | |
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Village | |
Panchmura Panchmura Location in West Bengal, India | |
Coordinates: 22°58′00″N 87°10′00″E / 22.9667°N 87.1667°ECoordinates: 22°58′00″N 87°10′00″E / 22.9667°N 87.1667°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Bankura |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
• Body | Gram panchayat |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,719 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bankura |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Taldangra |
Website |
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Panchmura is a gram panchayat under Taldangra intermediate panchayat, in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] It is 21 km (13 mi) from Bishnupur and is famous for the terracotta Bankura horse, a folk artefact and now the national symbol for Indian handicrafts.[2]
Geography
Panchmura is located at 22°58′00″N 87°10′00″E / 22.9667°N 87.1667°E. It has an average elevation of 68 m (223 ft).[3]
Census villages under Panchmura gram panchayat are as follows: Nutangram, Danduria, Dhobajor, Banskopa, Kanaipur, Radhanagar, Amjor, Panchmura, Adhkara, Kukutia, Jaypur, Chakiambedia, Lalbandh, Deulbhira, Bhetuadanga, Jambedia, Rasiagara, Shyamsundarpur and Tatar.[4]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Panchmura had a total population of 3,719 of which 1,854 (50%) were males and 1,865 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 425. The total number of literates in Panchmura was 2,525 (76.65% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Bankura horse
The terracotta Bankura horse, the logo of All India Handicrafts,[6] and an item which now adorns drawing rooms across the world as symbols of Indian folk-art, is produced in Panchmura[7]
References
- ↑ "Village Panchayats of West Bengal". Bankura. National Panchayat Directory,Panchayat Informatics Division,NIC. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ↑ "Incredible India". West Bengal. India tourism. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ↑ "Panchmura, India Page". Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ↑ "List of Census Villages mapped for Village Panchayat:Panchmura, Taldangra, Bankura,West Bengal". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "Bankura's Horses". bengalinet. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ↑ "Terracotta Traditions". potteryindia. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bishnupur (West Bengal). |