Misplaced Pages

Tulin, Purulia

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Village in West Bengal, India
Tulin
Village
Tulin is located in West BengalTulinTulinat the border of west Bengal, Location in West Bengal, IndiaShow map of West BengalTulin is located in IndiaTulinTulinTulin (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°22′46″N 85°53′26″E / 23.3794°N 85.8906°E / 23.3794; 85.8906
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurulia
Government
 • TypePanchayet
Area
 • Total761.94 km (294.19 sq mi)
Elevation264 m (866 ft)
Population
 • Total9,844
 • Density13/km (33/sq mi)
Bengali, Kurmali, local hindi
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Websitepurulia.gov.in
About OpenStreetMapsMaps: terms of use 8km
5milesJHA R KHAND Chandni Hill△ Gorgaburu△ Ajodhya
Hills Chamtuburu△ Subarnarekha River Murguma DamTMurguma Dam Bamni FallsT PuruliaTPurulia Pumped Storage Power Station Ajodhya Hill topT CharidaXCharida (X) SuisaHSuisa (H) TulinR PatardiR MasinaRMasina, Purulia (R) KotshilaRKotshila (R) JiudaruRJiudaru (R) JargoRJargo, Purulia (R) BaghmundiRBaghmundi (R) Ananda NagarRAnanda Nagar, Purulia (R) AgharpurRAgharpur (R) JhaldaMJhalda (M) JaypurCJaypur, Purulia (Census Town) BegunkodorCBegunkodor (Census Town) ChekyaCChekya (Census Town)  Places in Jhalda subdivision in Purulia district. Key:
M: municipality, C: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, X: craft centre, T: tourist centre, △: hills
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the locations in the larger map on click through may vary slightly.

Tulin is a village and a gram panchayat in the Jhalda I CD block in the Jhalda subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, situated beside the Subarnarekha River.

Geography

Location

Tulin is a developed village, located in the border of West Bengal and Jharkhand. According to Census 2011 information the location code of Tulin village is 331279. It is situated 11.6 km (7.2 mi) away from sub-division Jhalda and 54.8 km (34.1 mi) away from district headquarters at Purulia. The total geographical area of village is 761.94 hectares (1,882.8 acres).

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Jhalda subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering Jharkhand. The Subarnarekha flows along a short stretch of its western border. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 91.02% of the population living in the rural areas and 8.98% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map alongside shows some of the tourist attractions in the Ajodhya Hills. The area is home to Purulia Chhau dance with spectacular masks made at Charida. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Tulin had a total population of 9,844 of which 5,054 (51%) were males and 4,790 (49%) were females. There were 1,222 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Tulin was 6,602 (76.57% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

Tulin is the originating/ terminating point of the State Highway 4A running to Chas Morh.

Tulin is a station on the NSC Bose Gomoh-Hatia line of the South Eastern Railway.

References

  1. "Tulin Village in Jhalda I (Puruliya) West Bengal | villageinfo.in". villageinfo.in. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. "Purulia". Department of Tourism. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. "Chhau dance of Purulia". Itsavpedia. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. "District Census Handbook: Puruliya – Series 20, Part Xii A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Page 102: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  7. "Deuli, Harup and Suisa, Crumbling Temples, Scattered Statues and Single Room Museum". Rangan Dutta/ Wordpress. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  8. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  10. "58621Adra-Barkakana Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
Cities, towns and locations in Purulia district, Medinipur division, West Bengal
Cities, towns and locations in Paschim Bardhaman district Cities, towns and locations in Bankura district
Cities, towns and locations in Dhanbad district Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district Cities, towns and locations in South Chotanagpur division Cities, towns and locations in Kolhan division
Cities, municipal
and census towns
Purulia Sadar subdivision
Manbazar subdivision
Jhalda subdivision
Raghunathpur subdivision
Divisions of West Bengal
Locations
other than cities and towns
Purulia Sadar subdivision
Manbazar subdivision
Jhalda subdivision
Raghunathpur subdivision
Related topics
flag India portal
Stub icon

This article about a location in the Purulia district of West Bengal is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: