Kurmun
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Village
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  Kurmun Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Kurmun Kurmun (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 23°20′15″N 87°58′47″E / 23.3375°N 87.9798°E / 23.3375; 87.9798 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 8,478 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
713102
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| Telephone/STD code | 0342 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bhatar |
| Website | purbabardhaman |
Kurmun (also spelled Kurhmun, Kurman) is a village in Burdwan I CD blockinBardhaman Sadar North subdivisionofPurba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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Damodar River
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Hatgobindapur
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Kamnara
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Amrargar
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Galsi
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Bhatar
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Ausgram
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Mankar
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Sukdal
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Raipur
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Kurmun is located at 23°20′15″N 87°58′47″E / 23.3375°N 87.9798°E / 23.3375; 87.9798.
73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[1] The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision.
As per the 2011 Census of India Kurmun had a total population of 8,478, of which 4,256 (50%) were males and 4,256 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 796. The total number of literates in Kurmun was 5,512 (71.75% of the population over 6 years).[2]
State Highway 8 running from Santaldih (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) passes through Kurmun[3]
Kurmun High school is a coeducational Bengali-medium higher secondary school. Established in 1914, it has facilities for teaching from class V to XII. It is housed in a government building, it has 16 computers, a library with 6,000 books and a play ground.[4]
Kurmun also has a library named "Udayan Sangha Rural Library" with around 10000 books and some ancient books called 'Punthi'
Kurmun has two old temples, the Ishaneswar Shiva temple with a lingam in the shape of a trishula and Kalachand Dharmaraj temple in Buri Gachtala. Earlier, Kurmun used to celebrate two Gajan utsabs – Ishaneswar Gajan in the Bengali month of Choitro and Kalachand Gajan during Buddha Purnima. Now there is a combined Gajan festival in Choitro, celebrated by all castes in the village. In the earlier days there used to be a dance with a nara mundo (severed human head), that was collected from a dead body and painted in bright colours, this tradition still continues.[5] In the Ishaneswar Shiva temple there is an old stone idol of Saptamatrika Indrani. It is a rather unusual combination of Shiva and Shakti worship.[6]
In Kurmun, there is one Church at Arachiya More, where Christmas is celebrated by Christians.
In Palashi (also called Sonapalashi), an adjacent village, there is a Buro Shiva temple, constructed in 1872. It has an attractive terracotta façade. Lal Behari Dey, of Bengal Peasant Life (earlier named Govinda Samanta) fame was born at Palashi.[6]
Kurmun block primary health centre at Kurmun (with 10 beds) is the main medical facility in Burdwan I CD block. There are primary health centres at Baghat (with 4 beds) and Jamar, PO Korar (with 10 beds).[7] In 2012, the average monthly patients attending Kurmun BPHC were 4,880 and average monthly admissions were 112. It handled 799 annual emergency admissions.[8]
See also - Healthcare in West Bengal
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