Bandwan (community development block)
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Bandwan বান্দোয়ান |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Bandwan
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| Coordinates: 22°52′34″N 86°30′25″E / 22.876°N 86.507°ECoordinates: 22°52′34″N 86°30′25″E / 22.876°N 86.507°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 351.25 km2 (135.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 94,929 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 723129 (Bandwan) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03253 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-55, WB-56 |
| Literacy | 61.38% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jhargram |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bandwan |
| Website | purulia |
Bandwan is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Purulia Sadar East subdivision of Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra of 5th century AD mentions that Purulia was one of the sixteen mahajanapadas and was a part of the kingdom known as Vajra-bhumi in ancient times. In 1833, Manbhum district was carved out of Jungle Mahals district, with headquarters at Manbazar. In 1838, the headquarters was transferred to Purulia. In 1956, Manbhum district was partitioned between Bihar and West Bengal under the States Reorganization Act and the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act 1956.
Banduan, along with certain other areas such as Manbazar, Jhalda, and Jaipur, was part of the area affected by the violent activities of Indian Maoists, also referred to as Naxalites.
106 districts spanning 10 states across India, described as being part of the Left Wing Extremism activities, constitutes the Red corridor. In West Bengal the districts of Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, Purulia and Birbhum are part of the Red corridor. However, as of July 2016, there had been no reported incidents of Maoist related activities from these districts for the previous 4 years.
The CPI (Maoist) extremism affected CD Blocks in Purulia district were: Jhalda I, Jhalda II, Arsha, Baghmundi, Balarampur, Barabazar, Manbazar II and Bandwan. Certain reports also included Manbazar I and Joypur CD Blocks and some times indicted the whole of Purulia district.
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