Manbazar মানবাজার |
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Census Town | |
Location in West Bengal, India | |
Coordinates: 23°03′41.4″N 86°39′51.1″E / 23.061500°N 86.664194°ECoordinates: 23°03′41.4″N 86°39′51.1″E / 23.061500°N 86.664194°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purulia |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,521 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 723131 (Manbazar) |
Telephone/STD code | 03253 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Purulia |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Manbazar |
Website | purulia |
Manbazar is a census town, with a police station, in Manbazar I CD Block in Purulia Sadar East subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
As per 2011 Census of India Manbazar had a total population of 9,521 of which 4,867 (51%) were males and 4,654 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,007. The total number of literates in Hura was 6,948 (81.61% of the population over 6 years).
Manbazar police station has jurisdiction over a part of Manbazar I CD Block. The area covered is 411.11 km2 and the population covered is 153.985.
The headquarters of Manbazar I CD Block are located at Manbazar.
SH 4 running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) and SH 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) cross at Manbazar.
Manbhum Mahavidyalaya at Manbazar is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University. It offers courses in B.Sc. (Hons) in Economics and Computer Science, B.Sc. (General), B.Com (Hons), B.Com (General), B.A. (Hons) in Bengali, English, Santali, History, Geography and Economics, B.A. (General), B.B.A. (Hons) and M.A. (Santali).
Manbazar Rural Hospital functions with 40 beds.