Mejia (community development block)
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Mejia মেজিয়া |
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| Community Development Block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Mejia
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| Coordinates: 23°34′N 87°06′E / 23.57°N 87.10°ECoordinates: 23°34′N 87°06′E / 23.57°N 87.10°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 162.87 km2 (62.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 86,188 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 722 143 (Mejhia) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03241 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-67, WB-68 |
| Literacy | 66.83% |
| Sex ratio | 926 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bankura |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Saltora |
| Website | bankura |
Mejia (also spelled Mejhia) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
From around 7th century AD till around the advent of British rule, for around a millennium, history of Bankura district is identical with the rise and fall of the Hindu Rajas of Bishnupur. The Bishnupur Rajas, who were at the summit of their fortunes towards the end of the 17th century, started declining in the first half of the 18th century. First, the Maharaja of Burdwan seized the Fatehpur Mahal, and then the Maratha invasions laid waste their country.
Bishnupur was ceded to the British with the rest of Burdwan chakla in 1760. In 1787, Bishnupur was united with Birbhum to form a separate administrative unit. In 1793 it was transferred to the Burdwan collectorate. In 1879, the district acquired its present shape with the thanas of Khatra and Raipur and the outpost of Simplapal being transferred from Manbhum, and the thanas of Sonamukhi, Kotulpur and Indas being retransferred from Burdwan. However, it was known for sometime as West Burdwan and in 1881 came to be known as Bankura district.
Mejia is located at 23°34′N 87°06′E / 23.57°N 87.10°E. It has an average elevation of 77 m (253 ft).
Mejia CD Block is located in the north-western part of the district. The Main Bankura Upland, of which Mejia CD Block is a part, is characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. There are coal mines in Saltora, Mejia and Barjora. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood.
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