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Taldangra (Community development block)

Taldangra
তালডাংরা
Community development block
সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Taldangra is located in West Bengal
Taldangra
Taldangra
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°01′N 87°07′E / 23.02°N 87.11°E / 23.02; 87.11Coordinates: 23°01′N 87°07′E / 23.02°N 87.11°E / 23.02; 87.11
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Government
 • Type Community development block
Area
 • Total 349.70 km2 (135.02 sq mi)
Elevation 74 m (243 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 147,893
 • Density 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 722152 (Taldangra)
722156 (Panchmura)
Telephone/STD code 03244
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB-67, WB-68
Literacy 70.87%
Lok Sabha constituency Bankura, Bishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Taldangra, Bishnupur
Website bankura.gov.in

Taldangra is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Khatra 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.

Taldangra is located at 23°01′N 87°07′E / 23.02°N 87.11°E / 23.02; 87.11.

Taldangra CD Block is located in the south-eastern part of the district and belongs to the hard rock area.

Taldangra CD Block is bounded by Onda CD Block on the north, Bishnupur CD Block and Garhbeta II CD Block, in Paschim Medinipur district, on the east, Simlapal CD Block on the south and Khatra and Indpur CD Blocks on the west.


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