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Indas

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Indas
Village
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CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBankura
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
50,000
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
722205 (Indas)
Telephone/STD code03244
Lok Sabha constituencyBishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyIndas
Websitebankura.gov.in

Indas (also spelled Indus) is a village, with a police station, in the Indas CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Location

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Area overview

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The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains.[1] It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas.[2] It was a part of the core area of Mallabhum.[3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

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As per 2011 Census of India Indas had a total population of 2,479 of which 1,284 (52%) were males and 1,195 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 256. The total number of literates in Indas was 1,440 (64.78% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Civic administration

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Police station

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Indas police station has jurisdiction over Indas CD block. The area covered is 255.10 km2 with a population of 152,829.[5][6]

CD block HQ

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The headquarters of Indas CD block are located at Indas.[7]

Transport

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Indas railway station, 68.5 km from Bankura, is a station on the Bankura-Masagram line (formerly Bankura Damodar Railway) of South Eastern Railway. As of September 2016, DEMU services were available between Bankura and Mathnasibpur.[8] Bankura -Masagram line ( formerly B.D.R) expanded from October 2017 to Masagram Junction.

Education

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Indas Mahavidyalaya is a coeducational institution affiliated to the University of Bankura. It was established in 2006 and offers courses in arts and science.[9] Now Indas Mahavidyalaya is affiliated to Bankura University from the year 2017-2018 educational year.

Indas High School is a Bengali medium boys school established in 1893. It is a higher secondary school (classes 6 to 12). It is a government school.[10]

Indas Girls High School is a Bengali medium higher secondary school (classes 6 - 12) for girls, established in 1956. It is a government school. It has 9 class rooms, 19 teachers and 10 computers.[11]

Culture

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David J. McCutchion mentions the Radha Damodara temple of the Sarkar family as a navaratna temple with terracotta façade built in 1796.[12]

Healthcare

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Indas Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Indas, is the major government medical facility in the Indas CD block. There are primary health centres at Akui (with 4 beds), Keneti (Santasram Indus) (with 10 beds) and Dighalgram (with 6 beds).[13][14]

References

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  3. ^ O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
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