- Balarampur, Purulia
Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Balarampur
type = city
latd = 23.12
longd = 86.22
locator_position = right
state_name = West Bengal
district = Purulia
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altitude = 300
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 21,824
population_density =
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website =purulia.gov.in/egov/egov_initiative.html
footnotes =See
Balarampur for disambiguation.Balarampur ( _bn. বলরামপুর) is a
census town inPurulia district in the state ofWest Bengal ,India .Geography
Balarampur is located at coord|23.12|N|86.22|E|. [cite web | url = http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Balarampur.html | title = Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Balarampur] It has an average elevation of unit m|300|0|lk=on.
The area forms the lowest step of the
Chota Nagpur Plateau . The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. [Houlton, Sir John, "Bihar, the Heart of India", 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.]Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus , [GR|India] Balarampur had a population of 21,824. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Balarampur has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 63% of the males and 37% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.Administration
Balarampur is an intermediate panchayat in Purulia district, with Balarampur, Baraurma, Bela, Darda, Genrua, Ghatbera-Kerowa and Tentlow village panchayats under it. [cite web | url = http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansum.asp?selstate=19&pno=64&ptype=V&parenttype=S
title = Village Panchayats of West Bengal | accessdate = 2008-03-02 | last = | first = | work = Purulia | publisher = National Panchayat Directory,Panchayat Informatics Division,NIC ]Politics
Bhandu Majhi of
CPI(M) won the Balrampur (ST) assembly seat four times in a row in 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991, defeating Barjuram Singh Sardar of AITC, Lambodar Mandi of AITC, Dulal Mandi of INC and Subhas Mudi of INC respectively. Bikram Tudu of CPI(M) defeated Rasik Chandra Majhi of INC in 1987, and Rupsing Majhi of INC in 1981 and 1977. [cite web
url = http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S25/partycomp235.htm
title = 235 – Balrampur (ST) Assembly Constituency | accessdate = 2008-03-02 | last = | first = | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India ]Balarampur is part of
Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency) . [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_ACPC.pdf
title = General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies | accessdate = 2008-03-02 | last = | first = | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India ]Economics
Balarmpur is a centre of sheelac industry and business.
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