Barabazar

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state_name = West Bengal
district = Purulia
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:For wholesale market and neighbourhood in Kolkata see Burrabazar

Barabazar ( _bn. বড়বাজার) is a census town in Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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 India census, [GR|India] Barabazar had a population of 7572. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Barabazar has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the literates being male and 41% being female. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Culture

There are sixteen remains of Jain temples at Pakbira near Bara Bazar. Some of the remains of temples and images are about 2,000 years old. [cite web
url = http://purulia.gov.in/district_profile/dist_profile.html
title = Historical background | accessdate = 2008-03-02 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = Purulia District ]

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