Country India District Purulia PIN 723130 (Hura) Population 3,419 (2011) | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone/STD code 03251 Area code 03251 | |
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Hura is a village, with a police station, in Hura CD Block in Purulia Sadar East subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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Map of Hura, West Bengal
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Hura had a total population of 3,419 of which 1,785 (52%) were males and 1,634 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 340. The total number of literates in Hura was 2,566 (83.34% of the population over 6 years).
Police station
Hura police station has jurisdiction over Hura CD Block. The area covered is 382.21 km2 and the population covered is 143,425.
CD Block HQ
The headquarters of Hura CD Block are located at Hura.
Transport
NH 314, running from Bankura to Purulia, passes through Hura.The Kashipur-Hura Road connects to NH 314 at Hura.
Education
Mahatma Gandhi College, at Daldali, Lalpur in Hura PS is a non-government undergraduate college affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University. It offers honours courses in political science, history, Bengali, English, education, geography, philosophy and Sanskrit. It has courses in B.A. general, B.Sc. general, B.Com. honours and B.Com. general. Santhali is a subject at the B.A. pass level.
Healthcare
Hura Rural Hospital functions with 30 beds.