District Purulia PIN 723 121 Population 984 (2011) | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) | |
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Madhukunda is a census village under Bailtora village panchayat of Santuri intermediate panchayat in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on the south bank of Damodar River. It is served by the post office at Sunuri.
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Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Madhukunda had a total population of 984 of which 500 (51%) were males and 484 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 145. The total number of literates in Madhukunda was 567 (67.58% of the population over 6 years).
Bridge
The small village has come into prominence with the laying of foundation stone for a road bridge across the Damodar River, connecting Madhukunda with Burnpur-Asansol, adjacent to the existing railway bridge. The foundation stone was laid by Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Steel, on 18 March 2008. The construction of the bridge, estimated to cost about Rs. 50 crore, is being funded by the Steel Authority of India Limited under its corporate social responsibility programme. The proposed all-weather road bridge will be 720-metre long.
The bridge will connect not only portions of Purulia district with the Asansol-Burnpur mining-industrial zone but also Saltora and other areas of Bankura district, which are adjacent to the Madhukunda area and are already connected by road.
Economy
Madhukunda is the first railway station in Purulia district on the Asansol-Adra section of South Eastern Railway. There is a cement plant, Damodhar Cement Works, owned by ACC Ltd. at Madhukunda.