Panuria
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Panuria | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
| Coordinates: 23°49′22″N 86°59′02″E / 23.822889°N 86.983944°E | |
| Country | |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.2071 km2 (2.0105 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,399 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713315 |
| Telephone code | 0341 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Barabani |
| Website | paschimbardhaman |
Panuria is a census town in the Barabani CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Location

2.5miles
Reservoir
Locomotive
Works
Steel Plant
Area Office
Area Office
Temple
MC: municipal corporation, P: rural administrative centre, CT: census town, N: neighbourhood, OG: out growth, T: temple
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Panuria is located at 23°49′22″N 86°59′02″E / 23.822889°N 86.983944°E.
Urbanisation
As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.[1] In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[2] Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns.(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Panuria had a total population of 8,399 of which 4,236 (50%) were males and 4,163 (50%) were females. Population in the age group 0– 6 years was 1,139. The total number of literate persons in Panuria was 5,309 (73.13% of the population over 6 years).[3]
*For language details see Barabani (community development block)#Language and religion
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Panuria covered an area of 5.2071 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved service reservoir, tap water from treated sources, hand pumps, borewell/ tubewell. It had 1,200 domestic electric connections and 10 road lighting (points). Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 10 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 19 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Asansol 17 km away. Among the social cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library. Among the important commodities it produced were stone chips, fire-bricks, coal briquettes. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks.[4]
Economy
As per ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Salanpur Area of Eastern Coalfields in 2018 are: Bonjemehari Colliery, Barmondia Colliery, Dabor Colliery, Gourandi Colliery, Gourandi Begunia Colliery and Mohonpur OCP.[5]
Transport
Panuria is off Runakara Ghat Road.[6]
