Purulia I

Purulia I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Purulia Sadar East subdivision of Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.HistoryBackgroundThe Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra of 5th century AD mentions that Purulia was one of the sixteen mahajanapadas and was a part of the kingdom known as Vajra-bhumi in ancient times. In 1833, Manbhum district was carved out of Jungle Mahals district, with headquarters at Manbazar. In 1838, the headquarters was transferred to Purulia. In 1956, Manbhum district was partitioned between Bihar and West Bengal under the States Reorganization Act and the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act 1956.GeographyBhatbandh is located at.Purulia I CD Block is located in the central part of the district. The Kangsabati River forms the boundary between Purulia I and Arsha and Purulia II CD Blocks. The upper Kangsabati basin has undulating land and the elevation rises from 200 to 300 m and the general slope is from west to east and south-east.Purulia I CD Block is bounded by Chandankiyari CD Block, in Bokaro district of Jharkhand, and Purulia II and Hura CD Blocks on the north, Puncha and Manbazar I CD Blocks on the east, Barabazar CD Block on the south, and Arsha and Joypur CD Blocks on the west.