Purulia II

Purulia II 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.HistoryBackgroundJaina 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.GeographyGolamara, a constituent panchayat of Purulia II block, is located at.Purulia II CD Block is located in the central part of the district. The Kangsabati River forms the boundary between Purulia II and Purulia I 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 II CD Block is bounded by Para CD Block, on the north, Hura CD Block, on the east, Purulia I CD Block on the south and a part of the west and Chandankiyari CD Block, in Bokaro district of Jharkhand, on the west.