Arsha, Purulia

Arsha is a village, with a police station, in the Arsha CD block in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Location
Arsha is located at 23.33111°N, 86.17231°W.

Area overview
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Purulia Sadar subdivision covers the central portion of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. The map alongside shows some urbanization around Purulia city. 18.58% of the population, the highest among the subdivisions of the district, lives in urban areas. There are 4 census towns in the subdivision. The Kangsabati (locally called Kansai) flows through the subdivision. The subdivision has old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The focus is on education - the university, the sainik school, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at Bongabari, the upcoming medical college at Hatuara, et al.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Arsha had a total population of 5,958 of which 3,057 (51%) were males and 2,901 (49%) were females. There were 1,047 persons in the age range of 0-6 years. The total number of literate persons in Arsha was 2,725 (55.49% of the population over 6 years).

Police station
Arsha police station has jurisdiction over the Arsha CD block and parts of the Purulia I CD block. The area covered is 187.5 km2 and the population covered is 154,542.

Education
Arsha College was established in 2009. Affiliated with the Sidho Kanho Birsha University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, Santali, English, history, education, geography, mathematics, and general courses in arts and science.

Healthcare
There is a primary health centre with 10 beds at Arsha.