Susunia, Purulia

Susunia (also called Sushina) is a village in the Manbazar II CD block in the Manbazar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Location
Susunia is located at 22.9562°N, 86.6058°W.

Area overview
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Manbazar subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the eastern part of the district. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 96.32% of the population living in the rural areas and 3.68% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map shows the Kangsabati Project Reservoir. The Mukutmanipur Dam is in Bankura district but the upper portion of the reservoir is in Manbazar subdivision. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district. The subdivision has a very high proportion of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Bandwan CD block has 51.86% ST population, Manbazar II CD block has 48.97% ST population. Manbazar I CD block has 22.03% ST and 22.44% SC. Puncha CD block has 24.74% ST and 14.54 SC. Writing in 1911, H. Coupland, ICS, speaks of the aboriginal races largely predominating in the old Manbhum district. He particularly mentions the Kurmis, Santhals, Bhumij and Bauri.

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, Sushina had a total population of 650, of which 336 (52%) were males and 314 (48%) were females. There were 75 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Sushina was 303 (52.70% of the population over 6 years).

Education
Government General Degree College, Manbazar II at Susunia was established in 2015. Affiliated with the Sidho Kanho Birsha University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, Santali, English, philosophy, political science, sociology, mathematics, geology, and general courses in arts and science.

Eklavya Model Residential School, at Susunia, has intake capacity of 420 students. It is a residential school for Indian tribals providing free education, food, lodging etc. set up by the Government of India.

Transport
Susunia is on the State Highway 5.