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Bankura
Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district.
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19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Location
- Area overview
- Climate
- Demographics
- Civic administration
- Police stations
- Transport
- Tourism
- Eastern Zone
- Western Zone
- South Zone
- Northern Zone
- Healthcare
- Notable people
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Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district.
==Etymology== It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”. 2-n ancient times "China called Ráŕh by the name of 'Láti'". 3-n Santali, means thread, means tune and means snake. 4-.Perhaps the Jain and Greek scholars used this original Austric word to indicate this dry forest region which was very difficult. The popularity of Manasa Puja, the worship of Snake-Goddess Manasa, shows this opinion might have some relevance. According to Nilkantha, a commentator of the Mahabharata, the words (Sanskrit: suhma-bhūmi) and Rarh are synonymous.
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