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Suri

Location of Suri
in West Bengal and India

Country
India

State
West Bengal

District(s)
Birbhum

Population
61,818 (2001^[update])

Time zone
IST (UTC+5:30)

Area
• Elevation
• 56 m (184 ft)

Codes[show]

• Pincode
• 731101

Website
birbhum.nic.in

Coordinates: 23°55′00″N 87°32′00″E / 23.9167°N 87.5333°E / 23.9167; 87.5333

Suri, (also spelt as Siuri), (Bengali: সিউড়ি), is the headquarter of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal, India.

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[edit] Geography

Suri is located at 23°55′00″N 87°32′00″E / 23.9167°N 87.5333°E / 23.9167; 87.5333^[1]. It has an average elevation of 56 metres (187 feet). Tilpara barrage on Mayurakshi river is located 7 km north-east of Siuri.

Suri I block consists of the following gram panchayats: Alunda, Karidhya, Mallickpur, Tilpara, Bhurkuna, Khatanga, and Nagari.^[2]^[3]

Suri-II block consists of the following gram panchayats: Abinashpur, Domdama, Koma, Banshanka, Kendua, and Purandarpur.^[2]^[4]

[edit] Economics

The chief industries of Suri include rice milling, cotton and silk weaving, and furniture manufacture. Suri was constituted a municipality in 1876.

In March 2008, a private Kolkata-based firm, Ramsarup Group, unveiled a proposal for large-scale investment. A greenfield power plant and cement manufacturing plant worth Rs 2200 crores (US $550 million) was submitted to the Government of West Bengal. ^[5] Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant is around 12 kilometer away from Suri town.

[edit] Demographics

According to 1991 census Suri had a population of ~ 54,274 (Prelim). As of 2001^[update] India census^[6], Suri had a population of 61,818. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Suri has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 68%. In Suri, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Transport

Suri is 220 km from State capital Kolkata (Calcutta), 90 km from Durgapur, 54 km from Andal and 19 km from Sainthia on the Andal-Sainthia line of Eastern Railway. ^[7] It is on Panagarh–Morgram Highway.

[edit] Politics

In the 2006 assembly elections, Tapan Roy of CPI(M) won the Suri seat defeating his nearest rival Swapan Kanti Ghosh of INC. In 2001, Braja Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Suniti Chattaraj of AITC. In 1986, Suniti Chattaraj representing INC defeated Tapan Roy of CPI(M). Tapan Roy of CPI(M) defeated Suniti Chattaraj of INC in 1987 and 1982. Suniti Chattaraj defeated Keshab Das of CPI(M) in 1977 and Arun Kumar Chowdhury of CPI(M) in 1977.^[8]

Suri assembly constituency is part of Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency).^[9]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission Suri assembly, No. 285, constituency will be part of Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency) and will be composed of the following:^[10]Suri I CD Block, Suri municipality, Rajnagar CD Block and Chinpai, Gohaliara, Parulia and Sahapur gram panchayats of Dubrajpur CD Block. Suri-II CD Block will be part of Sainthia assembly constituency.

[edit] Education

Suri is one of the main educational centers of Birbhum. Colleges include old Suri Vidyasagar College and new Birbhum Mahavidyalaya affiliated with the University of Burdwan, Birbhum Institute of Technology and Sri Sri Ramkrisna Shilpa Vidyapith (popularly known as LC college, this college is more than 50 year of old & also one of the oldest diploma engineering college in West Bengal. There are three major department-mechanical engineering, civil engg,electrical engg. This college is situatedat in between the entrance of the Suri town and Tilpara barrege.). It has one of the oldest School of the District, Birbhum Zilla School. Established on 1851 prior to 'Sipahi Bidroho'. The other schools are mostly new, except for Suri Benimadhab Institution established in 1902.

[edit] Local Specialities

Suri is famous for a special food preparation called morabba. Morabba of various fruits and vegetables soaked in thick sweet syrup comes in unimaginable number of varieties, which includes Morabba of Satamooli (local name for the roots of a variety of Asparagus).