Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

Manbazar subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the eastern part of the district.

The Mukutmanipur Dam is in Bankura district but the upper portion of the reservoir is in Manbazar subdivision.

[1][2][3][4] Writing in 1911, H. Coupland, ICS, speaks of the aboriginal races largely predominating in the old Manbhum district.

It has 52.44 km of inter-state border with Galudih, Patamda and Kamalpur police stations in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.

Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 stadium, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, 1 reding room.

Three important commodities it produced were bakery products, puffed rice, pot making.

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