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

Jhalda subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering Jharkhand.

The area is home to Purulia Chhau dance with spectacular masks made at Charida.

[10] Muralhar Kotshila Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Jhalda II CD block.

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