The Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra of the 5th century AD mentions that Purulia was one of the sixteen mahajanapadas and was a part of the kingdom known as Vajra-bhumi in ancient times.

The upper Kangsabati basin has undulating land and the elevation rises from 200 to 300 m and the general slope is from west to east and south-east.

[6][7] Gram panchayats of the Purulia II block/panchayat samiti are: Agoya-Narra, Belma, Bhangra, Chhara-Dumdumi, Ghonga, Golamara, Hutmura, Pindra and Raghabpur.

[8] According to the 2011 Census of India, the Purulia II CD block had a total population of 169,488, of which 157,862 were rural and 11,626 were urban.

[9] Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in the Purulia II CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Bongabari (4,215), Sihuli (4,551) and Chharra (6,131).

[9] Other villages in the Purulia II CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Pindra (2,512), Bhangra (2,824), Belma (2,773), Dumdumi (3,768), Ghongha (3,803), Golamara (2,954), Hatuara (2,343) and Agoa (471).

[9] See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Primary Census Abstract Data

[12] Others include Addi Bassi, Marang Boro, Santal, Saranath, Sari Dharma, Sarna, Alchchi, Bidin, Sant, Saevdharm, Seran, Saran, Sarin, Kheria,[13] and other religious communities.

It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.

[20] There are 101 inhabited villages in the Purulia II CD block, as per the District Census Handbook, Puruliya, 2011.

[21] In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in the Purulia II CD block could be classified as follows: bargadars 2.24%, patta (document) holders 7.22%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 3.61%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 19.00% and agricultural labourers 67.92%.

[22] In 2013-14, the Purulia II CD block produced 2,668 tonnes of Aman paddy, the main winter crop from 1,795 hectares.

[25] The Adra-Chandil section of the Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line of the South Eastern Railway passes through this CD block and there is a station at Charra.

[22] Kushtor Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Kustor, is the major government medical facility in the Purulia II CD block.