Arsha (community development block)
Arsha | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
| Coordinates: 23°19′52.0″N 86°10′20.3″E / 23.331111°N 86.172306°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Parliamentary constituency | Purulia |
| Assembly constituency | Balarampur, Baghmundi, Joypur |
| Area | |
• Total | 375.04 km2 (144.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 154,736 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, Santali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
| PIN | 723216 (Arsha) 723154 (Sirkabad) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03254 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-55, WB-56 |
| Literacy Rate | 54.78% |
| Website | http://purulia.gov.in/ |
Arsha is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.