Mankar
Mankar is a village in Galsi I CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. Mythology. It is said that the Pandavas lived in hiding at Mankar during their "agyatbasa". There is a very old temple with idols of the Pandavas. Geography. Location. Mankar is located at . Urbanisation. 73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district . The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Demographics. As per the 2011 Census of India Mankar had a total population of 10,370, of which 5,290 (51%) were males and 5,080 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,088. The total number of literates in Mankar was 6,981 (75.21% of the population over 6 years). Transport. Mankar is a station on the Bardhaman-Asansol section, which is a part of Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line, Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line and Howrah-Delhi  main line. State Highway 14 running from Dubrajpur (in Birbhum district) to Betai (in Nadia district) passes through Mankar. Education. Kanad Institute of Engineering and Management was established at Mankar in 2008. It is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. Mankar College at Mankar was established in 1987. It is affiliated with Kazi Nazrul University (K.N.U.). It offers honours courses in Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, English, history, geography, political science, philosophy, accountancy, computer science and mathematics. Mankar High School, a boys only high school, and Mankar Girls’ High School, a girls only high school, are affiliated with the  West Board of Secondary Education. Mankar High School, a co-educational higher secondary unit, is affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for higher secondary classes. Mankar High School was established in 1855. Mankar Girls High School was established in 1957. Culture. David J. McCutchion focuses on several temples at Mankar: Healthcare. Mankar Rural Hospital at Mankar (with 30 beds) and Pursha Rural Hospital at Pursha (with 30 beds) are the main medical facilities in Galsi I CD block. There are primary health centres at: Bharatpur (with 6 beds) and Lowa, PO Dwarmari (with 10 beds). See also  - Healthcare in West Bengal