Harmasra is a gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

 under Taldangra

Taldangra

Taldangra is an administrative division in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Taldangra police station serves this block...

 intermediate panchayat, in Khatra subdivision

Khatra subdivision

Khatra subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of eight community development blocs: Indpur, Khatra, Hirbandh, Raipur, Sarenga, Ranibandh, Simlapal and Taldangra. The eight blocks contain 59 gram panchayats...

 of Bankura district

Bankura District

Bankura district is one of the seven districts of Burdwan Division in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district has been described as the “connecting link between the plains of Bengal on the east and Chota Nagpur plateau on the west.” The areas to the east and north-east are low lying alluvial...

 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state

States and territories of India

India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

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Geography

Harmasra is located at 23.0123613°N 87.0003891°E

Census villages under Harmasra village panchayat are: Kadamara, Sulgi, Kiasol, Marasol, Harmasra, Keshetara, Bhimara, Chunalu, Dolbagicha, Jarkapaksara, Karanjabedia, Baghdoba, Ghagar, Patharkura, Tilabani, Kuldiha, Chakkuldiha, Sushunia, Mahishakanali, Bali Bandh, Nabagram, Maibandhi, Khichka,Rampur Kolsuli, Jamua.

There are some small but picturesque water falls along the course of the Shilabati

Shilabati River

The Shilabati River originates in the terrain of the Chhota Nagpur Plateau in the Purulia district of the state of West Bengal in eastern India. It flows in an almost southeasterly direction through the districts of Bankura and West Midnapore. The Shilabati joins the Dwarakeswar near Ghatal and...

 near Harmasra,

Culture

Bankura district was once under the influence of Jainism

Jainism

Jainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...

 and a number of Jain relics lie scattered in the district. Jain relics at villages Sonatapal

Sonatapal

Sonatapal is located north-east of Ekteswar, near Bankura town, on the banks of Dwarakeswar River in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal....

, Bahulara

Bahulara

Bahulara is a census village under Onda II village panchayat, in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is from Onda railway station and from Bishnupur.-Siddheshwara temple:...

, Dharapat

Dharapat

Dharapat is a village in Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is north of Bishnupur.-Geography:Dharapat is located at -Culture:...

, Harmasra and Paresnath (near Ambiknagar) are now taken as Hindu relics and some of the intact images are daily worshipped as Hindu deities.

Education

Harmasra has a Higher Secondary School that is situated just outside of the main village. It was established in 1921. It is famous for good education since its inception. It has Science and Arts stream. The school has good Lab facility. Students from nearby villages come here to pursue good education. Apart from Harmasra there are many educated people living in nearby villages. Dr Chandranath Patra (Scientist), Dr Gorachand Ghosh (Physicist-cum-Author) and Professor Amiya Bhusan Roy (Retired from Jadavpur University) are renowned ex-students from this school.