Charida is located at 23°12′17″N 86°01′53″E / 23.2046°N 86.0314°E. Charida is about 5 km from Baghmundi village, at the scenic foothills of the Ajodhya Hills. Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Jhalda subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the wes…Charida is located at 23°12′17″N 86°01′53″E / 23.2046°N 86.0314°E. Charida is about 5 km from Baghmundi village, at the scenic foothills of the Ajodhya Hills. Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Jhalda subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering Jharkhand. The Subarnarekha flows along a short stretch of its western border. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 91.02% of the population living in the rural areas and 8.98% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map alongside shows some of the tourist attractions in the Ajodhya Hills. The area is home to Purulia Chhau dance with spectacular masks made at Charida. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district.
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