Susunia High School

Susunia High School (Index-J1-047), a co-ed higher secondary school, affilated by Westbengal Education Department, located at the center of Susunia village, located at the foot of Susunia hill. About Susunia Hill:- Susunia (Bengali: শুশুনিয়া) is a hill of southern West Bengal, India (Range- Chota Nagpur Plateau). It is the second highest altitude hill of Bankura. It is 10 km North-East of Chhatn

a. Chhatna is 13 km from Bankura town on the Bankura-Purulia road. The hill runs almost due east & west for a length of 2 milles & rises to a height of 442 mt. (1450 feet). It is known for its holy spring, its natura...l beauty, its rich flora and the rock faces on which many of the famous mountaineers of this region started their journey. It is one of the rich reserves of medicinal plants. Susunia Hill is a known archeological and fossil site. Fossil remains of lion, giraffe, hyaena and many other animal species have been discovered from areas around. The so claimed 'oldest' rock inscription of West Bengal is located here. There is an ancient carved monolith (Narasingha stone) standing at the point where the spring water is coming out of another stone gargoyle or curved projected spout. It is a good location for camping and rock-climbing. Susunia village itself is home to honoured master craftsmen of exquisite stone-carving. Susunia is an important archaeological site in Bankura district yielding stone age tools. It is believed that there earlier was a fort built by King Chandravarman. Some 4th century inscriptions are there, referring to a place called Pushkarana, once the capital of Chandravarman. Modern-day Pakhanna is considered to be ancient Pushkarana.