bankura district is famous for the artistic excellence of its pottery products that include the famous bankura horse. the range of pottery products is categorised as follows: domestic utilities, terracota and other decorative items and roofing tiles and other heavy pottery items. the terracotta and decorative items include horse, elephant, tiger, ox, flower vase, mansa saj, ash-tray and other items of religious use. these are produced in the following cd blocks: taldangra, sonamukhi, sarenga, bankura i and bankura ii. around 3,200 families were involved in pottery making in the district in 2002. 63 families were involved in bankura ii cd block.