Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas

Bishnupur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Bishnupur police station in the Bishnupur I CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bishnupur
Census Town
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Coordinates: 22.3812°N 88.2680°E / 22.3812; 88.2680
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD block	Bishnupur I
Area
• Total	1.81 km^2 (0.70 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,030
• Density	2,800/km^2 (7,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743503
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Diamond Harbour
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bishnupur (SC)
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Geography

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Cities and towns in the eastern part of Alipore Sadar subdivision (including Bishnupur I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Alipore Sadar subdivision is a most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 15 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is an alluvial stretch, with industrial development.[3][4][5]

Note: 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.

Location

Bishnupur is located at 22°22′52″N 88°16′05″E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).[6]

Bishnupur, Kanyanagar, Amtala, Ramkrishnapur, Kriparampur and Chak Enayetnagar (a little away) form a cluster of census towns, as per the map of the Bishnupur I CD block on page 207 and the map of the Bishnupur II CD block on page 233 of the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas.[7]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bishnupur had a total population of 5,030, of which 2,561 (51%) were males and 2,469 (49%) were females. There were 431 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons was 4,099 (89.13 % of the population over 6 years).[8]

According to the 2001 Census of India, Bishnupur had a population of 4,529. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. It has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 86% and female literacy of 77%. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.[9]

Civic Administration

Police station

Bishnupur police station is located in Bishnupur. Bishnupur PS covers an area of 211 km², spread over parts of the Bishnupur I, the Bishnupur II and the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block.[10]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Bishnupur I CD block are located at Bishnupur.[11]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bishnupur covered an area of 1.81 km². Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved over-head tank and service reservoir. It had 1,100 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 4 charitable hospitals/ nursing homes and 6 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, 5 middle schools, 3 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools and a general degree college at Vidyanagar located close by. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting and vocational training centre. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 orphanage home, 1 old age home and 1 cinema theatre. Important commodities it produced were soft toys and muri (puffed rice).[12]

Transport

Bishnupur is on the National Highway 12.[13]

Education

Bishnupur Siksha Sangha is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1926. It has facilities for teaching from class V to Class XII.[14]

Bishnupur Grihasree Sikshayatan for Girls is a higher secondary school.[15]

Mount Litera Zee School, established in 2007 at Khariberia is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education – CBSE, Delhi.[16]

Khariberia Vivekananda Vidyapith is a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1960. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[17]

Vidyanagar College was established at Vidyanagar in 1963.[18]

Healthcare

Chandi Doulatabad Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds, at Doulatabad (PO Nepalganj), is the major government medical facility in the Bishnupur I CD block.[19]

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
4. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
5. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
6. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bishnupur
7. "District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 207 - Map of Bishnupur CD block, Page 233 – Map of Bishnupur II CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
8. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
9. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
10. "Bishnupur police station". Diamond Harbour police district. West Bengal police. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
11. "BDO Offices under South 24 Parganas District". West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
12. "District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
13. Google maps
14. "Bishnupur Siksha Sangha". Edu Gorilla. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
15. "Bishnupur Grihasree Sikshayatan for Girls". Search All. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
16. "Mount Litera Zee School DHR". MLZS. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
17. "Khariberia Vivekananda Vidyapith". ICBSE. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
18. "Vidyanagar College". College Search. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
19. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 November 2019.