Rupnarayanpur

Rupnarayanpur, Rupnarainpur or Hindustan Cables Township, is a census town in the Salanpur CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Rupnarayanpur Hindustan Cables Township
Census Town
Rupnarayanpur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Rupnarayanpur Rupnarayanpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.82°N 86.90°E / 23.82; 86.90
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Bardhaman
Elevation	153 m (502 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,242 (Rupnarayanpur) 22,599 (Hindustan Cables Township)
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, Hindi, English,
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713335
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Asansol
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Barabani
Website	paschimbardhaman.co.in

Geography

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Cities, towns and ECL Areas in the western portion of Asansol Sadar subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district MC: municipal corporation, P: rural administrative centre, CT: census town, N: neighbourhood, OG: out growth, T: temple Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Rupnarayanpur is located at 23.82°N 86.90°E / 23.82; 86.90.[1] It has an average elevation of 153 m (502 ft).

The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating laterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal in the 18th century led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.[2]

Urbanisation

As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.[3]In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[4]Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns.(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Salanpur CD block are located at Rupnarayanpur.[5]

History

The first production unit of Hindustan Cables was set up in 1952 in Rupnarayanpur, in technical collaboration with Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd.for production of paper insulated dry core cables. In 2007 updated and expanded Rupnarainpur unit, with an installed capacity of 63 LCKM, manufactures polythene insulated jelly filled cables and aerial cables. Facilities for manufacturing 1 million pairs of telephone coiled cords and 1.5 million pieces of computer cords have been set up in the unit. The telephone cords (2 way ovular straight and 4 way ovular extensible etc.) conform to latest specification and cater to Indian market and the computer cords for Computer Industries.[6][7] This company used to make profits up to 1993-94. Since 1995, it has been incurring losses. Tata Consultancy Study Report has clearly stated that revival of HCL is viable provided HCL is diversified into new products. The cost of revival, as per their recommendation, would be Rs.281.22 crore whereas the cost of closure would be Rs.1,766.61 crore.[8] Bihar Pottery has refractory unit at Rupnarayanpur but the refractory industry in the region is facing an uncertain future.[9] Unfortunately, since last couple of year production of sick HCL is totally stopped. Politician roused their voice to protect it. But for some unknown reason Defence denied to overtake this factory. Now you can see the remains of a quarry and a factory shed.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India Hindustan Cables Township had a total population of 22,599 of which 11,555 (51%) were males and 11,044 (49%) were females. Population in the age group 0-6 years was 1,863. The total number of literates in Hindutan Cables Township was 18,177 (87.66% of the population over 6 years).[10]

*For language details see Salanpur (community development block)#Language and religion

As per 2011 Census of India Rupnarayanpur (census village) had a total population of 2,242 of which 1,156 (52%) were males and 1,086 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 179. The total number of literates in Rupnarayanpur was 1,791 (86.82% of the population over 6 years).[10]

As of 2001 India census,[11] Hindusthan Cables Town had a population of 76,450. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Hindusthan Cables Town has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 74%. In Hindusthan Cables Town, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Rupnarayanpur (Hindustan Cables Town) covered an area of 3.9 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 26 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved over-head tank, tap water from treated sources, borewell/ tubewell. It had 1,800 domestic electric connections and 350 road lighting (points). Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 5 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 8 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools, the nearest general degree college at Chittaranjan 1 km away. It had 1 polytechnic. Among the social cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre, 4 auditorium/ community halls. It had the branch offices of 3 nationalised banks and 1 non-agricultural credit society.[12]

Education

Hindustan Cables Town has eight primary, one secondary and two higher secondary schools.[13]

Schools include D.A.V Public School Hindustan Cables,Rupnarayanpur, Sishuniketan School and Sishu Bikas School.

Healthcare

Pithaikeary Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Rupnarayanpur, is the major government medical facility in the Salanpur CD block. There are primary health centres at Dabor, PO Achra (with 10 beds), and Parbotpur, PO Samdi (with 2 beds).[14][15]

Sports

Rupnarayanpur has many prominent sports persons such as Swapan Paul (Footballer). Koushik Das Chowdhury (Sprinter).

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rupnarayanpur
2. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol I, pp 14-15, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
4. "The Kolkata Gazette" (PDF). Notification No. 335/MA/O/C-4/1M-36/2014 dated 3 June 2015. Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
5. "District Census Handbook: Barddhaman" (PDF). Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
6. Hindustan Cable website
7. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, pp 658-659
8. Lok Sabha debates
9. Refractory Industry
10. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
11. "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.
12. "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209:. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 14 May 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
13. 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
14. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
15. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

See also