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	{{Infobox settlement		{{Infobox settlement
	\| name = Purba Bishnupur		\| name = Purba Bishnupur
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	\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}		\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}
	\| subdivision_type1 = State		\| subdivision_type1 = State
	\| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image\|..West Bengal ~~Flag~~(~~INDIA~~).png}} [[West Bengal]]		\| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image\|Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png}} [[West Bengal]]
	\| subdivision_type2 = District		\| subdivision_type2 = District
	\| subdivision_name2 = [[South 24 Parganas]]		\| subdivision_name2 = [[South 24 Parganas]]
	\| subdivision_type3 = CD block		\| subdivision_type3 = CD block
	\| subdivision_name3 = [[Mandirbazar]]		\| subdivision_name3 = [[Mandirbazar (community development block)\|Mandirbazar]]
	\| established_title = <!-- Established -->		\| established_title = <!-- Established -->
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	'''Purba Bishnupur''' is a [[census town]] within the jurisdiction of the [[~~Mandirbazar, Diamond Harbour\|~~Mandirbazar]] police station in the [[Mandirbazar]] [[Community development block in India\|CD block]] in the [[Diamond Harbour subdivision]] of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]].		'''Purba Bishnupur''' is a [[census town]] within the jurisdiction of the [[Mandirbazar]] police station in the [[Mandirbazar (community development block)\|Mandirbazar]] [[Community development block in India\|CD block]] in the [[Diamond Harbour subdivision]] of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

	==Geography==		==Geography==
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	\|mark-coord20={{coord\|22\|10\|20\|N\|88\|24\|35\|E}} \| label-pos20=right\|label20=Bangsidharpur\| numbered20=CT\| mark-title20= [[Bangsidharpur]] (CT)		\|mark-coord20={{coord\|22\|10\|20\|N\|88\|24\|35\|E}} \| label-pos20=right\|label20=Bangsidharpur\| numbered20=CT\| mark-title20= [[Bangsidharpur]] (CT)
	\|mark-coord21={{coord\|22\|9\|5\|N\|88\|23\|30\|E}} \| label-pos21=left\|label21=Purba Bishnupur\| numbered21=CT\| mark-title21= Purba Bishnupur (CT)\|shape-color21=black\| label-size21=13\|label-color21=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors -->		\|mark-coord21={{coord\|22\|9\|5\|N\|88\|23\|30\|E}} \| label-pos21=left\|label21=Purba Bishnupur\| numbered21=CT\| mark-title21= Purba Bishnupur (CT)\|shape-color21=black\| label-size21=13\|label-color21=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors -->
	\|mark-coord22={{coord\|22\|9\|47\|N\|88\|19\|32\|E}} \| label-pos22=left\|label22= Mandirbazar\| numbered22=R\| mark-title22= [[Mandirbazar~~, Diamond Harbour~~]] (R)\|shape-color22=#C42222		\|mark-coord22={{coord\|22\|9\|47\|N\|88\|19\|32\|E}} \| label-pos22=left\|label22= Mandirbazar\| numbered22=R\| mark-title22= [[Mandirbazar]] (R)\|shape-color22=#C42222
	\|mark-coord23={{coord\|22\|7\|57\|N\|88\|20\|25\|E}} \| label-pos23=left\|label23= Krishnapur\| numbered23=R\| mark-title23= [[Krishnapur, Mandirbazar]] (R)\|shape-color23=#C42222		\|mark-coord23={{coord\|22\|7\|57\|N\|88\|20\|25\|E}} \| label-pos23=left\|label23= Krishnapur\| numbered23=R\| mark-title23= [[Krishnapur, Mandirbazar]] (R)\|shape-color23=#C42222
	\|mark-coord24={{coord\|22\|7\|10\|N\|88\|25\|39\|E}} \| label-pos24=bottom\|label24=Krishna Chandrapur\| numbered24=CT\| mark-title24= [[Krishna Chandrapur]] (CT)		\|mark-coord24={{coord\|22\|7\|10\|N\|88\|25\|39\|E}} \| label-pos24=bottom\|label24=Krishna Chandrapur\| numbered24=CT\| mark-title24= [[Krishna Chandrapur]] (CT)
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	===Area overview===		===Area overview===
	Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% live in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 [[census town]]s. The entire district is situated in the [[Ganges Delta]] and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an ~~Open Street Map~~, while we are using coordinates as in Google ~~maps~~.<ref>{{cite web \|url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \|title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twenty-four Parganas \|work = Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b \|publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 5 December 2019 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \|archive-date = 2019-01-21 \|url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf\| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory \|work= Page 13, Physiography\| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal \|access-date = 5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas \| work = Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, pp. 290-311 \| publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 \| access-date = 5 December 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| archive-date = 5 October 2016 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>		Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% live in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 [[census town]]s. The entire district is situated in the [[Ganges Delta]] and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps.<ref>{{cite web \|url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \|title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twenty-four Parganas \|work = Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b \|publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 5 December 2019 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \|archive-date = 2019-01-21 \|url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf\| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory \|work= Page 13, Physiography\| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal \|access-date = 5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas \| work = Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, pp. 290-311 \| publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 \| access-date = 5 December 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| archive-date = 5 October 2016 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>

	<small>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.</small>		<small>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.</small>
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	==Infrastructure==		==Infrastructure==
	According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Purba Bishnupur covered an area of {{cvt\|5.6923\|km2}}. Among the physical aspects, there is a railway station at [[Jaynagar Majilpur railway station\|Jaynagar Majilpur]] 4 km away. Among the civic amenities, it had 3 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved hand pumps, tanks, ponds, lakes. It had 1,986 domestic electric connections and 265 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had were 6 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, the nearest senior secondary school at [[Jaynagar Majilpur]] 4 km away, the nearest general degree college at [[Dakshin Barasat]] 15 km away. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting, and vocational training institution, 1 non-formal education centre (Sarbya Siksha Abhijan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 public library and 1 reading room. It had the branch of 1 nationalised bank.<ref>{{cite web \| url =http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf \| title = District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \| work= 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 \| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal \|access-date = 28 November 2019}}</ref>		According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Purba Bishnupur covered an area of {{cvt\|5.6923\|km2}}. Among the physical aspects, there is a railway station at [[Jaynagar Majilpur railway station\|Jaynagar Majilpur]] 4 km away. Among the civic amenities, it had 3 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved hand pumps, tanks, ponds, lakes. It had 1,986 domestic electric connections and 265 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had were 6 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, the nearest senior secondary school at [[Jaynagar Majilpur]] 4 km away, the nearest general degree college at [[Dakshin Barasat]] 15 km away. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting, and vocational training institution, 1 non-formal education centre (Sarbya Siksha Abhijan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 public library and 1 reading room. It had the branch of 1 nationalised bank.<ref>{{cite web \| url =http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf \| title = District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \| work= 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 \| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal \|access-date = 28 November 2019}}</ref>

	==Transport==		==Transport==
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	==References==		==References==
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	{{South 24 Parganas}}		{{South 24 Parganas}}

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'''Purba Bishnupur''' is a [[census town]] within the jurisdiction of the [[Mandirbazar, Diamond Harbour|Mandirbazar]] police station in the [[Mandirbazar]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in the [[Diamond Harbour subdivision]] of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
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===Area overview===
Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% live in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 [[census town]]s. The entire district is situated in the [[Ganges Delta]] and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an Open Street Map, while we are using coordinates as in Google maps.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twenty-four Parganas |work = Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 2019-01-21 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 13, Physiography| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, pp. 290-311 | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 5 December 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<small>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.</small>

===Location===
Purba Bishnupur is located at {{coord|22.1583|N|88.3942|E|display=inline}}

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Purba Bishnupur had a total population of 13,060 of which 6,660 (51%) were males and 6,400 (49%) were females. There were 1,791 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Purba Bishnupur was 8,751 (77.66% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 24 November 2019}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Purba Bishnupur covered an area of {{cvt|5.6923|km2}}. Among the physical aspects, there is a railway station at [[Jaynagar Majilpur railway station|Jaynagar Majilpur]] 4 km away. Among the civic amenities, it had 3 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved hand pumps, tanks, ponds, lakes. It had 1,986 domestic electric connections and 265 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had were 6 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, the nearest senior secondary school at [[Jaynagar Majilpur]] 4 km away, the nearest general degree college at [[Dakshin Barasat]] 15 km away. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting, and vocational training institution, 1 non-formal education centre (Sarbya Siksha Abhijan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 public library and 1 reading room. It had the branch of 1 nationalised bank.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf | title = District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= 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 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal |access-date = 28 November 2019}}</ref>

==Transport==
Purba Bishnupur is on the [[State Highway 1 (West Bengal)|State Highway 1]].<ref name="google">Google maps</ref>

[[Mathurapur Road railway station]] is located nearby.<ref name="google"/>

==Education==
Ramakanta Nagar Bidyamandir is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution, established in 1969. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://directory.edugorilla.com/school/ramakanta-nagar-b-mandir-mandirbazar-south-24-parganas-fee-structure-syllabus-address-admission-form-contact-number/ | title = Ramakanta Nagar B Mandir | publisher = EduGorilla | access-date = 30 November 2019}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Naiyarat Rural Hospital at [[Krishnapur, Mandirbazar|Naiyarat]], with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Mandirbazar CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 30 November 2019}}</ref>

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