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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Purba Bishnupur
| name                    = Purba Bishnupur
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| subdivision_name        = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_name1        = {{flagicon image|..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png}} [[West Bengal]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[South 24 Parganas]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[South 24 Parganas]]
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| subdivision_name3        = [[Mandirbazar]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Mandirbazar (community development block)|Mandirbazar]]
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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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===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&nbsp;km away. Among the civic amenities, it had 3&nbsp;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&nbsp;km away, the nearest general degree college at [[Dakshin Barasat]] 15&nbsp;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&nbsp;km away. Among the civic amenities, it had 3&nbsp;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&nbsp;km away, the nearest general degree college at [[Dakshin Barasat]] 15&nbsp;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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Purba Bishnupur
Census Town
Location in West Bengal
Purba Bishnupur is located in India
Purba Bishnupur
Purba Bishnupur
Location in India
Coordinates: 22°09′30″N 88°23′39″E / 22.1583°N 88.3942°E / 22.1583; 88.3942
Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
CD blockMandirbazar
Area
 • Total5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total13,060
 • Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743395
Telephone code+91 3174
Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituencyMathurapur (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMandirbazar (SC)
Websitewww.s24pgs.gov.in

Purba Bishnupur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Mandirbazar police station in the Mandirbazar CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Area overview[edit | edit source]

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 towns. 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.[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[edit | edit source]

Purba Bishnupur is located at 22°09′30″N 88°23′39″E / 22.1583°N 88.3942°E / 22.1583; 88.3942

Demographics[edit | edit source]

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).[6]

Infrastructure[edit | edit source]

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Purba Bishnupur covered an area of 5.6923 km2 (2.1978 sq mi). Among the physical aspects, there is a railway station at 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.[7]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Purba Bishnupur is on the State Highway 1.[8]

Mathurapur Road railway station is located nearby.[8]

Education[edit | edit source]

Ramakanta Nagar Bidyamandir is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution, established in 1969. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[9]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

Naiyarat Rural Hospital at Naiyarat, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Mandirbazar CD block.[10]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "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 Twenty-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, pp. 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  7. "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 28 November 2019.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Google maps
  9. "Ramakanta Nagar B Mandir". EduGorilla. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  10. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 30 November 2019.