| Bayarsing | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal##Location in India |
| Coordinates: | 22.3334°N 88.6215°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | South 24 Parganas |
| Subdivision Type3: | CD block |
| Subdivision Name3: | Canning I |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.73 |
| Elevation M: | 6 |
| Population Total: | 8346 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali[1] [2] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics1 Info2: | English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 743611 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91 3218 |
| Registration Plate: | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Canning Paschim (SC) |
Bayarsing is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Canning police station in the Canning I CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Canning subdivision has a very low level of urbanization. Only 12.37% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.63% lives in the rural areas. There are 8 census towns in Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area (shown in the map alongside) borders on the Sundarbans National Park and a major portion of it is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. The Matla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as khals. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas with special coastal force.[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.
Bayarsing is located at 22.3334°N 88.6215°W
Rajapur, Taldi, Bayarsing, Matla and Dighirpar form a cluster of census towns in the Canning I CD block, as per the map of the Canning I CD block on page 333 of the District Census Handbook 2011. Canning is not identified as a separate place in 2011 census records. The map of CD block Canning I in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas shows Canning as being a part of Matla and Dighirpar census towns.[6]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bayarsing had a total population of 8,346, of which 4,219 (51%) were males and 4,127 (49%) were females. There were 1,256 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Bayarsing was 4,554 (64.23% of the population over 6 years).[7]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bayarsing covered an area of 3.7311 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved pressure tank and service reservoir. It had 480 domestic electric connections and 10 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 2 dispensaries/ health centres, 1 veterinary hospital, 2 charitable hospitals/nursing homes and 12 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities It had were 3 primary schools. It had 11 non-formal education centres (Sarba Siksha Abhiyan) and 1 special school for the disabled.[8]
Baruipur-Canning Road links Bayarsing to the State Highway 1.[9]
Matla Halt railway station is located nearby.[10]
Ghutiari Sharif Block Primary Health Centre at Ghutiari Sharif, with 10 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Canning I CD block.[11]