Bijpur, North 24 Parganas Explained

Bijpur
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.9478°N 88.4467°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North 24 Parganas
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Greater Kolkata
Government Type:Municipality
Governing Body:Kanchrapara Municipality
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:13
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:743134, 743145
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91 33
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Barrackpore
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Bijpur

Bijpur is a locality in Kanchrapara Municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1]

Geography

Location

Bijpur is located at 22.93°N 88.43°W.[2] It has an average elevation of 13 metres (43 feet).

96% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside) live in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km2 The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns.[3]

For most of the cities/ towns information regarding density of population is available in the Infobox. Population data is not available for neighbourhoods. It is available for the entire municipal area and thereafter ward-wise.

All places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map.

Police station

Bijpur police station under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Kanchrapara and Halisahar Municipal areas.[4] [5] [6]

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

The following Municipalities, Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: Kanchrapara (M), Jetia (CT), Halisahar (M), Balibhara (CT), Naihati (M), Bhatpara (M), Kaugachhi (CT), Garshyamnagar (CT), Garulia (M), Ichhapur Defence Estate (CT), North Barrackpur (M), Barrackpur Cantonment (CB), Barrackpore (M), Jafarpur (CT), Ruiya (CT), Titagarh (M), Khardaha (M), Bandipur (CT), Panihati (M), Muragachha (CT) New Barrackpore (M), Chandpur (CT), Talbandha (CT), Patulia (CT), Kamarhati (M), Baranagar (M), South Dumdum (M), North Dumdum (M), Dum Dum (M), Noapara (CT), Babanpur (CT), Teghari (CT), Nanna (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG) and Panpur (OG).[7]

Economy

Bhushan Steel, which had signed an agreement with West Bengal government for setting up a 2 million tonne integrated steel and power plant at Salanpur in Bardhaman district, was to set up a cold rolled unit at Bijpur. Covering 100acres of land this project was to have a capacity of five lakh tons. It was cleared by West Bengal government on 22 August 2007.[8] [9] In 2012, Bhusan Steel put the Salanpur project on hold because of non-availability of land and other problems.[10]

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. In Bijpur Kanchrapara, there are few Nursing Homes, Polyclinics and Hospitals include Kanchrapara's Shibani Hospital and Halisahar's Naanna Hospital.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kanchrapara Municipality . About us . KM . 11 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140157/http://kanchraparamunicipality.org.in/about.php . 12 June 2018 . dead .
  2. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Bijpul.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Bijpur
  3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook . North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 2 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook . North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 11 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  5. Web site: Barrackpore Police Commissionerate . List of Police Stations with telephone numbers . West Bengal Police . 11 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143852/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/bkp_commissionerate.php . 12 June 2018 . dead .
  6. Web site: Police stations and Mouzas. 23 August 2007 . Barrackpore sub division. Government of West Bengal. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928005033/http://www.barrackpore.gov.in/HTM/police_station.htm. 28 September 2007 . live.
  7. Web site: Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 . Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh . Census of India 2011 . 30 May 2018.
  8. Web site: WB cabinet clears industrial projects . 23 August 2007 . Press Trust of India . NDTV profit.
  9. Web site: More industries in state cleared . 24 August 2007 . The Statesman, 23 August 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125027/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2007-08-23&usrsess=1&clid=1&id=194585 . 29 September 2007 . dead .
  10. Web site: Bhusan Steel’s Bengal Plant Land in Acquisition Trouble . The Economic Times, 3 January 2012 . 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081453/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/ETNEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=ETNEW&BaseHref=ETD%2F2012%2F01%2F03&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=8&EntityId=Ar00800&AppName=1 . 11 February 2017 . dead .
  11. Web site: Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study) . 24 August 2007 . Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India . SOES . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002938/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm . 27 September 2007 . dead . dmy-all .