Bishnupur, North 24 Parganas Explained

Bishnupur
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Alt:West Bengal
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.6147°N 88.4933°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North 24 Parganas
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3.8512
Population Total:12,660
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:700135
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:03174
Registration Plate:WB-23, WB-24, WB-25, WB-26
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Barasat
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Rajarhat New Town

Bishnupur is a census town in the Rajarhat CD block in the Bidhannagar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Bishnupur is located at 22.6147°N 88.4933°W.

Area overview

Rajarhat, a rural area earlier, adjacent to Kolkata, is being transformed into an upmarket satellite township, with modern business hubs, luxury real estate and eye-catching shopping malls. With enormous construction activity taking place all around, things are changing fast, leaving behind a description at any given point of time as outdated in no time.[1] Bidhannagar subdivision consists of Bidhannagar Municipality, Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat and Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality (subsequently merged to form Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation since 2015), including Nabadiganta Industrial Township (Bidhannagar Sector - V) and Rajarhat (Community development block).[2] [3] [4]

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bishnupur had a total population of 12,660, of which 6,473 (51%) were males and 6,187 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,549. The total number of literate persons in Bishnupur was 9,332 (83.99% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas, 2011, Bishnupur covered an area of 3.8512 km2. It had 6 km roads, with open drains. The protected water-supply involved tap water from untreated sources, hand pumps. It had 600 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities, it had 4 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school. The nearest college was 6 km away at New Town. It is well known for brick and readymix cement.[6]

Healthcare

Rekjoani Rural Hospital at Rekjuani with 30 beds functions as the main medical facility in Rajarhat CD block.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Politics of a Transformative Rural: Development, Dispossession and Changing Caste-Relations in West Bengal, India . Ritanjan Das. Open edition journals, 21/2019 . 22 June 2021.
  2. Web site: BMC Profile.
  3. Web site: Change of guard.
  4. Web site: Notification No. 401/MA/O/C4/1A-12/2012 dated 18 Jun 2015. 11 May 2018. Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. https://web.archive.org/web/20150726060058/http://north24parganas.gov.in/pdf/notice%20220615.pdf. 26 July 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook, North Twnty Four Parganas, Series 20, Part XII B. Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 323769, pages 38-39. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal . 18 June 2021.
  6. Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 16 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics . Government of West Bengal . 24 May 2018 . 28 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 . dead .