Nischintapur, Kulpi Explained

Nischintapur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal##Location in India
Coordinates:21.9902°N 88.2152°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:South 24 Parganas
Subdivision Type3:CD Block
Subdivision Name3:Kulpi
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:6
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:743374
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91 3174
Registration Plate:WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Mathurapur (SC)
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Kulpi

Nischintapur is a village within the jurisdiction of the Kulpi police station in the Kulpi CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Nischintapur is located at 21.9902°N 88.2152°W. It has an average elevation of .

Transport

Nischintapur is on the National Highway 12.[3]

Nischintapur and Nischintapur Market railway stations are on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[3] [4]

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.[5]

Healthcare

Kulpi Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds, at Kulpi, is the major government medical facility in the Kulpi CD block.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fact and Figures. Wb.gov.in. 5 July 2019.
  2. Web site: 52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA. Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. 5 July 2019. 85. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf. 25 May 2017.
  3. Google maps
  4. Web site: 34792 Sealdah-Namkhana Local . Time Table . India Rail Info . 15 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata . Bhaswati. Mondal. 16 December 2019.
  6. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres . Government of West Bengal . 1 December 2019.