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Bishnupur subdivision

Coordinates: 23°05′N 87°19′E / 23.08°N 87.32°E / 23.08; 87.32
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Bishnupur subdivision
Subdivision
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Coordinates: 23°05′N 87°19′E / 23.08°N 87.32°E / 23.08; 87.32
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBankura
HeadquartersBishnupur
Area
 • Total1,870.05 km2 (722.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,111,935
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB 88
Websitehttp://bankura.gov.in/

Bishnupur subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Subdivisions

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Bankura district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[1]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 Rural Population %
(2001)		 Urban Population %
(2001)
Bankura Sadar Bankura 2596.11 1,439,148 89.27 11.43
Khatra Khatra 2407.49 1,045.591 100.00 0
Bishnupur Bishnupur 1870.75 1,111,935 91.04 8.96
Bankura district Bankura 6882.00 3,596,674 92.63 7.37

Bishnupur subdivision has a density of population of 595 per km2. 29.07% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.[2]

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River
Dwarakeswar
Damodar River
Madanmohanpur
T
Madanmohanpur (T)
Patit Dommahal
T
Patit Dommahal (T)
Maynapur
T
Maynapur (T)
Hadal Narayanpur
T
Hadal Narayanpur (T)
Gumut
T
Gumut, Bankura (T)
Gokulnagar
T
Gokulnagar, Bankura (T)
Dwadashbari
T
Dwadashbari (T)
Balsi
Purbapara
T
Balsi Purbapara (T)
Baital
T
Baital, Bankura (T)
Akui
T
Akui (T)
Dihar
T
Dihar (T)
Dharapat
T
Dharapat (T)
Kotulpur
CT
Kotulpur (CT)
Sonamukhi
M
Sonamukhi (M)
Bishnupur
M
Bishnupur, Bankura (M)
Joykrishnapur
R
Joykrishnapur (R)
Laugram
R
Laugram (R)
Ajodhya
R
Ajodhya, Bankura (R)
Radhanagar
R
Radhanagar, Bankura (R)
Patrasayer
R
Patrasayer (R)
Jayrambati
R
Jayrambati (R)
Joypur
R
Joypur, Bankura (R)
Indas
R
Indas (R)
Chatra
R
Chatra, Bankura (R)
Bhara
R
Bhara (R)
Places in Bishnupur subdivision in Bankura district
M: Municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: ancient/ temple centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Administrative units

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Bishnupur subdivision has 6 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 56 gram panchayats, 890 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 1 census town. The municipalities are Bishnupur and Sonamukhi. The census town is: Kotulpur. The subdivision has its headquarters at Bishnupur.[3][4]

Police stations

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Police stations in Bishnupur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[5]

Police Station Area covered
km2		 Municipal Town CD Block
Bishnupur 365.73 Bishnupur Bishnupur
Jaypur 262.74 - Joypur
Kotulpur 250.50 - Kotulpur
Sonamukhi 380 Sonamukhi Sonamukhi
Patrasayer 321.07 - Patrasayer
Indas 255.10 - Indas

Blocks

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Community development blocks in Bishnupur subdivision are:[6][7]

CD Block Headquarters Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 SC % ST % Literacy
Rate %		 Census
Towns
Bishnupur Bishnupur 365.73 156,822 35.67 7.53 66.30
Indas Indas 254.99 169,783 43.75 1.85 71.76
Joypur Jaypur 263.82 156,920 38.88 2.05 74.57
Patrasayer Patrasayer 322.62 184,070 46.45 3.01 64.87
Kotulpur Kotulpur 250.38 188,775 35.38 3.29 78.01 1
Sonamukhi Sonamukhi 378.85 158,697 43.89 3.50 66.16

Gram Panchayats

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The subdivision contains 56 gram panchayats under six community development blocks:[8]

  • Bishnupur block consists of: Ayodhya, Bhara, Morar, Bankadaha, Dwarika–Gossainpur, Radhanagar, Belsulia, Layekbandh and Uliyara.
  • Indas block consists of: Akui–I, Dighalgram, Karisunda, Sahaspur, Akui–II, Indas–I, Mongalpur, Amrul, Indas–II and Rol.
  • Joypur block consists of: Gelia, Kuchiakol, Salda, Hetia, Maynapur, Shyamnagar, Jagannathpur, Rautkhanda and Uttarbarh.
  • Patrasayer block consists of: Balsi–I, Belut–Rasulpur, Jamkuri, Patrasayar, Balsi–II, Biur–Betur, Kushdwip, Beersingha, Hamirpur and Narayanpur.
  • Kotulpur block consists of: Deshrahkoyalpara, Kotulpur, Lego, Mirzapur, Gopinathpur, Laugram, Madanmohanpur and Sihar.
  • Sonamukhi block consists of: Coochdihi, Dihipara, Panchal, Radhamohanpur, Dhansimla, Hamirhati, Piarbera, Dhulai, Manikbazar and Purbanabasan.

Education

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Bankura district had a literacy rate of 70.26% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Bankura Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 69.56%, Khatra subdivision 69.79% and Bishnupur subdivision 71.60%. [9]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Bankura district for the year 2013-14. It may be noted that primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.[9]

Subdivision Primary
School 		Middle
School 		High
School 		Higher Secondary
School 		General
College, Univ 		Technical /
Professional Instt 		Non-formal
Education
Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student
Bankura Sadar 1,371 117,820 144 17,951 90 69,329 91 78,909 9 14,782 14 2,865 2,228 69,919
Khatra 1,200 86,786 113 16,805 50 28,178 112 93,919 6 13,067 6 702 1,993 51,849
Bishnupur 979 86,750 112 15,092 57 28,738 81 78,915 6 10,552 14 4,170 1,649 57,769
Bankura district 3,550 291,356 369 49,848 197 126,245 284 251,743 21 38,401 34 7,737 5,870 179,537

Educational institutions

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The following institutions are located in Bishnupur subdivision:

Healthcare

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The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Bankura district.[23]

Subdivision Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB Other
State
Govt
Deptts 		Local
bodies 		Central
Govt
Deptts /
PSUs 		NGO /
Private
Nursing
Homes 		Total Total
Number
of
Beds 		Total
Number
of
Doctors 		Indoor
Patients 		Outdoor
Patients
Hospitals
 Rural
Hospitals
 Block
Primary
Health
Centres
 Primary
Health
Centres
Bankura Sadar 2 6 2 25 3 - 2 31 71 2,628 320 147,890 2,634,248
Khatra 1 7 1 21 - - - 4 34 698 77 58,258 1,440,172
Bishnupur 1 5 1 23 - - - 11 41 698 77 68,068 1,351,349
Bankura district 4 18 4 69 3 - 2 46 146 4,152 459 274,216 5,425,769

Medical facilities

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Medical facilities in Bishnupur subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [24]

  • Bishnupur Subdivisional Hospital, Bishnupur, 250 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [25]

  • Sonamukhi Rural Hospital, Sonamukhi CD block, Sonamukhi, 30 beds
  • Kotulpur Rural Hospital, Kotulpur CD block, Kotulpur, 60 beds
  • Patrasayer Rural Hospital, Patrasayer CD block, Hat Krishnanagar, Patrasayer, 30 beds
  • Indas Rural Hospital, Indas CD block, Indas, 30 beds
  • Radhanagar Rural Hospital, Bishnupur CD block, Radhanagar, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[26]

  • Joypur Block Primary Health Centre, Joypur CD block, Joypur, 15 beds

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[27]

  • Sonamukhi CD block: Dhulai (Gopikantapur) (6), Panchal (6), Kundu Pushkarini (10), Sitaljhore (6)
  • Patrasayer CD block: Purba Naldanga (Roll) (6), Pandua (Kushdwip) (4), Balsi (10)
  • Kotulpur CD block: Gopinathpur (6), Lego (10), Laugram Karakheria (10), Sihar (10), Mirjapur (4), Deshra (Deopara) (10)
  • Indas CD block: Akui (4), Keneti (Santasram Indus) (10), Dighalgram (6)
  • Joypur CD block: Hijaldiha (10), Uttarbar (Magura) (10), Hetia (panchayat management) (6), Jagannathpur (10)
  • Bishnupur CD block: Ajodhya (6), Kankila (6), Bhora (10)

Electoral constituencies

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Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Bankura district were as follows:[28]

Lok Sabha constituency Vidhan Sabha constituency Reservation CD Block and/or Gram panchayats
Bankura Raghunathpur SC In Purulia district
Saltora SC Saltora and Mejia CD Blocks; Banasuria, Barashal, Lachhmanpur and Latiaboni gram panchayats of Gangajalghati CD Block
Chhatna None Chhatna CD Block; Veduasol, Brahmandiha, Hatgram, Indpur and Raghunathpur GPs of Indpur CD Block
Ranibandh ST Ranibandh, Hirbandh and Khatra CD Blocks
Raipur ST Raipur and Sarenga CD Blocks
Taldangra None Bibarda, Fulmati, Harmasra, Khalgram, Panchmura and Taldangra GPs of Taldangra CD Block; Brojarajpur and Gaurbazar gram panchayats of Indpur CD Block; and Simlapal CD Block
Bankura None Bankura municipality; Bankura I CD Block; and Junbedia, Mankanali and Purandarpur GPs of Bankura II CD Block
Bishnupur (SC) Barjora None Barjora CD Block; and Bhaktabandh, Gangajalghati, Gobindadham, Kapista, Nityanandapur and Piraboni GPs of Gangajalghati CD Block
Onda None Onda CD Block; and Bikna, Kosthia, Narrah and Sanbandha GPs of Bankura II CD Block
Bishnupur Open Bishnupur municipality; Bishnupur; and Amdangra, Saltora and Satmauli GPs of Taldangra CD Block
Katulpur SC Deshrahkoyalpara, Gopinathpur, Kotulpur, Lego, Mirzapur and Sihar GPs of Kotulpur CD Block; Gelia, Jagannathpur, Kuchiakol, Maynapur,

Salda, Uttarbarh, Hetia, Routkhanda and Shyamnagar GPs of Joypur CD Block

Indas SC Indas CD Block; Balsi I, Balsi II, Biur Betur, Jamkuri and Kushdwip GPs of Patrasayer CD Block; and Laugram, Madanmohanpur GPs of Kotulpur CD Block
Sonamukhi SC Sonamukhi municipality; Sonamukhi CD Block; and Belut Rasulpur, Beersingha, Hamirpur, Narayanpur and Patrasayar GPs of Patrasayer CD Block
Khandaghosh None In Bardhaman district

References

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