Joypul
Joypul | |
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Census Town | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.60 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,134 |
| • Density | 2,880/km2 (7,460/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743234 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
| Website | north24parganas |
Joypul is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
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Location
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Duttapukur, Shibalaya, Chandrapur, Gangapur, Chatta Baria and Joypul form a cluster of census towns in the northern part of the CD block. The entire cluster has a very high density of population. (See the infobox of each census town for density of population).[1]
Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block.[2]
Area overview
[edit | edit source]The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[3] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[4]54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[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.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As of 2011[update] India census, Joypul had a population of 16,134; of this, 8,286 are male, 7,848 female.[6] It has an average literacy rate of 81.72%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.
Infrastructure
[edit | edit source]As per District Census Handbook 2011, Joypul covered an area of 5.6004 km2. It had 6 primary schools, 1 middle school and 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school was 3 km away at Duttapukur and the nearest degree college 15 km away at Barasat. The nearest hospital was available 7 km away, the nearest dispensary/health centre 4 km away, the nearest family welfare centre 7 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare centre 4 km away and the nearest maternity home 12 km away.[7]
Transport
[edit | edit source]National Highway 112 (Jessore Road) passes through Joypul.[8]
Bira railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line, which is part the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system, is located nearby.[9][8]
Healthcare
[edit | edit source]There is a primary health centre at Duttapukur.[10] For other medical facilities in the area see Barasat Sadar subdivision.
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[11]
See also
[edit | edit source]Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.[1]
References
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