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Maipit is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Kultali police station in the Kultali CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Area overview
Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 20 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain. Archaeological excavations at Dhosa and Tilpi, on the bank of the Piyali River indicate the existence of human habitation around 2,000 years ago.[1][2][3]
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.
Location
Maipit is located at Template:Coord. It has an average elevation of Template:Convert.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Maipit had a total population of 5,615, of which 2,962 (53%) were males and 2,653 (47%) were females. There were 759 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literates in Maipit was 3,778 (77.80% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Civic administration
Police station
Maipith Coastal police station was established on 10 September 2009. It covers an area of Template:Cvt. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Kultali CD block. The coastal police stations were formed with the objective of effective policing of the remote areas of the Sundarbans. The police has regular river patrols.[5][6]
Transport
A short stretch of local roads link Maipit to the Jaynagar-Jamtala Road.[7]
Jaynagar Majilpur railway station is located nearby.[7]
Education
Baikunthapur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1943. It has arrangements for teaching from class V to XII. It has a library with 2,247 books, 10 computers for teaching and learning purposes and a play ground.[8]
Healthcare
There is a primary health centre, with 6 beds, at Maipit.[9]
References
- ↑ District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA). Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ↑ Maipith Coastal Police Station. West Bengal police. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ↑ District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Google maps
- ↑ Baikanthapur High School. Schools. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ Health & Family Welfare Department. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 21 December 2019.