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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. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Joypul is located at Template:Coord.
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
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
Template:As of 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
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
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
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
Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ North 24 Parganas Dist. Police. District Police. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas{{#if:LSS O’Malley|, LSS O’Malley}(2009). ISBN 9788172681937
- ↑ District Statistical Handbook. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ↑ Primary census abstract data. Retrieved 23 February 2014. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.)
- ↑ District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Google maps
- ↑ 33811 Sealdah Bangaon Local. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ↑ Health & Family Welfare Department. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ). SOES. Retrieved 2007-08-24.