Joypur (also spelled Jaypur, Jaipur) is a village, with a police station, in the Joypur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Joypur | |
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Village | |
  Joypur Location in West Bengal, India  Joypur Joypur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°02′51″N 87°26′48″E / 23.0474°N 87.4467°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,136 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC 5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 722138 (Joypur) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03244 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Katulpur |
| Website | bankura |
Geography
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5miles
Purbapara
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
Location
editJoypur is located at 23°02′51″N 87°26′48″E / 23.0474°N 87.4467°E.
Area overview
editThe map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains.[1] It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas.[2] It was a part of the core area of Mallabhum.[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.
Civic administration
editPolice station
editJoypur police station has jurisdiction over Joypur CD block. The area covered is 262.74 km2 with a population of 139,693.[4][5]
CD block HQ
editThe headquarters of Joypur CD block are located at Joypur.[6]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Joypur had a total population of 3,136 of which 1,588 (51%) were males and 1,548 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 317. The total number of literates in Joypur was 2,173 (77.08% of the population over 6 years).[7]
Education
edit- Joypur B.Ed. College is a private non-aided college. It is affiliated to the Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University and offers courses leading to the Bachelor of Education degree.[8][9]
- Joypur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1962.[10]
- Joypur Madhyamik Balika Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 2000.[11]
Healthcare
editJoypur Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds at Joypur, is the major government medical facility in the Joypur CD block. There are primary health centres at Hijaldiha (with 10 beds), Uttarbar (Magura) (with 10 beds), Hetia (panchayat management) (with 6 beds) and Jagannathpur (with 10 beds).[12][13]
Transport
editState Highway 2 (West Bengal) running from Bankura to Malancha (in North 24 Parganas district) passes through Joypur.[14]
Gallery
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Deul and atchala temple -
Depara Navaratna temple -
Duttapara Navaratna temple -
Highway at Joypur forest range -
Joypur forest inside -
Birshamunda Halt railway station at Joypur, Bankura -
Basudebpur canal bridge in Joypur -
Abandoned US army airfield at Jaypur
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References
edit- ^ "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Joypur PS". Bankura District Police. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Bankura" (PDF). Map of Bankura with CD block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Joypur B.Ed. College". University of Burdwan. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Joypur B.Ed. College". College Admission. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Joypur HS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Joypur Madhyamik B. Vidyalaya (High School)". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
External links
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Media related to Joypur, Bankura at Wikimedia Commons
