Debipur is a census town in the Kanksa CD block of the Durgapur subdivision in the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Debipur | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Debipur Location in West Bengal, India  Debipur Debipur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°27′22.7″N 87°27′14.0″E / 23.456306°N 87.453889°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,967 |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713148 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 0341 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | paschimbardhaman |
Geography
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Projects
Limited
Steels
Plant
Steel
Plant
Barrage
Islam Airport
Area Office
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
editThe Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating laterite soil. This area lies parallel between the Damodar River and the Ajay River. The influx of refugees from East Pakistan and their rehabilitation in the area, and irrigation facilities extended by Damodar Valley Corporation led to destruction of much of the forests in the area, but some areas are still dense.[1]
Urbanisation
editAccording to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The sole municipal corporation in the Durgapur subdivision is located at Durgapur and the subdivision has 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[2]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Debipur had a total population of 9,967, of which 5,064 (51%) were males and 4,903 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,084. The total number of literate persons in Debipur was 7,402 (83.33% of the population over 6 years).[3]
As of 2001[update] India census,[4] Debipur had a population of 9115. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Debipur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75% and, female literacy is 60%. In Debipur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
editAccording to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Debipur covered an area of 0.87 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 17 km roads, with both open and covered drains, the protected water-supply involved tap water from treated source, hand pump. It had 489 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home, 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 9 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools. Among the social, recreational, cultural facilities it had 1 auditorium/ community hall. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank and 1 agricultural credit society.[5]
Transport
editState Highway 14 passes through Debipur.[6][7]
Healthcare
editPanagarh Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Panagarh, is the major government medical facility in the Kanksa CD block.[8]
References
edit- ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol I, pp 14-15,38, 542 Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2020.