Junput is a village in Deshapran CD Block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Junput | |
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Village | |
  Junput Location in West Bengal, India  Junput Junput (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°43′29″N 87°48′43″E / 21.724767°N 87.811981°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721450 (Junput Sub Post Office) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kanthi Uttar |
| Website | purbamedinipur |
Geography
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5miles
Fishing Harbour
Shankarpur
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, S: port, sea-beach
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Demographics
editIn the District Census Handbook for Purba Medinipur, the terminus of State Highway 5, which is elsewhere mentioned as Junput, is shown in village no. 383 Dakshin Kadua. Junput is part of Dakshin Kadua in census records.[1]
As per the 2011 Census of India, Dakshin Kadua had a total population of 1,131 of which 611 (54%) were males and 520 (46%) were females. Population below 6 years was 984. The total number of literates in Dakshin Kadua was 905 (91.97% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Tourism
editJunput is a tourist centre. A dry fish centre.[3]
Transport
editState Highway 5 starting from Rupnarayanpur (in Paschim Bardhaman district) terminates at Junput.[4]
References
edit- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purba Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Deshopran CD Block on Page 823 and subsequent alphabetical list of villages. District Census Handbook Purba Medinipur Series – 20, Part XII A. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Junput". minapore.in. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
External links
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Junput travel guide from Wikivoyage
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