Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the western portion of the subdivision there are 11 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the western part, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5-6 metres above sea level. Archaeological excavations at Deulpota and Harinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 2,000 years ago. 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
Kulpi is located at. It has an average elevation of.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kulpi had a total population of 2,000, of which 982 were males and 1,018 were females. There were 192 persons in the age range of 0-6 years. The total number of literate persons was 1,478.
Civic administration
Police station
Kulpi police station covers an area of 166.63 km2. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Kulpi CD block.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of the Kulpi CD block are located at PO Paschim Gopalnagar, Kulpi.
Economy
Port-cum-industrial complex
Comprehensively master-planned, the Kulpi Economic Zone will combine modern all weather port facilities, environment-friendly ship breaking yard, and an industrial park in a single integrated hub. The estimated project costs are:
Rs. 455 crore for the port facilities
Rs. 430 crore for the industrial park
Rs. 40 crore for the ship breaking complex, making it a total of Rs. 925 crore for the entire project.
Dubai-based DP World, world's third largest port operator, took over the greenfield Kulpi Port project as part of its acquisition of P&O in February 2006. The first phase will have a 450-metre quay. The second phase will add 450 metres of quay. DP World's partners in Kulpi Port are Indian firm MKJ Enterprises and the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation. Sultan Bin Sulayem, chairman of Dubai World, has reaffirmed commitment to Kulpi Port. He said that Dubai World was committed to the Indian state of West Bengal's development and to being involved long term in the progress of the important Indian economy as part of its global growth strategy. The construction of the minor port in South 24 Parganas will mean that 150,000 people living in 90 villages will face eviction, according to the Committee for protection of residential and farm land. There are more than 40 brick kilns, employing more than 18,000 people, spread over 60,000 bigha area. Besides, there are offices, a few thousand shops, cottage industries and small factories which will also face eviction. There are six gram panchayats in the area where the port is proposed to be set up. Most of the people of this area are agriculturists. In January 2014, the Government of West Bengal gave its clearance for the development of a ship-breaking yard.
With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.
Education
Kulpi Janapriya High School is a coeducational higher secondary institution.
