Uttar Bishnupur


Uttar Bishnupur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Usthi police station in the Magrahat I CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Area overview

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 eastern portion of the subdivision

Location

Uttar Bishnupur is located at
Usthi, Ghola Noapara, Barijpur and Uttar Kusum form a cluster of census towns in the Magrahat I CD block. Uttar Bishnupur, Kalikapota and Bamna are a little away from this cluster. This is as per the map of the Magrahat I CD block on page 445 in the District Census Handbook for South 24 Parganas.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Uttar Bishnupur had a total population of 4,703 of which 2,450 were males and 2,253 were females. There were 737 persons in the age range of 0-6 years. The total number of literate persons in Uttar Bishnupur was 2,926.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Uttar Bishnupur covered an area of 1.0367 km2. Among the civic amenities, It had 352 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 veterinary hospital. Among the educational facilities it had was 1 primary school, the nearest secondary school and senior secondary school at Kensity 3 km away. The three commodities it produced were beedi, fried rice and wooden items.

Transport

Uttar Bishnupur is at the crossing of the Sangrampur-Samashat Road/ Usthi-Magrahat Road and the Sherpur-Gorkhali Road.

Healthcare

Baneswarpur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Baneswarpur located nearby, is the major government medical facility in the Magrahat I CD block.