Baneswarpur

Village in West Bengal, India

22°15′27″N 88°17′36″E / 22.2575°N 88.2934°E / 22.2575; 88.2934Country

IndiaState

West BengalDistrictSouth 24 ParganasCD blockMagrahat IArea

• Total0.37 km² (0.14 sq mi)Elevation

8 m (26 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total1,960 • Density5,300/km² (14,000/sq mi)Languages

• OfficialBengali^[1]^[2] • Additional officialEnglish^[1]Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

743375

Telephone code+91 3174Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99Lok Sabha constituencyMathurapur (SC)Vidhan Sabha constituencyMagrahat PaschimWebsitewww.s24pgs.gov.in

Baneswarpur is a village 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

8km
5miles

Hooghly River

Jatar Deul

Lakshmikantapur

Baribhanga Abad

Raidighi

Lalpur

Purba Ranaghat

Mathurapur

Krishna Chandrapur

Krishnapur

Mandirbazar

Purba Bishnupur

Bangsidharpur

Chandpur

Magrahat

Bilandapur

Swangrampur

Dihi Kalas

Uttar Kalas

Nainan

Shyampur

Dhamua

Baneswarpur

Bamna

Kalikapota

Uttar Kusum

Barijpur

Usthi

Ghola Noapara

Uttar Bishnupur

Sirakol

Ajodhyanagar

Cities and towns in the eastern part of Diamond Harbour subdivision (including Magrahat I & II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: religious site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps.^[3]^[4]^[5]

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

Baneswarpur is located at 22°15′27″N 88°17′36″E / 22.2575°N 88.2934°E / 22.2575; 88.2934.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Baneswarpur had a total population of 1,960, of which 1,028 (52%) were males and 932 (48%) were females. There were 257 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Baneswarpur was 1,375 (80.74% of the population over 6 years).^[6]

Transport

Baneswarpur is on the Sangrampur-Samashat Road.^[7]

Healthcare

Baneswarpur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Magrahat I CD block.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^ "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^ 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 26 November 2019.

Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal

Cities, municipal
and census towns

Alipore Sadar subdivision	Abhirampur Amtala Asuti Balarampur Barkalikapur Benjanhari Acharial Bhasa Birlapur Bishnupur Bora Gagangohalia Bawali Budge Budge Buita Chak Alampur Chak Enayetnagar Chak Kashipur Chanddandaha Chata Kalikapur Dakshin Raypur Daulatpur Ganye Gangadharpur Hanspukuria Kalua Kanganbaria Kanyanagar Kriparampur Maheshtala Nadabhanga Nahazari Nischintapur Patharberia Poali Pujali Ramchandrapur Rameswarpur Ramkrishnapur Samali Uttar Raypur
Baruipur subdivision	Alipur Baharu Baruipur Baruipur (CT) Bhangar Raghunathpur Bidyadharpur Chak Baria Champahati Danga Garia Gobindapur Hariharpur Jaynagar Majilpur Kalikapur Kalikapur Barasat Khodar Bazar Komarhat Mallikpur Maricha Narendrapur Naridana Nimpith Panchghara Petua Radhanagar Rajpur Sonarpur Ramchandrapur Raynagar Sahebpur Salipur Solgohalia Tulshighata Uttar Durgapur Uttarparanij
Diamond Harbour subdivision	Ajodhyanagar Bamna Baneshwarpur Bangsidharpur Berandari Bagaria Bilandapur Chandpala Anantapathpur Chandpur Dhamua Dhola Diamond Harbour Dihi Kalas Durganagar Fatepur Ghola Noapara Hasimnagar Kalikapota Krishna Chandrapur Lalpur Magrahat Masat Mathurapur Mohanpur Nainan Patdaha Purba Bishnupur Purba Ranaghat Sangrampur Shyampur Sirakol Swangrampur Usthi Uttar Bishnupur Uttar Kalas Uttar Kusum
Kakdwip subdivision	Kakdwip
Canning subdivision	Basanti Banshra Canning Dighirpar Gaur Daha Kalaria Matla Rajapur Taldi

Locations other than
Cities, municipal
and census towns

Alipore Sadar subdivision	Bakrahat Burul Dongaria Doulatabad Nodakhali
Baruipur subdivision	Dhosa Jamtala Jirongachhi Kalyanpur Kheadaha Kultali Maipit Nalmuri Tilpi Uttar Kasipur
Diamond Harbour subdivision	Baneswarpur Baribhanga Abad Bhushna Chhatrabhog Falta Harindanga Krishnpur Kulpi Lakshmikantapur Mandirbazar Netra Parulia Punya Raidighi Raichak Ramnagar Sarisha
Kakdwip subdivision	Bakkhali Fraserganj Ganespur Gangasagar Gobardhanpur Harinbari Harwood Point Namkhana Patharpratima Ramganga Rudranagar
Canning subdivision	Bhangonkhali Chhota Mollakhali Deuli Gosaba Jharkhali Jibantala Matherdighi Pathankhali Sonakhali Tangrakhali