Nischintapur, Budge Budge

Census Town in West Bengal, India

22°27′39″N 88°10′23″E / 22.4608°N 88.1730°E / 22.4608; 88.1730Country

IndiaState

West BengalDistrictSouth 24 ParganasCD blockBudge Budge IArea

• Total1.87 km² (0.72 sq mi)Elevation

9 m (30 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total6,353 • Density3,400/km² (8,800/sq mi)Languages

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

700137

Telephone code+91 33Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99Lok Sabha constituencyDiamond HarbourVidhan Sabha constituencyBudge BudgeWebsitewww.s24pgs.gov.in

Nischintapur is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Budge Budge police station in the Budge Budge I CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

5km
3miles

River

Hooghly

Batanagar

Nungi

Samali

Hanspukuria

Asuti

Ganye
Gangadharpur

CTV

Rameswarpur

Chata Kalikapur

Maheshtala

Bakrahat

Burul

Dongaria

Nodakhali

Poali

Dakshin Raypur

Bowali

Chak Alampur

Chak Kashipur

Birlapur

Nischintapur

Abhirampur

Benjanhari Acharial

Buita

Balarampur

Uttar Raypur

Budge Budge

Pujali

Cities and towns in the western part of Alipore Sadar subdivision (including Budge Budge I & II, Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Bakrahat is in Bishnupur II CD block, but Lakshmibala Rural Hospital at Bakrahat serves Budge Budge II CD block and so it is included here.

Area overview

Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 21 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is an alluvial stretch, with industrial development.^[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

Nischintapur is located at 22°27′39″N 88°10′23″E / 22.4608°N 88.1730°E / 22.4608; 88.1730. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).

Balarampur, Uttar Raypur, Buita, Benjanhari Acharial, Abhirampur and Nischintapur form a cluster of census towns around Budge Budge and Pujali, as per the map of the Budge Budge I CD block on page 167 of the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas.^[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Nischintapur had a total population of 6,353, of which 3,231 (51%) were males and 3,122 (49%) were females. There were 566 people in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people was 4,756 (82.18% of the population over 6 years old).^[7]

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

The following municipalities and census towns in the South 24 Parganas district were part of the Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: Maheshtala (M), Joka (CT), Balarampur (CT), Chata Kalikapur (CT), Budge Budge (M), Nischintapur (CT), Uttar Raypur (CT), Pujali (M) and Rajpur Sonarpur (M).^[8]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Nischintapur covered an area of 1.87 km². Budge Budge railway station is 7 km away. Among the civic amenities it had protected water supply involving hand pumps. It had 1,300 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 32 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 primary school and 1 middle school. The nearest general degree college was at Budge Budge 4 km away. It had 3 non-formal education centres (Sarba Siksha Abhiyan).^[9]

Transport

A short stretch of local roads link Nischintapur to the Budge Budge Trunk Road.^[10]

Budge Budge railway station is located nearby.^[10]

Education

Budge Budge Institute of Technology was established in 2009. It offers, diploma, degree and post garuduate courses.^[11]^[12]

BBIT Public School is affiliated to the CBSE Board.^[13]

Khariberia Vivekananda Vidyapith is a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1960. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.^[14]

Badamtala High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1973. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.^[15]

Kalipur High School is a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1919. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.^[16]

Kalipur Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls-only institution established in 1946. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.^[17]

Healthcare

Benjanhari Acharial Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Benjanhari Acharial, is the major government medical facility in the Budge Budge I CD block.^[18]

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.
^ "District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 167 – Map of Budge Budge I CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 24 September 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 November 2019.
^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
^ "District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b Google maps
^ "BBIT". Budge Budge Institute of Technology. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^ "Budge Budge Institute of Technology". College Dunia. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
^ "BBIT Public School". BBIT Public School. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ "Khariberia Vivekananda Vidyapith". ICBSE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Badamtala High School". EduGorilla. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Kalipur High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Kalipur Girls High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

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