Punya, Falta

Village in West Bengal, India

22°17′44″N 88°08′23″E / 22.2956°N 88.1398°E / 22.2956; 88.1398Country

IndiaState

West BengalDistrictSouth 24 ParganasCD blockFaltaArea

• Total0.83 km² (0.32 sq mi)Elevation

8 m (26 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total2,583 • Density3,100/km² (8,100/sq mi)Languages

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

743513

Telephone code+91 3174Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99Lok Sabha constituencyDiamond HarbourVidhan Sabha constituencyFaltaWebsitewww.s24pgs.gov.in

Punya is a village within the jurisdiction of the Falta police station in the Falta CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

8km
5miles

River

Hooghly

Harinarayanpur

Deulpota

Dhola

CTV

Berandari
Bagaria

Kulpi

Netra

Durganagar

Mohanpur

Sangrampur

Masat

Diamond Harbour

Bhushna

Parulia

Ramnagar

Sarisha

Raichak

Patdaha

Punya

Harindanga

Falta

Fatepur

Chandpala
Anantapathpur

Baneshwarpur

Hasimnagar

Cities and towns in the western part of Diamond Harbour subdivision (including Falta, Diamond Harbour I & II, Kulpi CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: historical place/ religious centre
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 the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the western portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) 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.^[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

Punya is located at 22°17′44″N 88°08′23″E / 22.2956°N 88.1398°E / 22.2956; 88.1398

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Punya had a total population of 2,583 of which 1,268 (51%) were males and 1,315 (51%) were females. There were 301 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Punya was 1,780 (78.00% of the population over 6 years).^[6]

Transport

A short stretch of the Nainan Road links Punnya to the Fatepur-Falta Road. Fatepur is on National Highway 12 / Diamond Harbour Road. Nainan Road links to Falta SEZ Road, which links to Diamond Harbour Road.^[7]

Education

L.J.D. College, Falta, established as a self-financed general degree college in 2015, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It is named in honour of late Lakshmi Rani Das and late Jitendranath Das. It offers honours courses in physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology, bio-chemistry, taxation, computer applications & e-business, accounting & finance, political science, history, education, Bengali and English.^[8]^[9]

LJD Law College, Falta, offers 5-year BA LlB courses.^[10]

LJD Public School, is an English-medium, coeducational 10+2 school following ICSE/ISC courses.^[11]

Healthcare

Falta Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds, at Falta, is the major government medical facility in the Falta CD block.^[12]

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.
^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ Google maps
^ "LJD College, Falta". LJDCF. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "LJD College". Shiksha.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "L.J.D. Law College, Falta". LJDLCF. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "L.J.D. Public School". LJDPS. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 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