Kulpi

This article is about the town in India. For the town in Queensland, Australia, see Kulpi, Queensland.

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

Kulpi
Village
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Coordinates: 22°04′53″N 88°14′42″E / 22.0815°N 88.2449°E / 22.0815; 88.2449Coordinates: 22°04′53″N 88°14′42″E / 22.0815°N 88.2449°E / 22.0815; 88.2449
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD block	Kulpi
Area
• Total	0.81 km^2 (0.31 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,000
• Density	2,500/km^2 (6,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali^[1]^[2]
• Additional official	English^[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743351
Telephone code	+91 3174
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Mathurapur (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kulpi
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

History

In the 18th century this area was occupied by Portuguese pirates. So, the Nawab of Bengal stationed about 150 soldiers to make this area free.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

[Interactive fullscreen map]

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

Kulpi is located at 22°04′53″N 88°14′42″E / 22.0815°N 88.2449°E / 22.0815; 88.2449. It has an average elevation of 6 metres (20 ft).^[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kulpi had a total population of 2,000, of which 982 (49%) were males and 1,018 (51%) were females. There were 192 persons in the age range of 0-6 years. The total number of literate persons was 1,478 (81.75 % of the population over 6 years).^[7]

Civic administration

Police station

Kulpi police station covers an area of 166.63 km². It has jurisdiction over parts of the Kulpi CD block.^[8][9]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Kulpi CD block are located at PO Paschim Gopalnagar, Kulpi.^[10]

Economy

Industry

In January 2014, the Government of West Bengal gave its clearance for the development of a ship breaking yard.^[11]

Transport

Kulpi is on the junction of the National Highway 12 and State Highway 1.^[12]

Kulpi railway station is on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.^[12][13]

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) 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.^[14]

Education

Kulpi Janapriya High School is a coeducational higher secondary institution.^[15]

Healthcare

Kulpi Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds, at Kulpi, is the major government medical facility in the Kulpi CD block.^[16]

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
3. . 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.
4. "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.
5. . 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.
6. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kulpi
7. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
8. "Kulpi". Sundarban police district. West Bengal police. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
9. . Table No. 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
10. . West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
11. "State gives go-ahead to 7 industrial projects". Kolkata: The Statesman. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
12. Google maps
13. "34792 Sealdah-Namkhana Local". Time Table. India Rail Info. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
14. Mondal, Bhaswati. "Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata". Retrieved 16 December 2019.
15. "Kulpi Janapriya High School (HS)". Schoolspedia. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
16. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 December 2019.