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Joypur (also spelled Jaypur, Jaipur) is a village, with a police station, in the Joypur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Joypur | |
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Village | |
  Joypur Location in West Bengal, India  Joypur Joypur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23.0474°N 87.4467°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,136 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 722138 (Joypur) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03244 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Katulpur |
| Website | bankura |
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River
Dwarakeswar
Damodar River
Madanmohanpur
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Patit Dommahal
T
Maynapur
T
Hadal Narayanpur
T
Gumut
T
Gokulnagar
T
Dwadashbari
T
Balsi
Purbapara
Purbapara
T
Baital
T
Akui
T
Dihar
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Dharapat
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Kotulpur
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Sonamukhi
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Bishnupur
M
Joykrishnapur
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Laugram
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Ajodhya
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Radhanagar
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Patrasayer
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Jayrambati
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Joypur
R
Indas
R
Chatra
R
Bhara
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Places in Bishnupur subdivision in Bankura district
M: Municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: ancient/ temple centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
M: Municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: ancient/ temple centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Joypur is located at 23.0474°N 87.4467°E.
Area overview
The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains.[1] It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas.[2] It was a part of the core area of Mallabhum.[3]
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.
Police station
Joypur police station has jurisdiction over Joypur CD block. The area covered is 262.74 km2 with a population of 139,693.[4][5]
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Joypur CD block are located at Joypur.[6]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Joypur had a total population of 3,136 of which 1,588 (51%) were males and 1,548 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 317. The total number of literates in Joypur was 2,173 (77.08% of the population over 6 years).[7]
- Joypur B.Ed. College is a private non-aided college. It is affiliated to the Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University and offers courses leading to the Bachelor of Education degree.[8][9]
- Joypur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1962.[10]
- Joypur Madhyamik Balika Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 2000.[11]
Joypur Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds at Joypur, is the major government medical facility in the Joypur CD block. There are primary health centres at Hijaldiha (with 10 beds), Uttarbar (Magura) (with 10 beds), Hetia (panchayat management) (with 6 beds) and Jagannathpur (with 10 beds).[12][13]
State Highway 2 (West Bengal) running from Bankura to Malancha (in North 24 Parganas district) passes through Joypur.[14]
Deul and atchala temple
Depara Navaratna temple
Duttapara Navaratna temple
Highway at Joypur forest range
Joypur forest inside
Birshamunda Halt railway station at Joypur, Bankura
Basudebpur canal bridge in Joypur
Abandoned US army airfield at Jaypur
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