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Sarpi, Paschim Bardhaman

Census Town in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sarpi is a census town in the Faridpur Durgapur CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Sarpi
Census Town
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Sarpi
Location in West Bengal, India
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Sarpi
Sarpi (India)
Coordinates: 23.7°N 87.08°E / 23.7; 87.08
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
Area
 • Total
5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,549
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713363
Telephone/STD code0341
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyAsansol
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPandaveswar
Websitepaschimbardhaman.co.in
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Geography

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Damodar River
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Ajay River
R
Madhaipur
R Madhaipur (R)
R Madhaipur (R)
R
Shyamsundarpur
R Shyamsundarpur, Paschim Bardhaman (R)
R Shyamsundarpur, Paschim Bardhaman (R)
R
Tilaboni
R Tilaboni (R)
R Tilaboni (R)
R
Pandabeswar
R Pandabeswar (R)
R Pandabeswar (R)
R
Laudoha
R Laudoha (R)
R Laudoha (R)
MC
Durgapur
MC Durgapur (MC)
MC Durgapur (MC)
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ECL
Sonpur Bazari
Area Office
0 ECL Sonpur Bazari Area Office (A)
0 ECL Sonpur Bazari Area Office (A)
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ECL Jhanjhra Area Office
0 ECL Jhanjhra Area Office (A)
0 ECL Jhanjhra Area Office (A)
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ECL Bankola
Area Office
0 ECL Bankola Area Office (A)
0 ECL Bankola Area Office (A)
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ECL Pandaveswar Area Office
0 ECL Pandaveswar Area Office (A)
0 ECL Pandaveswar Area Office (A)
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ECL Kenda
Area Office
0 ECL Kenda Area Office (A)
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CT
Parashkol
CT Parashkol (CT)
CT Parashkol (CT)
CT
Chak Bankola
CT Chak Bankola (CT)
CT Chak Bankola (CT)
CT
Bilpahari
CT Bilpahari (CT)
CT Bilpahari (CT)
CT
Ramnagar
CT Ramnagar (CT)
CT Ramnagar (CT)
CT
Dalurband
CT Dalurband (CT)
CT Dalurband (CT)
CT
Baidyanathpur
CT Baidyanathpur (CT)
CT Baidyanathpur (CT)
CT
Mahal
CT Mahal (CT)
CT Mahal (CT)
CT
Konardihi
CT Konardihi (CT)
CT Konardihi (CT)
CT
Nabgram
CT Nabgram (CT)
CT Nabgram (CT)
CT
Sankarpur
CT Sankarpur (CT)
CT Sankarpur (CT)
CT
Haripur
CT Haripur (CT)
CT Haripur (CT)
CT
Chhora
CT Chhora (CT)
CT Chhora (CT)
CT
Bahula
CT Bahula (CT)
CT Bahula (CT)
CT
Mandarbani
CT Mandarbani (CT)
CT Mandarbani (CT)
CT
Banagram
CT Banagram (CT)
CT Banagram (CT)
CT
Sirsha
CT Sirsha (CT)
CT Sirsha (CT)
CT
Nabaghanapur
CT Nabaghanapur (CT)
CT Nabaghanapur (CT)
CT
Sarpi
CT
Ichhapur
CT Ichhapur (CT)
CT Ichhapur (CT)
CT
Kendra Khottamdi
CT Kendra Khottamdi (CT)
CT Kendra Khottamdi (CT)
Cities, towns and ECL Areas in the northern portion of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural administrative centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Bamakali Mandir, Sarpi, Paschim Bardhaman
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Shiva temple of Banerjee family, Sarpi, Paschim Bardhaman

Sarpi is located at 23°38′59″N 87°16′27″E.

Banagram, Mandarbani, Sirsha, Nabaghanapur, Sarpi and Ichhapur form a series of census towns along the western border of Faridpur-Durgapur CD Block.[1]

Urbanisation

According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sarpi had a total population of 5,549, of which 2,941 (53%) were males and 2,608 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 590. The total number of literate persons in Sarpi was 3,656 (73.72% of the population over 6 years).[3]

*For language details see Faridpur Durgapur#Language and religion

As of 2001 India census,[4] Sarpi had a population of 8,897. Males constitute 69% of the population and females 31%. Sarpi has an average literacy rate of 38%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 34%, and female literacy is 48%. In Sarpi, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Sarpi covered an area of 5.43 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, uncovered well, hand pump. It had 469 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 5 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, other school facilities at Ichhapur, 2 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the important commodities it produced were paddy, rice and fish.[5]

Economy

It is in the heart of the coal mining zone.[6]

Some underground mines of Eastern Coalfields have been selected for modernisation. Mass production technology has been introduced by deploying continuous miner combined with shuttle car at Jhanjra and Sarpi projects. Tilaboni colliery would also be modernized.[7]

Education

Sarpi has one primary school.[8]

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