Baneswarpur

Not to be confused with Baneshwarpur.

Baneswarpur
Village
Baneswarpur Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Baneswarpur Location in India Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°15′27″N88°17′36″E / 22.2575°N 88.2934°E / 22.2575; 88.2934
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD block	Magrahat I
Area
• Total	0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,960
• Density	5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali [1] [2]
• Additional official	English [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743375
Telephone code	+91 3174
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Mathurapur (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Magrahat Paschim
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

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

Geography

8km
5miles

Hooghly River

Jatar Deul

T

Lakshmikantapur

R

Baribhanga Abad

R

Raidighi

R

Lalpur

CT

Purba Ranaghat

CT

Mathurapur

CT

Krishna Chandrapur

CT

Krishnapur

R

Mandirbazar

R

Purba Bishnupur

CT

Bangsidharpur

CT

Chandpur

CT

Magrahat

CT

Bilandapur

CT

Swangrampur

CT

Dihi Kalas

CT

Uttar Kalas

CT

Nainan

CT

Shyampur

CT

Dhamua

CT

Baneswarpur

R

Bamna

CT

Kalikapota

CT

Uttar Kusum

CT

Barijpur

CT

Usthi

CT

Ghola Noapara

CT

Uttar Bishnupur

CT

Sirakol

CT

Ajodhyanagar

CT

  

Cities and towns in the eastern part of Diamond Harbour subdivision (including Magrahat I & II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: religious site
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 urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps. ^{[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

Baneswarpur is located at 22°15′27″N88°17′36″E / 22.2575°N 88.2934°E / 22.2575; 88.2934 .

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Baneswarpur had a total population of 1,960, of which 1,028 (52%) were males and 932 (48%) were females. There were 257 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Baneswarpur was 1,375 (80.74% of the population over 6 years). ^[6]

Transport

Baneswarpur is on the Sangrampur-Samashat Road. ^[7]

Healthcare

Baneswarpur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Magrahat I CD block. ^[8]

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. "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.
3. "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.
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. "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.
6. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
7. Google maps
8. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2019.