Dakshin Raypur

Dakshin Raypur
Census Town
Dakshin Raypur Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Dakshin Raypur Location in India Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°24′15″N88°09′04″E / 22.4043°N 88.1512°E / 22.4043; 88.1512 Coordinates: 22°24′15″N88°09′04″E / 22.4043°N 88.1512°E / 22.4043; 88.1512
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD block	Budge Budge II
Area
• Total	4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	14,076
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali [1] [2]
• Additional official	English [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743318
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Diamond Harbour
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Budge Budge
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Dakshin Raypur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Nodakhali police station in the Budge Budge II CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the western part of Alipore Sadar subdivision (including Budge Budge I & II, Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Bakrahat is in Bishnupur II CD block, but Lakshmibala Rural Hospital at Bakrahat serves Budge Budge II CD block and so it is included here.

Area overview

Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 21 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is an alluvial stretch, with industrial development. ^{[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

Dakshin Raypur is located at 22°24′15″N88°09′04″E / 22.4043°N 88.1512°E / 22.4043; 88.1512 . It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).

Bowali, Chak Kashipur, Chak Alampur, Dakshin Raypur and Poali form a cluster of census towns, as per the map of the Budge Budge II CD block on page 181 of the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas. ^[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Dakshin Raypur had a total population of 14,076, of which 7,245 (51%) were males and 6,831 (49%) were females. There were 1,488 people in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people was 9,608 (76.33% of the population over 6 years). ^[7]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Dakshin Raypur covered an area of 4.422 km². Among the civic amenities, the water supply involved over-head tank. It had 1,341 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities it had were 7 primary schools and 1 secondary school. Three important commodities it produced were papad, pottery and zari wok. ^[8]

Economy

Tourism

There is a three-storeyed Bhagirathi Inspection Bungalow of the Public Health Engineering Department built in 2003, initially for departmental people visiting the place in connection with work in the nearby water-treatment plant, but later partially open to the general public, with advance reservation from 33 & 33/1 Chetla Central Road, Kolkata. One gets a remarkable view of the wide Hooghly from the first floor balcony. Sunset at Dakshin Raypur is brilliant. ^[9]

Transport

A short stretch of local roads link Dakshin Raypur to the Budge Budge Trunk Road. ^[10]

Budge Budge railway station is located nearby. ^[10]

Education

Raipur Sri Sri Ramakrishna Amrita Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1926. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[11]

Healthcare

Lakshmibala Dutta Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Bakrahat, is the major government medical facility in the Budge Budge II CD block. ^[12]

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. "District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 181 – Map of Budge Budge II CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
7. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
8. "District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
9. Mukherjee, Sonali. "Next Weekend You Can Be at South Raipur". The Telegraph, 11 June 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
10. Google maps
11. "Raipur Sri Sri Ramakrishna Amritha Vidyalaya". EduGorilla. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
12. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 8 January 2020.