Joykrishnapur

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Joykrishnapur
Village
There are about 60 to 70 'votive temples' of rekh deul pattern in Joykrishnapur
Joykrishnapur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Joykrishnapur Joykrishnapur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°07′39″N87°18′51″E / 23.127388°N 87.314252°E / 23.127388; 87.314252
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,749
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	722122
Telephone/STD code	03244
Lok Sabha constituency	Bishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bishnupur
Website	bankura.gov.in

Joykrishnapur is a village in the Bishnupur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

History

A Garuda pillar ^[1] from 12th to 13th-century was discovered at Joykrishnapur, which is a part of the Bishnupur capital, and is now preserved in the Bishnupur Museum. In adition to this, Ayudhapurusha and Sankhapurusa have been found, which are associated with symbols of Vishnu. ^[2]

Geography

8km
5miles

River

Dwarakeswar

Damodar River

Madanmohanpur

T

Patit Dommahal

T

Maynapur

T

Hadal Narayanpur

TV

Gumut

T

Gokulnagar

T

Dwadashbari

T

Balsi
Purbapara

T

Baital

T

Akui

T

Dihar

T

Dharapat

T

Kotulpur

CT

Sonamukhi

M

Bishnupur

M

Joykrishnapur

R

Laugram

R

Ajodhya

R

Radhanagar

R

Patrasayer

R

Jayrambati

R

Joypur

R

Indas

R

Chatra

R

Bhara

R

  

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

Location

Joykrishnapur is located at 23°07′39″N87°18′51″E / 23.127388°N 87.314252°E / 23.127388; 87.314252 .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains. ^[3] 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. ^[4] It was a part of the core area of Mallabhum. ^[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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Joykrishnapur had a total population of 2,749, of which 1,396 (51%) were males and 1,353 (49%) were females. There were 307 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Joykrishnapur was 1,788 (73.22% of the population over 6 years). ^[6]

Education

Joykrishnapur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1963. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 5 computers and a library with 1,750 books. ^[7]

Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya was established at Bhara in 2009. ^[8]

Healthcare

Radhanagar Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Radhanagar, is the major government medical facility in the Bishnupur CD block. ^[9]

Notable Person

• Maniklal Sinha

References

1. Singha, Maniklal (1977). Paschim rarh tatha Bankura sanskriti. Bisnupur: Chittaranjan Dasgupta.
2. Dasgupta, Chittaranjan (2016). Paschimbanger murtishilpa o sanskriti (in Bengali). Bishnupur: Arati Printers.
3. "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
6. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
7. "Joykrishnapur HS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
8. "Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya". SDDKM. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
9. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 April 2020.