Junput

Junput
Village
Junput Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Junput Junput (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21°43′29″N87°48′43″E / 21.724767°N 87.811981°E / 21.724767; 87.811981
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721450 (Junput Sub Post Office)
Lok Sabha constituency	Kanthi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kanthi Uttar
Website	purbamedinipur.gov.in

Junput is a village in Deshapran CD Block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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5miles

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Jukhia

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Dariapur

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Dihibahiri

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Petuaghat
Fishing Harbour

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Junput

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Mandarmani

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Tajpur Port

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Shankarpur

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New Digha

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Kharipukuria

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Silaberia

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Depal

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Durmut

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Baratala

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Dholmari

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Bara Bankuya

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Janka

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Kamarda

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Khejuri

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Majna

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Bhupatinagar

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Marishda

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Ramnagar

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Digha

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Khadalgobra

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Basantia

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Contai

   

Cities and towns in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, S: port, sea-beach
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Demographics

In the District Census Handbook for Purba Medinipur, the terminus of State Highway 5, which is elsewhere mentioned as Junput, is shown in village no. 383 Dakshin Kadua. Junput is part of Dakshin Kadua in census records. ^[1]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Dakshin Kadua had a total population of 1,131 of which 611 (54%) were males and 520 (46%) were females. Population below 6 years was 984. The total number of literates in Dakshin Kadua was 905 (91.97% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

Tourism

Junput is a tourist centre. A dry fish centre. ^[3]

Transport

State Highway 5 starting from Rupnarayanpur (in Paschim Bardhaman district) terminates at Junput. ^[4]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Purba Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Deshopran CD Block on Page 823 and subsequent alphabetical list of villages. District Census Handbook Purba Medinipur Series – 20, Part XII A. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
2. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
3. "Junput". minapore.in. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
4. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

External links

Junput travel guide from Wikivoyage