Keshpur

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title: "Keshpur" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-paschim-medinipur-district"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-paschim-medinipur-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keshpur" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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settlement_typeVillage
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal # India
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Paschim Medinipur
established_title
unit_prefMetric
population_total4,577
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code721150 (Keshpur)
area_code_typeTelephone/STD code
area_code03225
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Ghatal
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Keshpur
website
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Keshpur (formerly Keshpore until 2001) is a village in the Keshpur CD block of Ghatal in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Location

Keshpur is located at .

Area overview

Paschim Medinipur district (before separation of Jhargram) had a total forest area of 1,700 km2, accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic. Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. Only 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and the rest in the rural areas.

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 Keshpur had a total population of 4,577 of which 2,311 (50%) were males and 2,266 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 601. The total number of literate persons in Keshpur was 3,242 (70.83% of the population over 6 years).

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Keshpur block located at Keshpur.

Police station

Keshpur police station has jurisdiction over a part of Keshpur CD block.

Transport

SH 7 running from Rajgram (in Murshidabad district) to Midnapore (in Paschim Medinipur district) passes through Keshpur .

Education

Sukumar Sengupta Mahavidyalaya was established in 2004 and is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and science.

There is one ITI college, named, Keshpur Government ITI. This Industrial Training Institute offer courses in Fitter, Electrician, Electronic Mechanic, Mechanic (Motor Vehicle), Mechanic Diesel, Surveyor, Turner, Welder, and Wireman.

Healthcare

Keshpur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Keshpur is the major government medical facility in the Keshpur CD block.

References

References

  1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Department of Planning and Statistics.
  3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  4. "District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.
  5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  6. "District at a Glance". Paschim Medinipur District Police.
  7. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police.
  8. "Sukumar Sengupta Mahavidyalaya". Sukumar Sengupta Mahavidyalaya.
  9. "Sukumar Sengupta Mahaviyalaya". College Admission.
  10. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.

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