Kulpi

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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2South 24 Parganas
subdivision_type3CD block
subdivision_name3Kulpi
established_title
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km20.81
elevation_m6
population_total2000
population_as_of2011
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demographics_type1Languages
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demographics1_info1Bengali
demographics1_title2Additional official
demographics1_info2English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code743351
area_code_typeTelephone code
area_code+91 3174
registration_plateWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
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blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Kulpi is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction under Kulpi police station in the Kulpi CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

In the 18th century this area was occupied by Portuguese pirates. So, the Nawab of Bengal stationed about 150 soldiers to make this area free.

Geography

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Area overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the western portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 11 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the western part, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level. Archaeological excavations at Deulpota and Harinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 2,000 years ago.

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

Kulpi is located at . It has an average elevation of 6 m.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kulpi had a total population of 2,000, of which 982 (49%) were males and 1,018 (51%) were females. There were 192 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons was 1,478 (81.75% of the population over 6 years).

Civic administration

Police station

Kulpi police station covers an area of 166.63 km2. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Kulpi CD block.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Kulpi CD block are located at PO Paschim Gopalnagar, Kulpi.

Economy

Industry

In January 2014, the Government of West Bengal gave its clearance for the development of a ship breaking yard.

Transport

Kulpi is on the junction of the National Highway 12 and State Highway 1.

Kulpi railway station is on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.

Education

Kulpi Janapriya High School is a coeducational higher secondary institution.

Healthcare

Kulpi Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds, at Kulpi, is the major government medical facility in the Kulpi CD block.

References

References

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