Serpur

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nameSerpur
settlement_typeCensus Town
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pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Murshidabad
established_title
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km20.63
elevation_m3
population_total8,900
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_type
registration_plateWB
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Maldaha Dakshin
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Samserganj
website
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Serpur is a census town in the Samserganj CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Hafania| numbered24=CT| mark-title24=Hafania (CT) |mark-coord25= | label-pos25=left|label25= Dafahat| numbered25=CT| mark-title25=Dafahat (CT) |mark-coord26= | label-pos26=right|label26= Paschim Punropara| numbered26=CT| mark-title26=Paschim Punropara (CT) |mark-coord27= | label-pos27=right|label27= Ichhlampur| numbered27=CT| mark-title27=Ichhlampur (CT) |mark-coord28= | label-pos28=right|label28= Chakmeghoan| numbered28=CT| mark-title28=Chakmeghoan (CT) |mark-coord29= | label-pos29=right|label29=Kakramari| numbered29=CT| mark-title29=Kakramari (CT) |mark-coord30= | label-pos30=left|label30=Khanpur| numbered30=CT| mark-title30=Khanpur, Murshidabad (CT) |mark-coord31= | label-pos31=left|label31=Khidirpur| numbered31=CT| mark-title31=Khidirpur, Murshidabad (CT) |mark-coord32= | label-pos32=left|label32=Bhabki| numbered32=CT| mark-title32=Bhabki (CT) |mark-coord33= | label-pos33=right|label33= Dhuliyan| numbered33=M| mark-title33=Dhuliyan (M) | shape-color33= #800000 |mark-coord34= | 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Location

Serpur is located at .

Area overview

Jangipur subdivision is crowded with 52 census towns and as such it had to be presented in two location maps. One of the maps can be seen alongside. The subdivision is located in the Rarh region that is spread over from adjoining Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand. The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating. The river Ganges, along with its distributaries, is prominent in both the maps. At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m long Farakka Barrage, one of the largest projects of its kind in the country. Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station and the 1,600 MW Sagardighi Thermal Power Station. According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in the beedi industry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women. As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of the Ganges alone in Murshidabad district. Severe erosion occurs along the banks.

Note: The two maps present some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the maps are linked in the larger full screen maps.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Serpur had a total population of 8,900, of which 4,452 (50%) were males and 4,448 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,582. The total number of literate persons in Serpur was 4,674 (63.87% of the population over 6 years).

India census, Serpur had a population of 7,228. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Serpur has an average literacy rate of 39%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 47%, and female literacy is 30%. In Serpur, 21% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Serpur covered an area of 0.63 km2. It had 12 km roads. The protected water-supply involved service reservoir, tube well/ bore well. It had 600 domestic electric connections, 25 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 maternity & child welfare centre. Among the educational facilities, it had 2 primary schools, 1 secondary school in town, the nearest senior secondary school at Nimtita 0.5 km away. It produced beedi, handloom products, molasses.

Healthcare

Samserganj CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by a high level of arsenic contamination. The WHO guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Samserganj CD block is 287 mg/litre.

References

References

  1. "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.
  2. "Murshidabad". Murshidabad district authorities.
  3. "Farakka Barrage Project". FBP.
  4. "Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India’s tobacco industry". Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020.
  5. "Power Generation". NTPC.
  6. "The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited". WBPDCL.
  7. Kar, Sunirmal. "Child workers in household industry: a study of beedi industry in Murshidabad district of West Bengal". Shodhganga.
  8. "The ‘Poor man’s cigarette’". The Statesman, 22 January 2017.
  9. "Beedi workers of Jangipur hold key". The Hindu, 1 May 2009.
  10. "Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal". Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013.
  11. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  12. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
  13. "District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  14. "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )". SOES.

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