Nischintapur, Kulpi

Village in West Bengal, India

21°59′25″N 88°12′55″E / 21.9902°N 88.2152°E / 21.9902; 88.2152Country

IndiaState

West BengalDistrictSouth 24 ParganasCD BlockKulpiElevation

6 m (20 ft)Languages

• OfficialBengali^[1]^[2] • Additional officialEnglish^[1]Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

743374

Telephone code+91 3174Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99Lok Sabha constituencyMathurapur (SC)Vidhan Sabha constituencyKulpiWebsitewww.s24pgs.gov.in

Nischintapur is a village within the jurisdiction of the 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.

Geography

Nischintapur is located at 21°59′25″N 88°12′55″E / 21.9902°N 88.2152°E / 21.9902; 88.2152. It has an average elevation of 6 metres (20 ft).

Transport

Nischintapur is on the National Highway 12.^[3]

Nischintapur and Nischintapur Market railway stations are on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

Healthcare

Kulpi Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds, at Kulpi, is the major government medical facility in the Kulpi CD block.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b Google maps
^ "34792 Sealdah-Namkhana Local". Time Table. India Rail Info. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
^ Mondal, Bhaswati. "Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata". Retrieved 16 December 2019.
^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal

Cities, municipal
and census towns

Alipore Sadar subdivision	Abhirampur Amtala Asuti Balarampur Barkalikapur Benjanhari Acharial Bhasa Birlapur Bishnupur Bora Gagangohalia Bawali Budge Budge Buita Chak Alampur Chak Enayetnagar Chak Kashipur Chanddandaha Chata Kalikapur Dakshin Raypur Daulatpur Ganye Gangadharpur Hanspukuria Kalua Kanganbaria Kanyanagar Kriparampur Maheshtala Nadabhanga Nahazari Nischintapur Patharberia Poali Pujali Ramchandrapur Rameswarpur Ramkrishnapur Samali Uttar Raypur
Baruipur subdivision	Alipur Baharu Baruipur Baruipur (CT) Bhangar Raghunathpur Bidyadharpur Chak Baria Champahati Danga Garia Gobindapur Hariharpur Jaynagar Majilpur Kalikapur Kalikapur Barasat Khodar Bazar Komarhat Mallikpur Maricha Narendrapur Naridana Nimpith Panchghara Petua Radhanagar Rajpur Sonarpur Ramchandrapur Raynagar Sahebpur Salipur Solgohalia Tulshighata Uttar Durgapur Uttarparanij
Diamond Harbour subdivision	Ajodhyanagar Bamna Baneshwarpur Bangsidharpur Berandari Bagaria Bilandapur Chandpala Anantapathpur Chandpur Dhamua Dhola Diamond Harbour Dihi Kalas Durganagar Fatepur Ghola Noapara Hasimnagar Kalikapota Krishna Chandrapur Lalpur Magrahat Masat Mathurapur Mohanpur Nainan Patdaha Purba Bishnupur Purba Ranaghat Sangrampur Shyampur Sirakol Swangrampur Usthi Uttar Bishnupur Uttar Kalas Uttar Kusum
Kakdwip subdivision	Kakdwip
Canning subdivision	Basanti Banshra Canning Dighirpar Gaur Daha Kalaria Matla Rajapur Taldi

Locations other than
Cities, municipal
and census towns

Alipore Sadar subdivision	Bakrahat Burul Dongaria Doulatabad Nodakhali
Baruipur subdivision	Dhosa Jamtala Jirongachhi Kalyanpur Kheadaha Kultali Maipit Nalmuri Tilpi Uttar Kasipur
Diamond Harbour subdivision	Baneswarpur Baribhanga Abad Bhushna Chhatrabhog Falta Harindanga Krishnpur Kulpi Lakshmikantapur Mandirbazar Netra Parulia Punya Raidighi Raichak Ramnagar Sarisha
Kakdwip subdivision	Bakkhali Fraserganj Ganespur Gangasagar Gobardhanpur Harinbari Harwood Point Namkhana Patharpratima Ramganga Rudranagar
Canning subdivision	Bhangonkhali Chhota Mollakhali Deuli Gosaba Jharkhali Jibantala Matherdighi Pathankhali Sonakhali Tangrakhali