# Bishnupur subdivision

Bishnupur subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

## Subdivisions

Bankura district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
| Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km$^2$ | Population (2011) | Rural Population % (2001) | Urban Population % (2001) |
| Bankura Sadar | Bankura | 2596.11 | 1,439,148 | 89.27 | 11.43 |
| Khatra | Khatra | 2407.49 | 1,045.591 | 100.00 | 0 |
| Bishnupur | Bishnupur | 1870.75 | 1,111,935 | 91.04 | 8.96 |
| Bankura district | Bankura | 6882.00 | 3,596,674 | 92.63 | 7.37 |
Bishnupur subdivision has a density of population of 595 per km$^2$. 29.07% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.

## Administrative units

Bishnupur subdivision has 6 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 56 gram panchayats, 890 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 1 census town. The municipalities are Bishnupur and Sonamukhi. The census town is: Kotulpur. The subdivision has its headquarters at Bishnupur.

## Police stations

Police stations in Bishnupur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
| Police Station | Area covered km$^2$ | Municipal Town | CD Block |
| Bishnupur | 365.73 | Bishnupur | Bishnupur |
| Jaypur | 262.74 | - | Joypur |
| Kotulpur | 250.50 | - | Kotulpur |
| Sonamukhi | 380 | Sonamukhi | Sonamukhi |
| Patrasayer | 321.07 | - | Patrasayer |
| Indas | 255.10 | - | Indas |

## Blocks

Community development blocks in Bishnupur subdivision are:
| CD Block | Headquarters | Area km$^2$ | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns |
| Bishnupur | Bishnupur | 365.73 | 156,822 | 35.67 | 7.53 | 66.30 | |
| Indas | Indas | 254.99 | 169,783 | 43.75 | 1.85 | 71.76 | |
| Joypur | Jaypur | 263.82 | 156,920 | 38.88 | 2.05 | 74.57 | |
| Patrasayer | Patrasayer | 322.62 | 184,070 | 46.45 | 3.01 | 64.87 | |
| Kotulpur | Kotulpur | 250.38 | 188,775 | 35.38 | 3.29 | 78.01 | 1 |
| Sonamukhi | Sonamukhi | 378.85 | 158,697 | 43.89 | 3.50 | 66.16 | |

## Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 56 gram panchayats under six community development blocks:
* Bishnupur block consists of: Ayodhya, Bhara, Morar, Bankadaha, Dwarika–Gossainpur, Radhanagar, Belsulia, Layekbandh and Uliyara.
* Indas block consists of: Akui–I, Dighalgram, Karisunda, Sahaspur, Akui–II, Indas–I, Mongalpur, Amrul, Indas–II and Rol.
* Joypur block consists of: Gelia, Kuchiakol, Salda, Hetia, Maynapur, Shyamnagar, Jagannathpur, Rautkhanda and Uttarbarh.
* Patrasayer block consists of: Balsi–I, Belut–Rasulpur, Jamkuri, Patrasayar, Balsi–II, Biur–Betur, Kushdwip, Beersingha, Hamirpur and Narayanpur.
* Kotulpur block consists of: Deshrahkoyalpara, Kotulpur, Lego, Mirzapur, Gopinathpur, Laugram, Madanmohanpur and Sihar.
* Sonamukhi block consists of: Coochdihi, Dihipara, Panchal, Radhamohanpur, Dhansimla, Hamirhati, Piarbera, Dhulai, Manikbazar and Purbanabasan.

## Education

Bankura district had a literacy rate of 70.26% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Bankura Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 69.56%, Khatra subdivision 69.79% and Bishnupur subdivision 71.60%.
Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Bankura district for the year 2013-14. It may be noted that primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.
| Subdivision | Primary School | Primary School | Middle School | Middle School | High School | High School | Higher Secondary School | Higher Secondary School | General College, Univ | General College, Univ | Technical / Professional Instt | Technical / Professional Instt | Non-formal Education | Non-formal Education |
| Subdivision | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student |
| Bankura Sadar | 1,371 | 117,820 | 144 | 17,951 | 90 | 69,329 | 91 | 78,909 | 9 | 14,782 | 14 | 2,865 | 2,228 | 69,919 |
| Khatra | 1,200 | 86,786 | 113 | 16,805 | 50 | 28,178 | 112 | 93,919 | 6 | 13,067 | 6 | 702 | 1,993 | 51,849 |
| Bishnupur | 979 | 86,750 | 112 | 15,092 | 57 | 28,738 | 81 | 78,915 | 6 | 10,552 | 14 | 4,170 | 1,649 | 57,769 |
| Bankura district | 3,550 | 291,356 | 369 | 49,848 | 197 | 126,245 | 284 | 251,743 | 21 | 38,401 | 34 | 7,737 | 5,870 | 179,537 |

### Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Bishnupur subdivision:
* Ramananda College at Bishnupur was established in 1945. It has four hostels – two for boys, one for girls and one special hostel for meritorious but poor boys.
* Mallabhum Institute of Technology was established in 2002. It is affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. It has hostel facilities.
* KG Engineering Institute at Bishnupur is a government polytechnic, started as an industrial school in 1922, became a full-fledged polytechnic in 1949 and taken over by the state government.
* Mallabhum Institute of Polytechnic, at Braja Radha Nagar, Bishnupur.
* Bishnupur Public Institute of Engineering at Siromonipur, Bishnupur, is a private polytechnic.
* Sonamukhi College at Sonamukhi was established in 1966.
* Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya, located at Chatra, PO Darapur, Kotulpur CD Block, was established in 2001.
* Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya at Patrasayer was established in 2005.
* Indas Mahavidyalaya at Indas was established in 2006.
* Akui Kamalabala Women's College was established at Akui in 2015.
* Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya was established at Bhara in 2009.
* Nikhil Banga Sikhsan Mahavidyalaya at Bishnupur was established in 1971 and offers courses leading to B.Ed. and B.P.Ed.
* Joypur B.Ed. College at Jaypur,
* Bishnupur Public Institute of Education at Siromonipur affiliated to Burdwan University. Archived 6 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine.[25]

## Healthcare

The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Bankura district.
| Subdivision | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Other State Govt Deptts | Local bodies | Central Govt Deptts / PSUs | NGO / Private Nursing Homes | Total | Total Number of Beds | Total Number of Doctors | Indoor Patients | Outdoor Patients |
| Subdivision | Hospitals | Rural Hospitals | Block Primary Health Centres | Primary Health Centres | Other State Govt Deptts | Local bodies | Central Govt Deptts / PSUs | NGO / Private Nursing Homes | Total | Total Number of Beds | Total Number of Doctors | Indoor Patients | Outdoor Patients |
| Bankura Sadar | 2 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 3 | - | 2 | 31 | 71 | 2,628 | 320 | 147,890 | 2,634,248 |
| Khatra | 1 | 7 | 1 | 21 | - | - | - | 4 | 34 | 698 | 77 | 58,258 | 1,440,172 |
| Bishnupur | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | - | - | - | 11 | 41 | 698 | 77 | 68,068 | 1,351,349 |
| Bankura district | 4 | 18 | 4 | 69 | 3 | - | 2 | 46 | 146 | 4,152 | 459 | 274,216 | 5,425,769 |

### Medical facilities

Medical facilities in Bishnupur subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)
* Bishnupur Subdivisional Hospital, Bishnupur, 250 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)
* Sonamukhi Rural Hospital, Sonamukhi CD block, Sonamukhi, 30 beds
* Kotulpur Rural Hospital, Kotulpur CD block, Kotulpur, 60 beds
* Patrasayer Rural Hospital, Patrasayer CD block, Hat Krishnanagar, Patrasayer, 30 beds
* Indas Rural Hospital, Indas CD block, Indas, 30 beds
* Radhanagar Rural Hospital, Bishnupur CD block, Radhanagar, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)
* Joypur Block Primary Health Centre, Joypur CD block, Joypur, 15 beds
Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)
* Sonamukhi CD block: Dhulai (Gopikantapur) (6), Panchal (6), Kundu Pushkarini (10), Sitaljhore (6)
* Patrasayer CD block: Purba Naldanga (Roll) (6), Pandua (Kushdwip) (4), Balsi (10)
* Kotulpur CD block: Gopinathpur (6), Lego (10), Laugram Karakheria (10), Sihar (10), Mirjapur (4), Deshra (Deopara) (10)
* Indas CD block: Akui (4), Keneti (Santasram Indus) (10), Dighalgram (6)
* Joypur CD block: Hijaldiha (10), Uttarbar (Magura) (10), Hetia (panchayat management) (6), Jagannathpur (10)
* Bishnupur CD block: Ajodhya (6), Kankila (6), Bhora (10)

## Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Bankura district were as follows:
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vidhan Sabha constituency | Reservation | CD Block and/or Gram panchayats |
| Bankura | Raghunathpur | SC | In Purulia district |
| | Saltora | SC | Saltora and Mejia CD Blocks; Banasuria, Barashal, Lachhmanpur and Latiaboni gram panchayats of Gangajalghati CD Block |
| | Chhatna | None | Chhatna CD Block; Veduasol, Brahmandiha, Hatgram, Indpur and Raghunathpur GPs of Indpur CD Block |
| | Ranibandh | ST | Ranibandh, Hirbandh and Khatra CD Blocks |
| | Raipur | ST | Raipur and Sarenga CD Blocks |
| | Taldangra | None | Bibarda, Fulmati, Harmasra, Khalgram, Panchmura and Taldangra GPs of Taldangra CD Block; Brojarajpur and Gaurbazar gram panchayats of Indpur CD Block; and Simlapal CD Block |
| | Bankura | None | Bankura municipality; Bankura I CD Block; and Junbedia, Mankanali and Purandarpur GPs of Bankura II CD Block |
| Bishnupur (SC) | Barjora | None | Barjora CD Block; and Bhaktabandh, Gangajalghati, Gobindadham, Kapista, Nityanandapur and Piraboni GPs of Gangajalghati CD Block |
| | Onda | None | Onda CD Block; and Bikna, Kosthia, Narrah and Sanbandha GPs of Bankura II CD Block |
| | Bishnupur | Open | Bishnupur municipality; Bishnupur; and Amdangra, Saltora and Satmauli GPs of Taldangra CD Block |
| | Katulpur | SC | Deshrahkoyalpara, Gopinathpur, Kotulpur, Lego, Mirzapur and Sihar GPs of Kotulpur CD Block; Gelia, Jagannathpur, Kuchiakol, Maynapur, Salda, Uttarbarh, Hetia, Routkhanda and Shyamnagar GPs of Joypur CD Block |
| | Indas | SC | Indas CD Block; Balsi I, Balsi II, Biur Betur, Jamkuri and Kushdwip GPs of Patrasayer CD Block; and Laugram, Madanmohanpur GPs of Kotulpur CD Block |
| | Sonamukhi | SC | Sonamukhi municipality; Sonamukhi CD Block; and Belut Rasulpur, Beersingha, Hamirpur, Narayanpur and Patrasayar GPs of Patrasayer CD Block |
| | Khandaghosh | None | In Bardhaman district |