Baneshwarpur is a

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within the jurisdiction of the Falta police station in the Falta CD block in the

Diamond Harbour subdivision Diamond Harbour subdivision is an administrative subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the populat ...

of the

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district in the

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Geography

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

s. The entire district is situated in the

Ganges Delta The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be ...

and the western part, located on the east bank of the

Hooghly River The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...

, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level.

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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

Baneshwarpur is located at

Hasimnagar Hasimnagar is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Falta, South 24 Parganas, Falta police station in the Falta (community development block), Falta Community development block in India, CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the S ...

, Baneshwarpur of the Falta CD block and

Ajodhyanagar Ajodhyanagar is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Usthi police station in the Magrahat I Community development block in India, CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and terr ...

Sirakol Sirakol is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Usthi police station in the Magrahat I Community development block in India, CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian ...

of the Magrahat I CD block form a cluster of census towns.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Baneshwarpur had a total population of 4,741 of which 2,423 (51%) were males and 2,318 (49%) were females. There were 538 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Baneshwarpur was 3,507 (83.44% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Baneshwarpur covered an area of 2.0718 km². Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources and hand pumps. It had 430 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had a dispensary/ health centre 4 km away. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at

0.5 km away.

Transport

Baneshwarpur is on the Sirakol-Usthi Road.

Healthcare

Falta Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds, at Falta, is the major government medical facility in the Falta CD block.

References

{{South 24 Parganas topics Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district