Joypur is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in the Joypur CD block in the Jhalda subdivision of the

Purulia district Purulia district () is one of the twenty-three districts of West Bengal state in Eastern India. Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the district. Some of the other important towns of Purulia district are Raghunathpur- Adra, Manbazar ...

in the state of

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

, India. There is a factory producing muri (puffed rice). To its south at Deulghata are a number of historic religious sites.

Geography

Location

Joypur is located at

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the

Chota Nagpur Plateau The Chota Nagpur Plateau () is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and th ...

. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Jhalda subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

. The Subarnarekha flows along a short stretch of its western border. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 91.02% of the population living in the rural areas and 8.98% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map alongside shows some of the tourist attractions in the Ajodhya Hills. The area is home to Purulia

Chhau dance ''Chhau'', also spelled ''Chhou'', is a semi classical Indian dance with martial and folk traditions. It is found in three styles named after the location where they are performed, i.e. the ''Purulia Chhau'' of West Bengal, the ''Seraikella Chh ...

with spectacular masks made at Charida. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Joypur had a total population of 10,259 of which 5,344 (52%) were males and 4,915 (49%) were females. There were 1,373 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Jaypur was 5,893 (66.32% of the population over 6 years).

Civic Administration

Police station

Joypur police station has jurisdiction over the Joypur CD block. The area covered is and the population covered is 133,240. It has of inter-state borders with Jaridih, Balidih and Pindrajora police stations in Bokaro district of

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya'', Jaypur covered an area of . There is a railway station at Garh Joypur. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply has tap water from treated sources. It had 757 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had dispensary/ health centre, maternity and child welfare centres and maternity home, nursing home, veterinary hospital away and two medicine shops in the town. Among the educational facilities it had were three primary schools, two senior secondary schools, one general degree college. It had one non-formal education centre (Sarbya Siksha Abhiyan Centre). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had one public library, and one reading room. Important commodities it produced were cock industry products and muri (puffed rice). It had the branch of one nationalised bank and one cooperative bank.

Transport

State Highway 4A running from Tulin to Chas Morh (both in the Purulia district) passes through this block. There is a station at Garh Jaipur on the Purulia-Kotshila branch line of the South Eastern Railway.

Education

Bikramjeet Goswmi Memorial College was established in 2009. Affiliated with the

Sidho Kanho Birsha University Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University (SKBU) is a public state university located in Purulia district of West Bengal, India. It was established under an Act of the West Bengal Legislature in April 2010. It offers different undergraduate and postgraduat ...

, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history and philosophy, and a general course in arts.

Culture

Deulghata, some south of Joypur, once had 15 temples and some small shrines, built around the 9th-10th century. The Archaeological Survey of India has taken over the place that includes three tall surviving temples.

Healthcare

Joypur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is a major government medical facility in Joypur CD block.

References

{{Purulia District Cities and towns in Purulia district