Pipla Kasimpur (also referred to as simply Pipla) is a village and a in the
Harishchandrapur I
Harishchandrapur I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History Gauda and Pandua
Gauda was once the “capital of the ancient bhukti ...
CD block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
in the
Chanchal subdivision of
Malda district in the state of
West Bengal,
India.
Geography
Location
Pipla Kasimpur is located at .
Area overview
The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the ''
Barind'' in the east and the ''tal'' in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are "hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron." It lies to the east of the
Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the ''tal'', is a flat low land and "is strewn with innumerable marshes,
bils and
oxbow lake
An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake or pool that forms when a wide meander of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water. In South Texas, oxbows left by the Rio Grande are called '' resacas''. In Australia, oxbow lakes are call ...
s." The ''tal'' area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly
rural. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area –
Pandua and
Jagjivanpur.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Pipla Kasimpur had a total population of 3,350, of which 1,721 (51%) were males and 1,629 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 417. The total number of literate persons in Pipla Kasimpur was 1,704 (58.10% of the population over 6 years).
Education
Harishchandrapur College
Harishchandrapur College is a college in Pipla Kasimpur, Pipla, Harishchandrapur in the Malda district of West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Gour Banga, offering undergraduate courses.
History
Departments ...
was established in 2008. Affiliated with the
University of Gour Banga, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history, philosophy, and a general course in arts.
Pipla High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1960. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 824 books, and 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.
Healthcare
Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital located nearby at
Harishchandrapur
Harishchandrapur is a village in the Harishchandrapur I CD block in the Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Harishchandrapur is located at .
Area overview
The area shown in the adjac ...
(with 65 beds) is the main medical facility in Harishchndrapur I CD block.
References
{{Malda District
Villages in Malda district