Alipur 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 ...

within the jurisdiction of the

Jaynagar Majilpur Jaynagar Majilpur () is a city and a municipality of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated in the southern suburbs of Kolkata. As an urban setup in the vicinity of Kolkata, the city is within the area of ...

police station in the

Jaynagar I Jaynagar I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Baruipur subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Dhosa and Tilpi are important archaeological sites in the Ja ...

CD Block in the

Baruipur subdivision Baruipur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives i ...

of the

South 24 Parganas South 24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS (S)), or sometimes South Twenty Four Parganas and Dakshin 24 Parganas, is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore previously, with its Zilla Parishad now in Ba ...

district in the

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Geography

Area overview

Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 20

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 southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain.

Archaeological Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

excavations at Dhosa and Tilpi, on the bank of the Piyali River indicate the existence of human habitation around 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

Alipur is located at . It has an average elevation of . Raynagar, Kalikapur Barasat, Baharu,

Uttarparanij Uttarparanij is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Jaynagar Majilpur police station in the Jaynagar I Community development block in India, CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and ...

, Alipur and Uttar Durgapur, all in the Jaynagar I CD block, are adjacent to

Nimpith Nimpith is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Bakultala police station in the Jaynagar II CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Area overview Baruipur ...

and Tulshighata, both in the Jaynagar II CD block, are very close to Jaynagar Majilpur. These nine locations (eight census towns and a municipal city) virtually form a cluster.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Alipur had a total population of 5,937, of which 2,938 (49%) were males and 2,999 (51%) were females. There were 839 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Alipur was 3,429 (67.26% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Alipur covered an area of 1.5196 km². Among the physical aspects, there is a railway station at Baharu 3 km away. Among the civic amenities, it had 15 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank. It had 360 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had was 1 dispensary/ health centre. Among the educational facilities it had were 3 primary schools, the nearest secondary school, senior secondary school at Baharu 3 km away, the nearest general degree college at Dakshin Barasat 6 km away. An important commodity it produced was

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work .

Transport

Alipur is on the

State Highway 1 The following highways are numbered 1. For roads numbered A1, see list of A1 roads. For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads. For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads. For roads numbered N1, see list of N1 roads. For roads numbered S ...

.Google maps Baharu railway station is located nearby.

Healthcare

Padmerhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at

Padmerhat Padmerhat is a village within the jurisdiction of the Jaynagar Majilpur police station in the Jaynagar I Community development block in India, CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territ ...

, is the major government medical facility in the Jaynagar I CD block.

References

{{South 24 Parganas topics Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district Neighbourhoods in Jaynagar Majilpur Kolkata Metropolitan Area