Karimpur

Karimpur is a census town, near the bank of river Jalangi, in Karimpur I CD block in the Tehatta subdivision of the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Karimpur
Census Town
Karimpur bus stand
Karimpur Location in West Bengal, India Karimpur Karimpur (India)
Coordinates: 23.97°N 88.62°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Area
• Total	1.62 km^2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	9,661
• Density	6,000/km^2 (15,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	741152
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Murshidabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Karimpur, Tehatta

Geography

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Cities and towns in Tehatta subdivision of Nadia district CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre. Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Karimpur is located at 23.97°N 88.62°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet). It is at the bank of River Khare.

Area overview

Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.[3] The Tehatta subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is topographically part of the Nadia Plain North. The Jalangi River forms the district/ subdivision border in the north-western part and then flows through the subdivision. The other important rivers are Mathabhanga and Bhairab. The eastern portion forms the boundary with Bangladesh.[4] The subdivision is overwhelmingly rural. 97.15% of the population lives in the rural areas and 2.85% lives in the urban areas.[5]

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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Karimpur had a total population of 9,661, of which 4,930 (51%) were males and 4,731 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 775. The total number of literate persons in Karimpur was 7,616 (85.71% of the population over 6 years).[6]

Civic administration

Police station

Karimpur police station has jurisdiction over a portion of Karimpur I CD block.[7][8] The total area covered by the police station is 116.796 km² and the population covered is 117,879 (2001 census). 4 km of the Bangladesh-India border is within the PS area.[9]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, Karimpur covered an area of 1.62 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 8.5 km roads, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tap water from untreated sources, hand pumps. It had 4,000 domestic electric connections, 250 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 7 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school. It had 4 recognised shorthand, typewriting and vocational training institutions. Three important commodities it produced were PVC items, rexin bags, muri. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 2 cooperative banks, 1 agricultural credit society and 1 non-agricultural credit society.[10]

Economy

The local commerce is based on export of jute, banana, cucumber, brinjal, onion, with other vegetables, grain & beetel leaves. The town boasts nearly 3000+ shops, 120 small industrial units (SIU). The city is home to large number of Marwari population who control the jute business traditionally. Apart from this, Transportation business is also on the roll. There is a regulated market near karimpur bajar.

Education

Karimpur has 3 high schools; Karimpur Jagannath High School, Karimpur Girls High School & Jamsherpur B.N High School. One undergraduate college named Karimpur Pannadevi College is there. Many B.Ed Colleges, Primary Teacher Training Institute and other study centres of open universities and management studies are there. And many kinder garden schools of both Bengali and English medium and Primary schools are also there.

Culture

Like any other town of new settlers, people in general are more liberal than orthodox. Throughout the year, cultural and religious festivals are celebrated. Nou Byich (Boat racing and sailing) on Vijaya Dashami (Last day of Durga Puja) is the most famous and unique celebration in Karimpur (It has been stopped now). More than four hundred river boats participate in this unique festival. Other festivals like Saraswati puja, Kali Puja are celebrated in great enthusiasm. One of the earliest scholarly studies of Karimpur social and cultural life was undertaken in the 1920s by William and Charlotte Wiser and published in 1930 by the University of California under the title 'Behind Mud Walls' which was then enlarged and revised in a second edition in 1963, and a third in 1971. The work provides fascinating anthropological detail and insight into the lives of Karimpur villagers of the early 20th century.[11]

Health

Karimpur has one rural hospital and many dispensaries. Some specialist doctors visit on specific day in a week in different clinics. Emergency health situation is not good. The district hospital is about 70 km away at district Headquarter Krishnanagar.

Communication

Karimpur Bust stand

The town is situated near the international border of India-Bangladesh (25 km from main town). West Bengal state highway 11 crosses through it. Mainly the communication depends on bus route from Krishnanagar to Karimpur. From other end it can be accessed by Berhampore to Karimpur bus route.

References

1. "District Wise List of Statutory Towns". Census of India 2001, Urban Frame. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Karimpur
3. Gangopadhyay, Basudev, Paschimbanga Parichay, 2001, (in Bengali), p. 70, Sishu Sahitya Sansad
4. "District Census Handbook, Nadia, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 13,14. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
6. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
7. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia". Table 2.1. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
8. "Nadia District Police". Police Unit. West Bengal Police. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
9. "Karimpur Police Station Details". Nadia Police. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
10. "District Census Handbook Nadia, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 635-656; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 635; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 641; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 643; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 646; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 655; Statement VI:Industry and Banking ,Page 2833. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
11. William H. Wiser and Charlotte Viall Wiser, Behind Mud Walls 1930-1960, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1971