Daspur

Daspur দাসপুর
Village
Daspur Daspur Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°36′28.8″N 87°43′30.0″E / 22.608000°N 87.725000°ECoordinates: 22°36′28.8″N 87°43′30.0″E / 22.608000°N 87.725000°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population (2011)
• Total	3,667
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone/STD code	03225
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Daspur
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Daspur is a village, with a police station, in Daspur I CD Block in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Daspur had a total population of 3,667 of which 1,878 (51%) were males and 1,789 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 435. The total number of literates in Daspur was 2,957 (80.64% of the population over 6 years).^[1]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Daspur I Block are located at Daspur.^[2]

Police station

Daspur police station has jurisdiction over Daspur I and Daspur II CD Blocks.^[3][4]

Transport

State Highway 4 (West Bengal) running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Daspur.^[5]

References

1. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
2. "District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
4. "District at a Glance". Paschim Medinipur District Police. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
5. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 September 2016.