Jaypur, Purulia
Joypur is a census town in the Joypur CD block in the Jhalda subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. There is a factory producing muri. To its south at Deulghata are a number of historic religious sites.
Geography
Location
Joypur is located atArea overview
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. 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. 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 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 were males and 4,915 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.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 Jharkhand.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. 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. It had the branch of one nationalised bank and one cooperative bank.Transport
State Highway 4A running from Tulin to Chas Morh passes through this block.There is a station at Garh Jaipur on the Purulia-Kotshila branch line of the South Eastern Railway.