Cities and towns in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Police station
Nandakumar police station has jurisdiction over Nandakumar CD block. Nandakumar police station covers an area of 151.73 km2 with a population of 239,442. It is located at Nandakumar Bazar.[1][2]
CD block HQ
The headquarters of this CD block are located at Kumarpur.[3]
Urbanisation
94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision.[4]
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.
Demographics
As per the map of Nandakumar CD block and subsequent alphabetical list of villages in the District Census Handbook, Purba Medinipur, Nandakumar is a part of Kumarpur village.[5]
As per 2011 Census of India Kumarpur had a total population of 845 of which 441 (52%) were males and 404 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 77. The total number of literates in Kumarpur was 643 (83.72% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Transport
Nandakumar stands at the crossing of NH 116 connecting Kolaghat and Haldia (both in Purba Medinipur district) and SH 4 connecting Jhalda (in Purulia district) and Digha (in Purba Medinipur district).[7][8]
There is a separate Mechada-Tamluk-Haldia road via Sutahata and Durga Chak, that passes through Nandakumar.[9]
Khejurberia Rural Hospital at Khejurberia, PO Nandakumar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Nandakumar CD block. There are primary health centres at Dakshin Damodarpur (with 10 beds) and Dakshin Gumai, PO Kalyanchak (with 2 beds).[15]
Nandakumar picture gallery
Sridharpur Maktab Prathamik Vidyalaya
Paramhansapr Dakshin Prathamik Vidyalaya
Satsang Vihar
References
^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Nandakumar PS". Purba Medinipur District Police. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
^"District Census Handbook: Purba Medinipur"(PDF). Map of Purba Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
