Panchthupi | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 23°53′34″N 87°59′20″E / 23.8928°N 87.9889°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Murshidabad |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,956 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 742161 (Panchthupi) |
Telephone/STD code | 03484 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Baharampur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Burwan |
Website | murshidabad |
Panchthupi (also spelled Panch Thupi) is a village in Burwan CD Block in Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
As per the 2011 Census of India, Panch Thupi had a total population of 7,956, of which 4,092 (51%) were males and 3,864 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,117. The total number of literates in Panch Thupi was 4,445 (64.99% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Dak Bangla Road links Panchthupi to SH 7 running from Rajgram (in Birbhum district) to Midnapore (in Paschim Medinipur district).[2][3]
Panchthupi Haripada Gouribala College was established in 1996 at Panchthupi. Affiliated with the University of Kalyani it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, philosophy, political science and history. It offers general courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Arabic, philosophy, political science and history.[4]
Sunil Dhar Memorial B.P.Ed. College, a college for physical education, was established at Panchthupi in 2007.[5]
There is a high school named Panchthupi T.N. Institution which was established in 1904 by Troilokya nath Adhikari. There is a girls' high School named sri Sri Ram Krishna Sarada Balika Vidyapith which is the second girls' high school in Kandi subdivision. This school was established in 1954. Besides these are three primary school and three private primary school at Panchthupi.[citation needed]
There is a Primary Health Centre at Panchthupi (with 10 beds).[6]
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