Joykrishnapur | |
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Village | |
 There are about 60 to 70 'votive temples' of rekh deul pattern in Joykrishnapur | |
  Joykrishnapur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Joykrishnapur Joykrishnapur (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°07′39″N87°18′51″E / 23.127388°N 87.314252°E /23.127388; 87.314252 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,749 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 722122 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03244 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bishnupur |
| Website | bankura |
Joykrishnapur is a village in theBishnupurCD block in theBishnupur subdivision of theBankura district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
A Garuda pillar[1] from 12th to 13th-century was discovered at Joykrishnapur, which is a part of the Bishnupur capital, and is now preserved in the Bishnupur Museum. In addition to this, Ayudhapurusha and Sankhapurusa have been found, which are associated with symbols of Vishnu.[2]
Joykrishnapur is located at23°07′39″N87°18′51″E / 23.127388°N 87.314252°E /23.127388; 87.314252.
The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lyingalluvial plains.[3] It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas.[4] It was a part of the core area ofMallabhum.[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.
According to the2011 Census of India, Joykrishnapur had a total population of 2,749, of which 1,396 (51%) were males and 1,353 (49%) were females. There were 307 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Joykrishnapur was 1,788 (73.22% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Joykrishnapur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1963. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 5 computers and a library with 1,750 books.[7]
Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya was established atBhara in 2009.[8]
Radhanagar Rural Hospital, with 30 beds atRadhanagar, is the major government medical facility in the Bishnupur CD block.[9]
