Jadupur

Jadupur is a census town in the Kaliachak I CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Location
Jadupur is located at 24.88632°N, 88.04847°W.

Area overview
The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as the diara. It "is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium." The most note-worthy feature is the Farakka Barrage across the Ganges. The area is a part of the Malda Sadar subdivision, which is an overwhelmingly rural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets of urbanization with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the Kaliachak I CD block. The bank of the Ganges between Bhutni and Panchanandapur (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit by left bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area. The ruins of Gauda, capital of several empires, is located in this area.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Jadupur had a total population of 7,585, of which 3,918 (52%) were males and 3,667 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,234. The total number of literate persons in Jadupur was 4,624 (72.81% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook, Maldah, 2011, Jadupur covered an area of 1.208 km2. It had 5 km roads with open drains. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, hand pump. It had 1,210 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre. Among the educational facilities, it had 9 primary schools, 1 secondary school in town, the nearest senior secondary school at Dariapur 1 km away, the nearest general degree college at Sultnganj 5 km away. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 public library, 1 reading room. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.