Nischintapur, Kulpi

Nischintapur নিশ্চিন্তপুর
Village
Nischintapur Location in West Bengal, India Nischintapur Nischintapur (India)
Coordinates: 21°59′31″N 88°12′58″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
Population
• Total	2,500 plus
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743374
Telephone code	03210
Nearest city	Kakdwip Diamond Harbour Jaynagar Majilpur
Literacy	more than 80%%
Lok Sabha constituency	Mathurapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kulpi

Nischintapur is a small village in the district of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. It is 80 kilometres (50 mi) away from Kolkata.

The village has a high school, bank, post-office, market, fish auction center and a small railway station. Nischintapur Rakhal Das High School celebrated its centenary year in 2009. Literacy of the area is more than 80% but agriculture is still the main livelihood of local people. Nischintapur is a hub for the surrounding villages of Kashipur, Jamtala, Aswathatala, Gazirmahal, Keoratala and Paila no. The Ramakrishna B Ed college and The Institute of Oisik at Mahatirtha ornamenting the place. The annual creative event on 8 January every year many participates to display their creative abilities . The event is gaining significance by developing talents. This place is well connected by bus, rail service. The village is located on the east bank of the Ganges and is well connected by railway (the Eastern Railway, Sealdah-Namkhana Branch, offers a 2-hour 30 minute journey by train to Sealdah Station in Kolkata). By road on NH117, Bakkhali and Gangasagar are 2 hours 25 minutes journey by bus from the esplanade. Haldia is on the opposite bank of the river. The island of Nayachar is located between the two towns.

Kolkata Port Trust has its own campus with an old lighthouse (now almost ruined) and a ferri ghat (Poila Number 1 i.e. jetty no. 1) are here. Planned development may promote the place to a good picnic and tourist spot.