About Kotulpur

Kotulpur (community development block) (Bengali: ) is an administrative division in Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kotulpur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Kotulpur. Kotulpur is located at 230045N 873537E / 23.0125N 87.59361E / 23.0125; 87.59361. Kotulpur community development block has an area of 250.50 km. Unlike most of Bankura district which is composed of red latt rite soil, Kotulpur, Patrasayer and Indas blocks lie in an alluvial zone. In this region the soil is deep, texturally medium fine, mostly acidic in soil reaction and moderately well drained. Major part of the region harvests more than one crop utilizing canal irrigation as well as ground water.. The important river in the area is "Amodor" (not Damodar). Its origin is from a fountain at Knuchiakol. This has a great impact on agriculture and thus on local economy. It has gone through almost to the...