From around the 7th century AD till around the advent of British rule, for around a millennium, history of Bankura district is identical with the rise and fall of the Hindu Rajas of Bishnupur.

First, the Maharaja of Burdwan seized the Fatehpur Mahal, and then the Maratha invasions laid waste their country.

Joypur CD block is located in the eastern part of the district and belongs to the fertile low lying alluvial plains, similar to the predominating rice lands in the adjacent districts of West Bengal.

Here, the eye constantly rests on wide expanses of rice fields, green in the rains but parched and dry in summer.

[13] Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Joypur CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Salda (4,851), Kuchiakol (4,246), Maynapur (5,256) and Dakshinbar (4,031).

[11] Other villages in Joypur CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Jaypur (3,136), Gelia (1,655), Hetia (2,757), Rauthkhanda (3,697), Shyamnagar (1,134) and Gokulnagar (650).

[11] See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Primary Census Abstract Data

[14] Others include Addi Bassi, Marang Boro, Santal, Saranath, Sari Dharma, Sarna, Alchchi, Bidin, Sant, Saevdharm, Seran, Saran, Sarin, Kheria,[15] and other religious communities.

It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.

[22] There are 137 inhabited villages in the Joypur CD block, as per the District Census Handbook, Bankura, 2011.

114 villages (83.21%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

[23] There were 123 fertiliser depots, 13 seed stores and 40 fair price shops in Joypur CD block.

[24] In 2013–14, persons engaged in agriculture in Joypur CD block could be classified as follows: bargadars 19.10%, patta (document) holders 14.41%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 4.88%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 15.43% and agricultural labourers 46.17%.

[24] The handloom industry engages the largest number of persons in the non farm sector and hence is important in Bankura district.

The handloom industry is well established in all the CD Blocks of the district and includes the famous Baluchari saris.

The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development.

[24] State Highway 2 (West Bengal) running from Bankura to Malancha (in North 24 Parganas district) passes through this CD block.