Lightning in the district, July 2025
On 24 July 2025, lightning killed eight people in different parts of Bankura district during thunderstorms, four of them in the Onda police station area. Farmers working in open fields are the most exposed.
Life-Safety Intelligence for IndiaBishnupur is a temple town in Bankura district, known for its terracotta temples and the annual Bishnupur Mela. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the official fire station and the main local risks on one page.
Checked 15 Nov 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone112: Single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance. Works from any phone · 101: The state fire service number. If it does not connect, call 112 · 102: Toll free ambulance number printed on the Bankura district page. If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Also reachable through 112
Print the Bishnupur emergency card for the fridge or the front door, and cut out the wallet cards. It holds 112, 101, the ambulance and police numbers, and the Bishnupur fire, disaster and civic numbers from this guide. There are blank lines for your family contacts and the nearest hospital.
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Checked 15 November 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.
On 24 July 2025, lightning killed eight people in different parts of Bankura district during thunderstorms, four of them in the Onda police station area. Farmers working in open fields are the most exposed.
In September 2024, the Dwarakeswar and Shilabati rivers ran above the extreme danger level, and Bankura was among the districts listed as flooded after heavy rain and dam releases. Heavy rain upstream can raise these rivers even when the sky over the town is clear.
The handicraft and cultural fair, held every year since 1988, usually runs from 23 to 27 December. The terracotta temples are on the UNESCO tentative list, so the town fills up with visitors in the cold season.
The official list shows a single station within about 12 km of the centre, the Bishnupur station at Moirapukur. A fire on the outskirts can take longer to reach, so keep an extinguisher or a bucket of sand at home and call 101 without delay.
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| Station | Area | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Bishnupur Fire Station | Bankura · Moirapukur, Senhati Colony | Call03244-256180 |
The town fire station is from the West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services list opened on 15 November 2026; no other station on the list lies within about 12 km of the centre. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.
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