Purbasthali I

Purbasthali I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Purbasthali I
Community development block
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 23°22′25″N 88°15′19″E / 23.37361°N 88.25528°E / 23.37361; 88.25528
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
Parliamentary constituency	Bardhaman Purba
Assembly constituency	Purbasthali Dakshin, Purbasthali Uttar
Area
• Total	57.31 sq mi (148.44 km^2)
Elevation	70 ft (20 m)
Population  (2011)
• Total	206,977
• Density	3,600/sq mi (1,400/km^2)
Time zone	UTC+5.30 (IST)
PIN	713515 (Nadanghat)
Telephone/STD code	03454
Vehicle registration	WB-37,WB-38,WB-41,WB-42,WB-44
Literacy Rate	77.59 per cent
Website	http://purbabardhaman.gov.in/

Geography

 

CD blocks of Purba Bardhaman district

Location

Nadanghat, a constituent panchayat of Purbasthali I block, is located at 23°22′25″N 88°15′19″E / 23.3737°N 88.2552°E / 23.3737; 88.2552.

Purbasthali I CD Block is part of the Bhagirathi basin. The Bhagirathi forms the eastern boundary of the CD Block. The region has many swamps and water-logged areas. The soil is fertile, as it consists mainly of silt deposits.^[1]

Purbasthali I CD Block is bounded by Purbasthali II CD Block on the north, Nabadwip CD Block, in Nadia district across the Bhagirathi, on the east, Kalna I CD Block on the south and Manteswar CD Block on the west.^[2]

Purbasthali I CD Block has an area of 148.44 km². It has 1 panchayat samity, 7 gram panchayats, 154 gram sansads (village councils), 97 mouzas and 91 inhabited villages. Nadanghat and Purbasthali police stations serve this block.^[3] Headquarters of this CD Block is at Srirampur.^[4]

Gram panchayats of Purbasthali I block/panchayat samiti are: Bogpur, Dogachia, Jahannagar, Nadanghat, Nasratpur, Samudragarh and Srirampur.^[5]

Demographics

Population

As per the 2011 Census of India Purbasthali I CD Block had a total population of 206,977, of which 153,703 were rural and 53,274 were urban. There were 107,022 (52%) males and 99,955 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 21,828. Scheduled Castes numbered 52,705 (25.46%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 7,608 (3.68%).^[6]

As per the 2001 census, Purbasthali I block had a total population of 183,041, out of which 94,377 were males and 88,664 were females. Purbasthali I block registered a population growth of 20.45 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Bardhaman district was 14.36 per cent.^[7] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.^[8] Scheduled castes at 48,544 formed around one-fourth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 6,901.^[9]

Census Towns in Purbasthali I CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Srirampur (19,830), Hatsimla (7,141), Jaluidanga (4,571), Gopinathpur (4,688) and Nasratpur (17,044).^[6]

Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Purbasthali I CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Dogachhia (5,910), Champahati (6,694), Kobla (4,117) and Samudragarh (13,089).^[6]

Other villages in Purbasthali I CD Block included (2011 census figures in brackets): Bagpur (1,696), Jahan Nagar (3,106) and Nadanghat (3,799).^[6]

Literacy

As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Purbasthali I CD Block was 143,651 (77.59% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 79,634 (83.05% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 64,017 (71.72% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 11.33%.^[6]

As per 2001 census, Purbasthali I block had a total literacy of 69.54 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 77.73 per cent female literacy was 60.75 per cent. Bardhaman district had a total literacy of 70.18 per cent, male literacy being 78.63 per cent and female literacy being 60.95 per cent.^[10]

See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate

Literacy in CD Blocks of Bardhaman district
Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision
Ausgram I – 69.39%
Ausgram II – 68.00%
Bhatar – 71.56%
Burdwan I – 76.07%
Burdwan II – 74.12%
Galsi II – 70.05%
Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision
Khandaghosh – 77.28%
Raina I – 80.20%
Raina II – 81.48%
Jamalpur – 74.08%
Memari I – 74.10%
Memari II – 74.59%
Kalna subdivision
Kalna I – 75.81%
Kalna II – 76.25%
Manteswar – 73.08%
Purbasthali I – 77.59%
Purbasthali II – 70.35%
Katwa subdivision
Katwa I – 70.36%
Katwa II – 69.16%
Ketugram I – 68.00%
Ketugram II – 65.96%
Mongalkote – 67.97%
Durgapur subdivision
Andal – 77.25%
Faridpur Durgapur – 74.14%
Galsi I – 72.81%
Kanksa – 76.34%
Pandabeswar – 73.01%
Asansol subdivision
Barabani – 69.58%
Jamuria – 69.42%
Raniganj – 73.86%
Salanpur – 78.76%
Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data

Languages and religion

Religion in Purbasthali I CD block (2011)^[11]
Hinduism			74.70%
Islam			24.95%
Other or not stated			0.35%

In the 2011 census Hindus numbered 154,616 and formed 74.70% of the population in Purbasthali I CD Block. Muslims numbered 51,647 and formed 24.95% of the population. Christians numbered 418 and formed 0.20% of the population. Others numbered 296 and formed 0.14% of the population.^[11]

In Bardhaman district the percentage of Hindu population has been declining from 84.3% in 1961 to 77.9% in 2011 and the percentage of Muslim population has increased from 15.2% in 1961 to 20.7% in 2011.^[12]

Languages of Purbasthali I CD block (2011)^[13]

  Bengali (97.38%)

  Santali (1.82%)

  Others (0.80%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 97.38% of the population spoke Bengali and 1.82% Santali as their first language.^[13]

Rural poverty

As per poverty estimates obtained from household survey for families living below poverty line in 2005, rural poverty in Purbasthali I CD Block was 48.16%.^[14]

Economy

Livelihood

In Purbasthali I CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 11.51%, agricultural labourers 28.43%, household industry workers 23.23% and other workers 36.84%.^[3]

Purbasthali I CD Block is part of the area where agriculture dominates the scenario but the secondary and tertiary sectors have shown an increasing trend.^[15]

Infrastructure

There are 91 inhabited villages in Purbasthali I CD block. All 91 villages (100%) have power supply. All 91 villages (100%) have drinking water supply. 9 villages (9.89%) have post offices. All 91 villages (100%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 54 villages (59.34%) have a pucca (paved) approach road and 46 villages (50.55%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 24 villages (26.37%) have agricultural credit societies. 9 villages (9.89%) have banks.^[16]

In 2013-14, there were 82 fertiliser depots, 15 seed store and 47 fair price shops in the CD Block.^[3]

Agriculture

Persons engaged in agriculture
in Purbasthali I CD Block

  Bargadars (6.81%)

  Patta holders (14.96%)

  Small farmers (5.03%)

  Marginal farmers (19.93%)

  Agricultural labourers (53.28%)

Although the Bargadari Act of 1950 recognised the rights of bargadars to a higher share of crops from the land that they tilled, it was not implemented fully. Large tracts, beyond the prescribed limit of land ceiling, remained with the rich landlords. From 1977 onwards major land reforms took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst the peasants.^[17] Following land reforms land ownership pattern has undergone transformation. In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in Purbasthali I CD Block could be classified as follows: bargadars 6.81%, patta (document) holders 14.96%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 5.03%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 19.93% and agricultural labourers 53.28%.^[3]

In 2003-04 net cropped area in Purbasthali I CD Block was 12,340 hectares and the area in which more than one crop was grown was 9,005 hectares.^[18]

In 2013-14, Purbasthali I CD Block produced 26,588 tonnes of Aman paddy, the main winter crop from 8,741 hectares, 25.073 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 7,159 hectares, 669 tonnes of wheat from 60 hectares, 35,103 tonnes of jute from 1,572 hectares and 1,649 tonnes of potatoes from 247 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds.^[3]

In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Purbasthali I CD Block was 5,214.51 hectares, out of which 2,759.62 hectares were irrigated by river lift irrigation and 2,454.89 hectares by deep tube wells.^[3]

Weaving

With the partition of India many skilled weavers from Dhaka settled around Santipur in Nadia district and Ambika Kalna in Bardhaman district, both with long traditions in weaving and the entire weaving belt spread across Santipur, Phulia, Samudragarh, Dhatrigram and Ambika Kalna, produces quality products in exotic designs and colours.^[19]

Banking

In 2013-14, Purbasthali I CD Block had offices of 6 commercial banks and 2 gramin banks.^[3]

Transport

v t e Howrah–Barddhaman main line
Legend
km km Barddhaman–Asansol section     Barddhaman Down Yard       B.B. loop line          Barddhaman–Katwa line   Barddhaman Junction 107 00     143 53 Katwa Junction       136 Dainhat Barddhaman Up Yard       Barddhaman Diesel Loco shed Gangpur 100         Dainhat–Manteswar –Memari line (planned) Saktigarh 95           B.B. loop line       Howrah–Barddhaman chord line             Manteswar (planned) Palsit 91             87 Rasulpur Nimo 84             Dainhat–Manteswar –Memari line (planned)   81 Memari Bagila 78     74 Debipur Bainchi 70     67 Bainchigram Simlagarh 65     60 Pundooah Khanyan 55     50 Talandu Howrah–Barddhaman chord line           B.B. loop line             Dhaniakhali Halt 00       46 Magra (planned) Tarakeswar–Dhaniakhali –Magra line         Saraswati river Howrah–Barddhaman chord line       43 Adisaptagram               Bandel EMU car shed           B.B. loop line             Bandel goods yard   Bandel Junction 39     Bandel Steam Loco shed           Bandel–Naihati branch line Hooghly 37     35 Chuchura Chandannagar 32     30 Mankundu       Victoria jute mill siding     Bhadreshwar jute mill siding                     Braithwaite Angus Works siding       Angus jute mill siding Bhadreshwar 28               Champdani coal depot siding     30 Bhadreshwar Ghat       DVC Khal     North Brook jute mill siding     Dalhousie jute mill siding     Champdani jute mill siding   24 Baidyabati Seoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line         22 Seoraphuli Junction (planned)   Shrirampur         19 Shrirampur (planned) Howrah Maidan–Dankuni –Srirampur metro       Standard Pharma siding         FCI siding Rishra Glass factory siding     Grasim Industries factory siding       Wellington jute mill siding   16 Rishra Rishra cotton mill siding         Berger Paints factory siding Hindustan Motors factory siding     13 Konnagar Titagarh Wagons siding     11 Hind Motor       9 Uttarpara     Condemned Coach Dismantling & Cutting Yard       Bone mill siding   Bally Khal Howrah–Barddhaman chord line             Bally jute mill siding     8 Bally     Belghoria Expressway           Calcutta Chord link line     6 Belur Math         Belur Railway Scrap Yard Belur 5             Belur Store Yard         4 Liluah Howrah–Kharagpur line           Liluah C & W Workshop Santragachi Locomotive Shed       Santragachi Coaching Yard     Hindustan Industries & Engineering siding           Santragachi–Amta branch line       (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro             Santragachi Junction 07 10               Santragachi   (planned) (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro                               Liluah Sorting Yard Kona Expressway           Ramrajatala 06           Howrah Diesel Loco Shed Dasnagar 04           Tikiapara–Liluah line (Howrah bypass line)             Howrah Electric Loco Shed           Tikiapara 02           Tikiapara EMU Car Shed Padmapukur Coaching Yard           Tikiapara Coaching Yard Padmapukur 08               (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro                       Howrah EMU Car Shed Guest Keen Williams siding                         Shalimar 05                     Shalimar   (planned) Shalimar rail yard           CCI siding         Shalimar Goods Shed             B & R siding           Salt Golah Goods Yard (abandoned) (planned)   Coal Depot           Howrah Maidan–Dankuni –Srirampur metro (planned) (planned)   Foreshore Road           Jheel Siding Coaching Yard Howrah–Shalimar line (abandoned)                 Howrah Maidan   Burn Standard Company siding                        KM Line 2  (u/c) Howrah Goods Shed             0 Howrah           Hooghly river   East West Metro Tunnel      KM Line 2  (u/c) km km
Key
Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm)       Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) in use     out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)     tunnel

Purbasthali I CD Block has 5 ferry services and 7 originating/ terminating bus routes.^[3]

The Bandel-Katwa branch line passes through this CD Block.^[20]

State Highway 6 (West Bengal) running from Rajnagar (in Birbhum district) to Alampur (in Howrah district) and State Highway 8 (West Bengal) running from Santaldi (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) crosses in this block.^[21]

Education

In 2013-14, Purbasthali I CD Block had 115 primary schools with 10,596 students, 11 middle schools with 1,040 students, 11 high school with 8,132 students and 8 higher secondary schools with 13,024 students. Purbasthali CD Block had 1 technical/ professional institution with 100 and 330 institutions for special and non-formal education with 13,342 students^[3]

As per the 2011 census, in Purbasthali I CD block, amongst the 91 inhabited villages, 3 villages did not have a school, 28 villages had two or more primary schools, 20 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 11 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.^[22]

More than 6,000 schools (in erstwhile Bardhaman district) serve cooked midday meal to more than 900,000 students.^[23]

Healthcare

In 2014, Purbasthali I CD Block had 1 rural hospital and 3 primary health centres with total 44 beds and 4 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 23 family welfare subcentres. 2,024 patients were treated indoor and 191,414 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block.^[3]

Srirampur Rural Hospital at Srirampur, PO Vidyanagar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Purbasthali I CD block. There are primary health centres at Dogachhia, PO Rai Dogachhia (with 4 beds), Nadanghat (with 10 beds) and Nowapara (with 4 beds).^[24]

Purbasthali I CD Block is one of the areas of Bardhaman district which is affected by high levels of arsenic contamination of ground water.^[25]

External links

• District map showing blocks

References

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