Bally Jagachha is a
community development block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several techni ...
that forms an administrative division in
Howrah Sadar subdivision
Howrah Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Howrah municipal corporation and five community development blocs: Bally Jagacha, Domjur, Panchla, Sankrail and Jagatballavpur. T ...
of
Howrah district
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in the
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of
West Bengal
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.
Geography
Location
Ghoshpara is located at .
Bally Jagachha CD Block is bounded by
Chanditala II
Chanditala II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
The Chanditala II CD Block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one of ...
and
Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Blocks, in Hooghly district, in the north,
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
, across the
Hooghly River in the east and part of the south,
Sankrail
Sankrail is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Sankrail is located at . It has an average elevation of ...
CD Block in part of the south and
Domjur
Domjur is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.It is famous for its gold jewellery industries.
Geography
Domjur is loc ...
CD Block in the west.
It is located 8 km from
Howrah, the district headquarters.
Area and administration
Bally Jagachha CD Block has an area of 72.05 km
2.
Nischinda Police Station and Liluah Police Station of
Howrah City Police serve this CD Block. Bally Jagachha panchayat samity has 8 gram panchayats. The block has 3 inhabited villages.
Headquarters of this block is at
Ghoshpara.
Topography
Howrah district is located on the west bank of the
Hooghly. The
Rupnarayan flows on the west and south of the district and the
Damodar intersects it. The district consists of a flat
alluvial plain.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...
s of Bally Jagachha block/
panchayat samiti
Panchayat samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has been said to be the "panchayat ...
are: Bally, Chakpara Anandanagar, Chamrail, Durgapur Abhaynagar I, Durgapur Abhaynagar II, Jagadishpur, Nischinda and Sanpuipara Basukati.
Demographics
Overview
Rural population is 49.63% of the total population of Howrah district as per 2001 census. Scheduled castes account for 15.41% of the population, scheduled tribes 0.44% and Muslims 24.4% of the population. As the economy is prevalently industrial, majority of the population depends on industries for a living. Only 30% of the population is engaged in cultivation.
Population
As per
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
Bally Jagachha CD Block had a total population of 209,504, of which 9,300 were rural and 200,204 were uban. There were 107,926 (52%) males and 101,578 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 19,915.
Scheduled Castes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...
numbered 30,615 and
Scheduled Tribes numbered 1,823.
As per 2001 census, Bally Jagachha block had a total population of 164,520, out of which 86,409 were males and 78,111 were females. Bally Jagacha block registered a population growth of 28.63 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Howrah district was 12.76 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.
Scheduled castes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...
at 31,141 formed around one-fifth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 3,629.
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Census Towns and large village
Census Towns in Bally Jagachha CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Jagadishpur
Jagadishpur is a census town in Bally Jagachha CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of List of cities in West Bengal by population#Urban agglome ...
(16,259), Jaypur Bil (9,598), Bally
Bally may refer to:
Places
*Bally, a historical spelling of Bali
*Bally (from the Irish ''baile'') or townland, a traditional division of land, as well as a common prefix in the names of settlements throughout Ireland
*Bally, Bally-Jagachha, a c ...
(113,377), Chakapara (35,282), Chamrail (11,923), Eksara (7,500) and Khalia (6,265).[
The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Howrah district were part of ]Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Howrah (Municipal Corporation), Bally
Bally may refer to:
Places
*Bally, a historical spelling of Bali
*Bally (from the Irish ''baile'') or townland, a traditional division of land, as well as a common prefix in the names of settlements throughout Ireland
*Bally, Bally-Jagachha, a c ...
(Municipality) (now amalgamed with Howrah Municipal Corporation), Bally
Bally may refer to:
Places
*Bally, a historical spelling of Bali
*Bally (from the Irish ''baile'') or townland, a traditional division of land, as well as a common prefix in the names of settlements throughout Ireland
*Bally, Bally-Jagachha, a c ...
(Census Town), Jagadishpur
Jagadishpur is a census town in Bally Jagachha CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of List of cities in West Bengal by population#Urban agglome ...
(CT), Chamrail (CT), Eksara (CT), Chakapara (CT) Khalia (CT), Jaypur Bil (CT), (all, except Howrah municipal corporation and Bally municipality, in Bally Jagachha CD Block), Bankra
Bankra is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Bankra is located at . It has an average elevation of 8 ...
(CT), Nibra
Nibra is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Nibra had a total population o ...
(CT), Mahiari (CT), Bipra Noapara (CT), Ankurhati (CT), Kantlia (CT), Salap
Salap is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Salap is located at .
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of In ...
(CT), Tentulkuli
Tentulkuli is a census town in Domjur (community development block), Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is close to Salap and also a part of List ...
(CT), Domjur
Domjur is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.It is famous for its gold jewellery industries.
Geography
Domjur is loc ...
(CT), Dakshin Jhapardaha (CT), Makardaha
Makardah is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Makardaha is located at . Saraswati River used to flow past ...
(CT), Khantora (CT), Bhandardaha (CT), (all in Domjur
Domjur is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.It is famous for its gold jewellery industries.
Geography
Domjur is loc ...
CD Block), Kamranga (CT), Argari (CT), Andul
Andul is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Area of Andul is 17.98 kmĀ².
Andul is located at . It is si ...
(CT), Ramchandrapur (CT), Jhorhat (CT), Hatgachha (CT), Dhuilya (CT), Panchpara (CT), Podara (CT), Banupur
Banupur is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Banupur had a total populat ...
(CT), Sankrail
Sankrail is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Sankrail is located at . It has an average elevation of ...
(CT), Manikpur (CT), Sarenga
Sarenga is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Sarenga is located at . It has an average elevation of . ...
(CT), Raghudebbati (CT) Nalpur (CT), Chak Srikrishna (Out Growth), (all in Sankrail
Sankrail is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Sankrail is located at . It has an average elevation of ...
CD Block), Uluberia
Uluberia is a city and a municipality of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Uluberia subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). This city is ...
(M) Khalisani (CT) Uttar Pirpur (CT) Balaram Pota (CT), Santoshpur (CT) (all except Uluberia municipality in Uluberia II
Uluberia II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Baniban, a constituent panchayat of Uluberia II block, is locate ...
CD Block).
As per 2011 census there was only one large village (4,000+population) in Bally Jagachha CD Block (2011 census figure in brackets): Debirpara (6,517).[
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Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Bally Jagachha CD Block was 166,364 (87.75% of the population over 6 years) out of which 89,030 (54%) were males and 77,334 (46%) were females.[
As per 2011 census, literacy in Howrah district was 78.66%.] Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[
As per 2001 census, Bally Jagachha block had a total literacy of 84.44 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 89.24 per cent female literacy was 79.08 per cent. Howrah district had a total literacy of 77.01 per cent, male literacy being 83.22 per cent and female literacy being 70.11 per cent.
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Language
Bengali
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* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
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is the local language in these areas.
Religion
In 2011 census Hindus numbered 197,131 and formed 94.09% of the population in Bally Jagacha CD Block. Muslims numbered 9,852 and formed 4.70% of the population. Others numbered 2,521 and formed 1.21% of the population.
In 2011, Hindus numbered 3,535,844 and formed 72.90% of the population in Howrah district. Muslims numbered 1,270,641 and formed 26.20% of the population. In West Bengal Hindus numbered 64,385,546 and formed 70.53% of the population. Muslims numbered 24,654,825 and formed 27.01% of the population.[
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Economy
Infrastructure
Prior to 2003-04, Bally Jagachha CD Block had 143 hectares of vested land, out of which 83 hectares were distributed amongst 1,894 persons. In Bally Jagachha CD Block more than one crop was grown in 406 hectares. Net area sown in the block was 1,731 hectares. Bally Jagachha had 180 hectares of canals for irrigation. In Bally Jagachha CD Block 3 mouzas were electrified up to March 2004.[
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Education
In 2003-04, Bally Jagachha CD Block had 64 primary schools with 8,830 students, 3 middle schools with 995 students, 8 high schools with 3,925 students and 7 higher secondary schools with 5,830 students. Bally Jagachha CD Block had 195 institutions with 19,893 students for special and non-formal education. It had 1 mass literacy centre.[
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Healthcare
Bally Jagachha CD Block had 4 health centres and 2 clinics, with 29 beds and 8 doctors in 2003. It had 39 family welfare centres.[
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References
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Community development blocks in Howrah district