Barasat I is a

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that forms an administrative division in

Barasat Sadar subdivision Barasat Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat (Community development block) to Bidhannagar subdivi ...

North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...

in the

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Geography

Barasat I block, is located at . Barasat I CD Block is bounded by

Habra I Habra I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Sadpur, a census town in Habra I block, is located at . Hab ...

Habra II Habra II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Guma, a census town in Habra II block, is located at . H ...

and

Amdanga Amdanga is a community development block that forms an administrative division in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Amdanga, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at . Amdanga CD Block is bounde ...

CD Blocks in the north,

Deganga Deganga is a community development block that forms an administrative division in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History The saga of the Vidyadhari River, which flows through the Deganga area, has been part o ...

CD Block in the east,

Barasat II Barasat II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Rohanda, a constituent panchayat of Barasat II block, is ...

CD Block in the south and

Barrackpore II Barrackpore II (also spelled Barrackpur II) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Muragachha, a census town ...

CD Block in the west. The Barrackpore industrial area with such municipalities as

New Barrackpore New Barrackpore is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata & a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is the capital of Kolkata. Geo ...

Madhyamgram Madhyamgram is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History Madhyamgram wa ...

and

North Dumdum North Dum Dum (also known as Uttar Dumdum) is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority ( ...

is In the west, and

Barasat Barasat () is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Barasat Sadar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) ...

municipality is in the south. Barasat I CD Block is part of the North Hooghly Flat, one of the three physiographic regions in the district located in the lower Ganges Delta. It is a raised

alluvium Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluv ...

area along the Hooghly, which forms the western boundary of the district. Barasat I CD Block has an area of 104.97 km². It has 1 panchayat samity, 9

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 bod ...

s, 152 gram sansads (village councils), 81

mouza In Bangladesh, Pakistan and parts of India a mouza or mauza (also mouja) is a type of administrative district, corresponding to a specific land area within which there may be one or more settlements. Before the 20th century, the term referred to a ...

s and 81 inhabited villages, as per the District Statistical Handbook: North 24 Parganas.

Duttapukur ''For "Duttapukur Railway Station", see Duttapukur railway station, Dutapukur railway station.''Duttapukur (also known as Nebhadai Duttapukur) is a census town in the Barasat I Community development blocks in India, CD block in the Barasat Sadar ...

police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at

Chhota Jagulia Chhota Jagulia is a village and a gram panchayat in the Barasat I Block - 1 in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is around 7 km from Barasat. Geography Location Chhota ...

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 bod ...

s of Barasat I block/ panchayat samiti are:

, Ichhapur–Nilganj, Kotra, Purba Khilkapur, Dattapukur I, Kadambagachhi, Paschim Khilkapur, Dattapukur II and Kashimpur.

Demographics

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 ...

Barasat I CD Block had a total population of 294,628, of which 175,226 were rural and 119,402 were urban. There were 150,919 (51%) males and 143,709 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 31,333.

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 47,026 (15.96%) and

Scheduled Tribes 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 2,546 (0.86%). As per 2001 census, Barasat I block has a total population of 237,783 out of which 122,560 were males and 115,223 were females. There are several

census towns In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in Barasat I CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Kokapur (6,317),

Shibalaya Shibalaya is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Shibalaya is locat ...

(5,830), Gangapur (6,301),

Chandrapur Chandrapur (earlier known as ''Chanda'', the official name until 1964) is a city and a municipal corporation in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra state, India. It is the district headquarters of Chandrapur district. Chandrapur is a fort city ...

(5,047), Nebadhai Duttapukur (25,557),

Chatta Baria Chatta Baria (also called Chaltabaria) is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography ...

(12,537),

Joypul Joypul is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Joypul is located at ...

(16,134),

Digha Digha is a seaside resort town in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies in Purba Medinipur district and at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal. It has a low gradient with a shallow sand beach. It is a popular sea resort in West Bengal. Hi ...

(8,159), Kulberia (6,993),

Bamangachhi Bamangachhi is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Etymology The exact reason to be named ...

(6,824),

Chak Barbaria Chak Barbaria is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geo ...

(8,088) and Koyra (11,615). Large villages in Barasat I CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Khilkapur (4,501), Maynagadi (P) (4,058), Barbaria (4,764), Patincha (4,474), Kashimpur (5,427), Sikdeshpukhuria (4,355), Mandalganti (5,151), Murali (4,056), Pirgachha (4,526), Bara (P) (5,412),

(4,043), Bahera (5,369), Jirat (5,337), Ula (4,058), Kanthalia (5,724) and Kadambagachhi (8,240). North 24 Parganas district is densely populated, mainly because of the influx of refugees from East Pakistan (later Bangladesh). With a density of population of 2,182 per km² in 1971, it was 3rd in terms of density per km² in West Bengal after Kolkata and Howrah, and 20th in India. According to the District Human Development Report: North 24 Parganas, “High density is also explained partly by the rapid growth of urbanization in the district. In 1991, the percentage of urban population in the district has been 51.23.” Decadal

Population Growth Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 83 million annually, or 1.1% per year. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to ...

Rate (%) The decadal growth of population in Barasat I CD Block in 2001-2011 was 23.75%. The decadal growth of population in Barasat I CD Block in 1991-2001 was -4.63%. Decadal growth of population in Barasat municipality in 1991-2001 was 125.52%. The decadal growth rate of population in North 24 Parganas district was as follows: 47.9% in 1951-61, 34.5% in 1961-71, 31.4% in 1971-81, 31.7% in 1981-91, 22.7% in 1991-2001 and 12.0% in 2001-11. The decadal growth rate for West Bengal in 2001-11 was 13.93%. The decadal growth rate for West Bengal was 17.84% in 1991-2001, 24.73% in 1981-1991 and 23.17% in 1971-1981. Only a small portion of the border with Bangladesh has been fenced and it is popularly referred to as a porous border. It is freely used by Bangladeshi infiltrators, terrorists, smugglers, criminals et al.

Literacy

As per the 2011 census, the total number of literates in Barasat I CD Block was 214,596 (81.50% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 113,770 (84.42% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 100,826 (78.44% of the female population over 6 years). The

gender disparity Sex differences in humans have been studied in a variety of fields. Sex determination occurs by the presence or absence of a Y in the 23rd pair of chromosomes in the human genome. Phenotypic sex refers to an individual's sex as determined by the ...

(the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 5.98%. It is the lowest gender disparity in literacy amongst the CD Blocks in North 24 Parganas district. See also –

List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate This is a list of districts in the Indian state of West Bengal ranked by literacy rate as per provisional data of 2011 census. With a literacy rate of 96.26% (male 90.69% and female 96.54%), above the national average of 90.04%, as per the 2011 Ce ...

Language and religion

As per census definition, mother-tongue is the language spoken in childhood by the person's mother to the person. As a mother-tongue,

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has decreased its share from 91.3% of the population of North Twenty Four Parganas district in 1961 to 87.9% in 2001,

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

has increased its share from 5.0% in 1961 to 8.3% in 2001,

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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North 24 Parganas: minority concentrated district

Rural Poverty

8.63% of households in Barasat I CD Block lived

below poverty line Below Poverty Line is a benchmark used by the government of India to indicate economic disadvantage and to identify individuals and households in need of government assistance and aid. It is determined using various parameters which vary from s ...

in 2001, against an average of 29.28% in North 24 Parganas district.

Economy

Livelihood

In Barasat I CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 7,635 and formed 7.31% of the total workers, agricultural labourers numbered 15,880 and formed 15.20%, household industry workers numbered 6,885 and formed 6.59% and other workers numbered 74,046 and formed 70.89%. Total workers numbered 104,446 and formed 35.45% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 190,182 and formed 64.55% of the population. In more than 30 percent of the villages in North 24 Parganas, agriculture or household industry is no longer the major source of livelihood for the main workers there. The CD Blocks in the district can be classified as belonging to three categories: border areas, Sundarbans area and other rural areas. The percentage of other workers in the other rural areas category is considerably higher than those in the border areas and Sundarbans area. Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned by self/government/institution. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the Factories Act. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.

Infrastructure

There are 70 inhabited villages in Barasat I CD Block, as per the District Census Handbook: North 24 Parganas. 100% villages have power supply and drinking water supply. 8 villages (11.43%) have post offices. 62 villages (88.57%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 55 villages (78.57%) have a pucca approach road and 16 villages (22.86%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 3 villages (4.29%) have agricultural credit societies and 7 villages (10.00%) have banks.

Agriculture

The North 24 Parganas district

Human Development Report The Human Development Report (HDR) is an annual Human Development Index report published by the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The first HDR was launched in 1990 by the Pakistani economist ...

opines that in spite of agricultural productivity in North 24 Parganas district being rather impressive 81.84% of rural population suffered from shortage of food. With a high urbanisation of 54.3% in 2001, the land use pattern in the district is changing quite fast and the area under cultivation is declining. However, agriculture is still the major source of livelihood in the rural areas of the district. From 1977 on wards major

land reforms Land reform is a form of agrarian reform involving the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership. Land reform may consist of a government-initiated or government-backed property redistribution, generally of agricultural ...

took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst the peasants. Following land reforms land ownership pattern has undergone transformation. In 2010-11, persons engaged in agriculture in Barasat I CD Block could be classified as follows:

bargadar Sharecropping is a legal arrangement with regard to agricultural land in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land. Sharecropping has a long history and there are a wide range ...

s 913 (3.85%), patta (document) holders 2,680 (11.31%), small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 248 (1.05%), marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 10,145 (42.80%) and agricultural labourers 9,719 (41.00%). Barasat I CD Block had 42 fertiliser depots and 41 seed stores in 2010-11. In 2010-11, Barasat I CD Block produced 7,470 tonnes of Aman paddy, the main winter crop from 3,010 hectares, 5,089 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 1,642 hectares, 19,581 tonnes of jute from 1,308 hectares and 1,689 tonnes of potatoes from 49 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds. In 2010-11, the total area irrigated in Barasat I CD Block was 488 hectares, out of which 88 hectares were irrigated by canal water, 100 hectares by river lift irrigation, 350 hectares by deep tube well and 38 hectares by shallow tube well.

Pisciculture

In 2010-11, the net area under effective pisciculture in Barasat I CD Block was 734.16 hectares. 16,808 persons were engaged in the profession. Approximate annual production was 22,024.8 quintals.

Banking

In 2010-11, Barasat I CD Block had offices of 16 commercial banks and 1

gramin bank Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are government owned scheduled commercial banks of India that operate at regional level in different states of India. These banks are under the ownership of Ministry of Finance , Government of India. They were creat ...

Transport

In 2010-11, Barasat I CD Block had 13 originating/ terminating bus routes. NH 12 (old numbering NH 34) (part of the stretch from Kolkata to Barasat is also known as

Jessore Road Jessore Road is a road connecting Shyambazar through Dum Dum, both neighbourhoods in Kolkata, India, to Jessore in Bangladesh. While the Dum Dum-Barasat sector is now part of NH 12, the Barasat-Petrapole sector is now part of NH 112. It conti ...

) passes through this CD Block and ( NH 112 (old numbering NH 35) (also known as Jessore Road) from Barasat. There are

Duttapukur railway station Duttapukur railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is DTK. It serves Duttapukur town. The station consists of three platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities ...

, Bamangachhi railway station,

Barasat Junction railway station Barasat Junction railway station is the primary rail hub in the city of Barasat It is one of the major suburban city railway stations in the district of North 24 Parganas. Generally, the people commuting daily use this station for travelling ...

Hridaypur railway station Hridaypur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Hridaypur. It serves the Barasat's areas of Dakbunglow, Rathtala, Purbachal, Shishirkunja, Udayrajpur and Chandigarh in the North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. It ...

and Madhyamgram railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line. There is Kazipara railway station on the Barasat-Hasnabad line.

Education

In 2010-11, Barasat I CD Block had 93 primary schools with 13,270 students, 2 middle schools with 34 students, 9 high schools with 7,891 students and 12 higher secondary schools with 18,358 students. Barasat I CD Block had 1 general college with 531 students, 3 professional/ technical institutions with 519 students, 371 institutions for special and non-formal education with 18,497 students. As per the 2011 census, in Barasat I CD Block, amongst the 70 inhabited villages, 2 villages did not have a school, 26 villages had more than 1 primary school, 29 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 16 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.

West Bengal State University West Bengal State University (WBSU) is a public university situated in Berunanpukuria, North 24 Paraganas, West Bengal, India. It was established by an Act of the Legislative Assembly on 2007. History The Government of West Bengal through ...

was established at

Berunanpukuria Berunanpukuria is a village 6 km away from Barasat City in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata U ...

in 2008.

Kingston College of Science Kingston College of Science, established in 2004, is a general degree college at Berunanpukuria, North 24 Parganas in the Indian state of West Bengal. It offers undergraduate courses in sciences. It is affiliated to West Bengal State Universit ...

was established at

in 2004.

Adamas Institute of Technology The Adamas Institute of Technology or AIT is an engineering college in West Bengal, India.It was established in 2008 by RICE Education Group. The college is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology and all the programmes ...

was established at Barbaria, PO Jagannathpur, in 2008-2009.

Healthcare

In 2011, Barasat I CD Block had 1 block primary health centre and 2 primary health centres, with total 15 beds and 4 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 36 family welfare subcentres. 1,836 patients were treated indoors and 76,390 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block. Chhota Jagulia block primary health centre at

with 15 beds functions as the main medical facility in Barasat I CD Block. There are primary health centres at Kadambagachi (with 10 beds) and

(with 6 beds). Barasat I block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.

External links

References

{{Municipalities of West Bengal Community development blocks in North 24 Parganas district