Barrackpore II (also spelled Barrackpur II) 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 technic ...

that forms an administrative division in

Barrackpore subdivision Barrrackpore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1757, the East India Company obtained the ''zamindari'' or land-holders rights of the 24 Parganas Zamind ...

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

Muragachha Muragachha is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Mur ...

, a census town in Barrackpore II block, is located at . Barrackpore II CD Block is bounded by

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

CD Block in the north,

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 ...

and

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

CD Blocks in the east and

Chinsurah Mogra Chinsurah Mogra is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview The Chinsurah Mogra CD Block is part of the Hooghly Flats, one of the ...

CD Block in Hooghly district, across the

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, in the west. The Barrackpore industrial belt with municipalities such as

New Barrackpur 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 ...

Panihati Panihati 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 There is a legen ...

Khardaha Khardaha is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is near Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History Initially Khardah was a ...

Titagarh Titagarh 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). Geography Location Titaga ...

and

Barrackpore Barrackpore (also known as Barrackpur) is a city and a municipality of urban Kolkata of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA ...

is in the south and west. Barrackpore II 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

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area along the Hooghly, which forms the western boundary of the district. Barrackpore II CD Block has an area of 40.74 km². It has 1 panchayat samity, 6

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, 104 gram sansads (village councils), 21

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s and 21 inhabited villages, as per the District Statistical Handbook: North 24 Parganas.

police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at

Karna Madhabpur Karna Madhabpur is a village in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Khard ...

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 Barrackpore II block/ panchayat samiti are:

Bandipur Bandipur () is a hilltop settlement and a Rural municipality (Nepal), rural municipality in Tanahu District, Tanahun District, Gandaki Province, Gandaki province of Nepal. Bandipur is primarily known for its preserved, old time cultural atmosphe ...

, Bilkanda–II,

Patulia Patulia is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Patuli ...

, Bilkanda–I, Mohanpur and Sewli Telenipara.

Demographics

Population

As per

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Barrackpur II CD Block had a total population of 217,171, of which 51,874 were rural and 165,297 were urban. There were 111,282 (51%) males and 105,889 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 20,953.

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 53,987 (24.86%) and

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numbered 4,906 (2.26%). As per 2001 census, Barrackpore II block has a total population of 158,778 out of which 82,573 were males and 76,205 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 Barrackpore II CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets):

Babanpur Babanpur is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Bab ...

(P) (8,942),

Jafarpur Jafarpur is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Jafarp ...

(19,062), Mohanpur (9,096),

Telenipara Telenipara is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Baban ...

(17,781),

Chak Kanthalia Chak Kanthalia is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location C ...

(11,108),

Ruiya Ruiya is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Ruiya is ...

(17,661),

(16,979),

(8,115),

Talbandha Talbandha is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Talb ...

(17,802),

Bilkanda Bilkanda is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Sodepur ...

(6,081),

(13,249),

Teghari Teghari is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Murag ...

(8,491) and Chandpur (10,930). Large villages in Barrackpore II CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Chhota Kanthalia (4,052), Surjyapur (5,714), Dopere (5,276), Dhangadihila (5,827) and Iswaripur (5,155). 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 Barrackpore II CD Block in 2001-2011 was 36.73%. The decadal growth of population in Barrackpore II CD Block in 1991-2001 was -25.42%. Decadal growth of population during 1991-2001 was 31.82% in Khardah municipality, 26.25% in Panihati municipality and 17.84% in Kamarhati municipality. 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 Barrackpore II CD Block was 165,866 (84.53% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 88,801 (88.33% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 77,065 (80.54% of the female population over 6 years). The

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(the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 7.79%. See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate

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,

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

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency) Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Barrackpore in West Bengal. All of the seven assembly segments of No. 15 Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency are in North 24 ...

is Hindi-speaking. In the 2011 census Hindus numbered 168,756 and formed 77.70% of the population in Barrackpur II CD Block. Muslims numbered 46,594 and formed 21.46% of the population. Others numbered 1,821 and formed 0.84% of the population. In 1981 Hindus numbered 133,647 and formed 79.18% of the population and Muslims numbered 33,444 and formed 20.56% of the population in Barrackpur I CD Block. In 1981 Hindus numbered 113,755 and formed 76.76% of the population and Muslims numbered 34,003 and formed 22.94% of the population in Barrackpur II CD Block. In 1991 Hindus numbered 39,880 and formed 86.10% of the population and Muslims numbered 61,462 and formed 13.27% of the population in Barrackpur I and Barrackpur II CD Blocks taken together. (In 1981 and 1991 census was conducted as per jurisdiction of the police station.) In the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 7,352,769 and formed 73.46% of the population in North 24 Parganas district. Muslims numbered 2,584,684 and formed 25.82% 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. See also - North 24 Parganas: minority concentrated district

Rural Poverty

16.78% of households in Barrackpore II 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 Barrackpore II CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 1,444 and formed 1.89% of the total workers, agricultural labourers numbered 1,461 and formed 1.91%, household industry workers numbered 2,963 and formed 3.88% and other workers numbered 70,541 and formed 92.32%. Total workers numbered 76,409 and formed 35.18% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 140,762 and formed 64.82% 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 15 inhabited villages in Barrackpore II CD Block, as per the District. 100% villages have power supply and drinking water supply. 2 villages (13.33%) have post offices. 15 villages (100%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 15 villages (100%) have a pucca approach road and 7 villages (46.67%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 1 village (6.67% ) has a bank.

Agriculture

The North 24 Parganas district

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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

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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 Barrackpore II CD Block could be classified as follows:

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s 22 (0.48%), patta (document) holders 632 (13.92%), small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 180 (3.97%), marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 2,170 (47.81%) and agricultural labourers 1,535 (33.82%). Barrackpore II CD Block had 10 fertiliser depots, 2 seed stores and 24 fair price shops in 2010-11. In 2010-11, Barrackpore II CD Block produced 322 tonnes of Aman paddy, the main winter crop from 122 hectares, 1,515 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 514 hectares, 513 tonnes of jute from 30 hectares, 287 tonnes of potatoes from 15 hectares and 81 tonnes of sugar cane from 1 hectare. It also produced oilseeds. In 2010-11, the total area irrigated in Barrackpore II CD Block was 209 hectares, of which 100 hectares were irrigated by river lift irrigation and 109 hectares by deep tube well.

Pisciculture

In 2010-11, the net area under effective pisciculture in Barrackpore II CD Block was 294.71 hectares. 5,785 persons were engaged in the profession. Approximate annual production was 8,841.3 quintals.

Banking

In 2010-11, Barrackpore II CD Block had offices of 12 commercial banks and 1 gramin bank.

Transport

In 2010-11, Barrackpore II CD Block had 2 originating/ terminating bus routes. The SH 1 (between Shaymbazar and Barrackpore it is also known as Barrackpore Trunk Road), the Sealdah-Ranaghat line and the Sealdah-Bangaon line pass through the adjoining urban area. SH 2 passes through the CD Block.

Education

In 2010-11, Barrackpore II CD Block had 24 primary schools with 3,091 students, 6 high schools with 3,025 students and 9 higher secondary schools with 10,520 students. Barrackpore II CD Block had 1 general college with 1,782 students and 280 institutions for special and non-formal education with 14,275 students. As per the 2011 census, in Barrackpore II CD Block, amongst the 15 inhabited villages, all villages had a school, 9 villages had more than 1 primary school, 5 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 4 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.

Healthcare

In 2011, Barrackpore II CD Block had 1 block primary health centre and 2 primary health centres, with total 15 beds and 3 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 31 family welfare subcentres. 768 patients were treated indoor and 39,571 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block.

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References

{{North 24 Parganas topics Community development blocks in North 24 Parganas district Barrackpore