Daspur I is a

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that forms an administrative division in

Ghatal subdivision Ghatal subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhargram ...

Paschim Medinipur district Paschim Medinipur district or West Midnapore district (also known as Midnapore West) is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the Partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba M ...

in the

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Geography

In Daspur I CD block, the area is a flat deltaic country intersected by numerous rivers and water courses. It is a flood prone area and is affected by water logging in the rainy season. 100% of the cultivated area has highly productive

alluvial 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 ...

soil. Daspur is located at . Daspur I CD block is bounded by

Ghatal Ghatal is a city and a municipality in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Ghatal subdivision. History In ancient times, when Tamralipta was an active port, Ghatal had its own ‘Bandar’ (port), 3&n ...

CD block in the north,

Daspur II Daspur II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography In Daspur II CD block, the area is a flat deltaic country inters ...

CD block in the east,

Panskura I Panskura is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Purba Medinipur district is part of the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain and ...

CD block, in Purba Medinipur district, in the south and

Keshpur Keshpur is a village in the Keshpur CD block in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Keshpur is located at . Area overview Paschim Medinipur district (bef ...

CD block in the west. It is located 52 km from

Midnapore Medinipur or Midnapore (Pron: med̪iːniːpur) is a city known for its history in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the West Medinipur district. It is situated on the banks of the Kangsabati River (variously known as '' ...

, the district headquarters. Daspur I CD block has an area of 168.30 km². It has 1 panchayat samity, 10

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, 161 gram sansads (village councils), 162

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 157 inhabited villages.

Daspur Daspur is a village, with a police station, in Daspur I CD Block in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. History Daspur is a very old establishment, British made their barrack in this area in earl ...

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

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 Daspur I block/ panchayat samiti are: Basudevpur, Daspur I, Daspur II, Nandanpur I, Nandanpur II, Nij-Narajole, Panchberia, Rajnagar, Sarberia I and Sarberia II.

Demographics

Population

According to the

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Daspur I CD block had a total population of 203,987, all of which were rural. There were 103,757 (51%) males and 100,230 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 22,797.

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 49,651 (24.34%) 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 5,695 (2.79%). As per 2001 census, Daspur I block had a total population of 175,331, out of which 86,872 were males and 88,459 were females. Daspur I block registered a population growth of 10.60 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.45 per cent. Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Daspur I CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Nij Narajol (4,085) and Rajnagar (4,890). Other villages in Daspur I CD block include (2011 census figures in brackets):

(3,667), Panchberya (2,164), Sarberya (1,058), Nandanpur (810), Basudebpur (3,160), Laoda (1,328),

Dihi Baliharpur Dihi Baliharpur is a village in the Daspur I CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Dihi Baliharpur is located at . Area overview Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, ...

(867), Shaulan (964), Radhakantapur (2,473),

Gobindanagar Gobindanagar is a village in the Daspur I CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Gobindanagar is located at . Area overview Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, schola ...

(2,083), Kotalpur (1,342) and Sarberya (1,058).

Literacy

As per the 2011 census the total number of literate persons in Daspur I CD block was 152,189 (83.99% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 83,778 (90.87% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 68,411 (76.87% of the female population over 6 years). The gender gap in literacy rates was 13.99%. As per the 2011 census, literacy in Paschim Medinipur district was 78.00%. Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%. 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

According to the ''District Census Handbook, Paschim Medinipur, 2011 census,'' as of 2001, Bengali was the mother-tongue of 90.5% of the population of Paschim Medinipur district, followed by Santali (4.6%),

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 ...

(1.4%), Kurmali Thar (0.7%),

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

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(0.6%),

Odia Odia, also spelled Oriya or Odiya, may refer to: * Odia people in Odisha, India * Odia language, an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family * Odia alphabet, a writing system used for the Odia languag ...

(0.4%), Mundari (0.2%), Koda/ Kora (0.1%), Munda (0.1%) and Nepali (0.1%). There were people, forming lesser proportion of population, having other languages as mother-tongue. People with other mother-tongues formed 0.7% of the population. According to the West Bengal Official Language Act 1961 and the West Bengal Official Language (Amendment Act) 2012, the Bengali language is to be used for official purposes in the whole of West Bengal. In addition to Bengali, the Nepali language is to be used for official purposes in the three hills subdivisions, namely Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong, in the district of Darjeeling, and Urdu is to be used for official purposes in district/subdivision/ block/ municipality where the population speaking Urdu exceeds 10% of the total population. The English language will continue to be used for official purposes as it was being used prior to the enactment of these laws. The West Bengal Official Language (Second Amendment) Bill, 2012, included Hindi, Santhali, Odiya and Punjabi as official languages if it is spoken by a population exceeding 10 per cent of the whole in a particular block or sub-division or a district. Subsequently, Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi and Kurmali were also included in the list of minority languages by the West Bengal Official Language (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018. However, as of 2020, there is no official / other reliable information about the areas covered. Census 2011 provides language data only at the district and above level. In the 2011 census Hindus numbered 191,501 and formed 93.88% of the population in Daspur I CD block. Muslims numbered 12,171 and formed 5.97% of the population. Others numbered 315 and formed 0.15% of the population. Others include Addi Bassi, Marang Boro, Santal, Saranath, Sari Dharma, Sarna, Alchchi, Bidin, Sant, Saevdharm, Seran, Saran, Sarin, Kheria,. Christians and other religious communities.

BPL families

In Daspur I CD block 22.16% families were living

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 2007. According to the 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 ...

of Paschim Medinipur: The 29 CD blocks of the district were classified into four categories based on the poverty ratio. Nayagram, Binpur II and Jamboni CD blocks have very high poverty levels (above 60%). Kharagpur I, Kharagpur II, Sankrail, Garhbeta II, Pingla and Mohanpur CD blocks have high levels of poverty (50-60%), Jhargram, Midnapore Sadar, Dantan I, Gopiballavpur II, Binpur I, Dantan II, Keshiari, Chandrakona I, Gopiballavpur I, Chandrakona II, Narayangarh, Keshpur, Ghatal, Sabang, Garhbeta I, Salboni, Debra and Garhbeta III CD blocks have moderate levels of poverty (25-50%) and Daspur II and Daspur I CD blocks have low levels of poverty (below 25%).

Economy

Infrastructure

156 or 96% of mouzas in Daspur I CD block were electrified by 31 March 2014. 162 mouzas in Daspur I CD block had drinking water facilities in 2013–14. There were 137 fertiliser depots, 130 seed stores and 40 fair price shops in the CD block.

Agriculture

Although the Bargadari Act of 1950 recognised the rights of

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 to a higher share of crops from the land that they tilled, it was not fully implemented. 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. Following

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 ...

land ownership pattern has undergone transformation. In 2013–14, persons engaged in agriculture in Daspur I CD block could be classified as follows:

s 7.74%, patta (document) holders 10.40%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 3.33%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 37.84% and agricultural labourers 40.69%. In 2005-06 the nett cropped area in Daspur I CD block was 13,200 hectares, out of a geographical area of 16,719 hectares, and the area in which more than one crop was grown was 12,826 hectares. The extension of irrigation has played a role in growth of the predominantly agricultural economy. In 2013–14, the total area irrigated in Daspur I CD block was 8,940 hectares, out of which 220 hectares were irrigated by tank water, 4,980 hectares by deep tubewells, 10 hectares by shallow tubewells, 780 hectares by river lift irrigation and 2,950 hectares by other methods. In 2013–14, Daspur I CD block produced 1,022 tonnes of Aman paddy, the main winter crop, from 2,219 hectares, 1,239 tonnes of Aus paddy (summer crop) from 535 hectares, 25,927 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 8,335 hectares, 6,423 tonnes of jute from 511 hectares and 37,180 tonnes of potatoes from 1,893 hectares. It also produced oilseeds.

Banking

In 2013–14, Daspur I CD block had offices of 9 commercial banks and 1

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Transport

Daspur I CD block has 17 ferry services and 4 originating/ terminating bus routes. The nearest railway station is 30 km from the CD block headquarters.

Education

In 2013–14, Daspur I CD block had 129 primary schools with 11,222 students, 5 middle schools with 324 students, 15 high schools with 6,370 students and 14 higher secondary schools with 15,171 students. Daspur I CD block had 1 general college with 626 students, 2 technical/ professional institutions with 221 students, 327 institutions for special and non-formal education with 12,111 students. The

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considers the combined primary and secondary enrolment ratio as the simple indicator of educational achievement of the children in the school going age. The infrastructure available is important. In Daspur I CD block out of the total 129 primary schools in 2008–2009, 48 had pucca buildings, 45 partially pucca and 36 multiple type.

Narajole Raj College Narajole Raj College, also known as Narajole College, is an undergraduate & post graduate in Bengali & Sanskrit education, coeducational college situated in Narajole, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. It was established in 1966. It is affiliate ...

Narajole Narajole (also referred to as Nij Narajol) is a village and gram panchayat in Daspur I CD Block in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. History According to Binoy Ghosh, Narajole's ruling clan, ...

was established in 1966 and is affiliated to

Vidyasagar University Vidyasagar University was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature which was notified in the ''Calcutta Gazette'' on 24 June 1981. It is an affiliating university in Paschim Medinipur district of southern West Bengal, India. It o ...

. It offers undergraduate courses in science and arts. It has started a post-graduate course in Bengali.

Culture

The Daspur I CD block has several heritage temples and the historically famous

Rajbari. File:Pancha Ratna Sridhar Jiu Temple at Kotalpur under Daspur Police Station at Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 01.jpg, Kotalpur: '' Pancha ratna'' Sridharjiu temple built in 1813, enovated. File:Banka Rai Nava Ratna Temple in Laoda under Daspur Police Station in Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 29.jpg, Laoda: '' Nava ratna'' Banka Rai temple (in picture), built in 1810, with terracotta plaques, and ''pancha ratna'' Raghunath temple in a ruinous state. File:Pancha Ratna Lakshmi Janardan Temple at Daspur town in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal 01.jpg,

: '' Pancha ratna'' Lakshmi Janardana temple (in picture) built in 1791, with rich terracotta decoration, renovated, and ''Ek ratna'' Gopinath temple, built in 1716, with rich terracotta work, state protected monument. File:Pancha Ratna Radha Gobinda temple of Pathak Goswami family at Dihi Baliharpur under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 02.jpg,

: '' Pancha ratna'' Radha Govinda temple, built in 1798,

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with rich terracotta panels, renovated. File:Pancha Ratna Dadhi Bamna temple of Radhakantapur under Daspur Police Station at Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 05.jpg, Radhakantapur: '' Pancha ratna'' Dadhi Bamna temple (in picture), built in 1770, not much terracotta decoration left, some

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work, and Ek ratna Gopinath temple, with rich terracotta

, built in 1884, renovated. File:Radha Govinda Temple (Chechua) Gobindanagar West Medinipore.jpg,

: '' Pancha ratna'' Radha Govinda temple, built in 1682, much renovated, state protected monument. File:Close up of Narajole Rajbari at West Midnapore district in West Bengal.jpg,

Rajbari File:Durga Dalan inside Narajole Rajbari at Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 01.jpg,

Rajbari Durga Dalan

Healthcare

In 2014, Daspur I CD block had 1 rural hospital, 2 primary health centres and 8 private nursing homes with total 76 beds and 11 doctors. It had 31 family welfare sub centres and 1 family welfare centre. 2,100 patients were treated indoor and 107,659 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block. Daspur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at

is the major government medical facility in the Daspur I CD block. There are primary health centres at: Makrampur (PO Choto Makrampur) (with 4 beds),

(with 10 beds) and Sekenday (with 2 beds).

References

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