Katwa I is a

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Katwa subdivision Katwa subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview The Katwa subdivision extends from the Kanksa-Ketugram plain to the Bhagirathi basin. The Ajay River, Ajay flows th ...

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in the

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Geography

Location

Srikhanda, a constituent gram panchayat of Katwa I block, is located at . Katwa I CD Block is part of the Bhagirathi basin. The Ajay forms the northern boundary of the CD Block before joining the

Bhagirathi The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hindu fa ...

, which 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. Katwa I CD Block is bounded by

Ketugram II Ketugram II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Gangatikuri, a gram panchayat in Ketugram II CD Block, is ...

CD Block on the north, Kaliganj CD Block, in Nadia district across the

, on a part of the east,

Katwa II Katwa II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Katwa II CD Block is part of the Bhagirathi basin. The Bhagirat ...

CD Block on a part of the east and the south, Manteswar also on the south and

Mongalkote Mongalkote is a village in Mongalkote CD block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. History Mongalkote is an ancient place. In the Jataka tale (around 4th century BC) '' Vessantara'', the capi ...

CD Block on the west. Katwa I CD Block has an area of 168.94 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, 129 gram sansads (village councils), 66

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 63 inhabited villages.

Katwa Katwa is a sub-divisional town and railway junction in Purba Bardhaman district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Katwa subdivision. The town was built at the confluence of Ganga and Ajay. Katwa is a border ci ...

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

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 Katwa I 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:Alampur, Gidhagram, Goai, Karajgram, Khajurdihi, Koshigram, Saragram, Srikhanda and Sudpur. Katwa-I_CD_Block_and_Katwa_-_I_Panchayat_Samity_Building_(Part)_2014-01-21_01-54

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Demographics

Population

As per the

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Katwa I CD Block had a total population of 173,087, of which 166,614 were rural and 6,473 were urban. There were 89,087 (51%) males and 84,000 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 20,011.

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 54,731 (31.62%) 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 1,025 (0.62%). As per 2001 census, Katwa I block had a total population of 152,066, out of which 78,638 were males and 73,428 were females. Katwa I block registered a population growth of 16.27 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Bardhaman district was 14.36 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

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at 48,852 formed around one-third the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 1,676.

Census Town 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 Katwa I CD Block is (2011 census figure in brackets):

Panuhat Panuhat is a census town in Katwa I CD Block of Katwa subdivision in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Panuhat is located at . Urbanisation 88.44% of the population of Katwa subdivision live in ...

(6,473) Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Katwa I CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Churpuni (6,256),

Srikhanda Srikhanda is a village in Srikhanda gram panchayat in Katwa I CD block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district. It is about distance from Katwa and distance from Burdwan. Geography Urbanisation 88.44% of the population of Katwa su ...

(18,394),

Jajigram Jajigram (also referred to as Sripat Jajigram) is a village in Katwa I CD block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Jajigram is located at . Urbanisation 88.44% of the popul ...

(4,471), Khajurdih (11,580), Sudpur (7,328), Karajgram (8,800), Bandmura (8,074), Ganfulia (5,150), Gusumba (5,276), Kaithan (7,101) and Gidhgram (4,781). Other villages in Katwa I CD Block included (2011census figures in brackets): Goai (1,451), Alampur (2,774) and Kashigram (3,814).

Literacy

As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Katwa I CD Block was 107,698 (70.36% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 59,506 (75.41% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 48,192 (64.98% 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 10.42%. per 2001 census, Katwa I block had a total literacy of 61.56 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 69.84 per cent female literacy was 52.66 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. See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate

Languages 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 82.3% of the population of Bardhaman district in 1961 to 79.9% 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 8.5% in 1961 to 10.9% in 2001 Santali has remained steady at around 4.9% during the period, and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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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 2005, rural poverty in Katwa I CD Block was 36.16%.

Economy

Livelihood

In Katwa I CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 19.86%, agricultural labourers 39.64%, household industry workers 4.35% and other workers 36.16%. Katwa I CD Block is part of the area where agriculture dominates the scenario but the secondary and tertiary sectors have shown an increasing trend.

Infrastructure

There are 63 inhabited villages in Katwa I CD block. All 63 villages (100%) have power supply. All 63 villages (100%) have drinking water supply. 18 villages (28.57%) have post offices. 62 villages (98.41%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 34 villages (53.97%) have a pucca (paved) approach road and 40 villages (63.49%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 12 villages (19.05%) have agricultural credit societies. 9 villages (14.29%) have banks. In 2013-14, there were 79 fertiliser depots, 10 seed store and 55 fair price shops in the CD Block.

Industry

The 660 x 2 MW

Katwa Super Thermal Power Station Katwa Super Thermal Power Station is located near Srikhanda Village, 8 km from Katwa town in West Bengal. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC. It is under construction. Background The proposed Rs 8,000-crore Katw ...

is being constructed by

NTPC Limited NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Government of India which is engaged in generation of electricity and ...

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 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. 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 Katwa I CD Block could be classified as follows:

s 9.83%, patta (document) holders 4.27%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 6.50%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 25.48% and agricultural labourers 53.92%. In 2003-04 net cropped area in Katwa I CD Block was 13,617 hectares and the area in which more than one crop was grown was 7,890 hectares. In 2013-14, Katwa I CD Block produced 4,794 tonnes of Aman paddy, the main winter crop from 1,808 hectares, 36,518 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 7,519 hectares, 27 tonnes of wheat from 10 hectare, 26,405 tonnes of potatoes from 834 hectares and 10,136 tonnes of sugar cane from 163 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds. In Bardhaman district as a whole Aman paddy constituted 64.32% of the total area under paddy cultivation, while the area under Boro and Aus paddy constituted 32.87% and 2.81% respectively. The expansion of Boro paddy cultivation, with higher yield rates, was the result of expansion of irrigation system and intensive cropping. In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Katwa I CD Block was 7,015.40 hectares, out of which 5,880.71 hectares were irrigated by canal water, 91.72 hectares by river lift irrigation and 1,042.97 hectares by deep tube wells.

Banking

In 2013-14, Katwa I CD Block had offices of 7 commercial banks and 3 gramin banks.

Transport

Katwa I CD Block has 18 originating/ terminating bus routes. The Bandel-Katwa branch line meets Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop at Katwa. The Bardhaman-Katwa line, after conversion from narrow gauge to electrified broad gauge, was opened to the public on 12 January 2018. The

narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...

Ahmedpur Katwa Railway, built and operated as part of McLeod's Light Railways, is being converted, by Indian Railways, to from 2013.

State Highway 6 (West Bengal) State Highway 6 (West Bengal) is a state highway in West Bengal, India. Route SH 6 originates from Rajnagar and passes through Chandrapur, Suri, Purandarpur, Ahmadpur, Labhpur, Kirnahar, Kandra, Ketugram, Katwa, Nabadwip, Kalna, Jirat, Sa ...

running from Rajnagar (in Birbhum district) to Alampur (in Howrah district) and State Highway 14 (West Bengal) running from Dubrajpur (in Birbhum district) to Betai (in Nadia district) cross in this block.

State Highway 15 (West Bengal) State Highway 15 (West Bengal), is a state highway in West Bengal, India. Route SH 15 originates from junction with SH 6 and SH 14 at High Road Morh, near Dainhat (in Bardhaman district) and passes through Chandrapur, Monteswar, Kusumgram, M ...

running from Dainhat (in Burdwan district) to Gadiara (in Howrah district) originates in this block.

Education

In 2013-14, Katwa I CD Block had 100 primary schools with 10,017 students, 4 middle schools with 346 students, 12 high school with 7,404 students and 4 higher secondary schools with 4,618 students. Katwa I CD Block had 2 technical/ professional institutions with 592 students, 259 institutions for special and non-formal education with 12,616 students As per the 2011 census, in Katwa I CD block, amongst the 63 inhabited villages, 3 villages did not have a school, 37 villages had two or more primary schools, 17 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 14 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. More than 6,000 schools (in erstwhile Bardhaman district) serve cooked midday meal to more than 900,000 students.

Chandrapur College Chandrapur College, established in 1986, is a general degree college in Chandrapur in Purba Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, science and commerce. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan. Departments Science *M ...

was established at

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 ...

in 1985.

Healthcare

In 2014, Katwa I CD Block had 1 block primary health centre and 3 primary health centres with total 28 beds and 6 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 25 family welfare subcentres. 281 patients were treated indoor and 171,514 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block. Srikhanda block primary health centre at

(with 15 beds) is the main medical facility in Katwa I CD block. Katwa Subdivisional Hospital at

, with 250 beds is located outside the CD block. There are primary health centres at

(with 10 beds), Kaithan (with 6 beds) and Sudpur (with 6 beds). Katwa I CD Block is one of the areas of Bardhaman district which is affected by a low level of arsenic contamination of ground water.

External links

District map showing blocks

References

{{Purba Bardhaman topics Community development blocks in Purba Bardhaman district