Sabang is a

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that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the

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n state of

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Geography

Sabang is a monotonous rice plain with numerous waterways and tidal creeks intersecting it. The tidal creeks are lined with embankments to prevent flooding of the fields. Much of the area is water-logged in the rainy season resulting in loss of crops. In Sabang CD block 100% of the cultivated area has highly productive

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soil. Sabang is located at . Sabang CD block is bounded by Pingla CD block in the north, Moyna CD block, in Purba Medinipur district, in the east,

Patashpur I Patashpur I (also spelled as Potashpur) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Purba Medinipur district is part of the ...

CD block, in Purba Medinipur district, in the south and Narayangarh CD block in the west. It is located 45 km from

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, the district headquarters. Sabang CD block has an area of 305.00 km². It has 1 panchayat samity, 13

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, 200 gram sansads (village councils), 232

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s and 226 inhabited villages. Sabang police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Sabang.

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s of Sabang block/ panchayat samiti are: Balpai, Bhemua, Bishnupur, Bural, Chaulkuri, Danrra, Dasagram, Debhog, Mohar, Narayanbarh, Nawgaon, Sabang and Sartta.

Demographics

Population

According to the

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, Sabang CD block had a total population of 270,492, all of which were rural. There were 138,924 (51%) males and 131,568 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 31,689.

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numbered 36,064 (13.33%) and

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numbered 16,818 (6.22%). According to the 2001 census, Sabang block had a total population of 238,686, out of which 122,778 were males and 115,908 were females. Sabang block registered a population growth of 14.84 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 Sabang CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Sabang (13,224),

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(4,578), Dasha Gram (5,232), Adasimla (4,622), Bural (5,145), Mohar (6,995), Nimkimohar (5,055) and Bishnupur (8,678). Other villages in Sabang CD block included (2011 census figures in brackets): Narayanbar (2,450), Sartla (1,856), Danrra (2,924), Debhog (2,508), Balpai (2,867),

Bhemwa Bhemwa (also written as Bhemua) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Sabang CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Bhemwa is located at . Area over ...

(3,967), Chaaulkuri (3,519),

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(933),

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(1,642),

Tilantapara Tilantapara (also written as Tilandapara) is a village in the Sabang CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Tilantapara is located at . Area overview Kh ...

(1,593) and

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(1520).

Literacy

According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Sabang CD block was 207,370 (86.84% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 114,304 (93.16% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 93,066 (80.15% of the female population over 6 years). The gender gap in literacy rates was 13.01%. 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%),

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(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

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(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 253,471 and formed 93.71% of the population in Sabang CD block. Muslims numbered 16,546 and formed 6.12% of the population. Others numbered 475 and formed 0.17% of the population. Others include Addi Bassi, Marang Boro, Santal, Saranath, Sari Dharma, Sarna, Alchchi, Bidin, Sant, Saevdharm, Seran, Saran, Sarin, Kheria, Christian and other religious communities.

BPL families

In Sabang CD block 37.37% families were living below poverty line in 2007. According to the District

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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

225 or 97% of mouzas in Sabang CD block were electrified by 31 March 2014. 225 mouzas in Sabang CD block had drinking water facilities in 2013–14. There were 148 fertiliser depots, 105 seed stores and 54 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 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

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

s 4.68%, patta (document) holders 19.36%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 4.01%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 25.67% and agricultural labourers 46.28%. In 2005-06 the nett cropped area in Sabang CD block was 21,083 hectares out of the total geographical area of 30,075 hectares and the area in which more than one crop was grown was 20,526 hectares. The extension of irrigation has played a role in growth of the predominant agricultural economy. In 2013–14, the total area irrigated in Sabang CD block was 17,000 hectares, out of which 3,000 hectares were irrigated by tank water, 1,120 hectares by deep tubewells, 10,060 hectares by shallow tubewells, 320 hectares by river lift irrigation and 2,500 hectares by other methods. In 2013–14, Sabang CD block produced 30,519 tonnes of Aman paddy, the main winter crop, from 15,912 hectares, 16,306 tonnes of Aus paddy (summer crop) from 7,259 hectares, 86,159 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 22,354 hectares, 8,084 tonnes of jute from 467 hectares and 105 tonnes of potatoes from 5 hectares. It also produced oilseeds. The production of both Boro paddy and Aus paddy were the highest amongst all the CD Blocks in the district.

Banking

In 2013–14, Sabang CD block had offices of 14 commercial banks and 1

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Transport

Sabang CD block has 9 ferry services and 7 originating/ terminating bus routes.

Education

In 2013–14, Sabang CD block had 230 primary schools with 18,365 students, 15 middle schools with 796 students, 31 high schools with 14,413 students and 17 higher secondary schools with 19,567 students. Sabang CD block had 1 general college with 1,475 students and 461 institutions for special and non-formal education with 15,888 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 Sabang CD block out of the total 230 primary schools in 2008–2009, 44 had pucca buildings, 119 partially pucca, 2 kucha and 65 multiple type. Sabang Sajani Kanta Mahavidyalaya at Lutunia was established in 1970 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 arts, commerce and science.

Culture

The Sabang CD block has a number of heritage temples, in danger of being lost for ever. File:Pancha Ratna Lakshmi Janardan temple of Jana family at Shrirampur under Paschim Mednipur district in West Bengal 03.jpg,

: The Lakshmi Janardana temple, with rich terracotta carvings, built in 1870, now in ruinous state File:Baikuntha Nath Deul temple at Kerur under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 03.jpg,

: The Baikuntha Nath deul may collapse any day File:Nabaratna Sitaram temple of Bhattacharya at Bhemua under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 04.jpg,

: The Sitaram temple, with rich terracotta relief File:Navaratna Laxmi Janardan temple at Dubrajpur In Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal 05.jpg,

: The Laxmi Janardan temple, built in 1811, with rich terracotta decoration, now in a ruinous condition File:Ek Ratna Rudreshwara temple at Adasimla inder Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 01.jpg, Adasimla: The Rudreshwara temple File:Pancha Ratna Shyama Sundara temple at Kolanda under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 01.jpg,

: The Shyama Sundar temple, all five pinnacles (''ratnas'') have fallen

Healthcare

In 2014, Sabang CD block had 1 rural hospital, 3 primary health centres and 1 private nursing home with total 78 beds and 10 doctors. It had 36 family welfare sub centres and 1 family welfare centre. 7,298 patients were treated indoor and 182,238 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block. Sabang Rural Hospital, with 40 beds at Sabang, is the major government medical facility in the Sabang CD block. There are primary health centres at: Mohor (with 10 beds), Kharika (with 10 beds) and Uchitpur (with 4 beds).

SOSAL WORK

Ecological Recovary Network ( ERN ) : Ecological Recovary Network is a team of Sabang. The team work for Nature. eg. protest fir Climate change, Deforestation , Pollution, Economical disasters. see more ••• https://linkfly.to/30327DGffOJ

References

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