Country India District Purba Medinipur PIN 721425 (Bhupatinagar) Elevation 5 m Literacy 91% Area code 03228 | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) ISO 3166 code IN-WB Area 180.2 km² Population 192,162 (2011) | |
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Bhagabanpur II (also spelt as Bhagawanpur) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Overview
Purba Medinipur district is part of the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain and Eastern coastal plains. Topographically, the district can be divided into two parts – (a) almost entirely flat plains on the west, east and north, (b) the coastal plains on the south. The vast expanse of land is formed of alluvium and is composed of younger and coastal alluvial. The elevation of the district is within 10 metres above mean sea level. The district has a long coastline of 65.5 km along its southern and south eastern boundary. Five coastal CD Blocks, namely, Khejuri II, Contai II (Deshapran), Contai I, Ramnagar I and II, are occasionally affected by cyclones and tornadoes. Tidal floods are quite regular in these five CD Blocks. Normally floods occur in 21 of the 25 CD Blocks in the district. The major rivers are Haldi, Rupnarayan, Rasulpur, Bagui and Keleghai, flowing in north to south or south-east direction. River water is an important source of irrigation. The district has a low 899 hectare forest cover, which is 0.02% of its geographical area.
Location
Bhupatinagar is located at 21°57′13″N 87°43′24″E.
Bhagabanpur II CD Block is bounded by Bhagabanpur I and Chandipur CD Blocks in the north, Nandigram II and Khejuri I CD Blocks in the east, Contai III and Egra II CD Blocks in the south and Patashpur I and Patashpur II CD Blocks in the west.
It is located 35 km from Tamluk, the district headquarters.
Area and administration
Bhagabanpur II CD Block has an area of 180.20 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 9 gram panchayats, 142 gram sansads (village councils), 168 mouzas and 167 inhabited villages. Bhupatinagar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Bhupatinagar.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur II block/ panchayat samiti are: Arjunnagar, Basudevberia, Boroj, Garbari I, Garbari II, Itaberia, Jukhia, Mugberia and Radhapur.
Population
As per 2011 Census of India Bhagawanpur II CD Block had a total population of 192,162, all of which were rural. There were 99,060 (52%) males and 93,102 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 21,511. Scheduled Castes numbered 33,911 (11.19%} and Scheduled Tribes numbered 147 (0.08%).
As per 2001 census, Bhagabanpur II block had a total population of 167,181, out of which 85,434 were males and 81,747 were females. Bhagabanpur II block registered a population growth of 15.78 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 17.84 per cent.
Villages
Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Bhagabanpur II CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Bahadurpur (5,205), Kismat Bajkul (17,964), Jukhia (4,291) and Bhupatinagar (5,149).
Other villages in Bhagabanpur II CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Ita Baria (3,758), Basudeb Berya (3,321), Dakshin Baroj Part I (278), Dakshin Baroj Part II (1,517) and Uttar Baroj (1,247).
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Bhagabanpur II CD Block was 155,251 (90.98% of the population over 6 years) out of which 83,947 (54%) were males and 71,304 (46%) were females. The literacy rate of Bhagabanpur II CD Block is the highest amongst all CD Blocks in Purba Medinipur district.
As per 2011 census, literacy in Purba Medinipur district was 87.02%. Purba Medinipur had the highest literacy amongst all the districts of West Bengal in 2011. 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
Language
Bengali is the local language in these areas.
Religion
In 2011 census Hindus numbered 187,575 and formed 97.61% of the population in Bhagabanpur II CD Block. Muslims numbered 4,161 and formed 2.17% of the population. Others numbered 426 and formed 0.22% of the population.
In 2011, Hindus numbered 4,343,972 and formed 85.24% of the population in Purba Medinipur district. Muslims numbered 743,436 and formed 14.59% 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.
Human Development Report
According to the District Human Development Report of Purba Medinipur: the density of population (2001 census) at 1,028 persons per km2 was higher than the West Bengal average of 903 persons per km2. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with the urban population being only 7.23% of the total population. The scheduled castes form 19.05% of the total population and the scheduled tribes 5.41%, the former or the two together being the lowest in the state.
The agricultural sector is the lifeline of a predominantly rural economy. It is largely dependent on the Low Capacity Deep Tubewells (around 50%) or High Capacity Deep Tubewells (around 27%) for irrigation, as the district does not have a good network of canals, compared to some of the neighbouring districts. In many cases the canals are drainage canals which get the backflow of river water at times of high tide or the rainy season.
In 2007-08, around 85% of the mouzas in the district had electric connections and around 40% of rural households had electricity. Over 90% of the rural households had access to toilet facility. In rural areas the tubewell was taken to be a reliable source of drinking water till arsenic contamination put a question mark on it. Piped water supply is a distant dream for rural people. In the rural areas of the district 6% households enjoy piped drinking water supply facility. In Purba Medinipur, around 70% of the people have a low standard of living.
The average size of land holding in Purba Medinipur, in 2005-06, was 0.73 hectares against 1.01 hectares in West Bengal. In 2001, agricultural workers plus cultivators formed 55.41% of the total workers (main plus marginal). For rice cultivation, the area cultivated under Aman (or winter crop) is one and a half times that of the area under Boro (or summer crop). Purba Medinipur’s net district domestic product derives one fifth of its earnings from fisheries, the highest amongst all the districts of West Bengal. Betelvine is a major source of livelihood in Purba Medinipur district, particularly in Tamluk and Contai subdivisions. Betelvine production in 2008-09 was the highest amongst all the districts and was around a third of the total state production. In 2008-09, Purba Mednipur produced 2,789 tonnes of cashew nuts from 3,340 hectares of land.
The report has provided CD Block-wise data for Modified Human Poverty Index of the district. The information has been modified to suit this page and published in the table alongside. The CD Block-wise mean MHPI is estimated at 24.9. 11 out of 25 CD Blocks are found to be severely deprived in respect of grand CD Block average value of MHPI (CD Blocks with lower amount of poverty are better): All the CD Blocks of Haldia and Contai subdivisions appeared backward, except Ramnagar I & II, of all the blocks of Egra subdivision only Bhagabanpur I appeared backward and in Tamluk subdivision none appeared backward.
(Note: Certain topics, such as Literacy, Education, Healthcare etc., are not covered here and are covered elsewhere in this page.)
Infrastructure
Bhagabanpur II CD Block had 350 hectares of canals. In 2003-04 Bhagabanpur II CD Block had 20 km of surfaced roads under PWD, 8 km surfaced roads and 387 km surfaced roads and 273 unsurfaced roads under Gram Panchayat and Panchayat Samiti.
Agriculture
In 2003-04 the farmers of Bhagabanpur II CD Block could be classified as follows: Bargadars 16.31%, patta (document) holders 15.70%, small farmers 14.36%, marginal farmers 23.43% and agricultural labourers 30.20%.
As of 2003-04, Bhagabanpur II CD Block had 9,961 hectares vested land (the highest amongst all CD Blocks in the district), out of which 2,526 hectares was distributed amongst 10,562 persons.
In 2003-04 net area sown in Bhagabanpur II CD Block was 14,723 hectares and the area in which more than one crop was grown was 7,492 hectares.
In 2003-04 Bhagabanpur II CD Block produced 120 tonnes of Aus paddy from 60 hectares, 23,150 tonnes of Aman paddy from 14,120 hectares, 16,550 tonnes Boro paddy from 6,450 hectares, 590 tonnes of Jute from 40 hectares and 4,210 tonnes of potatoes from 230 hectares.
Pisciculture
In Bhagabanpur II CD Block 942 hectares was the nett area under effective pisiculture and 480 persons were engaged in the profession. Approximate annual production in 2003-04 was 16,485 qtl.
Transport
The Tamluk-Digha line was constructed in 2003-04. Deshapran at Kismat Bajkul is a station on this line.
Bhagabanpur II CD Block has 2 ferry services and 7 originating/ terminating bus routes.
Education
In 2003-04, Bhagabanpur II CD Block had 151 primary schools with 22,924 students, 17 middle schools with 5,597 students, 9 high schools with 6,296 students and 9 higher secondary schools with 9,728 students. Bhagabanpur II CD Block had 1 general college with 906 students, 2 professional/ technical institutions with 200 students and 248 institutions with 8,673 students for special and non-formal education. Bhagabanpur II CD Block had 128 mass literacy centres
Healthcare
Bhagabanpur II CD Block had 3 health centres and 29 clinics with 26 beds and 4 doctors in 2003.