Country India PIN 742301 (Bharatpur) Area 182 km² Population 172,702 (2011) | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone/STD code 03484 Elevation 19 m Area code 03484 | |
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Bharatpur I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Bharatpur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Bharatpur. It is located 34 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.
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Location
Bharatpur is located at 23°52′45″N 88°05′18″E
Bharatpur I CD Block is bounded by Kandi CD Block in the north, Beldanga II CD Block in the east, Bharatpur II CD Block and Ketugram I CD Block, in Bardhaman district, in the south and Burwan CD Block in the west.
Area
Bharatpur I CD Block has an area of 182.00 km2.
Physical features
The Bhagirathi divides the district into two parts namely Bagri on the east and Rahr on the west. The Padma separates the district from Malda district, and Chapai Nawabganj and Rajshahi districts of Bangladesh.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats in Bharatpur I block/ panchayat samiti are: Alugram, Amlai, Bharatpur, Godda, Gundiria, Jajan, Sijgram and Talgram.
Jajan gram panchayet is situated in the north-west of Bharatpur block. This Panchayet has 10 no.of villages named Kujura, Palitpara, Akta, Harishchandrapur, Sardanga, Bindarpur, Jadavpur, Ruha, Jajan, Jadupur .
Population
As per 2011 Census of India, Bharatpur I CD Block had a total population of 172,702, all of which were rural. There were 89,088 (52%) males and 83,614 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 22,944. Scheduled Castes numbered 23,865 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 428.
As of 2001 census, Bharatpur I block has a total population of 150,839, out of which 78,238 were males and 72,601 were females. Bharatpur I block registered a population growth of 16.38 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70%.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%.
Large villages
Large villages in Bharatpur CD Block were (2011 census figures in brackets): Jajan (4,318), Harishchandrapur (4,192), Bindarpur (4,052), Talgram (5,564), Bharatpur (15,812), Sijgram (5,464), Saiyad Kulutia (4,629), Binodia (4,473), Sahapur (7,825), Amlai (10,115) and Lohadaha (4,531).
Literacy
As of 2011 census, the total number of literates in Bharatapur I CD Block was 94,247 (62.93% of the population above 6 years) out of which 52,620 (56%) were males and 41,627 (44%) were females.
As of 2011 census, literacy in Murshidabad district was 66.59.Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011.Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
Language
Bengali is the local language in these areas.