Country India District Purba Medinipur PIN 721401 (Contai) Elevation 3 m Literacy 89.3% Area code 03210 | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) ISO 3166 code IN-WB Area 155.3 km² Population 170,894 (2011) | |
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Contai I (also known as Kanthi I block) 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
Dulalpur, a constituent panchayat of Contai I block, is located at 21°44′55″N 87°39′11″E.
Contai I CD Block is bounded by Deshapran and Contai III CD Blocks in the north, Bay of Bengal in the east, Ramnagar II CD Block in the south and Egra II CD Block in the west.
It is located 67 km from Tamluk, the district headquarters.
Area and administration
Contai I CD Block has an area of 155.27 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 8 gram panchayats, 129 gram sansads (village councils), 225 mouzas and 221 inhabited villages. Contai police station serves this block.Headquarters of this CD Block is at Contai.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Contai I block/ panchayat samiti are: Badalpur, Dulalpur, Haipur, Mahisagote, Majilapur, Nayaput, Raipur Paschimbar and Sabajpur.
Population
As per 2011 Census of India Contai I CD Block had a total population of 170,894, all of which were rural. There were 88,105 (52%) males and 82,789 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 18,122. Scheduled Castes numbered 23,562 (13.19%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 92 (0.05%).
As per 2001 census, Contai I block had a total population of 150,999, out of which 77,331 were males and 73,668 were females. Contai I block registered a population growth of 10.30 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 village (with 4,000+ population) in Contai I CD Block (2011 census figure in brackets): Majna (4,653).
Other villages in Contai I CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Badalpur 1st part (3,980), Haipur (1,823), Dulalpur (1,191), Raipur Paschimbar (685), Mahishgot (1,033), Sabajpur (610), Nayaput (2,372), Majilapur (2,937).
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Contai I CD Block was 136,463 (89.32% of the population over 6 years) out of which 74,557 (55%) were males and 61,906 (45%) were females.
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 155,161 and formed 90.79% of the population in Contai I CD Block. Muslims numbered 15,397 and formed 9.01% of the population. Others numbered 336 and formed 0.20% 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
In 2003-04 Contai I CD Block had 250 hectares of canals. Contai I CD Block had 38 km of surfaced roads under PWD, 32 km of surfaced roads under Zilla Parishad and 170 km of surfaced roads under Gram Panchayat and Panchayat Samiti.
Agriculture
In 2003-04 the farmers of Contai I CD Block could be classified as follows: Bargadars 12.62%, patta (document) holders 18.22%, small farmers 2.97%, marginal farmers 41.63% and agricultural labourers 24.55%.
As of 2003-04, Contai I CD Block had 2,469 hectares vested land, out of which 1,278 hectares was distributed amongst 8,650 persons.
In 2003-04 net area sown in Contai I CD Block was 11,945 hectares and the area in which more than one crop was grown was 5,742 hectares.
In 2003-04 Contai I CD Block produced 18,880 tonnes of Aman paddy from 11,030 hectares, 1,450 tonnes of Boro paddy from 460 hectares and 970 tonnes of potatoes from 60 hectares.
Pisciculture
In Contai I CD Block 1,002 hectares was the nett area under effective pisiculture and 1,123 persons were engaged in the profession. Approximate annual production in 2003-04 was 17,529 qtl.
Transport
The Tamluk-Digha line was constructed in 2003-04. Sitalpur and Sujalpur are stations on this line.
Contai I CD Block has 24 originating/ terminating bus routes.
Education
In 2003-04, Contai I CD Block had 134 primary schools with 15,354 students, 5 middle schools with 1,653 students, 9 high schools with 6,349 students and 7 higher secondary schools with 7,607 students. Contai I CD Block had 258 institutions with 7,760 students for special and non-formal education. Contai I CD Block had 119 mass literacy centres
Healthcare
Contai I CD Block had 3 health centres, 27 clinics and 1 dispensary with 25 beds and 4 doctors in 2003.