Country India District Malda Lok Sabha constituency Maldaha Dakshin Area 209.2 km² | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vidhan Sabha constituency Mothabari | |
 | ||
Kaliachak II (community development block) is an administrative division in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Mothabari.
Contents
Geography
Kaliachak II community development block is located at 24°57′49″N 88°05′22″E
Kaliachak II community development block has an area of 209.17 km2.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Kaliachak II block/ panchayat samiti are: Uttar Laxmipur, Mothabari, Hamidpur, Rajnagar, Uttar Panchanandapur-I, Uttar Panchanandapur-II, Bangitola, Rathbari and Gangaprasad.
Impact of Farakka Barrage on the Human Fabric
Left bank erosion of the Ganges upstream of Farakka Barrage has rendered nearly 4.5 lakh people homeless in Manikchak, Kaliachak I, II and III and Ratua blocks over the last three decades of the past century. The worst hit area is between Bhutnidiara and Panchanandapore in Kaliachak II block. According to the Ganga Bhangan Pratirodh Action Nagarik Committee 750 km2 area was lost in 30 years in the Manikchak and Kalichak areas.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Kaliachak II CD Block had a total population of 210,105 of which 206,267 were rural and 3,838 were urban. There were 107,553 males and 102,552 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 32,686 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 4,816.
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Kaliachak II CD Block was 114,113 out of which 62,701 were males and 51,330 were females.