Country India District Medinipur ISO 3166 code IN-WB Government body Gram panchayat | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration WB | |
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Lalgarh is a village, with a police station, in Binpur–I community development block under the Jhargram subdivision of West Midnapore district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Lalgarh is the headquarters of Binpur–I CD block. Midnapore Railway station is the nearest important station about 45 km from the village.
Contents
- Map of Lalgarh West Bengal 721516
- Demography
- CD Block HQ
- Police station
- Economy
- Operation Lalgarh
- Education
- References
Map of Lalgarh, West Bengal 721516
Lalgrah came under media attention at the beginning of November 2008. The guerrilla Communist Party of India (Maoist) (proscribed by the Indian state as terrorist), launched a massive fight against police personnel and cadres of the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist). In June 2009 Indian security forces launched Operation Lalgarh against the Maoists in the village.
Demography
As per 2011 Census of India Lalgarh had a total population of 4,433 of which 2,259 (51%) were males and 2,174 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 455. The total number of literates in Lalgarh was 3,209 (72.39% of the population over 6 years).
CD Block HQ
The headquarters of Binpur I CD Block are located at Lalgarh.
Police station
Lalgarh police station has jurisdiction over Binpur I CD Block.
Economy
The main occupation of the people here is cultivation, sharecropping and selling disposable plates made of leaves. Most people do not own land but work on others fields. The region is dry and there are but a single harvest each year. At other times people work as daily labor, collect and sell leaves and wood from forest etc. Over 75% of the households own land given to them under the Land reforms programme of the Left Front Government between the years 1977 and 2002. But income poverty exists.
Operation Lalgarh
In November 2008, following reports of police brutality, enraged advasi villagers blockaded roads and protested against the police and paramilitary forces in the area. The government maintained the movement was being controlled by Maoist guerrilla agents. The Maoists controlled the village and the surrounding area for eight months until Operation Lalgarh was launched to dislodge them on June 18, 2009.
Education
Lalgarh Government College was established in 2014. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. It offers honours courses in Bengali, Santali, English, Sanskrit, history, philosophy, political science and sociology, and general courses in BA and BSc (Bio Science).