Country India District Murshidabad Telephone/STD code 03485 Elevation 25 m Area code 03485 ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area 138.8 km² Population 179,908 (2011) Administrative division Presidency division | |
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PIN 742234 (Ahiran)
742223(Jangipur Barrage) | ||
Dubioza kolektiv suti i trpi
Suti I (Bengali: সূতী I) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Suti police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Ahiran. It is located 64 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.
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Suti i trpi
Location
Suti I is located at 24°30′36″N 88°01′44″E
Suti I CD Block is bounded by Samserganj and Suti II CD Blocks in the north, Chapai Nawabganj District of Bangladesh, across the Ganges, in the east, Maheshpur CD Block of Jharkhand in the west, Raghunathganj I and Raghunathganj II CD Blocks in the south.
Area
Suti I CD Block has an area of 138.84 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 Suti I block/ panchayat samiti are: Ahiran, Bahutali , Bansabati , Harua , Nurpur and Sadikpur.
Population
As per 2011 Census of India Suti I CD Block had a total population of 179,908, of which 150,803 were rural and 29,105 were urban. There were 91,905 (51%) males and 88,803 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 31,398. Scheduled Castes numbered 25,860 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 261.
As per 2001 census, Suti I block has a total population of 139,419, out of which 70,554 were males and 68,865 were females. Suti I block registered a population growth of 25.03 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.
Census towns and large villages
Census towns in Suti I CD Block were (2011 population figures in brackets): Madna (6,312), Ramkantapur (6,347), Nayabahadurpur (9,239) and Fatellapur (7,207).
Large villages in Suti I CD Block were (2011 population figures in brackets): Kadoa (5,159), Bahutali (15,963), Sidhari (5,362), Hilora (7,667), Raturi (4,518), Bansabati (6,378), Gambhira (7,097), Harua (9,012), Gotha (4,486), Fatehpur (4,875), Fatullapur (4,291), Sadikpur (5,245), Ghorapakhiagangin (4,550), Ahiran (17,079), Alampur (4,206) and Ajagarpara (4,521).
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Suti I CD Block was 86,725 (58.40% of the population above 6 years) out of which 47,623 (55%) were males and 38,602 (45%) were females.
As per 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.
Educational Institutes
Schools
Transport
NH 34 and Indian Railway passes through Suti I block.
The Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop line was constructed in 1913. This line passes through this block. There is one railway station at Ahiran under Suti I CD Block - Ahiran Halt AHN/Ahiran Railway Station.
Healthcare
Suti I block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.