Basirhat I
Basirhat I | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
  Basirhat I Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 22°40′N 88°53′E / 22.66°N 88.89°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative democracy |
| Area | |
• Total | 111.84 km2 (43.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 171,613 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 108,530 (72.10%) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743292 (Itinda) 743744 (Pifa) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03217 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-23, WB-24, WB-25, WB-26 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Basirhat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Basirhat Dakshin |
| Website | north24parganas |
Basirhat I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Basirhat is located at 22°40′N 88°53′E / 22.66°N 88.89°E.
Basirhat I CD Block is bounded by Baduria CD Block in the north, Satkhira Sadar Upazila and Debhata Upazila in Satkhira District of Bangladesh in the east, Hasnabad, Minakhan and Haroa CD Blocks in the south and Basirhat II CD Block in the west. While Basirhat municipality is in the north-west, Taki municipality is in the south-east.[1]
Basirhat I CD Block is part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, one of the three physiographic regions in the district located in the lower Ganges Delta. It contains soil of mature black or brownish loam to recent alluvium. The Ichhamati flows through the eastern part of the district.[2]The Ichhamati flows in from the north-western part of the CD Block, cuts across the northern part of the CD Block and then flows along the eastern international boundary with Bangladesh.[3]
Basirhat I CD Block has an area of 111.84 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 7 gram panchayats, 97 gram sansads (village councils), 63 mouzas and 62 inhabited villages, according to the District Statistical Handbook: North 24 Parganas. Basirhat police station serves this block.[4]Headquarters of this CD Block is at Basirhat.[5]
Gram panchayats of Basirhat I block/ panchayat samiti are: Gachha Akharpur, Itinda Panitor, Pifa, Sankchura Begundi, Gotra, Nimdaria Kodalia and Sangrampur-Shibhati.[6]
Demographics
Population
As per 2011 Census of India Basirhat I CD Block had a total population of 171,613, of which 150,520 were rural and 21,093 were urban. There were 87,717 (51%) males and 83,896 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 21,094. Scheduled Castes numbered 22,070 (12.86%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 1,268 (0.74%).[7]
As per 2001 census, Basirhat I block has a total population of 146,836 out of which 75,035 were males and 71,801 were females.[8]
There are three census towns in Basirhat I CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Itinda (8,679), Dandirhat (P) (6,387) and Uttar Bagundi (6,027).[7]
Large villages in Basirhat I CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Pipha (5,700), Debhog (4,430), Gotra (5,894), Goknashri Gobindapur (4,110), Sangrampur (7,233), Merudandi (4,730), Akharpur (6,204), Gachha (6,489), Panitar (13,947), Hariharpur (4,477) and Kodalia (5,896).[7]
North 24 Parganas district is densely populated, mainly because of the influx of refugees from East Pakistan (later Bangladesh). With a density of population of 2,182 per sq km in 1971, it was 3rd in terms of density per sq km in West Bengal after Kolkata and Howrah, and 20th in India.[9]As per the Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department of the Government of West Bengal, the census figures show the number of refugees from East Pakistan in 1971 was nearly 6 million (60 lakhs) and in 1981, the number was assessed at 8 million (80 lakhs).[10]A district-wise break-up in 1971, shows the main thrust of the refugee infux was on 24-Parganas (22.3% of the total refugees), Nadia (20.3%), Bankura (19.1%) and Kolkata (12.9%).[11] According to the District Human Development Report: North 24 Parganas, “High density is also explained partly by the rapid growth of urbanization in the district. In 1991, the percentage of urban population in the district has been 51.23.”[12]
Decadal Population Growth Rate (%)
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The decadal growth of population in Basirhat I CD Block in 2001-2011 was 16.16%.[13]The decadal growth of population in Basirhat I CD Block in 1991-2001 was 20.94%.[14]
The decadal growth rate of population in North 24 Parganas district was as follows: 47.9% in 1951-61, 34.5% in 1961-71, 31.4% in 1971-81, 31.7% in 1981-91, 22.7% in 1991-2001 and 12.0% in 2001-11.[15] The decadal growth rate for West Bengal in 2001-11 was 13.93%.[16]The decadal growth rate for West Bengal was 17.84% in 1991-2001, 24.73% in 1981-1991 and 23.17% in 1971-1981.[17]
The North 24 Paraganas district has a 352 km long international border with Bangladesh, out of which 160 km is land border and 192 km is riverine border.[18] The international border is guarded by the Border Security Force. Only a small portion of the border has been fenced and it is popularly referred to as a porous border. It is freely used by Bangladeshi infiltrators, terrorists, smuglers, criminals. et al.[19][20][21][22]
Literacy
As per the 2011 census, the total number of literates in Basirhat I CD Block was 108,530 (72.10 % of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 58,344 (75.86 % of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 50,186 (68.18 % of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 7.67 %.[7] See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
| Literacy in CD blocks of North 24 Parganas district |
|---|
| Barasat Sadar subdivision |
| Amdanga – 80.69% |
| Deganga – 79.65% |
| Barasat I – 81.50% |
| Barasat II – 77.71% |
| Habra I – 83.15% |
| Habra II – 81.05% |
| Rajarhat – 83.13% |
| Basirhat subdivision |
| Baduria – 78.75% |
| Basirhat I – 72.10% |
| Basirhat II – 78.30% |
| Haroa – 73.13% |
| Hasnabad – 71.47% |
| Hingalganj – 76.85% |
| Minakhan – 71.33% |
| Sandeshkhali I – 71.08% |
| Sandeshkhali II – 70.96% |
| Swarupnagar – 77.57% |
| Bangaon subdivision |
| Bagdah – 75.30% |
| Bangaon – 79.71% |
| Gaighata – 82.32% |
| Barrackpore subdivision |
| Barrackpore I – 85.91% |
| Barrackpore II – 84.53% |
| Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data |
Language and religion
As per census definition, mother-tongue is the language spoken in childhood by the person’s mother to the person. As a mother-tongue, Bengali has decreased its share from 91.3% of the population of North Twenty Four Parganas district in 1961 to 87.9% in 2001, Hindi has increased its share from 5.0% in 1961 to 8.3% in 2001, Urdu has increased its share from 2.0% in 1961 to 2.5% in 2001. Other mother-tongues spoken in 2001 were Odiya (0.4%), Telugu (0.2%), Santhali (0.1%), Nepali (0.1%), Bhojpuri (0.1%) and Sadan/ Sadri (0.1%).[23]
In the 2011 census Muslims numbered 117,617 and formed 68.54% of the population in Basirhat I CD Block. Hindus numbered 53,261 and formed 31.24% of the population. Others numbered 375 and formed 0.22% of the population.[24]
In 1981 Muslims numbered 62,735 and formed 69.88% of the population and Hindus numbered 27,032 and formed 30.42% of the population in Basirhat I CD Block. In 1981 Hindus numbered 69,052 and formed 55.09% of the population and Muslims numbered 54,437 and formed 44.01% of the population in Basirhat II CD Block. In 1991 Muslims numbered 187,528 and formed 65.54% of the population and Hindus numbered 98,619 and formed 34.46% of the population in Basirhat I and Basirhat II CD Blocks taken together. (In 1981 and 1991 census was conducted as per jurisdiction of the police station.)[25]
In the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 7,352,769 and formed 73.46% of the population in North 24 Parganas district. Muslims numbered 2,584,684 and formed 25.82% of the population.[24] 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.[24]
Human Development Report
According to Census 2001, 54% of the population of North 24 Parganas district lived in the urban areas. The district had 1,571 inhabited villages spread over 22 community development blocks. In the urban area there were 27 municipalities, 20 census towns, 7 urban outgrowths and one town under Cantonment Board. The North 24 Parganas district Human Development Report opines that in spite of agricultural productivity in North 24 Parganas district being rather impressive 81.84% of rural population suffered from shortage of food. The number of families living below the poverty line varied widely from block to block. Even in some municipal areas, such as Baduria, Gobardanga, Taki, Basirhat, Bangaon and Habra surveys have revealed large percentage of people living in poverty. Several poverty alleviation schemes are under implementation mostly at the block level. North 24 Parganas district with a population density of 2,192 persons per square km, was the third densest in West Bengal, after Kolkata and Howrah. The high density of population in the district is largely because of large scale migration of refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan, particularly in the period 1947 to 1955. In 2004, life expectancy at birth of a female was 71 years and that of a male was 66 years. With a literacy rate of 68.74% in 2001, the district was second only to Kolkata in the state in literacy. There were 6,139 habitations in the rural areas of North 24 Parganas. Out of these 2,331 habitations have primary schools within the villages and another 3,334 habitations have primary schools within 1 km. There are 474 habitations with primary schools beyond 1 km from the village. There were 258 high schools in the rural areas of the district.[26]
Basirhat I CD Block had a population density of 1,321 persons per km2. It was ranked 9 amongst the 22 CD Blocks for density of population in 2001. It had a literacy rate of 62.27%, ranking of 19. Male literacy rate was 69.29% and female literacy rate was 54.92%. Percentage distribution of main workers in Basirhat I CD Block was cultivators 18.56, agricultural labourers 18.99, household industry workers 10.90 and other workers 51.55 (non-agricultural, non-household). 34.78% of households in this CD Block lived below poverty line.[26]
In the Basirhat I CD Block 12 villages had secondary schools and for 93.55% villages a college was more than 5 km away. Bashirhat I had 7 high schools with 3,922 students and 173 teachers. It had 4 higher secondary schools with 2,830 students and 212 teachers.[26]
In Basirhat I, 85.48% of the villages had electricity for domestic use, 88.71% villages had paved approach roads, 82.26% villages had primary schools, 1.61% of the villages had maternity and child welfare centres, and 98.39% villages had drinking water. The tube well is the source of drinking water in 1,244 out of 1,572 villages in the district. In Bashirhat I CD Block, 41 villages had tube wells for drinking water, 20 villages had tap water and 1 village did not have any drinking water facility. Basirhat I CD Block had 80 km surfaced roads and 143 km unsurfaced roads.[26]
North 24 Parganas is one of the leading districts in the formation and development of self-help groups. In Basirhat I there were 506 such groups. The major activities done by these groups were poultry, goat rearing, fishery and prawn culture and gauge bandage production. Basirhat I CD Block had 2 health centres and 19 sub-centres.[26]
Template:BPL Households in CD Blocks of North 24 Parganas district
Basirhat I block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[27]
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