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	In the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 2,320 and formed 3.41%, agricultural labourers numbered 2,894 and formed 4.26%, household industry workers numbered 4,080 and formed 6.00% and other workers numbered 58,687 and formed 86.33%.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf\|title = District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \|work = Table 33: Distribution of Workers by Sex in Four Categories of Economic Activity in Sub-district 2011 \| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal\| access-date = 24 September 2019}}</ref> Total workers numbered 67,981 and formed 38.58% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 108,222 and formed 61.42% of the population.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf\|title = District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \|work = Table 30: Number and percentage of Main workers, Marginal workers and Non workers by Sex, in Sub-districts, 2011 \| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal\| access-date = 24 September 2019}}</ref>		In the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 2,320 and formed 3.41%, agricultural labourers numbered 2,894 and formed 4.26%, household industry workers numbered 4,080 and formed 6.00% and other workers numbered 58,687 and formed 86.33%.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf\|title = District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \|work = Table 33: Distribution of Workers by Sex in Four Categories of Economic Activity in Sub-district 2011 \| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal\| access-date = 24 September 2019}}</ref> Total workers numbered 67,981 and formed 38.58% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 108,222 and formed 61.42% of the population.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf\|title = District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \|work = Table 30: Number and percentage of Main workers, Marginal workers and Non workers by Sex, in Sub-districts, 2011 \| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal\| access-date = 24 September 2019}}</ref>

	The ''District Human Development Report'' points out that in the blocks of region situated in the close proximity of the Kolkata metropolis, overwhelming majority are involved in the non-agricultural sector for their livelihood. On the other hand, in the Sundarbans settlements, overwhelming majority are dependent on agriculture. In the intermediate region, there is again predominance of the non-agricultural sector. Though the region is not very close to Kolkata, many places are well connected and some industrial/ economic development has taken place.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas \|work= Page 69 , Chapter 4.3: Occupational Diversification \| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 23 September 2019\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| archive-date = 5 October 2016 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>		The ''District Human Development Report'' points out that in the blocks of region situated in the close proximity of the Kolkata metropolis, overwhelming majority are involved in the non-agricultural sector for their livelihood. On the other hand, in the Sundarbans settlements, overwhelming majority are dependent on agriculture. In the intermediate region, there is again predominance of the non-agricultural sector. Though the region is not very close to Kolkata, many places are well connected and some industrial/ economic development has taken place.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas \|work= Page 69, Chapter 4.3: Occupational Diversification \| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 23 September 2019\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| archive-date = 5 October 2016 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>

	<small>Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned by self/government/institution. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the [[Factories Act,1948, India\|Factories Act]]. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf \|title = District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \|work = Census Concepts and Definitions, Page 31 \| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal\| access-date = 28 December 2017}}</ref></small>		<small>Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned by self/government/institution. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the [[Factories Act, 1948, India\|Factories Act]]. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf \|title = District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \|work = Census Concepts and Definitions, Page 31 \| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal\| access-date = 28 December 2017}}</ref></small>

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	===Agriculture===		===Agriculture===
	The South 24 Parganas had played a significant role in the [[Tebhaga movement]] launched by the [[Communist Party of India]] in 1946. Subsequently,''[[Operation Barga]]'' was aimed at securing tenancy rights for the peasants. In the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block 98.96 acres of land was acquired and vested. Out of this 19.20 acres or 19.40% of the vested land was distributed. The total number of patta (document) holders was 47.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas \| work = (1) Chapter 1.2, South 24 Parganas in Historical Perspective, pages 7-9 (2) Chapter 3.4, Land reforms, pages 32-33 \| publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 \| access-date = 3 November 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| archive-date = 2016-10-05 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>		The South 24 Parganas had played a significant role in the [[Tebhaga movement]] launched by the [[Communist Party of India]] in 1946. Subsequently, ''[[Operation Barga]]'' was aimed at securing tenancy rights for the peasants. In the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block 98.96 acres of land was acquired and vested. Out of this 19.20 acres or 19.40% of the vested land was distributed. The total number of patta (document) holders was 47.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas \| work = (1) Chapter 1.2, South 24 Parganas in Historical Perspective, pages 7-9 (2) Chapter 3.4, Land reforms, pages 32-33 \| publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 \| access-date = 3 November 2019 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| archive-date = 2016-10-05 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>

	According to the ''District Human Development Report'', agriculture is an important source of livelihood in the South Twentyfour Parganas district. The amount of cultivable land per agricultural worker is only 0.41 hectare in the district. Moreover, the irrigation facilities have not been extended to a satisfactory scale. Agriculture mostly remains a mono-cropped activity.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas \|work= Pages 28-30 , Chapter 3.2: Sectoral Composition of Output \| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 23 September 2019\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| archive-date = 5 October 2016 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>		According to the ''District Human Development Report'', agriculture is an important source of livelihood in the South Twentyfour Parganas district. The amount of cultivable land per agricultural worker is only 0.41 hectare in the district. Moreover, the irrigation facilities have not been extended to a satisfactory scale. Agriculture mostly remains a mono-cropped activity.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas \|work= Pages 28-30, Chapter 3.2: Sectoral Composition of Output \| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 23 September 2019\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| archive-date = 5 October 2016 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>

	As per the ''District Census Handbook'', the saline soil of the district is unfit for cultivation, but the non-salty lands are very fertile. While rice is the main food crop, jute is the main cash crop.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf \| title = District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \| work = Page 21: Agriculture \| publisher = Directorate of Operations, West Bengal. \| access-date = 26 September 2019}}</ref>		As per the ''District Census Handbook'', the saline soil of the district is unfit for cultivation, but the non-salty lands are very fertile. While rice is the main food crop, jute is the main cash crop.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf \| title = District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \| work = Page 21: Agriculture \| publisher = Directorate of Operations, West Bengal. \| access-date = 26 September 2019}}</ref>
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	In the Thakurpukur Mahestala CD block, in 2013–14, net area under effective pisciculture was 185 hectares, engaging 1,550 persons in the profession, and with an approximate annual production of 16,080 quintals.<ref name=handbook2014/>		In the Thakurpukur Mahestala CD block, in 2013–14, net area under effective pisciculture was 185 hectares, engaging 1,550 persons in the profession, and with an approximate annual production of 16,080 quintals.<ref name=handbook2014/>

	Pisciculture is an important source of employment in the South 24 Parganas district. As of 2001, more than 4.5 lakh people were engaged in pisciculture. Out of this 2.57 lakhs were from the 13 blocks in the Sundarbans settlements.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas \|work= Pages 76 , Chapter 4.5.2: Non-agriculture, (i) Pisciculture \| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 23 September 2019\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| archive-date = 5 October 2016 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>		Pisciculture is an important source of employment in the South 24 Parganas district. As of 2001, more than 4.5 lakh people were engaged in pisciculture. Out of this 2.57 lakhs were from the 13 blocks in the Sundarbans settlements.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas \|work= Pages 76, Chapter 4.5.2: Non-agriculture, (i) Pisciculture \| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 23 September 2019\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm \| archive-date = 5 October 2016 \| url-status = dead }}</ref>

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