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==Overview==
==Overview==
The Chanditala I CD Block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one of the three natural regions in the district of the flat [[alluvium|alluvial]] plains, that forms part of the [[Ganges Delta|Gangetic Delta]]. The region has many depressions which receive water from the surrounding lands during the rainy season and discharge the water through small channels.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Physigraphy, Page 17|publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2017 }}</ref>
The Chanditala I CD block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one of the three natural regions in the district of the flat [[alluvium|alluvial]] plains, that forms part of the [[Ganges Delta|Gangetic Delta]]. The region has many depressions which receive water from the surrounding lands during the rainy season and discharge the water through small channels.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Physigraphy, Page 17|publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2017 }}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File:Map of hooghly district .jpg|thumb|500 px|left|Map of Hooghly district showing CD blocks and municipal areas]]
[[File:Map of hooghly district .jpg|thumb|500 px|left|Map of Hooghly district showing CD blocks and municipal areas]]
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Bhagabatipur, a constituent gram panchayat of Chanditala I block, is located at {{coord|22.6999504|N|88.1804752|E|format=dms|}}.
Bhagabatipur, a constituent gram panchayat of Chanditala I block, is located at {{coord|22.6999504|N|88.1804752|E|format=dms|}}.


Chanditala I CD Block is bounded by [[Haripal (community development block)|Haripal]] and [[Singur (community development block)|Singur]] CD Blocks in the north, [[Chanditala II]] CD Block in the east, [[Domjur (community development block)|Domjur]] and [[Jagatballavpur (community development block)|Jagatballavpur]] CD Blocks, in Howrah district, in the south and [[Jangipara (community development block)|Jangipara]] CD Block in the west.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.hooghly.gov.in/map.htm |title = Map of Hooghly district |work = District Profile| publisher= Hooghly district administration | access-date = 20 May 2016}}</ref>
Chanditala I CD block is bounded by [[Haripal (community development block)|Haripal]] and [[Singur (community development block)|Singur]] CD blocks in the north, [[Chanditala II]] CD block in the east, [[Domjur (community development block)|Domjur]] and [[Jagatballavpur (community development block)|Jagatballavpur]] CD blocks, in Howrah district, in the south and [[Jangipara (community development block)|Jangipara]] CD block in the west.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.hooghly.gov.in/map.htm |title = Map of Hooghly district |work = District Profile| publisher= Hooghly district administration | access-date = 20 May 2016}}</ref>


It is located 34&nbsp;km from [[Chinsurah]], the district headquarters.
It is located 34&nbsp;km from [[Chinsurah]], the district headquarters.


Chanditala I CD Block has an area of 93.45&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It has 1 [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|panchayat samity]], 9 [[gram panchayat]]s, 148 gram sansads (village councils), 56 [[mouza]]s and 47 inhabited villages. [[Chanditala#Police station|Chanditala]] police station serves this block.<ref>{{cite web  |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly  |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2  |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  |access-date = 15 October 2018  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |archive-date = 21 January 2019  |url-status = dead  }}</ref> Headquarters of this CD Block is at [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work=  Map of Hooghly district with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =  http://www.hooghlyzp.org/html/chanditala_I.html | title = Chanditala I | work= Local Self-government| access-date =  6 June 2017 | publisher = Hooghly Zilla Parishad}}</ref>
Chanditala I CD block has an area of 93.45&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It has 1 [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|panchayat samity]], 9 [[gram panchayat]]s, 148 gram sansads (village councils), 56 [[mouza]]s and 47 inhabited villages. [[Chanditala#Police station|Chanditala]] police station serves this block.<ref>{{cite web  |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly  |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2  |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  |access-date = 15 October 2018  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |archive-date = 21 January 2019  |url-status = dead  }}</ref> The headquarters of this CD block is at [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work=  Map of Hooghly district with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =  https://www.hooghlyzp.org/html/chanditala_I.html | title = Chanditala I | work= Local Self-government| access-date =  6 June 2017 | publisher = Hooghly Zilla Parishad}}</ref>
[[File:CHANDITALA-I CD BLOCK MAP 1.svg|thumb|Map of Chanditala-I CD block sowing GP]]
 
[[File:CHANDITALA-I CD BLOCK MAP 1.svg|thumb|Map of Chanditala-I CD block showing GP]]
 
[[Gram panchayat]]s of Chanditala I block/ panchayat samiti are: [[Aniya]], [[Bhagabatipur]], [[Gangadharpur]], [[Haripur, Chanditala-I|Haripur]], [[Krishnarampur]], [[Kumirmora]], [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]], [[Nababpur]] and [[Sehakhala]].<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/PANCHAYATS.aspx |title = Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal  |work = Hooghly – Revised in March 2008 | publisher= Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 16 May 2016}}</ref>
[[Gram panchayat]]s of Chanditala I block/ panchayat samiti are: [[Aniya]], [[Bhagabatipur]], [[Gangadharpur]], [[Haripur, Chanditala-I|Haripur]], [[Krishnarampur]], [[Kumirmora]], [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]], [[Nababpur]] and [[Sehakhala]].<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/PANCHAYATS.aspx |title = Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal  |work = Hooghly – Revised in March 2008 | publisher= Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 16 May 2016}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
===Population===
===Population===
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Chanditala I CD Block had a total population of 179,825, of which 104,677 were rural and 75,148 were urban. There were 90,032 (50%) males and 89,793 (50%) females. Population below 6 years was 19,350. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 35,243 (19.60%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 281 (0.16%).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 26 May 2016}}</ref>
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Chanditala I CD block had a total population of 179,825, of which 104,677 were rural and 75,148 were urban. There were 90,032 (50%) males and 89,793 (50%) females. Population below 6 years was 19,350. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 35,243 (19.60%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 281 (0.16%).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 26 May 2016}}</ref>


{{As of|2001}} census, Chanditala I block had a total population of 165,837, out of which 81,689 were males and 84,148 were females. Chanditala I block registered a population growth of 11.38% during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Hooghly district was 15.72%.<ref name=census>{{cite web|url= http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_12.htm|title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date=2011-01-20  |work=Census of India 2001 – Hooghly district  |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110928211036/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_12.htm|archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref> Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date=2011-01-20 |work=Census of India 2001 |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927041813/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref>
{{As of|2001}} census, Chanditala I block had a total population of 165,837, out of which 81,689 were males and 84,148 were females. Chanditala I block registered a population growth of 11.38% during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Hooghly district was 15.72%.<ref name=census>{{cite web|url= http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_12.htm|title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date=2011-01-20  |work=Census of India 2001 – Hooghly district  |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110928211036/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_12.htm|archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref> Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date=2011-01-20 |work=Census of India 2001 |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927041813/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref>


[[Census Town]]s in Chanditala I CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]] (8,007), [[Jangalpara]] (7,478), [[Gangadharpur]] (7,862), [[Manirampur]] (7,428), [[Dudhkalmi]] (5,558), [[Nababpur]] (12,728), [[Kumirmora]] (12,208), [[Ramanathpur]] (6,811) and [[Bhagabatipur]] (7,068).<ref name=census2011/>
[[Census Town]]s in Chanditala I CD block (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]] (8,007), [[Jangalpara]] (7,478), [[Gangadharpur]] (7,862), [[Manirampur]] (7,428), [[Dudhkalmi]] (5,558), [[Nababpur]] (12,728), [[Kumirmora]] (12,208), [[Ramanathpur]] (6,811) and [[Bhagabatipur]] (7,068).<ref name=census2011/>


Large villages (4,000+ population) in Chanditala I CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Patul, Chanditala-I|Patul]] (4,083), [[Sehakhala]] (6,434), [[Kanaidanga]] (4,517), [[Bhadua]] (4,704) and [[Krishnarampur]] (10,044).<ref name=census2011/>
Large villages (4,000+ population) in Chanditala I CD block (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Patul, Chanditala-I|Patul]] (4,083), [[Sehakhala]] (6,434), [[Kanaidanga]] (4,517), [[Bhadua]] (4,704) and [[Krishnarampur]] (10,044).<ref name=census2011/>


Other villages in Chanditala I CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Akuni]] (3,759), [[Alipur, Chanditala-I|Alipur]] (3,091), [[Anantarampur]] (1,582), [[Aniya]] (3,281), [[Aushbati]] (2,246), [[Azabnagar]] (1,021), [[Bade Sola]] (2,094), [[Baghati, Chanditala-I|Baghati]] (1,263), [[Ban Panchbere]] (465), [[Banamalipur, Hooghly|Banamalipur]] (3,443), [[Bandpur, Chanditala-I|Bandpur]] (3,594), [[Banipur, Chanditala-I|Banipur]] (840), [[Bankrishnapur]] (1,610), [[Bara Choughara]] (788), [[Chak Bangla]] (340), [[Chak Tajpur]] (2,692), [[Chota Choughara]] (1196), [[Dudhkanra]] (391), [[Dudhkomra]] (1,692), [[Ganeshpur, Chanditala-I|Ganeshpur]] (474), [[Gopalpur, Chanditala-I|Gopalpur]] (901), [[Haripur, Chanditala-I|Haripur]] (2,757), [[Ichhapasar]] (1,442), [[Jagmohanpur]] (1,193), [[Jalamadul]] (2,293), [[Jiara]] (1,150), [[Kalyanbati]] (1,217), [[Krishnanagar, Hooghly|Krishnanagar]] (1,712), [[Madhupur, Chanditala-I|Madhupur]] (1,846), [[Malipukur]] (945), [[Mamudpur]] (1,522), [[Metekhal]] (3,006), [[Mukundapur, Chanditala-I|Mukundapur]] (1,579), [[Pakur, Hooghly|Pakur]], (3,997), [[Paschim Tajpur]] (1,873), [[Radhaballabhpur, Chanditala-I|Radhaballabhpur]] (1,655), [[Raghunathpur, Chanditala-I|Raghunathpur]] (645), [[Sadpur, Chanditala-I|Sadpur]] (888), [[Sandhipur]] (2,186), [[Shyamsundarpur, Chanditala-I|Shyamsundarpur]] (2,028), [[Singjor]] (1,589) and [[Suchiya(Chhunche)]] (2,569).<ref name=census2011/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(34prhyngb4rxzrx25wan0tst))/ASP%20PAGES/info_block.aspx?distcode=06&bcode=10 |title= Mouza Information |publisher= Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal |access-date= 2016-04-09 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161222011900/http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(o5nvju0slgdmw3352gvdrcuo))/ASP%20PAGES/info_block.aspx?distcode=06&bcode=10 |archive-date= 2016-12-22 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
Other villages in Chanditala I CD block (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Akuni]] (3,759), [[Alipur, Chanditala-I|Alipur]] (3,091), [[Anantarampur]] (1,582), [[Aniya]] (3,281), [[Aushbati]] (2,246), [[Azabnagar]] (1,021), [[Bade Sola]] (2,094), [[Baghati, Chanditala-I|Baghati]] (1,263), [[Ban Panchbere]] (465), [[Banamalipur, Hooghly|Banamalipur]] (3,443), [[Bandpur, Chanditala-I|Bandpur]] (3,594), [[Banipur, Chanditala-I|Banipur]] (840), [[Bankrishnapur]] (1,610), [[Bara Choughara]] (788), [[Chak Bangla]] (340), [[Chak Tajpur]] (2,692), [[Chota Choughara]] (1196), [[Dudhkanra]] (391), [[Dudhkomra]] (1,692), [[Ganeshpur, Chanditala-I|Ganeshpur]] (474), [[Gopalpur, Chanditala-I|Gopalpur]] (901), [[Haripur, Chanditala-I|Haripur]] (2,757), [[Ichhapasar]] (1,442), [[Jagmohanpur]] (1,193), [[Jalamadul]] (2,293), [[Jiara]] (1,150), [[Kalyanbati]] (1,217), [[Krishnanagar, Hooghly|Krishnanagar]] (1,712), [[Madhupur, Chanditala-I|Madhupur]] (1,846), [[Malipukur]] (945), [[Mamudpur]] (1,522), [[Metekhal]] (3,006), [[Mukundapur, Chanditala-I|Mukundapur]] (1,579), [[Pakur, Hooghly|Pakur]], (3,997), [[Paschim Tajpur]] (1,873), [[Radhaballabhpur, Chanditala-I|Radhaballabhpur]] (1,655), [[Raghunathpur, Chanditala-I|Raghunathpur]] (645), [[Sadpur, Chanditala-I|Sadpur]] (888), [[Sandhipur]] (2,186), [[Shyamsundarpur, Chanditala-I|Shyamsundarpur]] (2,028), [[Singjor]] (1,589) and [[Suchiya(Chhunche)]] (2,569).<ref name=census2011/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(34prhyngb4rxzrx25wan0tst))/ASP%20PAGES/info_block.aspx?distcode=06&bcode=10 |title= Mouza Information |publisher= Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal |access-date= 2016-04-09 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161222011900/http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(o5nvju0slgdmw3352gvdrcuo))/ASP%20PAGES/info_block.aspx?distcode=06&bcode=10 |archive-date= 2016-12-22 |url-status= dead }}</ref>


===Literacy===
===Literacy===
As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Chanditala I CD Block was 134,421 (83.76% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 70,740 (88.24% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 63,681 (79.65% of the female population over 6 years). The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 8.59%.<ref name=census2011/>
As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Chanditala I CD block was 134,421 (83.76% of the population over 6 years), of whom males numbered 70,740 (88.24% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 63,681 (79.65% of the female population over 6 years). The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 8.59%.<ref name=census2011/>


{{As of|2001}} census, Chanditala I block had a total literacy of 52.75%. While male literacy was 73.52%, female literacy was 55.09%.<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://www.hooghlyzp.org/html/chanditala_I.html | title = Chanditala I | work= Local Self-government| access-date =  2011-08-04 | publisher = Hooghly Zilla Parishad}}</ref>
{{As of|2001}} census, Chanditala I block had a total literacy of 52.75%. While male literacy was 73.52%, female literacy was 55.09%.<ref>{{cite web | url =  https://www.hooghlyzp.org/html/chanditala_I.html | title = Chanditala I | work= Local Self-government| access-date =  2011-08-04 | publisher = Hooghly Zilla Parishad}}</ref>


See also – [[List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate]]
See also – [[List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate]]
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===Language and religion===
===Language and religion===
As per the 2001 census, Bengali is the mother tongue for 86.4% of the population of the district followed by Hindi at 7.9%. Santali at 2.6% and Urdu at 2.0%, are the two other major languages spoken in the district. The population who reported Bengali as a mother tongue has decreased from 88.1% in 1961 to 86.4% in 2001 census whereas the population who reported Hindi as mother tongue has increased from 5.8% in 1961 to 7.9% in 2001 census.<ref name=census2>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Religion, Mother-tongue Pages 50-51|publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2017 }}</ref>


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As per the 2011 census, majority of the population of the district belong to the Hindu community with a population share of 82.9% followed by Muslims at 15.8%. The percentage of the Hindu population of the district has followed a decreasing trend from 87.1% in 1961 to 82.9% in the latest census 2011. On the other hand, the percentage of Muslim population has increased from 12.7% in 1961 to 15.8% in 2011 census.<ref name=census2/>
As per the 2011 census, majority of the population of the district belong to the Hindu community with a population share of 82.9% followed by Muslims at 15.8%. The percentage of the Hindu population of the district has followed a decreasing trend from 87.1% in 1961 to 82.9% in the latest census 2011. On the other hand, the percentage of Muslim population has increased from 12.7% in 1961 to 15.8% in 2011 census.<ref name=census2>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Religion, Mother-tongue Pages 50-51|publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2017 }}</ref>
 
In the 2011 census Hindus numbered 117,300 and formed 65.23% of the population in Chanditala I CD block. Muslims numbered 62,225 and formed 34.60% of the population. Others numbered 300 and formed 0.17% of the population.<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11396/download/14509/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>


In the 2011 census Hindus numbered 117,300 and formed 65.23% of the population in Chanditala I CD Block. Muslims numbered 62,225 and formed 34.60% of the population. Others numbered 300 and formed 0.17% of the population.<ref name=censusreligion2011>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/c-01.html |title = C1 Population by Religious Community | work= West Bengal |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 3 May 2016}}</ref>
[[Bengali language|Bengali]] is the predominant language, spoken by 99.49% of the population.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: West Bengal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10226/download/13338/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>


==Rural poverty==
==Rural poverty==
As per poverty estimates obtained from household survey for families living [[Below Poverty Line (India)|below poverty line]] in 2005, rural poverty in Chanditala I CD Block was 9.07%.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/DHDR_Hooghly.pdf |title = District Human Development Report: Hooghly |work = Table 2.38: Empirical Measurement of Rural Poverty in Hogghly 2005, page 89 |publisher = Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2011 |access-date = 14 June 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170807182323/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/DHDR_Hooghly.pdf |archive-date = 2017-08-07 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
As per poverty estimates obtained from household survey for families living [[Below Poverty Line (India)|below the poverty line]] in 2005, [[rural poverty]] in Chanditala I CD block was 9.07%.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/DHDR_Hooghly.pdf |title = District Human Development Report: Hooghly |work = Table 2.38: Empirical Measurement of Rural Poverty in Hogghly 2005, page 89 |publisher = Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2011 |access-date = 14 June 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170807182323/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/DHDR_Hooghly.pdf |archive-date = 2017-08-07 |url-status = dead }}</ref>


==Economy==
==Economy==
===Livelihood===
===Livelihood===
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In Chanditala I CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 9.24%, agricultural labourers 18.10%, household industry workers 10.41% and other workers 62.25%.<ref name=handbook2014>{{cite web  | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly  | work = Tables 2.7, 17.2, 16.1, 18.1, 18.2, 20.1, 21.2, 4.4, 3.1, 3.3 – arranged as per use  | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 15 October 2018  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | archive-date = 21 January 2019  | url-status = dead  }}</ref>
In Chanditala I CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 9.24%, agricultural labourers 18.10%, household industry workers 10.41% and other workers 62.25%.<ref name=handbook2014>{{cite web  | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly  | work = Tables 2.7, 17.2, 16.1, 18.1, 18.2, 20.1, 21.2, 4.4, 3.1, 3.3 – arranged as per use  | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 15 October 2018  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | archive-date = 21 January 2019  | url-status = dead  }}</ref>


===Infrastructure===
===Infrastructure===
There are 47 inhabited villages in Chanditala I CD Block. 100% villages have power supply. 14 villages have more than one source of drinking water (tap, well, tube well, hand pump), 27 villages have only tube well/ borewell and 6 villages have only hand pump. 3 villages have sub post offices and 2 villages have post and telegraph offices. 47 villages have landlines, 37 villages have public call offices and 47 villages have mobile phone coverage. 28 villages have pucca roads and 28 villages have bus service (public/ private). 2 villages have agricultural credit societies and 6 villages have commercial/ co-operative banks.<ref name=censushandbook>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Appendices to Village Directory, 2009, Pages 775-779|publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2017 }}</ref>
There are 47 inhabited villages in Chanditala I CD block. 100% villages have power supply. 14 villages have more than one source of drinking water (tap, well, tube well, hand pump), 27 villages have only tube well/ borewell and 6 villages have only hand pump. Three villages have sub post offices and two villages have post and telegraph offices. 47 villages have landlines, 37 villages have public call offices and 47 villages have mobile phone coverage. 28 villages have pucca roads and 28 villages have bus service (public/ private). Two villages have agricultural credit societies and six villages have commercial/ co-operative banks.<ref name=censushandbook>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Appendices to Village Directory, 2009, Pages 775-779|publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2017 }}</ref>


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! style="background-color:#cccccc;" | Important Handicrafts of Hooghly District
! style="background-color:#cccccc;" | Important handicrafts of Hooghly district
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*'''Zari Work on Sari''' - Pandua, Pursurah, Jangipara, Tarakeswar and other blocks - 3,000 families involved
*'''Zari work on sari''' - Pandua, Pursurah, Jangipara, Tarakeswar and other blocks - 3,000 families involved
*'''Chikon Embroidery''' – Babnan, Pandua, Singur - 2,500 families involved
*'''Chikon embroidery''' – Babnan, Pandua, Singur - 2,500 families involved
*'''Silk and Cotton Printing''' – Serampore (Chanditala) - 300 families involved
*'''Silk and cotton printing''' – Serampore (Chanditala) - 300 families involved
*'''Brass and Bell Metal''' – Manikpat, Goghat, Arambagh - 150 families involved
*'''Brass and bell metal''' – Manikpat, Goghat, Arambagh - 150 families involved
*'''Conch Shell''' – Pandua, Khanakul, Makla, Chandannagar
*'''Conch shell''' – Pandua, Khanakul, Makla, Chandannagar
*'''Jute Diversified Product''' – Baidyabati, Mogra  
*'''Jute diversified product''' – Baidyabati, Mogra  
*'''Terracota''' – Chinsurah, Chandannagar, Baidyabati, Mogra  
*'''Terracota''' – Chinsurah, Chandannagar, Baidyabati, Mogra  
Source:District [[Human Development Report]] 2010: Hooghly P. 67
Source:<ref>District [[Human Development Report]] 2010: Hooghly P. 67</ref>
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===Agriculture===
===Agriculture===
Although a large proportion of the people is engaged in non-agricultural pursuits, this is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html | title= List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07 | publisher= West Bengal State Marketing Board | access-date= 28 January 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122084728/http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html | archive-date= 22 January 2009 | url-status= dead }}</ref> Along with rice, the prime crop of the district, the agricultural economy largely depends on potato, jute, vegetables, and orchard products. Vegetable is a prize crop in the blocks of Haripal, Singur, Chanditala, Polba and Dhaniakhali being grown in a relay system throughout the year. Potato is cultivated in all the blocks of this district.<ref>{{cite web  | url= http://hooghly.nic.in/AGRI-INTEN.HTM  | title= Intensive cropping with remarkable feature of Hooghly District  | access-date= 28 January 2009  | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716220215/http://hooghly.nic.in/AGRI-INTEN.HTM  | archive-date= 2011-07-16  | url-status= dead  }}</ref><ref name=handbook2014/>
Although a large proportion of the people are engaged in non-agricultural pursuits, this is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html | title= List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07 | publisher= West Bengal State Marketing Board | access-date= 28 January 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122084728/http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html | archive-date= 22 January 2009 | url-status= dead }}</ref> Along with rice, the prime crop of the district, the agricultural economy largely depends on potato, jute, vegetables, and orchard products. Vegetable is a prize crop in the blocks of Haripal, Singur, Chanditala, Polba and Dhaniakhali being grown in a relay system throughout the year. Potato is cultivated in all the blocks of this district.<ref>{{cite web  | url= http://hooghly.nic.in/AGRI-INTEN.HTM  | title= Intensive cropping with remarkable feature of Hooghly District  | access-date= 28 January 2009  | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716220215/http://hooghly.nic.in/AGRI-INTEN.HTM  | archive-date= 2011-07-16  | url-status= dead  }}</ref><ref name=handbook2014/>


Some of the primary and other ''hats'' or markets in the Chanditala I CD Block area are: Jangalpara hat, Mesat hat, Sheakhala hat, Bhagakalipur hat, Gopalpur hat and Gangadharpur hat.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/bazar/hooghly.html | title = Primary Hats/Markets of District | publisher = West Bengal State Marketing Board | work = Hooghly | access-date = 6 June 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090707074955/http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/bazar/hooghly.html | archive-date = 2009-07-07 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
Some of the primary and other ''hats'' or markets in the Chanditala I CD block area are Jangalpara hat, Mesat hat, Sheakhala hat, Bhagakalipur hat, Gopalpur hat and Gangadharpur hat.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/bazar/hooghly.html | title = Primary Hats/Markets of District | publisher = West Bengal State Marketing Board | work = Hooghly | access-date = 6 June 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090707074955/http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/bazar/hooghly.html | archive-date = 2009-07-07 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


In 2013-14, the comparatively small percentage of persons engaged in agriculture in Chanditala I CD Block could be classified as follows: [[bargadar]]s 17.25%, patta (document) holders 5.23%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 2.29%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 39.82% and agricultural labourers 35.41%.<ref name=handbook2014/>
In 2013-14, the comparatively small percentage of persons engaged in agriculture in Chanditala I CD Block could be classified as follows: [[bargadar]]s 17.25%, patta (document) holders 5.23%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 2.29%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 39.82% and agricultural labourers 35.41%.<ref name=handbook2014/>


Chanditala I CD Block had 53 fertiliser depots, 15 seed stores and 59 [[Public distribution system|fair price shops]] in 2013-14.<ref name=handbook2014/>
Chanditala I CD block had 53 fertiliser depots, 15 seed stores and 59 [[Public distribution system|fair price shops]] in 2013-14.<ref name=handbook2014/>


In 2013-14, Chanditala I CD Block produced 341 tonnes of [[Rice#Ecotypes and cultivars|Aman paddy]], the main winter crop from 167 hectares, 10,259 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 3,097 hectares, 4,282 tonnes of jute from 202 hectares, 51,925 tonnes of potatoes from 1,854 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds .<ref name=handbook2014/>
In 2013-14, Chanditala I CD block produced 341 tonnes of [[Rice#Ecotypes and cultivars|Aman paddy]], the main winter crop from 167 hectares, 10,259 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 3,097 hectares, 4,282 tonnes of jute from 202 hectares, 51,925 tonnes of potatoes from 1,854 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds .<ref name=handbook2014/>


In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Chanditala I CD Block was 6,985 hectares, out of which 2,560 hectares were irrigated by canal water, 1,500 hectares by tank water, 620 hectares by deep tube wells and 2,305 hectares by shallow tube wells.<ref name=handbook2014/>
In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Chanditala I CD block was 6,985 hectares, out of which 2,560 hectares were irrigated by canal water, 1,500 hectares by tank water, 620 hectares by deep tube wells and 2,305 hectares by shallow tube wells.<ref name=handbook2014/>


===Banking===
===Banking===
In 2013-14, Chanditala I CD Block had offices of 12 commercial banks and 1 [[Regional Rural Bank|gramin bank]].<ref name=handbook2014/>
In 2013-14, Chanditala I CD block had offices of 12 commercial banks and 1 [[Regional Rural Bank|gramin bank]].<ref name=handbook2014/>


==Transport==
==Transport==
Chanditala I CD Block has 9 originating/ terminating bus routes.<ref name=handbook2014/>
Chanditala I CD block has nine originating/ terminating bus routes.<ref name=handbook2014/>


==Education==
==Education==
In 2013-14, Chanditala I CD Block had 94 primary schools with 9,796 students, 7 middle schools with 980 students, 6 high schools with 6,353 students and 12 higher secondary schools with 18,364 students. Chanditala I CD Block had 1 general college with 1,301 students, 254 institutions for special and non-formal education with 7,114 students<ref name=handbook2014/>
In 2013-14, Chanditala I CD block had 94 primary schools with 9,796 students, 7 middle schools with 980 students, 6 high schools with 6,353 students and 12 higher secondary schools with 18,364 students. Chanditala I CD block had 1 general college with 1,301 students, 254 institutions for special and non-formal education with 7,114 students<ref name=handbook2014/>


[[Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya]], a general degree college, was established at Suchia, [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vidyasagarmahavidyalaya.org.in/ | title = Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya | publisher = VM  |access-date =  30 June 2017}}</ref>
[[Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya]], a general degree college, was established at Suchia, [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.vidyasagarmahavidyalaya.org.in/ | title = Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya | publisher = VM  |access-date =  30 June 2017}}</ref>


In Chanditala I CD Block, amongst the 47 inhabited villages, 2 villages had no school, 23 villages had more than 1 primary school, 31 villages had at least 1 primary school, 14 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 10 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.<ref name=censushandbook/>
In Chanditala I CD block, amongst the 47 inhabited villages, 2 villages had no school, 23 villages had more than 1 primary school, 31 villages had at least 1 primary school, 14 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 10 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.<ref name=censushandbook/>


==Healthcare==
==Healthcare==
In 2014, Chanditala I CD Block had 1 block primary health centre, 3 [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] and 6 private nursing homes with total 130 beds and 6 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 32 family welfare subcentres. 2,696 patients were treated indoor and 233,480 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block.<ref name=handbook2014/>
In 2014, Chanditala I CD block had 1 block primary health centre, 3 [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] and 6 private nursing homes with total 130 beds and 6 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 32 family welfare subcentres. 2,696 patients were treated indoor and 233,480 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block.<ref name=handbook2014/>


Chanditala I CD Block has Akuni Ichhapasar Rural Hospital (with 30 beds) at PO [[Aniya]],  
Chanditala I CD block has Akuni Ichhapasar Rural Hospital (with 30 beds) at PO [[Aniya]],  
Bhattapur [[Primary Health Centre (India)|Primary Health Centre]] at PO [[Akuni]] (with 4 beds), [[Gangadharpur]] PHC (with 10 beds) and [[Jangalpara]] PHC (with 6 beds).<ref name=medical>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 15 July 2017}}</ref>
Bhattapur [[Primary Health Centre (India)|Primary Health Centre]] at PO [[Akuni]] (with 4 beds), [[Gangadharpur]] PHC (with 10 beds) and [[Jangalpara]] PHC (with 6 beds).<ref name=medical>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work = Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal | access-date = 15 July 2017 | archive-date = 28 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


Chanditala I CD Block is one of the areas of Hooghly district where ground water is affected by low level of [[Arsenic contamination of groundwater|arsenic contamination]]. The [[World Health Organization|WHO]] guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10&nbsp;mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50&nbsp;mg/ litre. In Hooghly district, 16 blocks have arsenic levels above WHO guidelines and 11 blocks above Indian standard value. The maximum concentration in Chanditala I CD Block is 33&nbsp;mg/litre.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb8.htm| title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )| publisher = SOES| work = Hugli| access-date = 3 June 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170524133243/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb8.htm| archive-date = 2017-05-24| url-status = dead}}</ref>
Chanditala I CD bBlock is one of the areas of Hooghly district where ground water is affected by low level of [[Arsenic contamination of groundwater|arsenic contamination]]. The [[World Health Organization|WHO]] guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10&nbsp;mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50&nbsp;mg/ litre. In Hooghly district, 16 blocks have arsenic levels above WHO guidelines and 11 blocks above Indian standard value. The maximum concentration in Chanditala I CD block is 33&nbsp;mg/litre.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb8.htm| title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )| publisher = SOES| work = Hugli| access-date = 3 June 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170524133243/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb8.htm| archive-date = 2017-05-24| url-status = dead}}</ref>


==Chanditala-I All GP Map picture gallery==
==Chanditala-I all GP map picture gallery==
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File:Map of Aniya GP.png|Map of Aniya GP
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File:Map of BHAGABATIPUR GP .png|Map of BHAGABATIPUR GP
File:Map of BHAGABATIPUR GP .png|Map of Bhagabatipur GP
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File:Map of Gangadharpur GP 1.png|Map of Gangadharpur GP
File:Map of Haripur GP.png|Map of Haripur GP
File:Map of Haripur GP.png|Map of Haripur GP
File:Map of KRISHNARAMPUR GP.png|Map of KRISHNARAMPUR GP
File:Map of KRISHNARAMPUR GP.png|Map of Krishnarampur GP
File:Map of KUMIRMARA GP.png|Map of KUMIRMARA GP
File:Map of KUMIRMARA GP.png|Map of Kumirmara GP
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==References==
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Chanditala I
Community development block
Chanditala-I CD block office
Chanditala-I CD block office
Coordinates: 22°42′00″N 88°10′50″E / 22.6999504°N 88.1804752°E / 22.6999504; 88.1804752
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Government
 • TypeRepresentative democracy
Area
 • Total93.45 km2 (36.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total179,825
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712701 (Masat)
712704 (Kumirmorah)
712705 (Kristarampur)
Telephone/STD code03214
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB 15, WB 16, WB 18
Literacy83.76%
Lok Sabha constituencySreerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChanditala, Jangipara
Websitehooghly.gov.in

Chanditala I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview[edit | edit source]

The Chanditala I CD block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one of the three natural regions in the district of the flat alluvial plains, that forms part of the Gangetic Delta. The region has many depressions which receive water from the surrounding lands during the rainy season and discharge the water through small channels.[1]

Geography[edit | edit source]

Map of Hooghly district showing CD blocks and municipal areas

Bhagabatipur, a constituent gram panchayat of Chanditala I block, is located at 22°42′00″N 88°10′50″E / 22.6999504°N 88.1804752°E / 22.6999504; 88.1804752.

Chanditala I CD block is bounded by Haripal and Singur CD blocks in the north, Chanditala II CD block in the east, Domjur and Jagatballavpur CD blocks, in Howrah district, in the south and Jangipara CD block in the west.[2]

It is located 34 km from Chinsurah, the district headquarters.

Chanditala I CD block has an area of 93.45 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 9 gram panchayats, 148 gram sansads (village councils), 56 mouzas and 47 inhabited villages. Chanditala police station serves this block.[3] The headquarters of this CD block is at Masat.[4][5]

Map of Chanditala-I CD block showing GP

Gram panchayats of Chanditala I block/ panchayat samiti are: Aniya, Bhagabatipur, Gangadharpur, Haripur, Krishnarampur, Kumirmora, Masat, Nababpur and Sehakhala.[6]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Population[edit | edit source]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Chanditala I CD block had a total population of 179,825, of which 104,677 were rural and 75,148 were urban. There were 90,032 (50%) males and 89,793 (50%) females. Population below 6 years was 19,350. Scheduled Castes numbered 35,243 (19.60%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 281 (0.16%).[7]

As of 2001 census, Chanditala I block had a total population of 165,837, out of which 81,689 were males and 84,148 were females. Chanditala I block registered a population growth of 11.38% during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Hooghly district was 15.72%.[8] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%.[9]

Census Towns in Chanditala I CD block (2011 census figures in brackets): Masat (8,007), Jangalpara (7,478), Gangadharpur (7,862), Manirampur (7,428), Dudhkalmi (5,558), Nababpur (12,728), Kumirmora (12,208), Ramanathpur (6,811) and Bhagabatipur (7,068).[7]

Large villages (4,000+ population) in Chanditala I CD block (2011 census figures in brackets): Patul (4,083), Sehakhala (6,434), Kanaidanga (4,517), Bhadua (4,704) and Krishnarampur (10,044).[7]

Other villages in Chanditala I CD block (2011 census figures in brackets): Akuni (3,759), Alipur (3,091), Anantarampur (1,582), Aniya (3,281), Aushbati (2,246), Azabnagar (1,021), Bade Sola (2,094), Baghati (1,263), Ban Panchbere (465), Banamalipur (3,443), Bandpur (3,594), Banipur (840), Bankrishnapur (1,610), Bara Choughara (788), Chak Bangla (340), Chak Tajpur (2,692), Chota Choughara (1196), Dudhkanra (391), Dudhkomra (1,692), Ganeshpur (474), Gopalpur (901), Haripur (2,757), Ichhapasar (1,442), Jagmohanpur (1,193), Jalamadul (2,293), Jiara (1,150), Kalyanbati (1,217), Krishnanagar (1,712), Madhupur (1,846), Malipukur (945), Mamudpur (1,522), Metekhal (3,006), Mukundapur (1,579), Pakur, (3,997), Paschim Tajpur (1,873), Radhaballabhpur (1,655), Raghunathpur (645), Sadpur (888), Sandhipur (2,186), Shyamsundarpur (2,028), Singjor (1,589) and Suchiya(Chhunche) (2,569).[7][10]

Literacy[edit | edit source]

As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Chanditala I CD block was 134,421 (83.76% of the population over 6 years), of whom males numbered 70,740 (88.24% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 63,681 (79.65% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 8.59%.[7]

As of 2001 census, Chanditala I block had a total literacy of 52.75%. While male literacy was 73.52%, female literacy was 55.09%.[11]

See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate

Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Hooghly district

Language and religion[edit | edit source]

Religion in Chanditala I CD block (2011)[12]
Hinduism
65.23%
Islam
34.60%
Other or not stated
0.17%

As per the 2011 census, majority of the population of the district belong to the Hindu community with a population share of 82.9% followed by Muslims at 15.8%. The percentage of the Hindu population of the district has followed a decreasing trend from 87.1% in 1961 to 82.9% in the latest census 2011. On the other hand, the percentage of Muslim population has increased from 12.7% in 1961 to 15.8% in 2011 census.[13]

In the 2011 census Hindus numbered 117,300 and formed 65.23% of the population in Chanditala I CD block. Muslims numbered 62,225 and formed 34.60% of the population. Others numbered 300 and formed 0.17% of the population.[12]

Bengali is the predominant language, spoken by 99.49% of the population.[14]

Rural poverty[edit | edit source]

As per poverty estimates obtained from household survey for families living below the poverty line in 2005, rural poverty in Chanditala I CD block was 9.07%.[15]

Economy[edit | edit source]

Livelihood[edit | edit source]

Livelihood
in Chanditala I CD block

  Cultivators (9.24%)
  Agricultural labourers (18.10%)
  Household industries (10.41%)
  Other Workers (62.25%)

In Chanditala I CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 9.24%, agricultural labourers 18.10%, household industry workers 10.41% and other workers 62.25%.[16]

Infrastructure[edit | edit source]

There are 47 inhabited villages in Chanditala I CD block. 100% villages have power supply. 14 villages have more than one source of drinking water (tap, well, tube well, hand pump), 27 villages have only tube well/ borewell and 6 villages have only hand pump. Three villages have sub post offices and two villages have post and telegraph offices. 47 villages have landlines, 37 villages have public call offices and 47 villages have mobile phone coverage. 28 villages have pucca roads and 28 villages have bus service (public/ private). Two villages have agricultural credit societies and six villages have commercial/ co-operative banks.[17]

Important handicrafts of Hooghly district
  • Zari work on sari - Pandua, Pursurah, Jangipara, Tarakeswar and other blocks - 3,000 families involved
  • Chikon embroidery – Babnan, Pandua, Singur - 2,500 families involved
  • Silk and cotton printing – Serampore (Chanditala) - 300 families involved
  • Brass and bell metal – Manikpat, Goghat, Arambagh - 150 families involved
  • Conch shell – Pandua, Khanakul, Makla, Chandannagar
  • Jute diversified product – Baidyabati, Mogra
  • Terracota – Chinsurah, Chandannagar, Baidyabati, Mogra

Source:[18]

Agriculture[edit | edit source]

Although a large proportion of the people are engaged in non-agricultural pursuits, this is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.[19] Along with rice, the prime crop of the district, the agricultural economy largely depends on potato, jute, vegetables, and orchard products. Vegetable is a prize crop in the blocks of Haripal, Singur, Chanditala, Polba and Dhaniakhali being grown in a relay system throughout the year. Potato is cultivated in all the blocks of this district.[20][16]

Some of the primary and other hats or markets in the Chanditala I CD block area are Jangalpara hat, Mesat hat, Sheakhala hat, Bhagakalipur hat, Gopalpur hat and Gangadharpur hat.[21]

In 2013-14, the comparatively small percentage of persons engaged in agriculture in Chanditala I CD Block could be classified as follows: bargadars 17.25%, patta (document) holders 5.23%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 2.29%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 39.82% and agricultural labourers 35.41%.[16]

Chanditala I CD block had 53 fertiliser depots, 15 seed stores and 59 fair price shops in 2013-14.[16]

In 2013-14, Chanditala I CD block produced 341 tonnes of Aman paddy, the main winter crop from 167 hectares, 10,259 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 3,097 hectares, 4,282 tonnes of jute from 202 hectares, 51,925 tonnes of potatoes from 1,854 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds .[16]

In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Chanditala I CD block was 6,985 hectares, out of which 2,560 hectares were irrigated by canal water, 1,500 hectares by tank water, 620 hectares by deep tube wells and 2,305 hectares by shallow tube wells.[16]

Banking[edit | edit source]

In 2013-14, Chanditala I CD block had offices of 12 commercial banks and 1 gramin bank.[16]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Chanditala I CD block has nine originating/ terminating bus routes.[16]

Education[edit | edit source]

In 2013-14, Chanditala I CD block had 94 primary schools with 9,796 students, 7 middle schools with 980 students, 6 high schools with 6,353 students and 12 higher secondary schools with 18,364 students. Chanditala I CD block had 1 general college with 1,301 students, 254 institutions for special and non-formal education with 7,114 students[16]

Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya, a general degree college, was established at Suchia, Masat in 1998.[22]

In Chanditala I CD block, amongst the 47 inhabited villages, 2 villages had no school, 23 villages had more than 1 primary school, 31 villages had at least 1 primary school, 14 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 10 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.[17]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

In 2014, Chanditala I CD block had 1 block primary health centre, 3 primary health centres and 6 private nursing homes with total 130 beds and 6 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 32 family welfare subcentres. 2,696 patients were treated indoor and 233,480 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block.[16]

Chanditala I CD block has Akuni Ichhapasar Rural Hospital (with 30 beds) at PO Aniya, Bhattapur Primary Health Centre at PO Akuni (with 4 beds), Gangadharpur PHC (with 10 beds) and Jangalpara PHC (with 6 beds).[23]

Chanditala I CD bBlock is one of the areas of Hooghly district where ground water is affected by low level of arsenic contamination. The WHO guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. In Hooghly district, 16 blocks have arsenic levels above WHO guidelines and 11 blocks above Indian standard value. The maximum concentration in Chanditala I CD block is 33 mg/litre.[24]

Chanditala-I all GP map picture gallery[edit | edit source]

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