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| postal_code            =  744166 (Hariharpara)<br/>742182 (Choa)  
| postal_code            =  742166 (Hariharpara)<br/>742182 (Choa)  
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'''Hariharpara''' is a [[Community development block in India|community development block]] that forms an administrative division in [[Barhampur subdivision]] of [[Murshidabad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].
'''Hariharpara''' is a [[Community development block in India|community development block]] that forms an administrative division in the [[Berhampore subdivision]] of [[Murshidabad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
Hariharpara is located at {{coord|24.03|N|88.45|E|format=dms|}}
Hariharpara is located at {{coord|24.03|N|88.45|E|format=dms|}}


Hariharpara CD Block lies in the Ganges-Bhagirathi Basin, which is a long and narrow river valley. The [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi River]] splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east. It has fertile soil suitable for cultivation.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A  | work= Physiography, Page 13 |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://murshidabad.gov.in/About.aspx#2  | title= Murshidabad | work= Geography | publisher=  Murshidabad district authorities| access-date = 24 July 2017}}</ref>
Hariharpara CD block lies in the Ganges-Bhagirathi Basin, which is a long and narrow river valley. The [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi River]] splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east. It has fertile soil suitable for cultivation.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A  | work= Physiography, Page 13 |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://murshidabad.gov.in/About.aspx#2  | title= Murshidabad | work= Geography | publisher=  Murshidabad district authorities| access-date = 24 July 2017}}</ref>


The Bagri or the eastern part of the district is a low lying [[Alluvium|alluvial]] plain with the shape of an [[isosceles triangle]]. The Ganges/Padma and the Bhagirathi form the two equal sides; the [[Jalangi River|Jalangi]] forms the entire base; other offshoots of the Ganges meander within the area. It is liable to be flooded by the spill of the Bhagirathi and other rivers.<ref name=river>{{cite web | url = http://gangawaterway.in/assets/7-murshidabad.pdf | title = Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal | work = Swati Mollah | publisher = Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013 | access-date = 15 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170820073737/http://gangawaterway.in/assets/7-murshidabad.pdf | archive-date = 20 August 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
The Bagri or the eastern part of the district is a low-lying [[Alluvium|alluvial]] plain with the shape of an [[isosceles triangle]]. The Ganges/Padma and the Bhagirathi form the two equal sides; the [[Jalangi River|Jalangi]] forms the entire base; other offshoots of the Ganges meander within the area. It is liable to be flooding  by the Bhagirathi and other rivers.<ref name=river>{{cite web | url = http://gangawaterway.in/assets/7-murshidabad.pdf | title = Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal | work = Swati Mollah | publisher = Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013 | access-date = 15 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170820073737/http://gangawaterway.in/assets/7-murshidabad.pdf | archive-date = 20 August 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


Hariharpara CD Block is bounded by [[Raninagar I]] CD Block in the north, [[Domkal (community development block)|Domkal]] CD Block in the east, [[Naoda (community development block)|Naoda]] CD Block in the south and [[Berhampore (community development block)|Berhampore]] and [[Beldanga I]] CD Blocks in the west.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/westbengal/tehsil/murshidabad.html  |title = Tehsil Map of Murshidabad |work = CD Block/ Tehsil | publisher= Maps of India | access-date = 6 August 2017}}</ref>
Hariharpara CD block is bounded by [[Raninagar I]] CD block in the north, [[Domkal (community development block)|Domkal]] CD block in the east, [[Naoda (community development block)|Naoda]] CD block in the south and [[Berhampore (community development block)|Berhampore]] and [[Beldanga I]] CD blocks in the west.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/westbengal/tehsil/murshidabad.html  |title = Tehsil Map of Murshidabad |work = CD Block/ Tehsil | publisher= Maps of India | access-date = 6 August 2017}}</ref>


Hariharpara CD Block has an area of 253.14&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It has 1 [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|panchayat samity]], 10 [[gram panchayat]]s, 181 gram sansads (village councils), 63 [[mouza]]s and 55 inhabited villages. [[Hariharpara#Police station|Hariharpara]] police station serves this block.<ref>{{cite web  | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad, Tables 2.1,2.2   | publisher = Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 3 November 2018}}</ref> Headquarters of this CD Block is at Hariharpara.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A  | work=  Map of Murshidabad with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page) |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2017 }}</ref>
Hariharpara CD block has an area of 253.14&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It has 1 [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|panchayat samity]], 10 [[gram panchayat]]s, 181 gram sansads (village councils), 63 [[mouza]]s and 55 inhabited villages. [[Hariharpara#Police station|Hariharpara]] police station serves this block.<ref>{{cite web  | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad, Tables 2.1,2.2 | publisher = Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 3 November 2018 | archive-date = 21 January 2019  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | url-status = dead  }}</ref> Headquarters of this CD block is at Hariharpara.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A  | work=  Map of Murshidabad with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page) |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2017 }}</ref>


[[Gram panchayat]]s of Hariharpara block/ panchayat samiti are: Beharia, Choa, Dharampur, Hariharpara, Humaipur, Khidirpur, Malopara, Raipur, Rukunpur, Swaruppur.<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 = Murshidabad - Revised in March 2008 | publisher= Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 15 August 2017}}</ref>
[[Gram panchayat]]s of Hariharpara block/ panchayat samiti are: Beharia, Choa, Dharampur, Hariharpara, Humaipur, Khidirpur, Malopara, Raipur, Rukunpur, Swaruppur.<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 = Murshidabad - Revised in March 2008 | publisher= Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 15 August 2017}}</ref>
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===Population===
===Population===
As per [[2011 Census of India]] Hariharpara CD Block had a total population of 257,571, all of which were rural. There were 131,634 (51%) males and 125,937 (48%) females. The population below 6 years numbered 30,693. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 16,403 (6.37%)and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 3,040 (1.18%).<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= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 14 October 2015}}</ref>
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Hariharpara CD block had a total population of 257,571, all of which were rural. There were 131,634 (51%) males and 125,937 (48%) females. The population in the age range 0-6 years numbered 30,693. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 16,403 (6.37%)and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 3,040 (1.18%).<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= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 14 October 2015}}</ref>


As per 2001 census, Hariharpara block has a total population of 221,701, out of which 114,524 were males and 107,185 were females. Hariharpara block registered a population growth of 19.50 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent.<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=  http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_7.htm |title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date= 8 June 2016  |work=Census of India 2001 – Mushidabad district |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20110928205646/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_7.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref> Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.<ref name="Census Commission of India">{{cite web|url=http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date=2012-04-12 |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 per 2001 census, Hariharpara block has a total population of 221,701, out of which 114,524 were males and 107,185 were females. Hariharpara block registered a population growth of 19.50 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent.<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=  http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_7.htm |title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date= 8 June 2016  |work=Census of India 2001 – Mushidabad district |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20110928205646/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_7.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref> Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.<ref name="Census Commission of India">{{cite web|url=http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date=2012-04-12 |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>


The decadal growth of population in Hariharpara CD Block in 2001-2011 was 16.16%.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A  | work= Brief Analysis of Inset Tables based on Primary Census Abstract 2011 (Inset Tables 1-35), Table I: Decadal change in population of Tahsils (Sub-district) by Residence, 2001-2011, Page  |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2017 }}</ref>
The decadal growth of population in Hariharpara CD block in 2001-2011 was 16.16%.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A  | work= Brief Analysis of Inset Tables based on Primary Census Abstract 2011 (Inset Tables 1-35), Table I: Decadal change in population of Tahsils (Sub-district) by Residence, 2001-2011, Page  |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2017 }}</ref>


'''Decadal Population Growth Rate (%)'''
'''Decadal Population Growth Rate (%)'''
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===Villages===
===Villages===
Large villages in Hariharpara CD Block were (2011 census population figures in brackets): Bochadanga (4,260), Raypur (6,203), Masurdanga (4,760), Baruipara (7,663), Khidirpur (6,638), Kismad Imadpur (16,604), Lal Nagar (6,918), Jagannathpur (6,235), Biharia (12,2883), Tehatta (4,713), Pratappur (10,430), Rukunpur (18,663), Hariharpara (14,827), Dasturpara (6,235), Sankarpur (4,721), Lochanmati Dangapara (5,226), Tartipur (8,058), Swaruppur (9,835), Padmanabhpur (8,194), Choa (17,672), Sripur (7,973), Gaznipur (5,936) and Shahjadpur (6,602).<ref name=census2011/>
Large villages in Hariharpara CD block were (2011 census population figures in brackets): Bochadanga (4,260), Raypur (6,203), Masurdanga (4,760), Baruipara (7,663), Khidirpur (6,638), Kismad Imadpur (16,604), Lal Nagar (6,918), Jagannathpur (6,235), Biharia (12,2883), Tehatta (4,713), Pratappur (10,430), Rukunpur (18,663), Hariharpara (14,827), Dasturpara (6,235), Sankarpur (4,721), Lochanmati Dangapara (5,226), Tartipur (8,058), Swaruppur (9,835), Padmanabhpur (8,194), Choa (17,672), Sripur (7,973), Gaznipur (5,936) and Shahjadpur (6,602).<ref name=census2011/> Bhajarampur
 


===Literacy===
===Literacy===
As per the 2011 census, the total number of literates in Hariharpara CD Block was 157,008 (69.20% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 81,326 (69.97% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 75,682 (68.39% of the female population over 6 years). The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 1.58%.<ref name=census2011/>
As per the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Hariharpara CD block was 157,008 (69.20% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 81,326 (69.97% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 75,682 (68.39% of the female population over 6 years). The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 1.58%.<ref name=census2011/>


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===
In the 2001 census, Bengali was mother tongue of 98.3% of the population in Murshidabad district, followed by Santhali 0.8%, Hindi 0.4%, Telugu 0.2% and Urdu 0.1%.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A  | work=  Mother-tongue, page 48 |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2017 }}</ref>


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In the 2011 census, Muslims numbered 207,860 and formed 80.70% of the population in Hariharpara CD Block. Hindus numbered 49,032 and formed 19.04% of the population. Others numbered 679 and formed 0.26% of the population. In Hariharpara CD Block while the proportion of Muslims increased from 76.65% in 1991 to 79.35% in 2001,the proportion of Hindus declined from 23.35% in 1991 to 20.50% in 2001.<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 = 20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web  | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad  | work = Table 17.1, Population by religion in the blocks of Murshidabad  | publisher = Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Coordination, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 3 November 2018}}</ref>
 
In the 2011 census, Muslims numbered 207,860 and formed 80.70% of the population in Hariharpara CD block. Hindus numbered 49,032 and formed 19.04% of the population. Others numbered 679 (0.26% 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 Hariharpara CD block while the proportion of Muslims increased from 76.65% in 1991 to 79.35% in 2001, the proportion of Hindus declined from 23.35% in 1991 to 20.50% in 2001.<ref>{{cite web  | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad  | work = Table 17.1, Population by religion in the blocks of Murshidabad  | publisher = Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Coordination, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 3 November 2018 | archive-date = 21 January 2019  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | url-status = dead  }}</ref>


Murshidabad district had 4,707,573 Muslims who formed 66.27% of the population, 2,359,061 Hindus who formed 33.21% of the population, and 37, 173 persons belonging to other religions who formed 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001.<ref name=censusreligion2011/><ref>{{cite web  | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad  | work = Table 2.10, Population by religion in the district of Murshidabad, 1991 and 2001  | publisher = Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 3 November 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bengal-beats-India-in-Muslim-growth-rate/articleshow/48675987.cms |title = Bengal beats India in Muslim growth rate|publisher= The Times of India, 26 August 2015 | access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref>
Murshidabad district had 4,707,573 Muslims who formed 66.27% of the population, 2,359,061 Hindus who formed 33.21% of the population, and 37, 173 persons belonging to other religions who formed 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001.<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 = 20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web  | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad  | work = Table 2.10, Population by religion in the district of Murshidabad, 1991 and 2001  | publisher = Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 3 November 2018 | archive-date = 21 January 2019  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | url-status = dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bengal-beats-India-in-Muslim-growth-rate/articleshow/48675987.cms |title = Bengal beats India in Muslim growth rate|publisher= The Times of India, 26 August 2015 | access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref>


Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of [[partition of India]] in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hindupost.in/politics/the-rise-and-rise-of-muslims-in-west-bengal/|title = The rise and rise of Muslims in West Bengal |work=Dinajpur-Maldah-Murshidabad-Birbhum region| publisher=  Hindu Post| access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref><ref name=telegraph>{{cite web| url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050823/asp/nation/story_5136259.asp |title = Report taking shape amid infiltration buzz |publisher= The Telegraph, 23 August 2005 | access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref> The [[Radcliffe Line]] had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu majority [[Khulna District|Khulna]] in Pakistan, in order to maintain the integrity of the Ganges river system In India.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FjQ0iWSq2R0C&q=murshidabad+khulna&pg=PA45|title=The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947–1967|last=Chatterji|first=Joya|work=pages 42-60|date=15 November 2007|publisher= University of Cambridge, first published 2007|isbn= 978-0-521-87536-3|access-date = 23 July 2017}}</ref>
[[Bengali language|Bengali]] is the predominant language, spoken by 99.68% 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 the Human Development Report 2004 for West Bengal, the rural poverty ratio in Murshidabad district was 46.12%. Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum districts had higher rural poverty ratios. These estimates were based on Central Sample data of NSS 55th round 1999-2000.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.planningcommission.gov.in/plans/stateplan/sdr_pdf/shdr_wb04.pdf|title = West Bengal Human Development Report 2004  | work= Page 80: Table 4.5 Per capita consumption in rural and urban areas by district  |publisher= Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 20 November 2018 }}</ref>
As per the Human Development Report 2004 for West Bengal, the [[rural poverty]] ratio in Murshidabad district was 46.12%. Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum districts had higher rural poverty ratios. These estimates were based on Central Sample data of NSS 55th round 1999-2000.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.planningcommission.gov.in/plans/stateplan/sdr_pdf/shdr_wb04.pdf|title = West Bengal Human Development Report 2004  | work= Page 80: Table 4.5 Per capita consumption in rural and urban areas by district  |publisher= Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 20 November 2018 }}</ref>


==Economy==
==Economy==
===Livelihood===
===Livelihood===
In Hariharpara CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 27.78%, agricultural labourers 44.59%, household industry workers 6.82% and other workers 20.82%.<ref name=handbook2014>{{cite web | url =  http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title =  District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad | 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 Planning, Statistics and Programme Coordination, Government of West Bengal | access-date =  3 November 2018 }}</ref>
In Hariharpara CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 27.78%, agricultural labourers 44.59%, household industry workers 6.82% and other workers 20.82%.<ref name=handbook2014>{{cite web | url =  http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title =  District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad | 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 Planning, Statistics and Programme Coordination, Government of West Bengal | access-date =  3 November 2018 | archive-date =  21 January 2019 | archive-url =  https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | url-status =  dead }}</ref>


===Infrastructure===
===Infrastructure===
There are 55 inhabited villages in Hariharpara CD Block. 100% villages have power supply and drinking water supply. 19 villages (34.55%) have post offices. 52 villages (94.55%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 23 villages (41.82%) have a pucca approach road and 18 villages (32.73%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 5 villages (9.09%) have agricultural credit societies and 7 villages (12.73%) have banks.<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Pages 96-97 Table 36: Distribution of villages according to availability of different amenities,2011  | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date =  4 August 2017}}</ref>
There are 55 inhabited villages in Hariharpara CD block. 100% villages have power supply and drinking water supply. 19 villages (34.55%) have post offices. 52 villages (94.55%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 23 villages (41.82%) have a pucca approach road and 18 villages (32.73%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 5 villages (9.09%) have agricultural credit societies and 7 villages (12.73%) have banks.<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Pages 96-97 Table 36: Distribution of villages according to availability of different amenities,2011  | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date =  4 August 2017}}</ref>


===Agriculture===
===Agriculture===
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From 1977 onwards major land reforms took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst the peasants.<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 = 7 August 2016 | 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> Following [[Land reform in India|land reforms]] land ownership pattern has undergone transformation. In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in Harihapara CD Block could be classified as follows: [[bargadar]]s 4,237 (5.35%,) patta (document) holders 11,371 (14.35%), small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 3,178 (4.01%), marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 21,060 (26.58%) and agricultural labourers 39,400 (49.72%).<ref name=handbook2014/>
From 1977 onwards major land reforms took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst the peasants.<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 = 7 August 2016 | 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> Following [[Land reform in India|land reforms]] land ownership pattern has undergone transformation. In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in Harihapara CD block could be classified as follows: [[bargadar]]s 4,237 (5.35%,) patta (document) holders 11,371 (14.35%), small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 3,178 (4.01%), marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 21,060 (26.58%) and agricultural labourers 39,400 (49.72%).<ref name=handbook2014/>


Hariharpara CD Block had 73 fertiliser depots, 2 seed stores and 52 [[Public distribution system|fair price shops]] in 2013-14.<ref name=handbook2014/>
Hariharpara CD block had 73 fertiliser depots, 2 seed stores and 52 [[Public distribution system|fair price shops]] in 2013-14.<ref name=handbook2014/>


In 2013-14, Hariharpara CD Block produced 17,353 tonnes of [[Rice#Ecotypes and cultivars|Aman paddy]], the main winter crop from 6,200 hectares, 12,990 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 3,712 hectares, 1,844 tonnes of Aus paddy (summer crop) from 751 hectares, 39,962 tonnes of wheat from 12,982 hectares, 21 tonnes of maize from8 hectares, 213,511 tonnes of jute from 14,892 hectares, 6,076 tonnes of potatoes from 322 hectares and 68 tonnes of sugar cane from 1 hectare. It also produced pulses and oilseeds.<ref name=handbook2014/>
In 2013-14, Hariharpara CD block produced 17,353 tonnes of [[Rice#Ecotypes and cultivars|Aman paddy]], the main winter crop from 6,200 hectares, 12,990 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 3,712 hectares, 1,844 tonnes of Aus paddy (summer crop) from 751 hectares, 39,962 tonnes of wheat from 12,982 hectares, 21 tonnes of maize from8 hectares, 213,511 tonnes of jute from 14,892 hectares, 6,076 tonnes of potatoes from 322 hectares and 68 tonnes of sugar cane from 1 hectare. It also produced pulses and oilseeds.<ref name=handbook2014/>
   
   
In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Hariharpara CD Block was 13,077 hectares, out of which 151 hectares were irrigated with tank water, 1,072 hectares by river lift irrigation, 865 hectares by deep tube wells, 16 hectares by shallow tube wells, and 10,973 hectares by other means.<ref name=handbook2014/>
In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Hariharpara CD block was 13,077 hectares, out of which 151 hectares were irrigated with tank water, 1,072 hectares by river lift irrigation, 865 hectares by deep tube wells, 16 hectares by shallow tube wells, and 10,973 hectares by other means.<ref name=handbook2014/>


===Silk and handicrafts===
===Silk and handicrafts===
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===Banking===
===Banking===
In 2013-14, Hariharpara CD Block had offices of 6 commercial banks and 4 [[Regional Rural Bank|gramin banks]].<ref name=handbook2014/>
In 2013-14, Hariharpara CD block had offices of 6 commercial banks and 4 [[Regional Rural Bank|gramin banks]].<ref name=handbook2014/>


===Backward Regions Grant Fund===
===Backward Regions Grant Fund===
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==Transport==
==Transport==
Hariharpara CD Block has 16 ferry services and 6 originating/ terminating bus routes. The nearest railway station is 22&nbsp;km from the CD Block headquarters.<ref name=handbook2014/>
Hariharpara CD block has 16 ferry services and 6 originating/ terminating bus routes. The nearest railway station is 22&nbsp;km from the CD Block headquarters.<ref name=handbook2014/>


Baharampur-Patikabari Ghat Road passes through this block.<ref>Google maps</ref>
Baharampur-Patikabari Ghat Road passes through this block.<ref>Google maps</ref>
Lochanmati Dangapara Road Passes This Block


==Education==
==Education==
In 2013-14, Hariharpara CD Block had 123 primary schools with 12,455 students, 20 middle schools with 1,667 students, 6 high school with 5,026 students and 12 higher secondary schools with 24,330 students. Hariharpara CD Block had 1 general college with 1,399 students and 367 institutions for special and non-formal education with 18,614 students<ref name=handbook2014/>
In 2013-14, Hariharpara CD block had 123 primary schools with 12,455 students, 20 middle schools with 1,667 students, 6 high school with 5,026 students and 12 higher secondary schools with 24,330 students. Hariharpara CD block had 1 general college with 1,399 students and 367 institutions for special and non-formal education with 18,614 students<ref name=handbook2014/>


[[Hazi A.K. Khan College]] was established at [[Hariharpara]] in 2008. Affiliated with the [[University of Kalyani]], it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history and education.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.haziakkhancollege.in/ | title =  Haji A.K,Khan College | publisher =  HAKKC |access-date =  12 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/HaziAKKhanCollege/HaziAKKhanCollege.shtml | title = Haji A.K.Khan College | publisher =  College Admission |access-date =  12 September 2017}}</ref>
[[Hazi A.K. Khan College]] was established at [[Hariharpara]] in 2008. Affiliated with the [[University of Kalyani]], it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history and education.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.haziakkhancollege.in/ | title =  Haji A.K, Khan College | publisher =  HAKKC |access-date =  12 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/HaziAKKhanCollege/HaziAKKhanCollege.shtml | title = Haji A.K.Khan College | publisher =  College Admission |access-date =  12 September 2017}}</ref>
In Hariharpara CD Block, amongst the 55 inhabited villages, 2 villages do not have a school, 33 villages have more than 1 primary school, 30 villages have at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 17 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Pages 901-902, Appendix I A: Villages by number of Primary Schools and Appendix I B: Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools, 2011  | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date =  4 August 2017}}</ref>
In Hariharpara CD Block, amongst the 55 inhabited villages, 2 villages do not have a school, 33 villages have more than 1 primary school, 30 villages have at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 17 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Pages 901-902, Appendix I A: Villages by number of Primary Schools and Appendix I B: Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools, 2011  | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date =  4 August 2017}}</ref>


==Healthcare==
==Healthcare==
In 2014, Hariharpara CD Block had 1 block primary health centre, 3 [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] and 2 private nursing homes with total 56 beds and 9 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 37 family welfare subcentres. 5,953 patients were treated indoor and 267,972 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block.<ref name=handbook2014/>
In 2014, Hariharpara CD block had 1 block primary health centre, 3 [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] and 2 private nursing homes with total 56 beds and 9 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 37 family welfare subcentres. 5,953 patients were treated indoor and 267,972 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block.<ref name=handbook2014/>


Hariharpara CD Block has Hariharpara Block Primary Health Centre at [[Hariharpara]] (with 20 beds), Baharan [[Primary Health Centre (India)|Primary Health Centre]] at Baruipara (with 10 beds), Choa PHC (with 6 beds), and Ghoramara-Mahismara PHC at Mahismara (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 = 19 September 2017}}</ref>
Hariharpara CD block has Hariharpara Block Primary Health Centre at [[Hariharpara]] (with 20 beds), Baharan [[Primary Health Centre (India)|Primary Health Centre]] at Baruipara (with 10 beds), Choa PHC (with 6 beds), and Ghoramara-Mahismara PHC at Mahismara (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 = 19 September 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>


Hariharpara CD Block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by high 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. All but one of the 26 blocks of Murshidabad district have arsenic contamination above the WHO level, all but two of the blocks have arsenic concentration above the Indian Standard value and 17 blocks have arsenic concentration above 300&nbsp;mg/litre. The maximum concentration in Hariharpara CD Block is 1,160&nbsp;mg/litre.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb1.htm | title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )| publisher = SOES | work = Murshidabad| access-date = 4 August 2017}}</ref>
Hariharpara CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by high 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. All but one of the 26 blocks of Murshidabad district have arsenic contamination above the WHO level, all but two of the blocks have arsenic concentration above the Indian Standard value and 17 blocks have arsenic concentration above 300&nbsp;mg/litre. The maximum concentration in Hariharpara CD block is 1,160&nbsp;mg/litre.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb1.htm| title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )| publisher = SOES| work = Murshidabad| access-date = 4 August 2017| archive-date = 22 July 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110722092741/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb1.htm| url-status = dead}}</ref>


==External links==
==External links==

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Hariharpara
হরিহরপাড়া
Community development block
Coordinates: 24°02′N 88°27′E / 24.03°N 88.45°E / 24.03; 88.45
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Government
 • TypeFederal deomocracy
Area
 • Total252.80 km2 (97.61 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total257,571
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Literacy
 • Literacy (2011)69.20%
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
742166 (Hariharpara)
742182 (Choa)
Telephone/STD code03472
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB-57, WB-58
Lok Sabha constituencyMurshidabad
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHariharpara,
Websitemurshidabad.gov.in

Hariharpara is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography[edit | edit source]

Hariharpara is located at 24°02′N 88°27′E / 24.03°N 88.45°E / 24.03; 88.45

Hariharpara CD block lies in the Ganges-Bhagirathi Basin, which is a long and narrow river valley. The Bhagirathi River splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east. It has fertile soil suitable for cultivation.[1][2]

The Bagri or the eastern part of the district is a low-lying alluvial plain with the shape of an isosceles triangle. The Ganges/Padma and the Bhagirathi form the two equal sides; the Jalangi forms the entire base; other offshoots of the Ganges meander within the area. It is liable to be flooding by the Bhagirathi and other rivers.[3]

Hariharpara CD block is bounded by Raninagar I CD block in the north, Domkal CD block in the east, Naoda CD block in the south and Berhampore and Beldanga I CD blocks in the west.[4]

Hariharpara CD block has an area of 253.14 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 10 gram panchayats, 181 gram sansads (village councils), 63 mouzas and 55 inhabited villages. Hariharpara police station serves this block.[5] Headquarters of this CD block is at Hariharpara.[6]

Gram panchayats of Hariharpara block/ panchayat samiti are: Beharia, Choa, Dharampur, Hariharpara, Humaipur, Khidirpur, Malopara, Raipur, Rukunpur, Swaruppur.[7]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Population[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Hariharpara CD block had a total population of 257,571, all of which were rural. There were 131,634 (51%) males and 125,937 (48%) females. The population in the age range 0-6 years numbered 30,693. Scheduled Castes numbered 16,403 (6.37%)and Scheduled Tribes numbered 3,040 (1.18%).[8]

As per 2001 census, Hariharpara block has a total population of 221,701, out of which 114,524 were males and 107,185 were females. Hariharpara block registered a population growth of 19.50 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent.[9] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[10]

The decadal growth of population in Hariharpara CD block in 2001-2011 was 16.16%.[11]

Decadal Population Growth Rate (%)

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10
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25
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1981-1991
1991-2001
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  •   Hariharpara CD block
  •   Murshidabad district
  •   West Bengal

Sources:[12][13][14][10][15][16]

Villages[edit | edit source]

Large villages in Hariharpara CD block were (2011 census population figures in brackets): Bochadanga (4,260), Raypur (6,203), Masurdanga (4,760), Baruipara (7,663), Khidirpur (6,638), Kismad Imadpur (16,604), Lal Nagar (6,918), Jagannathpur (6,235), Biharia (12,2883), Tehatta (4,713), Pratappur (10,430), Rukunpur (18,663), Hariharpara (14,827), Dasturpara (6,235), Sankarpur (4,721), Lochanmati Dangapara (5,226), Tartipur (8,058), Swaruppur (9,835), Padmanabhpur (8,194), Choa (17,672), Sripur (7,973), Gaznipur (5,936) and Shahjadpur (6,602).[8] Bhajarampur


Literacy[edit | edit source]

As per the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Hariharpara CD block was 157,008 (69.20% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 81,326 (69.97% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 75,682 (68.39% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 1.58%.[8]

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

Template:Literacy in CD Blocks of Murshidabad district

Language and religion[edit | edit source]

Religion in Hariharpara CD block (2011)[17]
Islam
 
 80.70%
Hinduism
 
 19.04%
Other or not stated
 
 0.26%

In the 2011 census, Muslims numbered 207,860 and formed 80.70% of the population in Hariharpara CD block. Hindus numbered 49,032 and formed 19.04% of the population. Others numbered 679 (0.26% of the population).[17] In Hariharpara CD block while the proportion of Muslims increased from 76.65% in 1991 to 79.35% in 2001, the proportion of Hindus declined from 23.35% in 1991 to 20.50% in 2001.[18]

Murshidabad district had 4,707,573 Muslims who formed 66.27% of the population, 2,359,061 Hindus who formed 33.21% of the population, and 37, 173 persons belonging to other religions who formed 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001.[19][20][21]

Bengali is the predominant language, spoken by 99.68% of the population.[22]

Rural poverty[edit | edit source]

As per the Human Development Report 2004 for West Bengal, the rural poverty ratio in Murshidabad district was 46.12%. Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum districts had higher rural poverty ratios. These estimates were based on Central Sample data of NSS 55th round 1999-2000.[23]

Economy[edit | edit source]

Livelihood[edit | edit source]

In Hariharpara CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 27.78%, agricultural labourers 44.59%, household industry workers 6.82% and other workers 20.82%.[24]

Infrastructure[edit | edit source]

There are 55 inhabited villages in Hariharpara CD block. 100% villages have power supply and drinking water supply. 19 villages (34.55%) have post offices. 52 villages (94.55%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 23 villages (41.82%) have a pucca approach road and 18 villages (32.73%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 5 villages (9.09%) have agricultural credit societies and 7 villages (12.73%) have banks.[25]

Agriculture[edit | edit source]

Persons engaged in agriculture
in Hariharpara CD block

  Bargadars (5.35%)
  Patta holders (14.35%)
  Small farmers (4.01%)
  Marginal farmers (26.58%)
  Agricultural labourers (49.72%)

From 1977 onwards major land reforms took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst the peasants.[26] Following land reforms land ownership pattern has undergone transformation. In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in Harihapara CD block could be classified as follows: bargadars 4,237 (5.35%,) patta (document) holders 11,371 (14.35%), small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 3,178 (4.01%), marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 21,060 (26.58%) and agricultural labourers 39,400 (49.72%).[24]

Hariharpara CD block had 73 fertiliser depots, 2 seed stores and 52 fair price shops in 2013-14.[24]

In 2013-14, Hariharpara CD block produced 17,353 tonnes of Aman paddy, the main winter crop from 6,200 hectares, 12,990 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 3,712 hectares, 1,844 tonnes of Aus paddy (summer crop) from 751 hectares, 39,962 tonnes of wheat from 12,982 hectares, 21 tonnes of maize from8 hectares, 213,511 tonnes of jute from 14,892 hectares, 6,076 tonnes of potatoes from 322 hectares and 68 tonnes of sugar cane from 1 hectare. It also produced pulses and oilseeds.[24]

In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Hariharpara CD block was 13,077 hectares, out of which 151 hectares were irrigated with tank water, 1,072 hectares by river lift irrigation, 865 hectares by deep tube wells, 16 hectares by shallow tube wells, and 10,973 hectares by other means.[24]

Silk and handicrafts[edit | edit source]

Murshidabad is famous for its silk industry since the Middle Ages. There are three distinct categories in this industry, namely (i) Mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing (ii) Peeling of raw silk (iii) Weaving of silk fabrics.[27]

Ivory carving is an important cottage industry from the era of the Nawabs. The main areas where this industry has flourished are Khagra and Jiaganj. 99% of ivory craft production is exported. In more recent years sandalwood etching has become more popular than ivory carving. Bell metal and Brass utensils are manufactured in large quantities at Khagra, Berhampore, Kandi and Jangipur. Beedi making has flourished in the Jangipur subdivision.[27][28]

Banking[edit | edit source]

In 2013-14, Hariharpara CD block had offices of 6 commercial banks and 4 gramin banks.[24]

Backward Regions Grant Fund[edit | edit source]

Murshidabad district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the Backward Regions Grant Fund. The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 11 districts of West Bengal.[29][30]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Hariharpara CD block has 16 ferry services and 6 originating/ terminating bus routes. The nearest railway station is 22 km from the CD Block headquarters.[24]

Baharampur-Patikabari Ghat Road passes through this block.[31]

Lochanmati Dangapara Road Passes This Block

Education[edit | edit source]

In 2013-14, Hariharpara CD block had 123 primary schools with 12,455 students, 20 middle schools with 1,667 students, 6 high school with 5,026 students and 12 higher secondary schools with 24,330 students. Hariharpara CD block had 1 general college with 1,399 students and 367 institutions for special and non-formal education with 18,614 students[24]

Hazi A.K. Khan College was established at Hariharpara in 2008. Affiliated with the University of Kalyani, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history and education.[32][33] In Hariharpara CD Block, amongst the 55 inhabited villages, 2 villages do not have a school, 33 villages have more than 1 primary school, 30 villages have at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 17 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.[34]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

In 2014, Hariharpara CD block had 1 block primary health centre, 3 primary health centres and 2 private nursing homes with total 56 beds and 9 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 37 family welfare subcentres. 5,953 patients were treated indoor and 267,972 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block.[24]

Hariharpara CD block has Hariharpara Block Primary Health Centre at Hariharpara (with 20 beds), Baharan Primary Health Centre at Baruipara (with 10 beds), Choa PHC (with 6 beds), and Ghoramara-Mahismara PHC at Mahismara (with 6 beds).[35]

Hariharpara CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by high 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. All but one of the 26 blocks of Murshidabad district have arsenic contamination above the WHO level, all but two of the blocks have arsenic concentration above the Indian Standard value and 17 blocks have arsenic concentration above 300 mg/litre. The maximum concentration in Hariharpara CD block is 1,160 mg/litre.[36]

External links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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  2. ↑ "Murshidabad". Geography. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal" (PDF). Swati Mollah. Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tehsil Map of Murshidabad". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad, Tables 2.1,2.2". Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Murshidabad with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Murshidabad - Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001 – Mushidabad district. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  11. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Brief Analysis of Inset Tables based on Primary Census Abstract 2011 (Inset Tables 1-35), Table I: Decadal change in population of Tahsils (Sub-district) by Residence, 2001-2011, Page. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Growth Rate, Page 44. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Brief Analysis of Inset Tables based on Primary Census Abstract 2011 (Inset Tables 1-35), Table I: Decadal change in population of Tahsils (Sub-district) by Residence, 2001-2011, Page 50. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  18. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad". Table 17.1, Population by religion in the blocks of Murshidabad. Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Coordination, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  19. ↑ "C1 Population by Religious Community". West Bengal. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad". Table 2.10, Population by religion in the district of Murshidabad, 1991 and 2001. Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  21. ↑ "Bengal beats India in Muslim growth rate". The Times of India, 26 August 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: West Bengal". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  23. ↑ "West Bengal Human Development Report 2004" (PDF). Page 80: Table 4.5 Per capita consumption in rural and urban areas by district. Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.8 "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad". 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. Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Coordination, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  25. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 96-97 Table 36: Distribution of villages according to availability of different amenities,2011. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  26. ↑ "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". (1) Chapter 1.2, South 24 Parganas in Historical Perspective, pages 7-9 (2) Chapter 3.4, Land reforms, pages 32-33. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 22-23: Industry. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  28. ↑ "Egiye Bangla Murshidabad district". Handicrafts and Silk Industry. Murshidabad district administration. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  29. ↑ "Backward Regions Grant Funds: Programme Guidelines" (PDF). Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  30. ↑ "Backward Regions Grant Fund". Press Release, 14 June 2012. Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  31. ↑ Google maps
  32. ↑ "Haji A.K, Khan College". HAKKC. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  33. ↑ "Haji A.K.Khan College". College Admission. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  34. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 901-902, Appendix I A: Villages by number of Primary Schools and Appendix I B: Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools, 2011. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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  36. ↑ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )". Murshidabad. SOES. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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