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{{About|the community development block in West Bengal, India|1 its namesake settlement|Mandirbazar, Diamond Harbour|2 its namesake assembly constituency|Mandirbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)}}
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'''Mandirbazar''' is a [[Community development block in India|community development block]] that forms an administrative division in [[Diamond Harbour subdivision]] of [[South 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|State]] of [[West Bengal]].
'''Mandirbazar''' is a village within the jurisdiction of the Mandirbazar police station in the [[Mandirbazar (community development block)|Mandirbazar]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in the [[Diamond Harbour subdivision]] of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].
 
==Geography==
Mandirbazar CD block is located at {{coord|22.1633|N|88.3258|E|format=dms|}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|7|m}}.
 
Mandirbazar CD block is bounded by [[Magrahat I]] and [[Magrahat II]] CD blocks in the north, [[Jaynagar I]] and [[Jaynagar II]] CD blocks in the east, [[Mathurapur I]] CD block in the east and south, [[Kulpi (community development block)|Kulpi]] CD block in the west.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1917_PART_B_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: South 24 Parganas, Series 20, Part XII B | work=  Map of South 24 Parganas with CD block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page) |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 11 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/westbengal/tehsil/south-24-parganas.html|title = South Twenty-four Parganas | work= CD block/ tehsil map|publisher= Maps of India | access-date = 11 October 2019}}</ref>
 
[[South 24 Parganas district]] is divided into two distinct physiographic zones: the marine-riverine delta in the north and the marine delta zone in the south. As the sea receded southwards, in the sub-recent [[Period (geology)|geological period]], a large low-lying plain got exposed. Both [[Tide|idal]] inflows and the rivers have been depositing sediments in this plain. The periodical collapse of both the natural [[levee]]s and man-made embankments speed up the process of filling up of the depressions containing [[brackish water]] wetlands. The marine delta in the south is formed of interlacing tidal channels. As non-saline water for irrigation is scarce, agriculture is [[monsoon]] dominated. Some parts of the wetlands are still preserved for raising fish.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = Chapter 1 South 24 Parganas: An Overview, p 9-12 | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 1 April 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>
 
Mandirbazar CD block has an area of 118.07&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It has 1 [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|panchayat samity]], 10 [[gram panchayat]]s, 159 gram sansads (village councils), 112 [[mouza]]s and 110 inhabited villages, as per the ''District Statistical Handbook'', South Twenty-four Parganas. Sadasibpur village is located partly in Magrahat I CD block and partly in Mandirbazar CD block. [[Mandirbazar, Diamond Harbour#Police station|Mandirbazar]] police station serves this block.<ref>{{cite web  | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas  | work = Table No. 2.1, 2.2  | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 11 October 2019  | 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 [[Mandirbazar, Diamond Harbour|Mandirbazar]] (Krishnadebpur mouza).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/2155 | title = BDO Offices under South 24 Parganas District | publisher = West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 11 October 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181003083629/http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/2155 | archive-date = 3 October 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
 
[[Gram Panchayat]]s of Mandirbazar CD block/[[Panchayat Samiti]] are: Anchna, Chandpur Chaitanyapur, Dhanurhat, Gabberia, Ghateswar, Jagadishpur, Kecharkur, [[Krishnapur, Mandirbazar|Krishnapur]], Nishapur and [[South Bishnupur]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://s24pgs.gov.in/s24p/page.php?nm=Blocks |title= Blocks and Gram Panchayats in South 24 Parganas| publisher = South 24 Parganas District Administration |access-date = 1 April 2016}}</ref>
 
==Demographics==
 
===Population===
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Mandirbazar CD block had a total population of 214,050, of which 188,995 were rural and 25,055 were urban. There were 110,105 (51%) males and 103,945 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 29,752. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 90,955 (42.49%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 31 (0.01%).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD 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 = 2 April 2016}}</ref>
 
As per the [[2001 Census of India]], Mandirbazar CD block had a total population of 183,093, out of which 94,627 were males and 88,466 were females. Mandirbazar CD block registered a population growth of 14.54 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for [[South 24 Parganas]] district was 20.89 per cent. Decadal growth in [[West Bengal]] was 17.84 per cent. [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled Castes]] at 85,077 formed about one-half the population. [[Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 1,547.<ref name=handbook>{{cite web | url =http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title =District Statistical Handbook – 2010-11 – South 24 Parganas | work =South 24 Parganas at a glance, Tables 2.2, 2.4 (b), 4.5 | publisher =Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal | access-date =3 April 2016 | 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><ref>{{cite web|url= http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_18.htm |title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date=2011-01-20  |work=Census of India 2001 – South 24 Parganas |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110719041523/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_18.htm |archive-date=19 July 2011 }}</ref><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 Mandirbazar CD block (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Chandpur, Mandirbazar|Chandpur]] (M) (6,777), [[Bangsidharpur]] (M) (5,218) and [[Purba Bishnupur]] (13,060).<ref name=census2011/>
 
Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Mandirbazari CD block (2011 census figures in brackets): Sadashibpur (10,935), Nilambarpur (K) (8,636), Purba Gopalnagar (K) (4,231), Mallikpratap (M) (9,462), Tekpanza (M) (9,107), Nishapur (M) (5,427) and [[Lakshmikantapur]] (4,642).<ref name=census2011/>
 
Other villages in Mandirbazar CD block include (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Krishnapur, Mandirbazar|Krishnapur]] (3,594), Gabberia (1,590), Chaitanyapur (886), Dhaurhat (823) and Ghateshwar (2,430).<ref name=census2011/>
 
===Literacy===
As per the 2011 census, the total number of literates in Mandirbazar CD block was 139,868 (75.89% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 78,647 (82.93% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 61,221 (68.44% of the female population over 6 years). The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 14.49%.<ref name=census2011/>
 
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], literacy in [[South 24 Parganas]] district was 77.51<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php |title = District Census 2011 |publisher= Population Census 2011 | access-date = 24 January 2016}}</ref> Literacy in [[West Bengal]] was 77.08% in 2011.<ref name=literacy>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final_PPT_2011_progresstables.pdf | title= Provisional population tables and annexures| work= Census 2011:Table 2(3) Literates and Literacy rates by sex  |publisher=  Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 9 February 2016}}</ref> Literacy in [[India]] in 2011 was 74.04%.<ref name=literacy/>
 
As per the [[2001 Census of India]], Mandirbazar CD block had a total literacy of 65.99 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 77.83 per cent female literacy was 53.29 per cent. [[South 24 Parganas district]] had a total literacy of 69.45 per cent, male literacy being 79.19 per cent and female literacy being 59.01 per cent.<ref name=handbook/>
 
See also – [[List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate]]
 
{{Literacy in CD Blocks of South 24 Parganas district|collapsible=y}}
 
===Language and religion===
In the 2001 census, Bengali was the mother tongue for 97.9% of the population of the district, followed by Hindi with 1.5%, Urdu 0.3%, Odia and Telugu (0.1% each).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 53, Table 11: Population by Mother-tongue in South 24 Parganas district 1961-2001 | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date =  23 September 2019}}</ref>
 
According to the West Bengal Official Language Act 1961 and the West Bengal Official Language (Amendment Act) 2012, the Bengali language is to be used for official purposes in the whole of West Bengal. In addition to Bengali, the Nepali language is to be used for official purposes in the three hills subdivisions, namely Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong, in the district of Darjeeling, and Urdu is to be used for official purposes in district/subdivision/ block/ municipality where the population speaking Urdu exceeds 10% of the total population.  The English language will continue to be used for official purposes as it was being used prior to the enactment of these laws.<ref>{{cite web| url =  https://www.latestlaws.com/bare-acts/state-acts-rules/west-bengal-state-laws/west-bengal-official-language-act-1961/|title = West Bengal Official Language Act 1961 |publisher=  Latest Laws.com| access-date = 10 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://advocatetanmoy.com/2018/06/26/the-west-bengal-official-language-act-1961/ |title = The West Bengal Official Language Act 1961|publisher= Advocate Tanmoy Law Library | access-date = 10 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.wbja.nic.in/wbja_adm/files/The%20Bengal%20Official%20Language%20Act,%201961_1.pdf |title = The West Bengal Official Language Act, 1961| access-date = 10 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/official-language-status-for-urdu-in-some-west-bengal-areas/article3274293.ece |title = Official status for Urdu in some West Bengal Areas |publisher= The Hindu, 2 April 2012 | access-date = 10 May 2020}}</ref>
 
The West Bengal Official Language (Second Amendment) Bill, 2012, included Hindi, Santhali, Odiya and Punjabi as official languages  if it is spoken by a population exceeding 10 per cent of the whole in a particular block or sub-division or a district. Subsequently, Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi and Kurmali were also included in the list of minority languages by the West Bengal Official Language (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url =  https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/multi-lingual-bengal/cid/358751  |title = Multilingual Bengal |publisher= The Telegraph, 11 December 2012 | access-date = 15 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/kamtapuri-rajbanshi-make-it-to-list-of-official-languages-in-bengal/1263116  |title = Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi make it to the list of official languages in Bengal |publisher=  Outlook, 28 February 2015 | access-date = 15 January 2019}}</ref>However, as of 2019, there is no official / other reliable information about the areas covered.
 
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In the [[2011 Census of India]], Hindus numbered 132,770 and formed 62.03% of the population in Mandirbazar CD block. Muslims numbered 80,599 and formed 37.65% of the population. Others numbered 681 and formed 0.32% 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 = 18 June 2016}}</ref>
 
The proportion of Hindus in South Twenty-four Parganas district has declined from 76.0% in 1961 to 63.2% in 2011. The proportion of Muslims in South Twenty-four Parganas district has increased from 23.4% to 35.6% during the same period. Christians formed 0.8% in 2011.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf|title = District Census Handbook South Twentfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Pages 52-53: Religion| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | access-date = 5 October 2018}}</ref>


==Rural poverty==
==Geography==  
As per the [[Human Development Report]] for South 24 Parganas district, published in 2009, in Mandirbazar CD block the percentage of households [[Below Poverty Line|below poverty line]] was 29.90%, a moderate level of poverty. In the north-east and mid central portion of the district, all CD blocks, with the exception of [[Kulpi (community development block)|Kulpi]] CD block, had poverty rates below 30%. As per rural household survey in 2005, the proportion of households in South 24 Parganas with poverty rates below poverty line was 34.11%, way above the state and national poverty ratios. The poverty rates were very high in the Sundarban region with all thirteen CD blocks registering poverty ratios above 30% and eight CD blocks had more than 40% of the population in the BPL category.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas |work= Pages 42-43, Chapter 3.8: Poverty Scenario in South 24 Parganas | publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 23 September 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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==Economy==
===Area overview===
===Livelihood===
Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 [[census town]]s. The entire district is situated in the [[Ganges Delta]] and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps.<ref>{{cite web  |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas  |work = Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b  |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  |access-date = 5 December 2019  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |archive-date = 2019-01-21  |url-status = dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 13, Physiography| publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311 | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 5 December 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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In Mandirbazar CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 6,232 and formed 8.83%, agricultural labourers numbered 19,406 and formed 27.49%, household industry workers numbered 4,728 and formed 6.70% and other workers numbered 40,227 and formed 56.98%.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf|title = District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Table 33: Distribution of Workers by Sex in Four Categories of Economic Activity in Sub-district 2011 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 24 September 2019}}</ref>Total workers numbered 70,593 and formed 32.98% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 143,457 and formed 67.02% of the population.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf|title = District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Table 30: Number and percentage of Main workers, Marginal workers and Non workers by Sex, in Sub-districts, 2011 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 24 September 2019}}</ref>
<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>


The ''District Human Development Report'' points out that in the blocks of region situated in the close proximity of the Kolkata metropolis, overwhelming majority are involved in the non-agricultural sector for their livelihood. On the other hand, in the Sundarban region, overwhelming majority are dependent on agriculture. In the intermediate region, there is again predominance of the non-agricultural sector. Though the region is not very close to Kolkata, many places are well connected and some industrial/ economic development has taken place.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas |work= Page 69 , Chapter 4.3: Occupational Diversification | publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 23 September 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
===Location===
Mandirbazar is located at {{coord|22.1633|N|88.3258|E|display=inline}}.
 
Mandirbazar is not identified as a separate place in 2011 census. The map of CD block Mandirbazar on page 627 in the ''District Census Handbook'' for the South 24 Parganas shows the Madirbazar police station in Krishnadebpur mouza. The same map shows the block headquarters as being located in Ramnathpur.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 627 - Map of Mandirbazar CD block | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 19 October 2019}}</ref> However, West Bengal government has put the location as PO Mandirbazar.<ref name=bdo>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/2155 | title = BDO Offices under South 24 Parganas District | publisher = West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 20 October 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181003083629/http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/2155 | archive-date = 2018-10-03 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


<small>Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned by self/government/institution. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the [[Factories Act,1948, India|Factories Act]]. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf |title = District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Census Concepts and Definitions, Page 31  | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 28 December 2017}}</ref></small>
==Civic administration==
===Police station===
Mandirbazar police station covers an area of 128.07&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Mandirbazar CD block.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://sundarbanpolicedistrict.org/each_police_station?psname=MANDIRBAZAR |title =  Mandirbazar | work= Sundarban police district |publisher= West Bengal police | access-date = 20 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas | work = Table No. 2.1 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 20 October 2019 | 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===
===CD block HQ===
There are 110 inhabited villages in Mandirbazar CD block, as per the ''District Census Handbook'', South Twenty-four Parganas, 2011. 100% villages have power supply. 106 villages (96.36%) have drinking water supply. 31 villages (21.18%) have post offices. 99 villages (90.00%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 34 villages (37.26%) have pucca (paved) approach roads and 30 villages (27.27%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 8 villages (7.27%) have agricultural credit societies and 3 villages (2.73%) have banks.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Page 111, Table 36: Distribution of villages according to availability of different amenities, 2011  | publisher =  Directorate of Operations, West Bengal. | access-date = 26 September 2019}}</ref>
The headquarters of Mandirbazar CD block are located at PO Mandirbazar.<ref name=bdo/>
 
===Agriculture===
South 24 Parganas had played a significant role in the [[Tebhaga movement]] launched by the [[Communist Party of India]] in 1946. Subsequently, ''[[Operation Barga]]'' was aimed at securing tenancy rights for the peasants. In Mandirbazar CD block 1,097.89 acres of land was acquired and vested. Out of this 413.42 acres or 37.66% of the vested land was distributed. The total number of patta (document) holders was 2,116.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = (1) Chapter 1.2, South 24 Parganas in Historical Perspective, pages 7-9 (2) Chapter 3.4, Land reforms, pages 32-33 | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 3 November 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
 
According to the ''District Human Development Report'', agriculture is an important source of livelihood in South Twentyfour Parganas district. The amount of cultivable land per agricultural worker is only 0.41 hectare in the district.  Moreover, the irrigation facilities have not been extended to a satisfactory scale. Agriculture mostly remains a mono-cropped activity.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas |work= Pages 28-30 , Chapter 3.2: Sectoral Composition of Output | publisher =  Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date =  23 September 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
 
As per the ''District Census Handbook'', the saline soil of the district is unfit for cultivation, but the non-salty lands are very fertile. While rice is the main food crop, jute is the main cash crop.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Page 21: Agriculture | publisher =  Directorate of Operations, West Bengal. | access-date = 26 September 2019}}</ref>
 
In 2013-14, there were 26 fertiliser depots, 3 seed stores and 44 [[Public distribution system|fair price shops]] in Mandirbazar CD block.<ref name=handbook2014>{{cite web  | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas  | work = Table No. 16.1, 18.1, 18.3, 20.1, 21.2, 4.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 – arranged as per use  | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 27 September 2019  | 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 2013–14, Mandirbazar CD block produced 18,679 tonnes of [[Rice#Ecotypes and cultivars|Aman paddy]], the main winter crop, from 9,149 hectares, 2,084 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 747 hectares, 2446 tonnes of potatoes from 73 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds.<ref name=handbook2014/>
 
===Pisciculture===
In Mandirbazar CD block, in 2013-14, net area under effective pisciculture was 377 hectares, engaging 3,940 persons in the profession, and with an approximate annual production of 17,730 quintals.<ref name=handbook2014/>
 
Pisciculture is an important source of employment in South 24 Parganas district. As of 2001, more than 4.5 lakh people were engaged in Pisciculture. Out of this 2.57 lakhs were from the 13 blocks in the [[Sundarbans settlements]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas |work= Pages 76 , Chapter 4.5.2: Non-agriculture, (i) Pisciculture | publisher =  Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date =  23 September 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
 
===Banking===
In 2013-14, Mandirbazar CD block had offices of 6 commercial banks and 1 [[Regional Rural Bank|gramin banks]].<ref name=handbook2014/>
 
===Backward Regions Grant Fund===
South 24 Parganas 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | title = Backward Regions Grant Funds: Programme Guidelines | publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India | access-date = 22 September 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171030225317/http://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/10198/0/BRGFFINALGUIDELINES.pdf | archive-date = 30 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=84879 | title= Backward Regions Grant Fund| work= Press Release, 14 June 2012  |publisher= Press Information Bureau, Government of India | access-date = 22 September 2019}}</ref>


==Transport==
==Transport==
{{Sealdah South Lines|collapse=yes}}
Mandirbazar stands around the junction points of the Lakshikantapur-Hansuri Road (locally popular as the Diamond Harbour Road/ Sangrampur station Road) and the Hatuganj-Karbala More road (connecting to the [[National Highway 12 (India)|National Highway 12]] and the [[State Highway 1 (West Bengal)|State Highway 1]]).<ref name="google">Google maps</ref>


Mandirbazar CD block has 3 originating/ terminating bus routes. 7 bus routes have ceased to operate.<ref name=handbook2014/>
[[Mathurapur Road railway station]] is located nearby.<ref name="google"/>
 
[[Madhabpur railway station|Madhabpur]] and [[Lakshmikantapur railway station|Lakshmikantapur]] are stations on the [[Sealdah South lines|Sealdah-Namkhana line]].<ref>{{cite web | url =  https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-sealdah-namkhana-local-34792/14397/325/9534 | title = 34792 Sealdah-Namkhana Local | work = Time Table | publisher = India Rail Info  | access-date = 22 April 2019}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
In 2013-14, Mandirbazar CD block had 131 primary schools with 12,735 students, 10 middle schools with 1,402 students, 12 high schools with 5,265 students and 12 higher secondary schools with 7,691 students. Mandirbazar CD block had 1 general degree college with 6,431 students and 291 institutions for special and non-formal education with 12,852 students.<ref name=handbook2014/>
Jagdishpur Siti Kanta Institution is a Bengali-medium coeducational (boys only?) institution established in 1927. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It is housed in a government building and has 10 computers.<ref>{{cite web | url =  https://www.icbse.com/schools/jadishpur-s-k-institution-up-9qywdz| title = Jagadishpur SK Institution |  publisher = Jagdishpur SK High School  | access-date =  1 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =  http://schoolspedia.com/website/jagadishpur-sitikanta-institution-south-24-parganas | archive-url =  https://web.archive.org/web/20130401082341/http://www.schoolspedia.com/website/jagadishpur-sitikanta-institution-south-24-parganas | url-status =  usurped | archive-date =  1 April 2013 | title = Jagdishpur Sitikanta Institution  | publisher =  Schoolspedia | access-date =  1 December 2019}}</ref>
 
See also – [[Education in India]]


As per the 2011 census, in Mandirbazar CD block, amongst the 110 inhabited villages, 12 villages did not have a school, 33 villages had two or more  primary schools, 20 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 23 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, South 24 Parganas, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Page 931-932, Appendix I A: Villages by number of Primary Schools and Appendix I B: Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date = 2 October 2019}}</ref>
Mandirbazar Saradeswari Balika Bidyalaya is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. It is housed in a government building.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/mb-saradeswari-b-b-up-vnl2lr  | title =  MbSaradeswari BB Up Secondary School | publisher =  ICBSE | access-date =  1 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =  https://entranceindia.com/schools-in-west-bengal/mandirbazar-saradeswari-balika-vidyamandir-h-s-south-24-pargana-ir-award-winner/ | title = Mandirbazar Saradeswari Balika Bidyamandir | publisher =  Entrance India | access-date = 1 December 2019}}</ref>


==Healthcare==
==Healthcare==
In 2014, Mandirbazar CD block had 1 rural hospital and 6 private nursing homes with total 57 beds and 10 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 25 family welfare subcentres. 1,089 patients were treated indoor and 27,348 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block.<ref name=handbook2014/>
Naiyarat Rural Hospital at [[Krishnapur, Mandirbazar|Krishnapur]], with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Mandirbazar CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf  | title =Health & Family Welfare Department | work =Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher =Government of West Bengal  | access-date =1 December 2019 | archive-date =8 October 2022  | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf  | url-status =dead  }}</ref>
 
As per 2011 census, in Madirbazar CD block, 4 villages had  community health centres, 1 village had  a primary health centre, 24 villages had primary health subcentres, 7 villages had maternity and child welfare centres, 4 villages had veterinary hospitals,  13 villages had medicine shops and out of the 110 inhabited villages 41 villages had no medical facilities.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Pages 927-929, Appendix I: Summary showing total number of villages having Educational, Medical and other amenities – CD block level  | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date = 4 October 2019}}</ref>
 
Naiyarat Rural Hospital at [[Krishnapur, Mandirbazar|Naiyarat]], with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in Mandirbazar CD block. (As per state government website, there is no primary health centre in this block)<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf  | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal  |access-date = 1 November 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Community development blocks in South 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Villages in South 24 Parganas district]]

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Mandirbazar
Village
Location in West Bengal
Mandirbazar is located in India
Mandirbazar
Mandirbazar
Location in India
Coordinates: 22°09′48″N 88°19′33″E / 22.1633°N 88.3258°E / 22.1633; 88.3258
Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
CD BlockMandirbazar
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743395
Telephone code+91 3174
Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituencyMathurapur (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMandirbazar (SC)
Websitewww.s24pgs.gov.in

Mandirbazar is a village within the jurisdiction of the Mandirbazar police station in the Mandirbazar CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Area overview[edit | edit source]

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps.[3][4][5]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location[edit | edit source]

Mandirbazar is located at 22°09′48″N 88°19′33″E / 22.1633°N 88.3258°E / 22.1633; 88.3258.

Mandirbazar is not identified as a separate place in 2011 census. The map of CD block Mandirbazar on page 627 in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas shows the Madirbazar police station in Krishnadebpur mouza. The same map shows the block headquarters as being located in Ramnathpur.[6] However, West Bengal government has put the location as PO Mandirbazar.[7]

Civic administration[edit | edit source]

Police station[edit | edit source]

Mandirbazar police station covers an area of 128.07 km2. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Mandirbazar CD block.[8][9]

CD block HQ[edit | edit source]

The headquarters of Mandirbazar CD block are located at PO Mandirbazar.[7]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Mandirbazar stands around the junction points of the Lakshikantapur-Hansuri Road (locally popular as the Diamond Harbour Road/ Sangrampur station Road) and the Hatuganj-Karbala More road (connecting to the National Highway 12 and the State Highway 1).[10]

Mathurapur Road railway station is located nearby.[10]

Education[edit | edit source]

Jagdishpur Siti Kanta Institution is a Bengali-medium coeducational (boys only?) institution established in 1927. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It is housed in a government building and has 10 computers.[11][12]

Mandirbazar Saradeswari Balika Bidyalaya is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. It is housed in a government building.[13][14]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

Naiyarat Rural Hospital at Krishnapur, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Mandirbazar CD block.[15]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 627 - Map of Mandirbazar CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "BDO Offices under South 24 Parganas District". West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Mandirbazar". Sundarban police district. West Bengal police. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas". Table No. 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Google maps
  11. ↑ "Jagadishpur SK Institution". Jagdishpur SK High School. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "Jagdishpur Sitikanta Institution". Schoolspedia. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "MbSaradeswari BB Up Secondary School". ICBSE. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  14. ↑ "Mandirbazar Saradeswari Balika Bidyamandir". Entrance India. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  15. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

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