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{{About|the community development block in West Bengal, India|1 its namesake settlement|Patharpratima, South 24 Parganas|2 its namesake assembly constituency|Patharpratima (Vidhan Sabha constituency)}}
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'''Patharpratima''' is a [[Community development block in India|community development block]] that forms an administrative division in [[Kakdwip subdivision]] of [[South 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|State]] of [[West Bengal]].
'''Patharpratima''' is a village and a [[gram panchayat]] within the jurisdiction of the Patharpratima police station in the [[Patharpratima (community development block)|Patharpratima]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in the [[Kakdwip subdivision]] of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].
 
==Geography==
Patharpratima CD block is located at {{coord|21.7941|N|88.3555|E|format=dms|}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|4|m}}.
 
Patharpratima CD block is bounded by [[Mathurapur I]] and [[Mathurapur II]] CD blocks in the north, [[Sundarbans]] forests in the east, [[Bay of Bengal]] in the south, [[Namkhana (community development block)|Namkhana]], [[Kakdwip (community development block)|Kakdwip]] and [[Kulpi (community development block)|Kulpi]] CD blocks 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|tidal]] 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>
 
Patharpratima CD block has an area of 484.47&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It has 1 [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|panchayat samity]], 15 [[gram panchayat]]s, 187 gram sansads (village councils), 92 [[mouza]]s and 87 inhabited villages, as per the ''District Statistical Handbook'', South Twenty-four Parganas. [[Patharpratima, South 24 Parganas#Police station|Patharpratima]], [[Dhola, Diamond Harbour#Police station|Dholahat]] and [[Gobardhanpur# Police station|Gobardhanpur Coastal]] police stations serve 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 [[Ramganga, South 24 Parganas|Ramganga]].<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>
 
Patharpratima CD block has 241.9&nbsp;km of embankments, the 2nd highest among the 12 [[Sundarban]] CD blocks. Breaches in these embankments varied from 5.9&nbsp;km in 2002-03 to 18.8&nbsp;km in 2005-06. Embankments raised along rivers are of critical importance for the safety of lives and protection of crops, against daily tides and tidal surges. Technologically the embankment structures are weak and there is need of proper drainage of accumulated rain water through sluice gates. Crude cuts in embankments for drainage of accumulated rain water and channels built for providing water to large fisheries ({{transl|bn|bheris}}) also add to the hazards. Cyclones and tropical depressions are regular threats.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = Intro: pp 218-221, Chapter 7.4: Vulnerability to Natural Disasters | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 7 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>
 
{{See also|Sundarbans settlements}}
 
[[Gram panchayat]]s of Patharpratima CD block/[[panchayat samiti]] are: Achintyanagar, Banashyamnagar, Brajaballavpur, Dakshin Gangadharpur, Dakshin Roypur, Digambarpur, Durbachati, Gopalnagar, G-Plot, Herambagopalpur, Laxmi Janardanpur, Patharpratima, Ramganga, Sridharnagar and Srinarayanpur Purnachandrapur.<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]], Patharpratima CD block had a total population of 331,823, all of which were rural. There were 169,422 (51%) males and 162,401 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 42,021. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 76,163 (22.95%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 2,640 (0.80%).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 23 March 2016}}</ref>
 
As per the [[2001 Census of India]], Patharpratima CD block had a total population of 288,259, out of which 147,518 were males and 140,741 were females. Patharprtima CD block registered a population growth of 17.37 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 72,402 formed around one-fourth the population. [[Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 3,670.<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=27 September 2007 }}</ref>
 
Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Patharpratima CD block (2011 census figures in brackets): Dakshin Gangadharpur (13,738), Bhajna (5,307), Srinarayanpur (5,098), Taranagar (4,425), Purna Chandrapur (4,099), Dakshin Durgapur (5,722), Dakshin Raypur (9,858), Indra Narayanpur (4,120), Digambarpur (6,577), Ramganga (4,118), Paschim Surendra Nagar (6,378), Gopalnagar Dakshin (5,059), Gopalnagar Uttar (4,492), Durgagobindopur (4,326), Madhab Nagar (5,615), Paschim Dwarkapur (4,097), Baradapur (4,356), Kishorinagar (4,177), Dakshin Lakshminarayanpur (4,379), Dakshin Shibganj (5,828), Chhoto Banashyam Nagar (5,124), Sibnagar (5,666), Banashyam Nagar (5,347), Achintya Nagar (6,181), Lakshmi Janardanpur (4,567), Kuemuri (5,096), Purba Surendranagar (5,130), Heramba Gopalpur (6,672), Dakshin Kashinagar (5,454), Purba Sripatinagar (4,077), Paschim Sripatinagar (6,342), Upendra Nagar (4,915), Rakhalpur (6,076), Sridhar Nagar (7,625), Rakshaskhali (4,729), Kshetra Mohanpur (5,589), Brojoballabpur (6,671), Gobindapur Abad (6,226), Dakshin Surendraganj (4,350), Indrapur (5,335) and Sitarampur (4,388). <ref name=census2011/>
 
Other villages in Patharpratima CD block include (2011 census figures in brackets): Durbachati (3,830).<ref name=census2011/>
 
===Literacy===
As per the 2011 census, the total number of literates in Patharpratima CD block was 237,955 (82.11% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 131,063 (88.54% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 106,892 (75.40% of the female population over 6 years). The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 13.14%.<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]], Patharpratima CD block had a total literacy of 72.77 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 84.30 per cent female literacy was 60.64 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 295,027 and formed 88.91% of the population in Patharpratima CD block. Muslims numbered 35,566 and formed 10.72% of the population. Others numbered 1,230 and formed 0.37% 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==
As per the ''[[Human Development Report]]'' for South 24 Parganas district, published in 2009, in Patharpratima CD block the percentage of households [[Below Poverty Line|below poverty line]] was 49.13%. 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. The Sundarban region remains the most backward region in terms of quality of life. 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.<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>
 
==Economy==
===Livelihood===
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In Patharpratima CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 33,944 and formed 24.07%, agricultural labourers numbered 69,222 and formed 49.09%, household industry workers numbered 4,396 and formed 3.12% and other workers numbered 33,439 and formed 23.72%.<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 141,001 and formed 42.49% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 190,822 and formed 57.51% of the population.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf|title = District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Table 30: Number and percentage of Main workers, Marginal workers and Non workers by Sex, in Sub-districts, 2011 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 24 September 2019}}</ref>
 
The ''District Human Development Report'' points out that in the blocks of region situated in the close proximity of the Kolkata metropolis, overwhelming majority are involved in the non-agricultural sector for their livelihood. On the other hand, in the 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>
 
<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>
 
===Infrastructure===
There are 87 inhabited villages in Patharpratima CD block, as per the ''District Census Handbook'', South Twenty-four Parganas, 2011. 100% villages have power supply. 86 villages (98.85%) have drinking water supply. 46 villages (52.57%) have post offices. 82 villages (94.25%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 13 villages (14.94%) have pucca (paved) approach roads and 26 villages (29.89%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 7 villages (8.05%) have agricultural credit societies and 11 villages (12.64%) 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>
 
===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 Patharpratima CD block, 14,660.14 acres of land was acquired and vested. Out of this 8,604.22 acres or 56.89% of the vested land was distributed among the peasants. The total number of patta (document) holders was 13,264.<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 156 fertiliser depots, 15 seed stores and 7 [[Public distribution system|fair price shops]] in Patharpratima 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, Patharpratima CD block produced 77,077 tonnes of [[Rice#Ecotypes and cultivars|Aman paddy]], the main winter crop, from 3,372 hectares, 3,772 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 1,223 hectares, 4,214 tonnes of wheat and 1,276 tonnes of potatoes from 38 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds.<ref name=handbook2014/>
==Geography== 
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===Pisciculture===
===Area overview===
In Patharpratima CD block, in 2013-14, net area under effective pisciculture was 5,805 hectares, engaging 41,452 persons in the profession, and with an approximate annual production of 109,125 quintals.<ref name=handbook2014/>  
Kakdwip subdivision has full rural population. The entire district is situated in the [[Ganges Delta]]. The southern part of the delta has numerous channels and islands such as [[Henry Island (India)|Henry Island]], [[Sagar Island]], Frederick Island and Fraserganj Island. The subdivision is a part of the [[Sundarbans settlements]]. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas by special coastal forces. The area attracts large number of tourists – Gangasagar and  Fraserganj-Bakkhali are worth mentioning. Gobardhanpur holds a  promise for the future.<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, Physigraphy| 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>


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.<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>
<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>


===Banking===
===Location===
In 2013-14, Patharpratima CD block had offices of 6 commercial banks and 6 [[Regional Rural Bank|gramin banks]].<ref name=handbook2014/>
Patharpratima is located at {{coord|21.7941|N|88.3555|E|display=inline}}.
 
Patharpratima is not identified as a separate place in 2011 census but it is marked in Google maps. The entire island is called Patharpratima. The map of CD block Patharpratima on page 889 in ''District Census Handbook'' for South 24 Parganas shows Pathapratima police station in Dakshin Shibganj mouza (village no. 375).<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 889 - Map of Patharpratima CD block | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 26 October 2019}}</ref>


===Backward Regions Grant Fund===
==Civic administration==
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>
===Police station===
Patharpratima police station covers an area of 293.96&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It has jurisdiction over parts of Patharpratima CD block.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://sundarbanpolicedistrict.org/each_police_station?psname=PATHARPRATIMA |title =  Patharpratima | work= Sundarban police district |publisher=  West Bengal police | access-date = 26 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 = 26 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>


==Transport==
==Transport==
Patharpratima CD block has 43 ferry services and 2 originating/ terminating bus routes. The nearest railway station is 44 (forty-four) km from the block headquarters.<ref name=handbook2014/>
Patharpratima is on the Kakdwip-Gangadharpur Road.<ref>Google maps</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
In 2013-14, Patharpratima had 218 primary schools with 17,360 students, 20 middle schools with 2,875 students, 14 high schools with 5,920 students and 25 higher secondary schools with 18,281 students. Patharpratima CD block had 1 general degree college with 979 students, 610 institutions for special and non-formal education with 25,568 students.<ref name=handbook2014/>
[[Patharpratima Mahavidyalaya]], established in 2001, is affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]]. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, geography, education and economics, and general courses in arts, science and commerce.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.patharpratimamahavidyalaya.in/ | title =  Patharpratima Mahavidyalaya  | publisher =  PM | access-date =  26 October 2019}}</ref>


See also – [[Education in India]]
Patharpratima Anandalal Adarsha Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1961. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web | url =   https://www.icbse.com/schools/patharpratima-anandalal-adarsha-vidyalaya-hs-dodqdg| title =  Patharpratima Anandalal Adarsha Vidyalaya | publisher =  ICBSE | access-date =  11 December 2019}}</ref>
 
As per the 2011 census, in Patharpratima CD block, amongst the 87 inhabited villages,  all villages had schools, 78 villages had two or more  primary schools, 55 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 39 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>
 
[[Patharpratima Mahavidyalaya]] was established at [[Patharpratima, South 24 Parganas|Patharpratima]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.patharpratimamahavidyalaya.in/ | title =  Patharpratima Mahavidyalaya  | publisher =  PM | access-date =  26 October 2019}}</ref>


==Healthcare==
==Healthcare==
In 2014, Patharpratima CD block had 1 rural hospital, 3 primary health centres and 7 NGO/ private nursing homes with total 93 beds and 13 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 65 family welfare subcentres. 3,815 patients were treated indoor and 66,575 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block.<ref name=handbook2014/>
Madhabnagar Rural Hospital at Madababnagar, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Patharpratima 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 November 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 Patharpratima CD block, 3 villages had  primary health centres, 61 villages had primary health subcentres, 8 villages had maternity and child welfare centres, 3 villages had veterinary hospitals, 43 villages had medicine shops and out of the 87 inhabited villages 6 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 – C.D.Block level  | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date = 4 October 2019}}</ref>
 
Madhabnagar Rural Hospital at Madababnagar, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in Patharpratima CD block. There are [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] at Gadamathurpur (with 10 beds), Brajballavpur (with 15 beds) and Indrapur (with 10 beds).<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><ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/BPHC.pdf  | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres  | publisher = Government of West Bengal  |access-date =  1 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/PHC.pdf  | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres  | publisher = Government of West Bengal  |access-date =  1 November 2019}}</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:Community development blocks in South 24 Parganas district]]
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Latest revision as of 09:56, 15 August 2025

Patharpratima
Village
Location in West Bengal
Patharpratima is located in India
Patharpratima
Patharpratima
Location in India
Coordinates: 21°47′39″N 88°21′20″E / 21.7941°N 88.3555°E / 21.7941; 88.3555
Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
CD BlockPatharpratima
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743371
Telephone code+91 3210
Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituencyMathurapur (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPatharpratima
Websitewww.s24pgs.gov.in

Patharpratima is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Patharpratima police station in the Patharpratima CD block in the Kakdwip 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]

Kakdwip subdivision has full rural population. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta. The southern part of the delta has numerous channels and islands such as Henry Island, Sagar Island, Frederick Island and Fraserganj Island. The subdivision is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas by special coastal forces. The area attracts large number of tourists – Gangasagar and Fraserganj-Bakkhali are worth mentioning. Gobardhanpur holds a promise for the future.[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]

Patharpratima is located at 21°47′39″N 88°21′20″E / 21.7941°N 88.3555°E / 21.7941; 88.3555.

Patharpratima is not identified as a separate place in 2011 census but it is marked in Google maps. The entire island is called Patharpratima. The map of CD block Patharpratima on page 889 in District Census Handbook for South 24 Parganas shows Pathapratima police station in Dakshin Shibganj mouza (village no. 375).[6]

Civic administration[edit | edit source]

Police station[edit | edit source]

Patharpratima police station covers an area of 293.96 km2. It has jurisdiction over parts of Patharpratima CD block.[7][8]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Patharpratima is on the Kakdwip-Gangadharpur Road.[9]

Education[edit | edit source]

Patharpratima Mahavidyalaya, established in 2001, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, geography, education and economics, and general courses in arts, science and commerce.[10]

Patharpratima Anandalal Adarsha Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1961. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[11]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

Madhabnagar Rural Hospital at Madababnagar, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Patharpratima CD block.[12]

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, Physigraphy. 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.
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  7. ↑ "Patharpratima". Sundarban police district. West Bengal police. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "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 26 October 2019.
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  11. ↑ "Patharpratima Anandalal Adarsha Vidyalaya". ICBSE. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

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