Bagnan I

Bagnan I
বাগনান I
Community development block
সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Bagnan I

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 22°30′11″N 87°54′43″E / 22.50306°N 87.91194°E / 22.50306; 87.91194
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Howrah
Parliamentary constituency Uluberia
Assembly constituency Bagnan, Amta
Area
  Total 32.05 sq mi (83.01 km2)
Population (2001)
  Total 191,188
  Density 5,960/sq mi (2,303/km2)
Time zone IST (UTC+5.30)
Literacy Rate 76.22 per cent
Website http://howrah.gov.in/

Bagnan I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Kalyanpur, a constituent panchayat of Bagnan I block, is located at 22°30′11″N 87°54′43″E / 22.502963°N 87.911825°E / 22.502963; 87.911825.

Bagnan I CD Block has an area of 83.01  km2.[1]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Bagnan I block/panchayat samiti are: Bagnan I, Bagnan II, Bainan, Baksihat, Bangalpur, Haturia I, Haturia II, Kalyanpur, Khalore and Sabsit.[2]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Bagnan I block had a total population of 191,188, out of which 97,967 were males and 93,221 were females. Bagnan I block registered a population growth of 16.21 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Howrah district was 12.76 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent. Scheduled castes at 30,454 formed around one-sixth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 1,825.[1][3]

Literacy

As per 2001 census, Bagnan I block had a total literacy of 76.22 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 83.28 per cent female literacy was 68.81 per cent. Howrah district had a total literacy of 77.01 per cent, male literacy being 83.22 per cent and female literacy being 70.11 per cent.[4]

Culture

Kalyanpur is famous for Buropir Saheb Madrasa where people from all over Howrah district come for visiting it.

References

  1. 1 2 "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001 – Howrah district. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  2. "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Howrah – Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  4. "Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 5, Howrah District". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
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