Bally Jagachha (community development block)
| Bally Jagachha বালি জগাছা | |
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Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক | |
  Bally Jagachha Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°38′38″N 88°19′30″E / 22.64389°N 88.32500°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Parliamentary constituency | Sreerampur |
| Assembly constituency | Domjur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.82 sq mi (72.05 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 164,520 |
| • Density | 5,910/sq mi (2,283/km2) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
| Literacy Rate | 84.44 per cent |
| Website | http://howrah.gov.in/ |
Bally Jagachha is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Howrah Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Ghoshpara is located at 22°38′38″N 88°19′30″E / 22.644°N 88.325°E.
Bally Jagachha CD Block is bounded by Chanditala II and Sreerampur-Uttarpara CD Blocks, in Hooghly district, in the north, Kolkata, across the Hooghly in the east and part of the south, Sankrail CD Block in part of the south, and Domjur CD Block in the west.[1][2]
It is located 8 km from Howrah, the district headquarters.[1]
Area and administration
Bally Jagachha CD Block has an area of 72.05 km2.[3]Bally, Liluah and Jagachha police stations serve this CD Block. Bally Jagachha panchayat samity has 8 gram panchayats. The block has 3 inhabited villages.[4] Headquarters of this block is at Ghoshpara.
Topography
Howrah district is located on the west bank of the Hooghly. The Rupnarayan flows on the west and south and the Damodar intersects it. The district consists of a flat alluvial plain.[5]
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Bally Jagachha block/panchayat samiti are: Bali, Chakpara Anandanagar, Chamrail, Durgapur Abhaynagar I, Durgapur Abhaynagar II, Jagadishpur, Nischinda and Sanpuipara Basukati.[6]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Bally Jagachha CD Block had a total population of 209,504, of which 9,300 were rural and 200,204 were uban. There were 107,926 (52%) males and 101,578 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 19,915. Scheduled Castes numbered 30,615 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 1,823.[7]
As per 2001 census, Bally Jagachha block had a total population of 164,520, out of which 86,409 were males and 78,111 were females. Bally Jagacha block registered a population growth of 28.63 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 31,141 formed around one-fifth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 3,629.[3][8]
Census Towns and large village
Census Towns in Bally Jagachha CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Jagadishpur (16,259), Jaypur Bil (9,598), Bally (113,377), Chakapara (35,282), Chamrail (11,923), Eksara (7,500) and Khalia (6,265).[7]
As per 2011 census there was only one large village (4,000+population) in Bally Jagachha CD Block (2011 census figure in brackets): Debirpara (6,517).[7]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Bally Jagachha CD Block was 166,364 (87.75% of the population over 6 years) out of which 89,030 (54%) were males and 77,334 (46%) were females.[7]
As per 2011 census, literacy in Howrah district was 78.66%. [9]Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011.[10] Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[10]
As per 2001 census, Bally Jagachha block had a total literacy of 84.44 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 89.24 per cent female literacy was 79.08 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]
| Literacy in CD Blocks of Howrah district |
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| Howrah Sadar subdivision |
| Bally Jagachha – 87.75% |
| Domjur – 81.33% |
| Panchla – 78.98% |
| Sankrail – 83.11% |
| Jagatballavpur – 79.22% |
| Uluberia subdivision |
| Uluberia I – 77.39% |
| Uluberia II – 78.05% |
| Amta I – 81.26% |
| Amta II – 81.47% |
| Udaynarayanpur – 81.05% |
| Bagnan I – 84.09% |
| Bagnan II – 82.57% |
| Shyampur I – 78.96% |
| Shyampur II – 80.49% |
| Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data |
Language
Bengali is the local language in these areas.[1]
Religion
In 2011 census Hindus numbered 197,131 and formed 94.09% of the population in Bally Jagacha CD Block. Muslims numbered 9,852 and formed 4.70% of the population. Others numbered 2,521 and formed 1.21% of the population.[11]
In 2011, Hindus numbered 3,535,844 and formed 72.90% of the population in Howrah district. Muslims numbered 1,270,641 and formed 26.20% of the population. In West Bengal Hindus numbered 64,385,546 and formed 70.53% of the population. Muslims numbered 24,654,825 and formed 27.01% of the population.[11]
References
- 1 2 3 "Bally-jagacha Block". onefivenine. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ "Haora". CD Block/Tehsil map. Maps of India. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- 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.
- 1 2 "District Statistical Handbook – 2004 – Howrah" (PDF). Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 (b), 3.1, 4.4, 4.5, 8.2, 18.1, 18.3, 21.1. Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ "Brief Industrial Profile of Howrah District, West Bengal" (PDF). Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 4 "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Provisional population tables and annexures" (PDF). Census 2011:Table 2(3) Literates and Literacy rates by sex. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- 1 2 "C1 Population by Religious Community". West Bengal. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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