Shyampur II

Shyampur II
শ্যামপুর II
Community development block
সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Shyampur II

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 22°23′17″N 88°02′15″E / 22.38806°N 88.03750°E / 22.38806; 88.03750
Country India
State West Bengal
District Howrah
Parliamentary constituency Uluberia
Assembly constituency Shyampur
Area
  Total 38.71 sq mi (100.25 km2)
Population (2001)
  Total 171,047
  Density 4,420/sq mi (1,706/km2)
Time zone IST (UTC+5.30)
Literacy Rate 75.43 per cent
Website http://howrah.gov.in/

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

Geography

Bargram, a constituent panchayat of Shyampur II block, is located at 22°23′17″N 88°02′15″E / 22.38792°N 88.037582°E / 22.38792; 88.037582.

Shyampur II CD Block has an area of 100.25  km2.[1]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Shyampur II block/panchayat samiti are: Amardaha, Bachhri, Bargram, Dihimondalghat I, Dihimondalghat II, Kharuberia, Nakol, and Shashati.[2]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Shyampur II block had a total population of 171,047, out of which 86,943 were males and84,104 were females. Shyampur II block registered a population growth of 11.57 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 22,809 formed around one-eighth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 451.[1][3]

Literacy

As per 2001 census, Shyampur II block had a total literacy of 75.43 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 84.25 per cent female literacy was 66.32 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]

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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