Uluberia II

Uluberia II
উলুবেড়িয়া II
Community development block
সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Uluberia II

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 22°29′40″N 88°05′07″E / 22.49444°N 88.08528°E / 22.49444; 88.08528
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Howrah
Parliamentary constituency Uluberia
Assembly constituency Uluberia Uttar, Uluberia Purba
Area
  Total 24.32 sq mi (62.98 km2)
Population (2001)
  Total 161,833
  Density 6,700/sq mi (2,570/km2)
Time zone IST (UTC+5.30)
Literacy Rate 68.60 per cent
Website http://howrah.gov.in/

Uluberia 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

Baniban, a constituent panchayat of Uluberia II block, is located at 22°29′40″N 88°05′07″E / 22.494511°N 88.08519°E / 22.494511; 88.08519

Uluberia II CD Block has an area of 62.98  km2.[1]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Uluberia II block/panchayat samiti are: Baniban, Basudevpur, Joargori, Khalisani, Raghudevpur, Tehatta-Kantaberia I, Tehatta-Kantaberia II and Tulsiberia.[2]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Uluberia II block had a total population of 161,833, out of which 83,662 were males and 78,171 were females. Uluberia II block registered a population growth of 1.92 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 49,552 formed around one-third the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 690.[1][3]

Literacy

As per 2001 census, Uluberia II block had a total literacy of 68.60 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 76.28 per cent female literacy was 60.38 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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