Uluberia I

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

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 22°26′19″N 88°05′26″E / 22.43861°N 88.09056°E / 22.43861; 88.09056
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Howrah
Parliamentary constituency Uluberia
Assembly constituency Uluberia Dakshin
Area
  Total 44.16 sq mi (114.38 km2)
Population (2001)
  Total 182,085
  Density 4,120/sq mi (1,592/km2)
Time zone IST (UTC+5.30)
Literacy Rate 68.61 per cent
Website http://howrah.gov.in/

Uluberia 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

Bahira, a constituent panchayat of Uluberia I block, is located at 22°26′19″N 88°05′26″E / 22.43849°N 88.090683°E / 22.43849; 88.090683

Uluberia I CD Block has an area of 114.38  km2.[1]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Uluberia I block/panchayat samiti are: Bahira, Chandipur, Dhulasimla, Hatgachha I, Hatgachha II, Heerapur, Kalinagar, Maheshpur, and Tapna.[2]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Uluberia I block had a total population of 182,085, out of which 92,817 were males and 89,268 were females. Uluberia I block registered a population growth of 18.35 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 45,974 formed around one-fourth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 1,587.[1][3]

Literacy

As per 2001 census, Uluberia I block had a total literacy of 68.61 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 76.36 per cent female literacy was 60.56 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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