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Tarakeswar
Tarakeswar
Community development block
	Tarakeswar Location in West Bengal, India
	Coordinates: 22°53′N 88°01′E / 22.89°N 88.02°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Government
• Type	Representative democracy
Area
• Total	119.93 km2 (46.31 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	179,148
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	712410 (Tarakeswar); 712401 (Champadanga)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB-15, WB-16, WB-18
Literacy	79.96%
Lok Sabha constituency	Arambag
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Tarakeswar
Website	hooghly.gov.in

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Tarakeshwar is a panchayat samiti (community development block) in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

The CD block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one of the district's three natural regions of flat alluvial plains which form part of the Ganges Delta. It has many depressions which receive water from tributaries of the surrounding lands during the rainy season and discharge it in smaller channels.^[1]

Tarakeshwar is bordered by Dhaniakhali CD block on the north, Haripal CD block on the east, Jangipara CD block on the south, and Pursurah CD block on the west. It is 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Chinsurah, the district headquarters. The CD block covers an area of 119.93 square kilometres (46.31 sq mi). It has 10 gram panchayats (Astara-Duttapur, Baligori I, Baligori II, Bhanjipur, Champadanga, Keshabchak, Naita-Mal Paharpur, Purba Ramnagar, Santoshpur and Talpur),^[2] 144 village councils, 90 mouzas and 89 villages. The Tarakeswar police station serves the block.^[3] Headquarters of this CD Block is at Tarakeswar.^[4]^[5]

Demographics

Population

Tarakeswar had a population of 162,355 in the 2001 census, of whom 83,141 (51 percent) were males and 79,214 (49 percent) were females. Its population increased by 11.56 percent from 1991 to 2001 decade, and the district's population increased by 15.72 percent.^[6] West Bengal's population increased by 17.84 percent during the decade.^[7]

In the 2011 census, Tarakeswar's population increased to 179,148 (entirely rural). There were 91,534 males (51 percent) and 87,614 females (49 percent). The population under age six was 17,096. Scheduled Caste members numbered 42,338 (23.63 percent), and Scheduled Tribe members numbered 9,034 (5.04 percent).^[8]

Villages with a population of over 4,000 in 2011 were Santoshpur (4,063), Talpur (5,389), Moktarpur (6,364), Bhanjipur (4,433), Purba Ramnagar (7,759), Baligari (5,845), Astara (6,590) and Champadanga (12,518).^[8] Smaller villages are Keshabchak (2,569), Malpaharpur (2,116) and Duttapur (1,168).^[8]

Literacy

In 2001, Tarakeswar had a total literacy rate of 56.23 percent; male literacy was 77.61 percent, and female literacy was 54.66 percent.^[9] In 2011, the number of literate people was 129,574; males numbered 71,609, and females numbered 57,965. Gender disparity was 13.42 percent.^[8]

Literacy in CD blocks of Hooghly district
Arambagh subdivision
Arambagh – 79.10
Khanakul I – 77.73
Khanakul II – 79.16
Goghat I – 78.70
Goghat II – 77.24
Pursurah – 82.12
Chandannagar subdivision
Haripal – 78.59
Singur – 84.01
Tarakeswar – 79.96
Chinsurah subdivision
Balagarh – 76.94
Chinsurah Mogra – 83.01
Dhaniakhali – 75.66
Pandua – 75.86
Polba Dadpur – 75.14
Srirampore subdivision
Chanditala I – 83.76
Chanditala II – 84.78
Jangipara – 75.34
Sreerampur Uttarpara – 87.33
Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data

Language and religion

Religion in Tarakeswar CD block (2011)^[10]

Hinduism			88.94%
Islam			10.20%
Other (tribal religion)			0.67%
Other or not stated			0.19%

As per the 2011 census, majority of the population of the district belong to the Hindu community with a population share of 82.9% followed by Muslims at 15.8%. The percentage of the Hindu population of the district has followed a decreasing trend from 87.1% in 1961 to 82.9% in the latest census 2011. On the other hand, the percentage of Muslim population has increased from 12.7% in 1961 to 15.8% in 2011 census.^[11]

In 2011 census Hindus numbered 159,330 and formed 88.94% of the population in Tarakeswar numbered 18,274 and formed 10.20% of the population. Others numbered 1,544 and formed 0.86% of the population.^[10]

Languages of Tarakeshwar block (2011)^[12]

Bengali (96.93%)

Santali (2.26%)

Others (0.81%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 96.93% of the population spoke Bengali and 2.26% Santali as their first language.^[12]

Economy

Rural poverty

According to estimates obtained from a survey of families living Below Poverty Line in 2005, rural poverty in Tarakeswar was 18.62 percent.^[13]

Employment

Employment in Tarakeswar

Farmers (19.55%)

Agricultural labourers (38.09%)

Household industries (5.19%)

Other workers (37.17%)

In 2011, farmers were 19.55 percent of the workforce; agricultural laborers were 38.09 percent, household-industry workers 5.19 percent and other workers 37.17 percent.^[14]

Infrastructure

Tarakeswar has 89 villages, all with electricity. Forty-one villages have more than one source of drinking water (a tap, well, tube well, or hand pump); seven villages have only a tube (or bore well), and 36 have only a hand pump. Eight villages have post offices, 14 have sub-post offices and three have post-and-telegraph offices. Sixty-three villages have landlines, 58 have public call offices, and 82 have mobile-phone coverage. Forty-six villages have roads, and 29 have bus service. Eighteen villages have agricultural credit societies, eight have commercial or co-operative banks, and one village has a bank ATM.^[15]

Agriculture

The agricultural area has several cold-storage facilities.^[16] Although rice is the district's main crop, potatoes, jute, vegetables and fruits are also grown.^[17]

Land reform has changed patterns of land ownership. In 2013-14, people engaged in agriculture in Tarakeswar consisted of bargadars (10.17 percent), patta (deed) holders (4.73 percent), small farmers—owning 1–2 hectares (2.5–4.9 acres)—8.24 percent, marginal farmers—less than 1 hectare (2.5 acres)—35.20 percent, and agricultural labourers 41.65 percent.^[14] Tarakeswar has markets in Baliguri, Champadanga, Santoshpur and Kararia.^[18]

The CD block had 95 fertiliser depots, 38 seed stores and 47 fair-price shops in 2013-14.^[14] It produced oil seeds, 81,189 tonnes of Aman paddy (the main winter crop) from 27,792 hectares (68,680 acres), 5,229 tonnes of Boro paddy (a spring crop) from 1,668 hectares (4,120 acres), 58,340 tonnes of jute from 2,730 hectares (6,700 acres), and 81,573 tonnes of potatoes from 5,105 hectares (12,610 acres).^[14] The total irrigated area was 11,828 hectares (29,230 acres); of this, 7,125 hectares (17,610 acres) were irrigated by canal water, 1,780 hectares (4,400 acres) by tank water, 50 hectares (120 acres) by river lift irrigation, 480 hectares (1,200 acres) by deep tube wells, and 2,393 hectares (5,910 acres) by shallow tube wells.^[14]

Banking

In 2013-14, Tarakeswar 10 commercial-bank offices and one Regional Rural Bank.^[14]

Transport

The block has 27 bus routes.^[14] The broad-gauge Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885, and was operated by the East Indian Railway Company.^[19]^[20]

A Tarakeswar-Bishnupur project was authorised in 1999-2000,^[21] and Eastern Railway provided details about the project in 2003. The proposed fully-electrified line was divided into three parts: Tarakeswar-Arambagh—26 kilometres (16 mi), Arambagh-Kodabari—16 kilometres (9.9 mi), and Kodabari-Bishnupur—44 kilometres (27 mi).^[22] It will be part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. State Highway 2 (running from Bankura to Malancha in North 24 Parganas district) and State Highway 15, running from Dainhat (in Purba Bardhaman district) to Gadiara (in Howrah district), pass through the block.^[23]

Legend

km

119

Bishnupur

Kharagpur–Bankura–

Adra line

NH-14 (old NH-60)

111

Birshamunda Halt

102

Gokulnagar Joypur

96

Maynapur

00

section

under construction

89

Baragopinathpur

80

Jayarambati

76

Kamarpukur

70

Goghat

SH-2

Kalipur Bridge over

Dwarakeswar River

to Panskura on

Howrah–Kharagpur line

Ghatal

Irphala

to Bowaichandi on

Bankura–Masagram line

(

under

construction

)

60

51

45

to Baruipara on

Howrah–Bardhaman chord

(planned)

Furfura Sharif

to Bargachia on

Santragachi–Amta branch line

(planned)

Jangipara

Champadanga

40

Talpur Halt

35

Tarakeswar

to Dhaniakhali on

Howrah–Bardhaman chord

(

under

construction

)

33

28

25

22

20

17

13

Howrah–Bardhaman chord

11

7

5

SH-13 (Palsit–Dankuni Road)

Baidyabati Canal

Grand Trunk Road

0

Sheoraphuli

Howrah–Bardhaman

main line

km

Sources:

^[24] ^[25] ^[26] ^[27]

Education

In 2013-14, Tarakeswar had 114 primary schools with 8,958 students; 10 middle schools, with 737 students; seven high schools, with 3,491 students, and 10 higher secondary schools, with 12,692 students. It had one college with 3,255 students, and 291 institutions for special and non-formal education with 7,846 students.^[14] Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, a college, was founded in Champadanga in 1971.^[28] Of Tarakeswar's 89 villages, two had no school; 30 had more than one primary school, 66 had at least one primary school, 21 had at least one primary and one middle school, and 15 had at least one middle and one secondary school.^[15]

Healthcare and groundwater

Tarakeswar had one rural hospital, two primary health centres and three private nursing homes with a total 105 beds and eight doctors in 2014. It had 31 family welfare sub-centers; all treated 21,028 patients indoors and 215,593 outdoors.^[14] Tarakeswar Rural Hospital, in Tarakeswar, had 60 beds; Duttapur Primary Health Centre had four beds, and Talpur PHC had ten.^[29]

The block has a low arsenic contamination of groundwater. The WHO guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg per litre, and the Indian standard is 50 mg. Sixteen blocks in Hooghly district have arsenic levels above WHO guidelines, and 11 have levels above the Indian standard. Tarakeswar's maximum concentration is 37 mg per litre.^[30]

References

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^ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Hooghly – Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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[1] "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physigraphy, Page 17. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

[2] "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Hooghly – Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[3] "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[4] "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Map of Hooghly district with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

[5] "Tarakeswar". Local Self-government. Hooghly Zilla Parishad. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

[census-6] "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001 – Hooghly district. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-20.

[7] "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.

[census2011-8] "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

[9] "Tarakeswar". Local Self-government. Hooghly Zilla Parishad. Retrieved 2011-08-04.

[religion-10] "Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[census2-11] "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Religion, Mother-tongue Pages 50-51. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

[languages-12] "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: West Bengal". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

[13] "District Human Development Report: Hooghly" (PDF). Table 2.38: Empirical Measurement of Rural Poverty in Hooghly 2005, page 89. Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[handbook2014-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Tables 2.7, 17.2, 16.1, 18.1, 18.2, 20.1, 21.2, 4.4, 3.1, 3.3 – arranged as per use. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[censushandbook-15] "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Appendices to Village Directory, 2009, Pages 775-779. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

[16] "List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07". West Bengal State Marketing Board. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

[17] "Intensive cropping with remarkable feature of Hooghly District". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

[18] "Primary Hats/Markets of District". Hooghly. West Bengal State Marketing Board. Retrieved 29 January 2009.

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[22] "Eastern Railway plans new route". The Times of India. 15 July 2003. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

[23] "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

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 ==<span id="Geography"></span>Overview==
-[[File:Map of hooghly district .jpg|thumb |upright=1.4|alt=See caption|Map of Hooghly district, with CD blocks and municipal areas]]
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-The CD block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one of the district's three natural regions of flat [[alluvium|alluvial]] plains which form part of the [[Ganges Delta]]. It has many depressions which receive water from tributaries of the surrounding lands during the rainy season and discharge it in smaller channels.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Physigraphy, Page 17|publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | accessdate = 1 June 2017 |}}</ref>
+The CD block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one of the district's three natural regions of flat [[alluvium|alluvial]] plains which form part of the [[Ganges Delta]]. It has many depressions which receive water from tributaries of the surrounding lands during the rainy season and discharge it in smaller channels.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Physigraphy, Page 17|publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2017 }}</ref>
-Tarakeshwar is bordered by [[Dhaniakhali (community development block)|Dhaniakhali CD block]] on the north, [[Haripal (community development block)|Haripal CD block]] on the east, [[Jangipara (community development block)|Jangipara CD block]] on the south, and [[Pursurah (community development block)|Pursurah CD block]] on the west. It is {{convert|45|km}} from [[Chinsurah]], the district headquarters. The CD block covers an area of {{convert|119.93|km2}}. It has 10 [[gram panchayat]]s (Astara-Duttapur, Baligori I, Baligori II, Bhanjipur, [[Champadanga]], Keshabchak, Naita-Mal Paharpur, Purba Ramnagar, Santoshpur and Talpur),<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/PANCHAYATS.aspx |title = Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal  |work = Hooghly – Revised in March 2008 | publisher= Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 16 May 2016}}</ref> 144 village councils, 90 [[mouza]]s and 89 villages. The [[Tarakeswar#Police station|Tarakeswar police station]] serves the block.<ref>{{cite web  |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook   |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly  |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2  |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  |accessdate = 15 October 2018}}</ref> Headquarters of this CD Block is at Tarakeswar.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work=  Map of Hooghly district with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | accessdate = 1 June 2017 |}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hooghlyzp.org/html/tarakeswar.html | title = Tarakeswar | work= Local Self-government| accessdate =  6 June 2017 | last = | first = | publisher = Hooghly Zilla Parishad}}</ref>
+Tarakeshwar is bordered by [[Dhaniakhali (community development block)|Dhaniakhali CD block]] on the north, [[Haripal (community development block)|Haripal CD block]] on the east, [[Jangipara (community development block)|Jangipara CD block]] on the south, and [[Pursurah (community development block)|Pursurah CD block]] on the west. It is {{convert|45|km}} from [[Chinsurah]], the district headquarters. The CD block covers an area of {{convert|119.93|km2}}. It has 10 [[gram panchayat]]s (Astara-Duttapur, Baligori I, Baligori II, Bhanjipur, [[Champadanga]], Keshabchak, Naita-Mal Paharpur, Purba Ramnagar, Santoshpur and Talpur),<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/PANCHAYATS.aspx |title = Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal  |work = Hooghly – Revised in March 2008 | publisher= Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 16 May 2016}}</ref> 144 village councils, 90 [[mouza]]s and 89 villages. The [[Tarakeswar#Police station|Tarakeswar police station]] serves the block.<ref>{{cite web  |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook   |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly  |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2  |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  |access-date = 15 October 2018}}</ref> Headquarters of this CD Block is at Tarakeswar.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work=  Map of Hooghly district with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hooghlyzp.org/html/tarakeswar.html | title = Tarakeswar | work= Local Self-government| access-date =  6 June 2017 | publisher = Hooghly Zilla Parishad}}</ref>
 ==Demographics==
 ===Population===
-Tarakeswar had a population of 162,355 in the [[2001 Census of India|2001 census]], of whom 83,141 (51 percent) were males and 79,214 (49 percent) were females. Its population increased by 11.56 percent from 1991 to 2001 decade, and the district's population increased by 15.72 percent.<ref name="census">{{cite web|url=http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_12.htm|title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4|work=Census of India 2001 – Hooghly district|publisher=Census Commission of India|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928211036/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_12.htm|archivedate=September 28, 2011|accessdate=2011-01-20}}</ref> West Bengal's population increased by 17.84 percent during the decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm|title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4|work=Census of India 2001|publisher=Census Commission of India|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927041813/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm|archivedate=September 27, 2007|accessdate=2011-01-20}}</ref>
+Tarakeswar had a population of 162,355 in the [[2001 Census of India|2001 census]], of whom 83,141 (51 percent) were males and 79,214 (49 percent) were females. Its population increased by 11.56 percent from 1991 to 2001 decade, and the district's population increased by 15.72 percent.<ref name="census">{{cite web|url=http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_12.htm|title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4|work=Census of India 2001 – Hooghly district|publisher=Census Commission of India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928211036/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_12.htm|archive-date=September 28, 2011|access-date=2011-01-20}}</ref> West Bengal's population increased by 17.84 percent during the decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm|title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4|work=Census of India 2001|publisher=Census Commission of India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927041813/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm|archive-date=September 27, 2007|access-date=2011-01-20}}</ref>
-In the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Tarakeswar's population increased to 179,148 (entirely rural). There were 91,534 males (51 percent) and 87,614 females (49 percent). The population under age six was 17,096. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Caste members]] numbered 42,338 (23.63 percent), and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribe members]] numbered 9,034 (5.04 percent).<ref name="census2011">{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | accessdate = 26 May 2016}}</ref>
+In the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Tarakeswar's population increased to 179,148 (entirely rural). There were 91,534 males (51 percent) and 87,614 females (49 percent). The population under age six was 17,096. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Caste members]] numbered 42,338 (23.63 percent), and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribe members]] numbered 9,034 (5.04 percent).<ref name="census2011">{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 26 May 2016}}</ref>
 Villages with a population of over 4,000 in 2011 were Santoshpur (4,063), Talpur (5,389), Moktarpur (6,364), Bhanjipur (4,433), Purba Ramnagar (7,759), Baligari (5,845), Astara (6,590) and [[Champadanga]] (12,518).<ref name="census2011" /> Smaller villages are Keshabchak (2,569), Malpaharpur (2,116) and Duttapur (1,168).<ref name=census2011/>
 ===Literacy===
-In 2001, Tarakeswar had a total literacy rate of 56.23 percent; male literacy was 77.61 percent, and female literacy was 54.66 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hooghlyzp.org/html/tarakeswar.html|title=Tarakeswar|last=|first=|work=Local Self-government|publisher=Hooghly Zilla Parishad|accessdate=2011-08-04}}</ref> In 2011, the number of literate people in was 129,574; males numbered 71,609, and females numbered 57,965. [[Literacy#Gender disparities|Gender disparity]] was 13.42 percent.<ref name="census2011" />
+In 2001, Tarakeswar had a total literacy rate of 56.23 percent; male literacy was 77.61 percent, and female literacy was 54.66 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hooghlyzp.org/html/tarakeswar.html|title=Tarakeswar|work=Local Self-government|publisher=Hooghly Zilla Parishad|access-date=2011-08-04}}</ref> In 2011, the number of literate people was 129,574; males numbered 71,609, and females numbered 57,965. [[Literacy#Gender disparities|Gender disparity]] was 13.42 percent.<ref name="census2011" />
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 ===Language and religion===
-[[Bengali language|Bengali]] was the mother tongue of 86.4 percent of Hooghly district's population in 2001, followed by Hindi at 7.9 percent. [[Santali language|Santali]] (2.6 percent) and [[Urdu]] (two percent) are also spoken in the district.
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-In 2011, Tarakeswar had 159,330 Hindus, 18,274 Muslims and 1,544 followers of other religions.<ref name="censusreligion2011">{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/c-01.html |title = C1 Population by Religious Community | work= West Bengal |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | accessdate = 3 May 2016}}</ref>
+As per the 2011 census, majority of the population of the district belong to the Hindu community with a population share of 82.9% followed by Muslims at 15.8%. The percentage of the Hindu population of the district has followed a decreasing trend from 87.1% in 1961 to 82.9% in the latest census 2011. On the other hand, the percentage of Muslim population has increased from 12.7% in 1961 to 15.8% in 2011 census.<ref name="census2">{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Religion, Mother-tongue Pages 50-51|publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | accessdate = 1 June 2017 }}</ref>
+In 2011 census Hindus numbered 159,330 and formed 88.94% of the population in Tarakeswar numbered 18,274 and formed 10.20% of the population. Others numbered 1,544 and formed 0.86% of the population.<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11396/download/14509/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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+At the time of the 2011 census, 96.93% of the population spoke [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and 2.26% [[Santali language|Santali]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: West Bengal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10226/download/13338/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
 ==Economy==
 ===Rural poverty===
-According to estimates obtained from a survey of families living [[Below Poverty Line]] in 2005, rural poverty in Tarakeswar was 18.62 percent.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/DHDR_Hooghly.pdf  |title = District Human Development Report: Hooghly |work = Table 2.38: Empirical Measurement of Rural Poverty in Hooghly 2005, page 89 | publisher= Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2011 | accessdate = 14 June 2017}}</ref>
+According to estimates obtained from a survey of families living [[Below Poverty Line]] in 2005, [[rural poverty]] in Tarakeswar was 18.62 percent.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/DHDR_Hooghly.pdf  |title = District Human Development Report: Hooghly |work = Table 2.38: Empirical Measurement of Rural Poverty in Hooghly 2005, page 89 | publisher= Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 14 June 2017}}</ref>
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-In 2011, farmers were 19.55 percent of the workforce; agricultural laborers were 38.09 percent, [[Putting-out system#Cottage industry|household-industry]] workers 5.19 percent and other workers 37.17 percent.<ref name="handbook2014">{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | title =  District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly | work =  Tables 2.7, 17.2, 16.1, 18.1, 18.2, 20.1, 21.2, 4.4, 3.1, 3.3 – arranged as per use | publisher =  Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 15 October 2018}}</ref>
+In 2011, farmers were 19.55 percent of the workforce; agricultural laborers were 38.09 percent, [[Putting-out system#Cottage industry|household-industry]] workers 5.19 percent and other workers 37.17 percent.<ref name="handbook2014">{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | title =  District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly | work =  Tables 2.7, 17.2, 16.1, 18.1, 18.2, 20.1, 21.2, 4.4, 3.1, 3.3 – arranged as per use | publisher =  Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 15 October 2018}}</ref>
 ===Infrastructure===
-Tarakeswar has 89 villages, all with electricity. Forty-one villages have more than one source of drinking water (a tap, well, [[tube well]], or hand pump); seven villages have only a tube (or bore well), and 36 have only a hand pump. Eight villages have post offices, 14 have sub-post offices and three have post-and-telegraph offices. Sixty-three villages have [[landline]]s, 58 have public call offices, and 82 have mobile-phone coverage. Forty-six villages have roads, and 29 have bus service. Eighteen villages have agricultural credit societies, eight have commercial or co-operative banks, and one village has a bank [[Automated teller machine|ATM.]]<ref name="censushandbook">{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Appendices to Village Directory, 2009, Pages 775-779|publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | accessdate = 1 June 2017 |}}</ref>
+Tarakeswar has 89 villages, all with electricity. Forty-one villages have more than one source of drinking water (a tap, well, [[tube well]], or hand pump); seven villages have only a tube (or bore well), and 36 have only a hand pump. Eight villages have post offices, 14 have sub-post offices and three have post-and-telegraph offices. Sixty-three villages have [[landline]]s, 58 have public call offices, and 82 have mobile-phone coverage. Forty-six villages have roads, and 29 have bus service. Eighteen villages have agricultural credit societies, eight have commercial or co-operative banks, and one village has a bank [[Automated teller machine|ATM.]]<ref name="censushandbook">{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Appendices to Village Directory, 2009, Pages 775-779|publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 1 June 2017 }}</ref>
 ===Agriculture===
-This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storage facilities.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html | title= List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07 | publisher= West Bengal State Marketing Board | accessdate=28 January 2009}}</ref> Though rice is the prime crop of the district, the agricultural economy largely depends on potato, jute, vegetables, and orchard products. Though potato is cultivated in all the blocks of this district Dhaniakhali, Arambagh, Goghat, Pursurah, Haripal, Polba-Dadpur, Tarakeswar, Pandua and Singur contributed much of its production of this district.<ref>{{cite web  | url= http://hooghly.nic.in/AGRI-INTEN.HTM  | title= Intensive cropping with remarkable feature of Hooghly District  | accessdate= 28 January 2009  | url-status= dead  | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716220215/http://hooghly.nic.in/AGRI-INTEN.HTM  | archivedate= 16 July 2011  }}</ref>
+The agricultural area has several cold-storage facilities.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html | title= List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07 | publisher= West Bengal State Marketing Board | access-date=28 January 2009}}</ref> Although rice is the district's main crop, potatoes, [[jute]], vegetables and fruits are also grown.<ref>{{cite web  | url= http://hooghly.nic.in/AGRI-INTEN.HTM  | title= Intensive cropping with remarkable feature of Hooghly District  | access-date= 28 January 2009  | url-status= dead  | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716220215/http://hooghly.nic.in/AGRI-INTEN.HTM  | archive-date= 16 July 2011  }}</ref>
+[[Land reform in India|Land reform]] has changed patterns of land ownership. In 2013-14, people engaged in agriculture in Tarakeswar consisted of ''[[Sharecropping|bargadars]]'' (10.17 percent), [[Patta (land deed)|patta]] (deed) holders (4.73 percent), small farmers—owning {{convert|1|-|2|ha}}—8.24 percent, marginal farmers—less than {{convert|1|ha}}—35.20 percent, and agricultural labourers 41.65 percent.<ref name=handbook2014/> Tarakeswar has markets in Baliguri, Champadanga, Santoshpur and Kararia.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/bazar/hooghly.html  | title = Primary Hats/Markets of District | publisher = West Bengal State Marketing Board  | work = Hooghly | access-date = 29 January 2009}}</ref>
-The [[Tebhaga movement]] launched in 1946, in 24 Parganas district, aimed at securing for the share-croppers a better position within the existing land relation structure. Although the subsequent Bargadari Act of 1950 recognized the rights of [[bargadar]]s to a higher share of crops from the land that they tilled, it was not implemented fully. Large tracts, beyond the prescribed limit of land ceiling, remained with the rich landlords. From 1977 onward major land reforms took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed among the peasants.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title=District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work= (1) Chapter 1.2, South 24 Parganas in Historical Perspective, pages 7-9 (2) Chapter 3.4, Land reforms, pages 32-33|publisher=  Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009  | accessdate = 7 August 2016}}</ref> Following [[Land reform in India|land reforms]] land ownership pattern has undergone transformation. In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in Tarakeswar CD Block could be classified as follows: [[bargadar]]s 10.17%, patta (document) holders 4.73%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 8.24%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 35.20% and agricultural laborers 41.65%.<ref name=handbook2014/>
-Some of the primary and other ''hats'' or markets in the Tarakeswar block area are located at: Baliguri, Champadanga, Santoshpur and Kararia.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/bazar/hooghly.html  | title = Primary Hats/Markets of District | publisher = West Bengal State Marketing Board  | work = Hooghly | accessdate = 29 January 2009}}</ref>
+The CD block had 95 fertiliser depots, 38 seed stores and 47 [[Public distribution system|fair-price shops]] in 2013-14.<ref name=handbook2014/> It produced oil seeds, 81,189 tonnes of [[Rice#Ecotypes and cultivars|Aman paddy]] (the main winter crop) from {{convert|27792|ha}}, 5,229 tonnes of Boro paddy (a spring crop) from {{convert|1668|ha}}, 58,340 tonnes of jute from {{convert|2730|ha}}, and 81,573 tonnes of potatoes from {{convert|5105|ha}}.<ref name=handbook2014/> The total irrigated area was {{convert|11828|ha}}; of this, {{convert|7125|ha}} were irrigated by canal water, {{convert|1780|ha}} by tank water, {{convert|50|ha}} by river [[lift irrigation]], {{convert|480|ha}} by deep tube wells, and {{convert|2393|ha}} by shallow tube wells.<ref name=handbook2014/>
-Tarakeswar CD Block had 95 fertiliser depots, 38 seed stores and 47 [[Public distribution system|fair price shops]] in 2013-14.<ref name=handbook2014/>
-In 2013-14, Tarakeswar CD Block produced 81,189 tonnes of [[Rice#Ecotypes and cultivars|Aman paddy]], the main winter crop from 27,792 hectares, 5,229 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 1,668  hectares, 58,340 of jute from 2,730 hectares, 81,573 tonnes of potatoes from 5,105 hectares. It also produced oil seeds .<ref name=handbook2014/>
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-! style="background-color:#cccccc;" | Important Handicrafts of Hooghly District
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-| style="text-align: left;" |
-*'''Zari Work on Sari''' - Pandua, Pursurah, Jangipara, Tarakeswar and other blocks - 3,000 families involved
-*'''Chikon Embroidery''' – Babnan, Pandua, Singur - 2,500 families involved
-*'''Silk and Cotton Printing''' – Serampore (Chanditala) - 300 families involved
-*'''Brass and Bell Metal''' – Manikpat, Goghat, Arambagh - 150 families involved
-*'''Conch Shell''' – Pandua, Khanakul, Makla, Chandannagar
-*'''Jute Diversified Product''' – Baidyabati, Mogra
-*'''Terracota''' – Chinsurah, Chandannagar, Baidyabati, Mogra
-Source:District [[Human Development Report]] 2010: Hooghly P. 67
-|}
-In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Tarakeswar CD Block was 11,828 [[Hectare|hectares]], out of which 7,125 hectares were irrigated by canal water, 1,780 hectares by tank water, 50 hectares by river lift irrigation, 480 hectares by deep tube wells and 2,393 hectares by shallow tube wells.<ref name=handbook2014/>
 ===Banking===
-In 2013-14, Tarakeswar CD Block had offices of 10 commercial banks and 1 [[Regional Rural Bank|gramin bank]].<ref name=handbook2014/>
+In 2013-14, Tarakeswar 10 commercial-bank offices and one [[Regional Rural Bank]].<ref name=handbook2014/>
 ==Transport==
-Tarakeswar CD Block has 27 originating/ terminating bus routes.<ref name=handbook2014/>
+The block has 27 bus routes.<ref name=handbook2014/>
-The broad gauge [[Sheoraphuli-Bishnupur branch line|Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line]] was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by [[East Indian Railway Company]].<ref>"Administration Report on the Railways in India" 1884–85</ref><ref name="east">{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | archive-url = https://archive.is/20120802133149/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2012-08-02 | title = The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian | publisher = railindia | accessdate = 2011-11-17 }}</ref>
+The broad-gauge [[Sheoraphuli-Bishnupur branch line|Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line]] was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885, and was operated by the [[East Indian Railway Company]].<ref>"Administration Report on the Railways in India" 1884–85</ref><ref name="east">{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120802133149/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2012-08-02 | title = The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian | publisher = railindia | access-date = 2011-11-17 }}</ref>
-The Tarakeswar-Bishnupur project was sanctioned in 1999-2000.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/india/33951258_1_railway-projects-railway-minister-joka-bbd-bag-stretch |title = Rail projects in jeopardy after Mamata quits UPA II| work= The Times of India | date=19 September 2012| accessdate = 16 April 2013 }}</ref> Eastern Railway gave out details of the project in 2003. The proposed fully electrified line was divided into three parts: Tarakeswar-Arambagh (26&nbsp;km), Arambagh-Kodabari (16&nbsp;km), and Kodabari-Bishnupur (44&nbsp;km).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-15/kolkata/27185244_1_rail-link-bishnupur-station-new-route |title =Eastern Railway plans new route | work= The Times of India | date=15 July 2003| accessdate = 16 April 2013 }}</ref>
+A Tarakeswar-Bishnupur project was authorised in 1999-2000,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/india/33951258_1_railway-projects-railway-minister-joka-bbd-bag-stretch | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130616144031/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/india/33951258_1_railway-projects-railway-minister-joka-bbd-bag-stretch | url-status = dead | archive-date = 16 June 2013 |title = Rail projects in jeopardy after Mamata quits UPA II| date=19 September 2012| work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 16 April 2013 }}</ref> and Eastern Railway provided details about the project in 2003. The proposed fully-electrified line was divided into three parts: Tarakeswar-Arambagh—{{convert|26|km}}, Arambagh-Kodabari—{{convert|16|km}}, and Kodabari-Bishnupur—{{convert|44|km}}.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-15/kolkata/27185244_1_rail-link-bishnupur-station-new-route | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130616153804/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-15/kolkata/27185244_1_rail-link-bishnupur-station-new-route | url-status = dead | archive-date = 16 June 2013 |title =Eastern Railway plans new route | date=15 July 2003| work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 16 April 2013 }}</ref> It will be part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway#Howrah Eastern Section|Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system. [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)|State Highway 2]] (running from Bankura to Malancha in [[North 24 Parganas district]]) and [[State Highway 15 (West Bengal)|State Highway 15]], running from Dainhat (in [[Purba Bardhaman district]]) to Gadiara (in [[Howrah district]]), pass through the block.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title =  List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 23 August 2016}}</ref>
-It is part of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway#Howrah Eastern Section|Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system.
-[[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)]], running from Bankura to Malancha (in North 24 Parganas district), and State Highway 15 (West Bengal), running from Dainhat (in Purba Bardhaman district) to Gadiara (in Howrah district), pass through this CD Block.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title =  List of State Highways in West Bengal |work =  | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | accessdate = 23 August 2016}}</ref>
 {{Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line|collapse=y}}
 ==Education==
-In 2013-14, Tarakeswar CD Block had 114 primary schools with 8,958 students, 10 middle schools with 737 students, 7 high schools with 3,491 students and 10 higher secondary schools with 12,692 students. Tarakeswar CD Block had 1 general college with 3,255 students and 291 institutions for special and non-formal education with 7,846 students<ref name=handbook2014/>
+In 2013-14, Tarakeswar had 114 primary schools with 8,958 students; 10 middle schools, with 737 students; seven high schools, with 3,491 students, and 10 higher secondary schools, with 12,692 students. It had one [[College#India|college]] with 3,255 students, and 291 institutions for special and non-formal education with 7,846 students.<ref name=handbook2014/> [[Rabindra Mahavidyalaya]], a college, was founded in [[Champadanga]] in 1971.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://rabindramahavidyalaya.org/ | title = Rabindra Mahavidyalaya | publisher = RM  |access-date =  30 June 2017}}</ref> Of Tarakeswar's 89 villages, two had no school; 30 had more than one primary school, 66 had at least one primary school, 21 had at least one primary and one middle school, and 15 had at least one middle and one secondary school.<ref name=censushandbook/>
-[[Rabindra Mahavidyalaya]], a general degree college, was established at [[Champadanga]] in 1971.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://rabindramahavidyalaya.org/ | title = Rabindra Mahavidyalaya | publisher = RM  |accessdate =  30 June 2017}}</ref>
-In Tarakeswar CD Block, amongst the 89 inhabited villages, 2 villages had no school, 30 villages had more than 1 primary school, 66 villages had at least 1 primary school, 21 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 15 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.<ref name=censushandbook/>
-==Healthcare==
-In 2014, Tarakeswar CD Block had 1 rural hospital, 2 [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centers]] and 3 private nursing homes with total 105 beds and 8 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 31 family welfare sub-centers. 21,028 patients were treated indoor and 215,593 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centers and sub-centers of the CD Block.<ref name=handbook2014/>
+==<span id="Healthcare"></span>Healthcare and groundwater==
-Tarakeswar CD Block has Tarakeswar Rural Hospital (with 60 beds) at  [[Tarakeswar]], Duttapur [[Primary Health Centre (India)|Primary Health Centre]] (with 4 beds) and Talpur PHC (with 10 beds).<ref name="medical">{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics  | publisher = Government of West Bengal  |accessdate =  15 July 2017}}</ref>
+Tarakeswar had one rural hospital, two [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] and three private nursing homes with a total 105 beds and eight doctors in 2014. It had 31 family welfare sub-centers; all treated 21,028 patients indoors and 215,593 outdoors.<ref name=handbook2014/> Tarakeswar Rural Hospital, in [[Tarakeswar]], had 60 beds; Duttapur Primary Health Centre had four beds, and Talpur PHC had ten.<ref name="medical">{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics  | publisher = Government of West Bengal  |access-date =  15 July 2017}}</ref>
-Tarakeswar CD Block is one of the areas of Hooghly district where ground water is affected by low level of [[Arsenic contamination of groundwater|arsenic contamination]]. The [[World Health Organization|WHO]] guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. In Hooghly district, 16 blocks have arsenic levels above WHO guidelines and 11 blocks above Indian standard value. The maximum concentration in Tarakeswar CD Block is 37 mg/litre.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb8.htm| title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )| publisher = SOES| work = Hugli| accessdate = 3 June 2017| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170524133243/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb8.htm| archivedate = 24 May 2017}}</ref>
+The block has a low [[arsenic contamination of groundwater]]. The [[World Health Organization|WHO]] guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10&nbsp;mg per litre, and the Indian standard is 50&nbsp;mg. Sixteen blocks in Hooghly district have arsenic levels above WHO guidelines, and 11 have levels above the Indian standard. Tarakeswar's maximum concentration is 37&nbsp;mg per litre.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb8.htm| title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )| publisher = SOES| work = Hugli| access-date = 3 June 2017| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170524133243/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb8.htm| archive-date = 24 May 2017}}</ref>
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v t e Municipalities and CD blocks of West Bengal
Municipal corporations	Asansol Bidhannagar Chandannagar Durgapur Howrah Kolkata Siliguri
Municipalities	Alipurduar Arambagh Ashoknagar Kalyangarh Baduria Baidyabati Balurghat Bangaon Bankura Bansberia Baranagar Barasat Bardhaman Barrackpore Baruipur Basirhat Beldanga Berhampore Bhadreswar Bhatpara Birnagar Bishnupur Bolpur Budge Budge Buniadpur Chakdaha Champdani Chandrakona Contai Cooch Behar Dainhat Dalkhola Darjeeling Dhuliyan Dhupguri Diamond Harbour Dinhata Dubrajpur Dum Dum Egra English Bazar Gangarampur Garulia Gayespur Ghatal Gobardanga Guskara Habra Haldia Haldibari Halisahar Haringhata Hugli-Chuchura Islampur Jalpaiguri Jangipur Jaynagar Majilpur Jhalda Jhargram Jiaganj Azimganj Kaliaganj Kalimpong Kalna Kalyani Kamarhati Kanchrapara Kandi Katwa Kharagpur Kharar Khardaha Khirpai Konnagar Krishnanagar Kurseong Madhyamgram Maheshtala Mainaguri Malbazar Mathabhanga Mekhliganj Memari Murshidabad Nabadwip Naihati Nalhati New Barrackpore North Barrackpur North Dum Dum Old Malda Panihati Panskura Pujali Purulia Raghunathpur Raiganj Rajarhat Rajpur Sonarpur Ramjibanpur Rampurhat Ranaghat Rishra Sainthia Shantipur Sonamukhi South Dum Dum Suri Taki Tamluk Tarakeswar Titagarh Tufanganj Uluberia Uttarpara
Community development blocks¹	A Alipurduar I Alipurduar II Amdanga Amta I Amta II Andal Arambagh Arsha Ausgram I Ausgram II B Baduria Bagdah Baghmundi Bagnan I Bagnan II Balagarh Balarampur Balurghat Bally Jagachha Bamangola Bandwan Bangaon Bankura I Bankura II Barjora Bansihari Barabani Barabazar Barrackpore I Barrackpore II Barasat I Barasat II Baruipur Basanti Basirhat I Basirhat II Beldanga I Beldanga II Berhampore Bhagawangola I Bhagawangola II Bhagabanpur I Bhagabanpur II Bhangar I Bhangar II Bharatpur I Bharatpur II Bhatar Binpur I Binpur II Bishnupur, Bankura Bishnupur I, South 24 Parganas Bishnupur II, South 24 Parganas Bolpur Sriniketan Budge Budge I Budge Budge II Burdwan I Burdwan II Burwan C Canning I Canning II Chakdaha Chanchal I Chanchal II Chandipur Chanditala I Chanditala II Chapra Chandrakona I Chandrakona II Chhatna Chinsurah Mogra Chopra Contai I Contai II Contai III Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar II D Darjeeling Pulbazar Dantan I Dantan II Daspur I Daspur II Debra Deganga Diamond Harbour I Diamond Harbour II Deshapran Dhaniakhali Dhupguri Dinhata I Dinhata II Domjur Domkal Dubrajpur E Egra I Egra II English Bazar F Falakata Falta Farakka Faridpur Durgapur G Gaighata Galsi I Galsi II Gangajalghati Gangarampur Garhbeta I Garhbeta II Garhbeta III Gazole Ghatal Goalpokhar I Goalpokhar II Goghat I Goghat II Gopiballavpur I Gopiballavpur II Gorubathan Gosaba H Habibpur Habra I Habra II Haldia Haldibari Hanskhali Hariharpara Haringhata Haripal Harirampur Harishchandrapur I Harishchandrapur II Haroa Hasnabad Hemtabad Hili Hingalganj Hirbandh Hura I Ilambazar Indas Indpur Islampur Itahar J Jagatballavpur Jalangi Jalpaiguri Jamalpur Jamboni Jamuria Jangipara Jaynagar I Jaynagar II Jhalda I Jhalda II Jhargram Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri Joypur, Bankura Joypur, Purulia K Kakdwip Kalchini Kaliachak I Kaliachak II Kaliachak III Kaliaganj Kaliganj Kalimpong I Kalimpong II Kalna I Kalna II Kandi Kanksa Karandighi Karimpur I Karimpur II Kashipur Katwa I Katwa II Keshiari Keshpur Ketugram I Ketugram II Khanakul I Khanakul II Khandaghosh Kharagpur I Kharagpur II Khargram Kharibari Khatra Khejuri I Khejuri II Khoyrasole Kolaghat Kotulpur Krishnaganj Krishnanagar I Krishnanagar II Kulpi Kultali Kumarganj Kumargram Kurseong Kushmandi L Labpur Lalgola M Madarihat-Birpara Magrahat I Magrahat II Mahisadal Mal Manbazar I Manbazar II Mandirbazar Manikchak Manteswar Mathabhanga I Mathabhanga II Mathurapur I Mathurapur II Matiali Matigara Maynaguri Mayureswar I Mayureswar II Mejia Mekhliganj Memari I Memari II Midnapore Sadar Minakhan Mirik Mohammad Bazar Mohanpur Mongalkote Moyna Murarai I Murarai II Murshidabad-Jiaganj N Nabadwip Nabagram Nagrakata Nakashipara Nalhati I Nalhati II Namkhana Nandakumar Nandigram I Nandigram II Nanoor Naoda Narayangarh Naxalbari Nayagram Neturia O Old Malda Onda P Panchla Pandabeswar Pandua Panskura Para Patashpur I Patashpur II Patharpratima Patrasayer Phansidewa Pingla Polba Dadpur Puncha Purbasthali I Purbasthali II Pursurah Purulia I Purulia II R Raghunathganj I Raghunathganj II Raghunathpur I Raghunathpur II Raiganj Raina I Raina II Raipur Rajarhat Rajganj Rajnagar Ramnagar I Ramnagar II Rampurhat I Rampurhat II Ranaghat I Ranaghat II Rangli Rangliot Ranibandh Raniganj Raninagar I Raninagar II Ratua I Ratua II S Sabang Sagar Sagardighi Sahid Matangini Sainthia Salanpur Salboni Saltora Samserganj Sandeshkhali I Sandeshkhali II Sankrail, Howrah Sankrail, Jhargram Santipur Santuri Sarenga Shyampur I Shyampur II Simlapal Singur Sitai Sitalkuchi Sonamukhi Sonarpur Sreerampur Uttarpara Suri I Suri II Sutahata Suti I Suti II Swarupnagar T Taldangra Tamluk Tapan Tarakeswar Tehatta I Tehatta II Thakurpukur Maheshtala Tufanganj I Tufanganj II U Udaynarayanpur Uluberia I Uluberia II
See also	List of cities in West Bengal by population
Similar to tehsils in many states of India