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Purbasthali I
পূ্র্বস্থলি I | |
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Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bardhaman |
| Parliamentary constituency | Bardhaman Purba |
| Assembly constituency | Purbasthali Dakshin, Purbasthali Uttar |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.72 sq mi (146.91 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 183,041 |
| • Density | 3,230/sq mi (1,246/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
| Literacy Rate | 69.54 per cent |
| Website | http://bardhaman.gov.in/ |
Purbasthali I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kalna subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Nadanghat, a constituent panchayat of Purbasthali I block, is located at 23°22′25″N 88°15′19″E / 23.3737°N 88.2552°E.
Purbasthali I community development block has an area of 146.91 km2.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Purbasthali I block/panchayat samiti are: Bogpur, Dogachia, Jahannagar, Nadanghat, Nasratpur, Samudragarh and Srirampur.[1]
Demographics
As per 2001 census, Purbasthali I block had a total population of 183,041, out of which 94,377 were males and 88,664 were females. Purbasthali I block registered a population growth of 20.45 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Bardhaman district was 14.36 per cent.[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[3]Scheduled castes at 48,544 formed around one-fourth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 6,901.[4]
Literacy
As per 2001 census, Purbasthali I block had a total literacy of 69.54 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 77.73 per cent female literacy was 60.75 per cent. Bardhaman district had a total literacy of 70.18 per cent, male literacy being 78.63 per cent and female literacy being 60.95 per cent.[5]
Health
Purbasthali I block is one of the areas of Bardhaman district which is affected by arsenic contamination of ground water.[6]
External links
References
- ^ "No. 229 (Sanction)-PN/P/II/1G-5/2005(Pt.II) dated 02.02.09". Allotment No. 5 for five districts – Cooch Behar, Burdwan, Uttar Dinajpur, Hooghly and Bankura. Government of West Bengal - Department of Panchayats & Rural Development. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Barddhaman District". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "TRU for all Districts (SC & ST and Total)". Census 2001. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 5, Bardhaman District". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )". Bardhaman district. SOES. Retrieved 2011-09-23.