Suti I (community development block)

Suti I
—  community development block  —
Suti I
Location of Suti I
in West Bengal and India
Coordinates
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) Murshidabad
Parliamentary constituency Jangipur
Assembly constituency Suti, Jangipur, Raghunathganj
Population

Density

139,419 (2001)

1,004 /km2 (2,600 /sq mi)

Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area 138.84 square kilometres (53.61 sq mi)
Website murshidbad.nic.in/

Suti I (community development block) (Bengali: সূতী I সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Suti police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Ahiran. There is one census towns in this block: Fatellapur.[1][2]

Contents

Geography

Suti is located at

Suti I community development block has an area of 138.84 sq km.[2]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats in Suti I block/ panchayat samiti are: Ahiran, Bahutali, Bansabati, Harua, Nurpur and Sadikpur.[3]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Suti I block has a total population of 139,419, out of which 70,554 were males and 68,865 were females. Suti I block registered a population growth of 25.03 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent.[2] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[4]

Transport

NH 34 passes through Suti I block.

Healthcare

Suti I block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Murshidabad district. West Bengal Government. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=EF. Retrieved 2011-02-20. 
  2. ^ a b c "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal , Table 4". Census of India 2001, Murshidabad district. Census Commissioner of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_7.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-20. 
  3. ^ "BRGF Allotment Order No. 12". Government of West Bengal Department of Panchayats & Rural Development. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/writereaddata/Notifications/01070040.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-17. 
  4. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-20. 
  5. ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )". SOES. http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb1.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-17.