Jalangi (community development block)
| Jalangi জলজ্ঞী সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক | |
|---|---|
| Community development block | |
  Jalangi Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°08′N 88°43′E / 24.13°N 88.71°ECoordinates: 24°08′N 88°43′E / 24.13°N 88.71°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 122 km2 (47 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 252,477 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 148,291 (58.73%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mushidabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jalangi |
| Website |
murshidbad |
Jalangi is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Domkol subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Jalangi police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Sahebrampur.
Geography
Jalangi is located at 24°08′N 88°43′E / 24.13°N 88.71°E
Jalangi CD Block has an area of 122.00 km2.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Jalangi block/ panchayat samiti are: Choapara, Debipur, Faridpur, Ghoshpara, Jalangi, Katabari, Khairamari, Sadikhan's Dearh, Sagarpara and Sahebnagar.[1]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Jalangi CD Block had a total population of 252,477, all of which were rural. There were 129,430 (51%) males and 123,047 (49%) females. The population below 6 years numbered 32,313. Scheduled Castes numbered 31,831 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 2,918.[2]
Large villages in Jalangi CD Block were (2011 population in brackets): Khayramari (18,943), Debipur (17,877), Natial (10,719), Dhanirampur (6,851), Kazipara (10,522), Sahebnagar (4,376), Sagarpara (27,385), Godagari (6,061), Ghanashyam Chak (6,814), Narsinghpur (4,939), Bara Bil Raghunathpur (11,314), Joykrishnapur (13,122), Muradpur Jalangi (10,890), Paschim Sahebrampur (25,005), Sadikhanr Diar (4,531), Bilaspur Nachharerpara (6,112), Faridpur (20,041) and Tikar Bariakalkihara (7,433).[2]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Jalangi CD Block was 148,291 (58.73% of the population above 6 years) out of which 78,389 (53%) were males and 69,902 (47%) were females.[2]
As per 2011 census, literacy in Murshidabad district was 66.59.[3]Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011.[4]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[4]
Healthcare
Jalangi block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[5]
References
- ↑ "BRGF Allotment Order No. 12" (PDF). Government of West Bengal Department of Panchayats & Rural Development. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- 1 2 3 "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Provisional population tables and annexures" (PDF). Census 2011:Table 2(3) Literates and Literacy rates by sex. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )". SOES. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
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