Purbasthali I
Community development block
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates:23°22′25″N88°15′19″E / 23.37361°N 88.25528°E /23.37361; 88.25528
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
Parliamentary constituency	Bardhaman Purba
Assembly constituency	Purbasthali Dakshin,Purbasthali Uttar
Area
• Total	57.31 sq mi (148.44 km2)
Elevation	70 ft (20 m)
Population  (2011)
• Total	206,977
• Density	3,600/sq mi (1,400/km2)
Time zone	UTC+5.30 (IST)
PIN	713515 (Nadanghat)
Telephone/STD code	03454
Vehicle registration	WB-37,WB-38,WB-41,WB-42,WB-44
Literacy Rate	77.59 per cent
Website	http://purbabardhaman.gov.in/

Purbasthali I is acommunity development block that forms an administrative division inKalna subdivision ofPurba Bardhaman district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.

Nadanghat, a constituent panchayat of Purbasthali I block, is located at23°22′25″N88°15′19″E / 23.3737°N 88.2552°E /23.3737; 88.2552.

Purbasthali I CD Block is part of the Bhagirathi basin. TheBhagirathi forms the eastern boundary of the CD Block. The region has many swamps and water-logged areas. The soil is fertile, as it consists mainly of silt deposits.^[1]

Purbasthali I CD Block is bounded byPurbasthali II CD Block on the north,Nabadwip CD Block, in Nadia district across theBhagirathi, on the east,Kalna I CD Block on the south andManteswar CD Block on the west.^[2]

Purbasthali I CD Block has an area of 148.44 km². It has 1panchayat samity, 7gram panchayats, 154 gram sansads (village councils), 97mouzas and 91 inhabited villages.Nadanghat andPurbasthali police stations serve this block.^[3] Headquarters of this CD Block is atSrirampur.^[4]

Gram panchayats of Purbasthali I block/panchayat samiti are: Bogpur, Dogachia, Jahannagar, Nadanghat, Nasratpur, Samudragarh and Srirampur.^[5]

As per the2011 Census of India Purbasthali I CD Block had a total population of 206,977, of which 153,703 were rural and 53,274 were urban. There were 107,022 (52%) males and 99,955 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 21,828.Scheduled Castes numbered 52,705 (25.46%) andScheduled Tribes numbered 7,608 (3.68%).^[6]

As per the 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.^[7] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.^[8]Scheduled castes at 48,544 formed around one-fourth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 6,901.^[9]

Census Towns in Purbasthali I CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets):Srirampur (19,830),Hatsimla (7,141),Jaluidanga (4,571),Gopinathpur (4,688) andNasratpur (17,044).^[6]

Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Purbasthali I CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Dogachhia (5,910), Champahati (6,694), Kobla (4,117) andSamudragarh (13,089).^[6]

Other villages in Purbasthali I CD Block included (2011 census figures in brackets): Bagpur (1,696), Jahan Nagar (3,106) andNadanghat (3,799).^[6]

As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Purbasthali I CD Block was 143,651 (77.59% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 79,634 (83.05% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 64,017 (71.72% of the female population over 6 years). Thegender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 11.33%.^[6]

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.^[10]

See also –List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate

In the 2011 census Hindus numbered 154,616 and formed 74.70% of the population in Purbasthali I CD Block. Muslims numbered 51,647 and formed 24.95% of the population. Christians numbered 418 and formed 0.20% of the population. Others numbered 296 and formed 0.14% of the population.^[11]

In Bardhaman district the percentage of Hindu population has been declining from 84.3% in 1961 to 77.9% in 2011 and the percentage of Muslim population has increased from 15.2% in 1961 to 20.7% in 2011.^[12]

At the time of the 2011 census, 97.38% of the population spokeBengali and 1.82%Santali as their first language.^[13]

As per poverty estimates obtained from household survey for families livingbelow poverty line in 2005,rural poverty in Purbasthali I CD Block was 48.16%.^[14]

In Purbasthali I CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 11.51%, agricultural labourers 28.43%, household industry workers 23.23% and other workers 36.84%.^[3]

Purbasthali I CD Block is part of the area where agriculture dominates the scenario but the secondary and tertiary sectors have shown an increasing trend.^[15]

There are 91 inhabited villages in Purbasthali I CD block. All 91 villages (100%) have power supply. All 91 villages (100%) have drinking water supply. 9 villages (9.89%) have post offices. All 91 villages (100%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 54 villages (59.34%) have a pucca (paved) approach road and 46 villages (50.55%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 24 villages (26.37%) haveagricultural credit societies. 9 villages (9.89%) have banks.^[16]

In 2013-14, there were 82 fertiliser depots, 15 seed store and 47fair price shops in the CD Block.^[3]

Although the Bargadari Act of 1950 recognised the rights ofbargadars 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 onwards major land reforms took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst the peasants.^[17] Followingland reforms land ownership pattern has undergone transformation. In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in Purbasthali I CD Block could be classified as follows:bargadars 6.81%, patta (document) holders 14.96%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 5.03%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 19.93% and agricultural labourers 53.28%.^[3]

In 2003-04 net cropped area in Purbasthali I CD Block was 12,340 hectares and the area in which more than one crop was grown was 9,005 hectares.^[18]

In 2013-14, Purbasthali I CD Block produced 26,588 tonnes ofAman paddy, the main winter crop from 8,741 hectares, 25.073 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 7,159 hectares, 669 tonnes of wheat from 60 hectares, 35,103 tonnes of jute from 1,572 hectares and 1,649 tonnes of potatoes from 247 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds.^[3]

In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Purbasthali I CD Block was 5,214.51 hectares, out of which 2,759.62 hectares were irrigated by river lift irrigation and 2,454.89 hectares by deep tube wells.^[3]

With thepartition of India many skilled weavers from Dhaka settled around Santipur in Nadia district and Ambika Kalna in Bardhaman district, both with long traditions in weaving and the entire weaving belt spread across Santipur, Phulia, Samudragarh, Dhatrigram and Ambika Kalna, produces quality products in exotic designs and colours.^[19]

In 2013-14, Purbasthali I CD Block had offices of 6 commercial banks and 2gramin banks.^[3]

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km km Barddhaman–Asansol section Barddhaman Down Yard B.B. loop line Barddhaman–Katwa line Barddhaman Junction 107 00 143 53 Katwa Junction 136 Dainhat Barddhaman Up Yard Barddhaman Diesel Loco shed Gangpur 100 Dainhat–Manteswar –Memari line (planned) Saktigarh 95 B.B. loop line Howrah–Barddhaman chord line Manteswar(planned) Palsit 91 87 Rasulpur Nimo 84 Dainhat–Manteswar –Memari line (planned) 81 Memari Bagila 78 74 Debipur Bainchi 70 67 Bainchigram Simlagarh 65 60 Pundooah Khanyan 55 50 Talandu Howrah–Barddhaman chord line B.B. loop line Dhaniakhali Halt 00 46 Magra (planned) Tarakeswar–Dhaniakhali –Magra line Saraswati river Howrah–Barddhaman chord line 43 Adisaptagram Bandel EMU car shed B.B. loop line Bandel goods yard Bandel Junction 39 Bandel Steam Loco shed Bandel–Naihati branch line Hooghly 37 35 Chuchura Chandannagar 32 30 Mankundu Victoria jute mill siding Bhadreshwar jute mill siding Braithwaite Angus Works siding Angus jute mill siding Bhadreshwar 28 Champdani coal depot siding 30 Bhadreshwar Ghat DVC Khal North Brook jute mill siding Dalhousie jute mill siding Champdani jute mill siding 24 Baidyabati Seoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line 22 Seoraphuli Junction (planned) Shrirampur 19 Shrirampur (planned) Howrah Maidan–Dankuni –Srirampur metro Standard Pharma siding FCI siding Rishra Glass factory siding Grasim Industries factory siding Wellington jute mill siding 16 Rishra Rishra cotton mill siding Berger Paints factory siding Hindustan Motors factory siding 13 Konnagar Titagarh Wagons siding 11 Hind Motor 9 Uttarpara Condemned Coach Dismantling & Cutting Yard Bone mill siding Bally Khal Howrah–Barddhaman chord line Bally jute mill siding 8 Bally Belghoria Expressway Calcutta Chord link line 6 Belur Math Belur Railway Scrap Yard Belur 5 Belur Store Yard 4 Liluah Howrah–Kharagpur line Liluah C & W Workshop Santragachi Locomotive Shed Santragachi Coaching Yard Hindustan Industries & Engineering siding Santragachi–Amta branch line (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro Santragachi Junction 07 10 Santragachi(planned) (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro Liluah Sorting Yard Kona Expressway Ramrajatala 06 Howrah Diesel Loco Shed Dasnagar 04 Tikiapara–Liluah line (Howrah bypass line) Howrah Electric Loco Shed Tikiapara 02 Tikiapara EMU Car Shed Padmapukur Coaching Yard Tikiapara Coaching Yard Padmapukur 08 (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro Howrah EMU Car Shed Guest Keen Williams siding Shalimar 05 Shalimar(planned) Shalimar rail yard CCI siding Shalimar Goods Shed B & R siding Salt Golah Goods Yard(abandoned) (planned) Coal Depot Howrah Maidan–Dankuni –Srirampur metro (planned) (planned) Foreshore Road Jheel Siding Coaching Yard Howrah–Shalimar line (abandoned) Howrah Maidan Burn Standard Company siding  KM Green Line  Howrah Goods Shed 0 Howrah Hooghly river East–West Metro Tunnel  KM Green Line  km km
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Purbasthali I CD Block has 5 ferry services and 7 originating/ terminating bus routes.^[3]

TheBandel-Katwa branch line passes through this CD Block.^[20]

State Highway 6 (West Bengal) running from Rajnagar (in Birbhum district) to Alampur (in Howrah district) andState Highway 8 (West Bengal) running from Santaldi (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) crosses in this block.^[21]

In 2013-14, Purbasthali I CD Block had 115 primary schools with 10,596 students, 11 middle schools with 1,040 students, 11 high school with 8,132 students and 8 higher secondary schools with 13,024 students. Purbasthali CD Block had 1 technical/ professional institution with 100 and 330 institutions for special and non-formal education with 13,342 students^[3]

As per the 2011 census, in Purbasthali I CD block, amongst the 91 inhabited villages, 3 villages did not have a school, 28 villages had two or more primary schools, 20 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 11 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.^[22]

More than 6,000 schools (in erstwhile Bardhaman district) serve cookedmidday meal to more than 900,000 students.^[23]

In 2014, Purbasthali I CD Block had 1 rural hospital and 3 primary health centres with total 44 beds and 4 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 23 family welfare subcentres. 2,024 patients were treated indoor and 191,414 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block.^[3]

Srirampur Rural Hospital atSrirampur, PO Vidyanagar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Purbasthali I CD block. There areprimary health centres at Dogachhia, PO Rai Dogachhia (with 4 beds),Nadanghat (with 10 beds) and Nowapara (with 4 beds).^[24]

Purbasthali I CD Block is one of the areas of Bardhaman district which is affected by high levels of arsenic contamination of ground water.^[25]

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