Katwa II
Community development block
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates:23°29′52″N88°08′07″E / 23.49778°N 88.13528°E /23.49778; 88.13528
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
Parliamentary constituency	Bardhaman Purba
Assembly constituency	Katwa
Area
• Total	63.01 sq mi (163.20 km2)
Population  (2011)
• Total	136,708
• Density	1,900/sq mi (732/km2)
Time zone	UTC+5.30 (IST)
PIN	713502 (Dainhat) 713514 (Singhi)
Telephone/STD code	03453
Vehicle registration	WB-37,WB-38,WB-41,WB-42,WB-44
Literacy Rate	69.16″ per cent
Website	http://purbabardhaman.gov.in/

Katwa II is acommunity development block that forms an administrative division inKatwa subdivision ofPurba Bardhaman district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.

Katwa II 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]

Katwa II CD Block is bounded byKaliganj CD Block, in Nadia district across theBhagirathi, on the north,Purbasthali II on the east,Manteswar also on the south andKatwa I CD Block on the west.^[2]

Katwa II CD Block has an area of 163.20 km². It has 1panchayat samity, 7gram panchayats, 101 gram sansads (village councils), 68mouzas and 63 inhabited villages.Katwa police station serves this block.^[3] Headquarters of this CD Block is atDainhat.^[4]

Gram panchayats of Katwa II block/panchayat samiti are: Agradwip, Gazipur, Jagadanandapur,Karui, Palsona, Singhee andSribati.^[5]

As per the2011 Census of India Katwa II CD Block had a total population of 136,708, all of which were rural. There were 70,588 (52%) males and 66,120 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 15,183.Scheduled Castes numbered 40,303 (29.48%) andScheduled Tribes numbered 1,963 (1.44%).^[6]

As per 2001 census, Katwa II block had a total population of 120,314, out of which 61,696 were males and 58,618 were females. Katwa II block registered a population growth of 13.76 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 36,082 formed around one-third the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 1,335.^[9]

Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Katwa II CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets):Karui (10,506),Kuara (4,855), Palashani (4,761), Agradwip (8,609), Gazipur (6,675), Singi (4,888), Chanduli (4,617) and Multi Krishnanagar (5,408).^[6]

Other villages in Katwa II CD Block included (2011census figures in brackets):Sribati (2,656) and Jagadanandapur (1,580).^[6]

As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Katwa II CD Block was 84,047 (69.16% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 46,677 (74.44% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 37,370 (63.53% of the female population over 6 years). Thegender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 10.91%.^[6]

As per 2001 census, Katwa II block had a total literacy of 59.34 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 67.35 per cent female literacy was 50.83 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 103,099 and formed 75.42% of the population in Katwa II CD Block. Muslims numbered 33,430 and formed 24.45% of the population. Christians numbered 96 and formed 0.07% of the population. Others numbered 83 and formed 0.06% 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, 98.21% of the population spokeBengali and 0.90%Hindi as their first language.^[13]

As per poverty estimates obtained from household survey for families livingbelow poverty line in 2005,rural poverty in Katwa II CD Block was 28.14%.^[14]

In Katwa II CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 23.33%, agricultural labourers 42.60%, household industry workers 5.58% and other workers 28.49%.^[3]

Katwa II 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 63 inhabited villages in Katwa II CD block. All 63 villages (100%) have power supply. 60 villages (95.24%) have drinking water supply. 20 villages (31.75%) have post offices. All 63 villages (100%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 28 villages (44.44%) have a pucca (paved) approach road and 46 villages (73.02%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 10 villages (15.87%) haveagricultural credit societies. 5 villages (7.94%) have banks.^[16]

In 2013–14, there were 56 fertiliser depots, 4 seed store and 41fair 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 Katwa II CD Block could be classified as follows:bargadars 7.40%, patta (document) holders 12.12%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 9.73%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 28.21% and agricultural labourers 42.55%.^[3]

In 2003-04 net cropped area in Katwa II CD Block was 13,606 hectares and the area in which more than one crop was grown was 6,610 hectares.^[18]

In 2013–14, Katwa II CD Block produced 119,573 tonnes ofAman paddy, the main winter crop from 36,605 hectares, 1,505 tonnes of Aman paddy (summer crop) from 535 hectares, 23,477 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 5,981 hectares, 151 tonnes of wheat from 60 hectares, 6,891 tonnes of potatoes from 199 hectares and 3,232 tonnes of sugar cane from 50 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds.^[3]

In 2013–14, the total area irrigated in Katwa II CD Block was 6,014.41 hectares, out of which 4,786.89 hectares were irrigated by canal water, 249.74 hectares by river lift irrigation and 977.78 hectares by deep tube wells.^[3]

In 2013–14, Katwa II CD Block had offices of 4 commercial banks and 3gramin 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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Katwa II CD Block has 6 ferry services and 5 originating/ terminating bus routes.^[3]

TheBandel-Katwa branch line passes through this CD Block and there is a station at Agradwip.^[19]

State Highway 6 (West Bengal) running from Rajnagar (in Birbhum district) to Alampur (in Howrah district) andState Highway 15 (West Bengal) running from Dainhat (in Burdwan district) to Gadiara (in Howrah district) pass through this block.^[20]

In 2013–14, Katwa II CD Block had 87 primary schools with 7,571 students, 7 middle schools with 378 students, 12 high school with 6,749 students and 5 higher secondary schools with 6,434 students. Katwa II CD Block had 1 general college with 1,396 and 195 institutions for special and non-formal education with 5,855 students^[3]

As per the 2011 census, in Katwa II CD block, amongst the 63 inhabited villages, 4 villages did not have a school, 29 villages had two or more primary schools, 27 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 21 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.^[21]

More than 6,000 schools (in erstwhile Bardhaman district) serve cookedmidday meal to more than 900,000 students.^[22]

In 2014, Katwa II CD Block had 1 block primary health centre and 2 primary health centres with total 25 beds and 4 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 20 family welfare subcentres. 2,421 patients were treated indoor and 213,113 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block.^[3]

Noapara block primary health centre at Noapara, PODainhat (with 15 beds) is the main medical facility in Katwa II CD block. There areprimary health centres at Agradwip (with 10 beds) and Singhi (with 6 beds).^[23]

Katwa II CD Block is one of the areas of Bardhaman district which is affected by a low level of arsenic contamination of ground water.^[24]

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