Udaynarayanpur

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Field	Value
official_name	Udaynarayanpur
settlement_type	Community development block
image_map	File:Udaynarayanpur in Howrah (West Bengal).svg
map_caption	Location in West Bengal
pushpin_label_position	right
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	West Bengal
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Howrah
subdivision_type3	Parliamentary constituency
subdivision_name3	Uluberia
subdivision_type4	Assembly constituency
subdivision_name4	Udaynarayanpur
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	124.80
population_as_of	2011
population_total	190,186
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	IST
utc_offset	+5.30
coordinates
elevation_m	7
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	711226 (Udaynarayanpur)
area_code	03214
registration_plate	WB-11, WB-12, WB-13, WB-14
blank_name	Literacy Rate
blank_info	81.05 per cent
website	http://howrah.gov.in/
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Geography

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Location

Udaynarayanpur is located at .

Udaynarayanpur CD Block is bounded by Pursurah CD Block, in Hooghly district, in the north, Jangipara CD Block, in Hooghly district, in the east, Amta I and Amta II CD Blocks in the south and Khanakul I and Khanakul II CD Blocks, in Hooghly district, in the west.

It is located 43 km from Howrah, the district headquarters.

Area and administration

Udaynarayanpur CD Block has an area of 124.80 km2. Udaynarayanpur police station serves this CD Block. Udaynarayanpur panchayat samity has 11 gram panchayats. The block has 75 inhabited villages. Headquarters of this block is at Udaynarayanpur.

Topography

Howrah district is located on the west bank of the Hooghly. The Rupnarayan flows on the west and south of the district and the Damodar intersects it. The district consists of a flat alluvial plain.

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Udaynayanpur block/panchayat samiti are: Bhabanipur Bidhichandrapur, Harali Udaynarayanpur, Khila, Rampur-Dihibhursut Asanda, Kurchi Shibpur, Debipur, Harishpur, Garbhabanipur-Sonatala, Kanupat Mansuka, Pancharul, Singti

Demographics

Overview

Rural population is 49.63% of the total population of Howrah district as per 2001 census. Scheduled castes account for 15.41% of the population, scheduled tribes 0.44% and Muslims 24.4% of the population. As the economy is prevalently industrial, majority of the population depends on industries for a living. Only 30% of the population is engaged in cultivation.

Population

As per 2011 Census of India Udaynarayanpur CD Block had a total population of 190,186, all of which were rural. There were 97,735 (51%) males and 92,451 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 19,162. Scheduled Castes numbered 39,403 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 367.

As per 2001 census, Udaynarayanpur block had a total population of 172,080, out of which 88,481 were males and 83,669 were females. Udaynarayanpur block registered a population growth of 9.09 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Howrah district was 12.76 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent. Scheduled castes at 38,058 formed around one-fourth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 1,794.

Large villages

Large villages in Udaynarayanpur CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Dihi Bhurshut (4,602), Rampur (4,765), Goja (4,203), Kurchi Binodbati (6,522), Sibpur (4,965), Pancharul (6,678), Uttar Harishpur (4,152), Uttar Manasri (5,555), Sinti (6,324), Janglapara Belgram (4,975), Sonatala (5,093), Bidhichandrapur (5,290), Peruhareshpur (5,892), Narikelberia (4,231) and Par Radhanagar (4,343).

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Udaynarayanpur CD Block was 138,618 (81.05% of the population over 6 years) out of which 76,012 (55%) were males and 62,206 (45%) were females.

As per 2011 census, literacy in Howrah district was 78.66%. Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.

As per 2001 census, Udaynarayanpur block had a total literacy of 74.06 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 82.10 per cent female literacy was 65.54 per cent. Howrah district had a total literacy of 77.01 per cent, male literacy being 83.22 per cent and female literacy being 70.11 per cent.

Religion and language

In 2011 census Hindus numbered 172,598 and formed 90.75% of the population in Udaynarayanpur CD Block. Muslims numbered 16,950 and formed 8.91% of the population. Others numbered 638 and formed 0.34% of the population.

In 2011, Hindus numbered 3,535,844 and formed 72.90% of the population in Howrah district. Muslims numbered 1,270,641 and formed 26.20% of the population. In West Bengal Hindus numbered 64,385,546 and formed 70.53% of the population. Muslims numbered 24,654,825 and formed 27.01% of the population.

Bengali is the predominant language, spoken by 99.70% of the population.

Economy

Infrastructure

Prior to 2003–04, Udaynarayanpur CD Block had 287 hectares of vested land, out of which 89 hectares were distributed amongst 1,864 persons. In Udaynarayanpur CD Block more than one crop was grown in 1,549 hectares. Net area sown in the block was 8,223 hectares. Udaynarayanpur had 1,500 hectares of canals for irrigation. In Udaynarayanpur CD Block 75 mouzas were electrified up to March 2004.

Education

In 2003–04, Udaynarayanpur CD Block had 120 primary schools with 14,923 students, 2 middle schools with 857 students, 15 high schools with 12,068 students and 7 higher secondary schools with 7,307 students. Udaynarayanpur CD Block had 177 institutions with 19,464 student for special and non-formal education. It had 2 mass literacy centres.

Healthcare

Udaynarayanpur CD Block had 5 health centres, 1 clinic, 3 dispensaries and 1 hospital with 104 beds and 20 doctors in 2003. It had 30 family welfare centres.

References

"Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census Commission of India.
"District Statistical Handbook – 2004 – Howrah". Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
"Brief Industrial Profile of Howrah District, West Bengal". Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India.
"Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal.
"Minority Concentration District Project – Haorah, West Bengal". Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India.
"C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
"Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census Commission of India.
"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
"Provisional population tables and annexures". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
(2011). "Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
"Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: West Bengal". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].

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