CENSUS OF INDIA 1991 SERIES -26 WEST BENGAL DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK PART XII-A VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY MURSHIDABAD DISTRICT DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERArlONS WEST BENGAL Price Rs. 30.00 PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER GOVERNMENT PRINTING, WEST BENGAL AND PRINTED BY SARASWATY PRESS LTD, 11 B.T. ROAD, ' CALCUTTA - 700 056 CONTENTS Page No. 1. Foreword i-ii 2. Preface iii- iv 3. Acknowledgements v-vi 4. Important Statistics vii -viii 5. Analytical Note and Analysis of Data ix - xxviii Part A - Village and Town Directory 6. Section I - Village Directory Note explaining the Codes used in the Village Directory 3 (1) Kandi C.D. Block 4-9 . (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (2) Bharatpur - I C.D. Block 10 -15 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (3). Bharatpur - II C.D. Block 16 -19 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (4) Burwan C.D. Block 20-29 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (5) Khargram C.D. Block 30-39 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (6) Beldanga - I C.D. Block 40-43 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (7) Beldanga - II C.D. Block 44-47 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (8) Nawda C.D. Block 48 -51 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (9) Hariharpara C.D. Block 52-55 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (10) Domkal C.D. Block 56 -61 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (11) Berhampore C.D. Block 62-69 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (12) Jalangi C.D. Block 70-73 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (13) Murshidabad-Jiaganj C.D. Block 74-83 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (14) Nabagram C.D. Block 84-89 (i) Villagewise Primary Censup Abstragt, (15) Lalgola C.D. Block 90-97 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract Page No. (16) Raninagar - I C.D. Block 98 -103 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (17) Ranlnagar - II C.D. Block 104 -107 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (18) Bhagawangola -I C.D. Block 108 -111 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (19) Bhagawangola -II C.D. Block 112-117 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (20) Sagardighi C.D. Block 118-131 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (21) Farakka C.D. Block 132 -137 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (22) Samserganj C.D. Block 138 -141 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (23) Suti - I C.D. Block 142 -145 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (24) Suti -II C.D. Block 146 -149 (i) V!"agewise Primary Census Abstract (25) Raghunathganj - I C.D. Block 150 - 153 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract (26) Raghunathganj -II C.D. Block 154 -159 (i) Villagewise Primary Census Abstract 7. Appendix -1- C.D. Blockwise Abstract of Amenities 162 -165 8. Appendix -11- Land utilisation data in respect of Non Municipal Towns 166 9. Appendix - III-C. D. 810ckwise list of Villages where no amenities are available 167 -168 10. Appendix - IV - List of Villages according to the Proportion of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to the Total Population by ranges 169 -196 11. Section II - Town Directory Note explaining the Codes used in Town Directory 199 (i) Statement·1 - Status and Growth History 200 - 201 (ii) Statement·lI- Physical Aspects and Location of Town 1989 202 - 203 (iii) Statement-III- Municipal Finance 1988-1989 204-205 (iv) Statement-IV - Civic and Other amenities 1989 206 - 207 (v) Statement-IVA - Civic and other amenities in notified slums 1989 208 - 209 (vi) Statement-V - Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities 1989 210-213 (vii) Statement-VI - Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking 1989 214-215 (viii) Appendix - Town showing their outgrowths with Population 216 FOREWORD Publication of the District Census Handbooks (DCHs)was initiated after the 1951 Census and is continuing since then with some innovations/modifications after each decennial Census. This is the most valuable district level publication brought out by the Census Organisation on behalf of each State Govt.lUnion Territory administration. It inter-alia provides data/information on some of the basic demogaphic and socia-economic characteristics and on the availability of certain important civic amenities/facilities in each \tillage and town of the respective d'istricts. This publication has thus proved to be of immense utility to the planners, administrators, academicians and researchers. The scope of the DCH was initially confined to certain important census tables on population, economic and socia-cultural aspects as also the Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of each village and town (ward-wise) of the district. The DCHs published after the 1961 Census contained a descriptive account of the district, administrativ.e statistics, census tables and Village and Town Directories including PCA. After the 1971 Census, two parts of the District Census Handbooks (Part-A comprising Village and Town Directories and. Part-B comprising Village and Town PCA) were released in all the States and Union Territories. The third Part (C) of the District Census Handbooks comprising administrative statistics and district census tables, which was also to be brought out, could not be published in many States/UTs due to considerable delay in compilation of relevant material. In 1.981 ,some new features alongwith the restructuring of the formats of Village and Town Directory were introduced in the DCHs. These were published in two parts for each district after the 1981 Census. While Part-A comprised Village and Town Directories, the PCA of villages and towns (ward-wise) including Scheduled Caste and Schduled Tribe PCA upto tehsil/ town-level were provided in Part-B. To illustrate, all the amenities except electricity, were brought together in the Village Directory and if an amenity was not available. in the referrent village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place having such amenity was 'given. Information on some new items such as adult literacy centres, primary health sub-centres and community health workers in the village were provided so as to meet some of the requirements of the Revised Minimum Needs Programme. Similarly, information on approach to the village was also provided for the first time in the Village Directory so as to give an idea about the number of inaccessible villages in each district. In case of Town Directories also, keeping in view the requirements of the Minimum Needs' Programme, a Statement IV-A on slums was provided so as to enable the planners to chalk out the programmes for providing better civic and other amenities in the slums. In this sta~ement details on civic and other amenities were reported for the sll'ms''Of class I and Class II towns. Apart from this, one column on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population and another on adult literacy classes/centres were added in Statements IV and V respectively. The manner of presentation of the DCHs for the 1991 Census is by and large the same as followed in 1981. However, the format of PCA has been restructured slightly in the 1991 Census for the benefit of data users. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers has been given as ag'ainst four-fold industrial classification presented in the 1981 Census. In addition to this, the sex-wise population in the 0-6 age-group has also been included in PCA for the first time with a view to enabling data users to compute more realistic literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age have been treated as illiterate at the time of the 1991 Census. It is expected that the above mentioned modifications will help the planners in chalking out more effective developmental programmes. One of the most important innovations in the 1991 Census is the Community Development Block-level presentation of data in the Village Directory and PCA instead of the traditional TahsillTaluklPS level presentation. (ii) It is expected that the presentation of Village Directory and PCA data at C. D. Block level will help the planners in formulation of micro-level developmental plans, as the C. D. Block is the lowest administrative unit for developmental planning. In order to facilitate the task of administrators, planners and researchers intending to use Village Directory/PCA data, either from the magnetic tapes/floppies or from the published records, both the computer and manual codes for each village have been provided for the 1991 Census alongwith the corresponding codes of 1981. This publication is a jOint venture of the State Govt.lUT administration and the Census Organisation. The data have been collected and compiled under the direction of Shri H. Chakravarty, Director of Census Operations, West Bengal on behalf of the State Govt./UT administration which has borne the cost of printing. The task of planning: designing and coordination of the publication was initiated by Dr. K.P. Ittaman, former Deputy Registrar General (Social Studies) and Shri M.M.Dua, Joint Director. For the sake of uniformity. in presentation of information/data and for preparation of analytical note depicting'the salient features' emerging from a micro-level analysis of Census/non-Census data, a model District Census Handbook from each State and Union Territory was thoroughly scrutinised in the Social Studies Division under the guidance of Shri M.K. Jain, the present Deputy Registrar General (S.S.).This task was carried out by Shri A.K. Singh, Deputy Director, who was assisted by Shri N.S. Soam, Assistant Director and his staff. Technical·guidance in the preparation of the maps was initially provided by Dr. B.K. Roy, former Deputy Registrar General (Map) and later by Mrs. Minati G~osh, _th~ present Deputy Registrar General (Map). I am thankful to all those who have contributed to this project. New Delhi (A.R. NANDA) June 11, 1992 Registrar General, India PREFACE The District Census Handbook compiled by the Directorate of Census Operations,West Bengal on behalf of the Government of West Bengal, owes its origin to 1951 Census.