PREFACE DISTRICT STATISTICAL The present issue of the District Statistical Handbook seeks to HANDBOOK provide statistical information on various socio-economic aspects of the district on a compact form. Attempts have been made to incorporate latest available information in this publication maintaining continuity of 2005 the time series of the data published in earlier issues. Data at the Block level have also been incorporated as far as available. BURDWAN I express my gratitude to the different offices situated in the district for their active co-operation in obtaining data related to their activities. I like to put in my appreciation to the officials of the Handbook, Co-ordination & Nucleus (compilation) units of the Head Office, District office and Electronic Data Processing Unit of the Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics for their sincere and sustained work in bringing out the publication. Suggestions for any improvement of the publication will be appreciated. ( K.K. MONDAL) Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics Additional Director Government of West Bengal Dated, Kolkata, Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics The 8th Nov.' 2006 Government of West Bengal (i) (ii) CONTENTS SL. Table DESCRIPTION PAGE No. No. No. SL. Table DESCRIPTION PAGE No. No. No. IV. EDUCATION AND CULTURE 24 4.1,(a) General Educational Institutions (by type) 59 I. RAINFALL AND CLIMATE 25 4.1,(b) Professional & Technical Educational Institutions 1 1.1 Geographical Location. 1 2 1.2 Monthly Rainfall. 2 (by type) 63 3 1.3 Maximum and Minimum temperature by month. 3 26 4.1,(c) Special & Non-formal Educational Institutions 4 1.4 Mean maximum and Mean minimum temperature (by type) 67 by month. 4 27 4.2,(a) Students by sex in different types of II. AREA AND POPULATION General Educational Institutions 69 5 2.1 Administrative units. 5 28 4.2,(b) Students by sex in different types of 6 2.1(a) Assembly and Parliamentary Constituency 13 Professional & Technical Educational Institutions 73 7 2.2 Area, Population and density. 14 29 4.2,(c) Students by sex in different types of 8 2.3 Growth of population by sex. 16 Special & Non-formal Educational Institutions 77 9 2.4(a) Distribution of rural & urban population by sex,1991. 17 30 4.3,(a) Teachers in different types of General 10 2.4(b) Distribution of rural & urban population by sex,2001. 20 Educational Institutions. 79 11 2.5(a) Distribution of population by sex & by age group,1991 23 31 4.3,(b) Teachers in different types of Professional 12 2.5(b) Distribution of population by sex & by age group,2001 26 & Technical Educational Institutions 83 13 2.6 Distribution of population by sex in the towns. 29 32 4.3,(c) Teachers in different types of Special 14 2.7 Percentage of population according to different & Non-formal Educational Institutions 87 categories of workers and non-workers. 32 15 2.8 Distribution of population according to different 33 4.4 Number of Institutions, Students & Teachers by categories of workers and non-workers by sex. 41 Block & Municipality. 89 16 2.9 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 34 4.5 Percentage of literacy in rural and urban areas. 97 population by sex. 43 35 4.6 Libraries, Reading Rooms and Mass Literacy 17 2.10 Population by religion. 45 centres. 100 18 2.10(a)Population by religion & by sex. 46 36 4.7 Cinema Houses. 102 19 2.11 Disabled persons by the type of disability & by sex 47 37 4.8 Newspapers and Periodicals published. 104 III. PUBLIC HEALTH 20 3.1 Medical facilities. 48 21 3.2 Family welfare centres. 50 22 3.2(a) Achievement of Universal Immunization Programme. 54 23 3.3 Patient treated in hospitals , dispensaries etc. 57 1 (iii) (iv) SL. Table DESCRIPTION PAGE SL. Table DESCRIPTION PAGE No. No. No. No. No. No. V. AGRICULTURE & ALLIED VIII. INDUSTRY 38 5.1 Classification of land utilization statistics. 105 59 8.1 Small Industrial establishments. 132 39 5.1(a) Distribution of operational holdings. 106 60 8.2 Mouzas electrified. 133 40 5.1(b) Area of vested agricultural land. 107 61 8.2(a) Consumption of Electricity. 135 41 5.2 Area under principal crops. 108 62 8.3 Selected Characteristics of factories by industry groups. 136 42 5.3 Production of principal crops. 110 63 8.4 Production in Sericulture. 139 43 5.3(a) Yield rate of principal crops. 112 64 8.4(a) Production of Coal. 139 44 5.3(b) Yield rate of some selected crops. 114 IX. EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR 45 5.3(c) Index number of agricultural area, production 65 9.1 Employment in registered factories 140 and productivity (base 81-82 = 100). 115 66 9.2 Number of enterprises in rural and urban areas. 141 46 5.3(d) Area and Production of Fruits and Vegetables. 116 67 9.2(a) Number of persons usually working in rural and 47 5.3(e) Area & Production of Flowers 118 urban enterprises. 142 48 5.4 Classification of forest area & forest produce. 119 68 9.2(b) Percentage distribution of hired workers & females 49 5.5 Area irrigated by different sources. 120 employed. 143 50 5.5(a) Sources of irrigation. 121 X. EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE 51 5.6 Fertilizer consumed. 121 69 10.1 Applicants on the live register of employment 52 5.7 Warehousing and cold storage facilities. 122 exchanges. 144 53 5.8 Estimated production of Milk and Egg. 122 70 10.2 Registration and placement effected. 145 VI. LIVE-STOCK 71 10.3 Assistance to widows, handicapped and 54 6.1 Live-Stock and Poultry. 123 old-aged persons. 146 55 6.2 Veterinary hospitals, dispensaries etc. 124 XI. PRICE VII. CO-OPERATIVE, BANKING & INSURANCE 72 11.1 Wholesale price of agriculture and Live-stock & 56 7.1 Progress of Co-operative movements. 127 Live-stock products. 150 57 7.2 Progress of Commercial Banking. 129 73 11.1(a) Regulated market by category. 155 58 7.3 Progress of LIC. 131 74 11.2 Consumer price index number for families with monthly expenditure level. 156 75 11.3 Consumer price index number for industrial workers. 157 76 11.4 Statutory and modified ration shops. 158 (v) (vi) SL. Table DESCRIPTION PAGE SL. Table DESCRIPTION PAGE No. No. No. No. No. No. XII. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION BLOCK LEVEL STATISTICS 77 12.1 Roads maintained by P.W.D., Zilla Parishad. 91 16.1 Some basic Statistics about the Blocks. 178 & Panchayat 159 92 17.1 Population by religion in the Blocks. 180 78 12.2 Length of different classes of roads maintained by 93 17.2 Population features of farmers in the Blocks. 186 P.W.D. 161 94 18.1 Area,Production and Yield rate of Major crops in the 79 12.3 Roads maintained by Municipalities & Municipal Blocks. 188 Corporations. 162 95 18.2 Source of Irrigation and area Irrigated by different 80 12.4 Statement of registered Motor Vehicles. 163 Sources in the Blocks. 196 81 12.5 Accident on roads. 165 96 18.3 Fisheries in the Blocks. 200 82 12.6 Post and Telegraph Offices. 166 97 19.1 Estimated number of Live-stock and Poultry in the 83 12.7 Progress in Tourism 167 Blocks. 204 XIII. JUDICIAL AND POLICE 98 20.1 Commercial and Gramin Banks in the Blocks. 206 84 13.1 Offences reported, cases tried, persons convicted 99 20.2 Co-operative Societies in the Blocks 208 and acquitted. 168 100 21.1 Roads in the Blocks. 210 85 13.2 Police Stations and Out-posts. 172 101 21.2 Transport in the Blocks 214 86 13.3 Strength of police force. 172 XIV. LOCAL-BODIES 87 14.1 Receipt and Expenditure of Municipalities & Municipal Corporations. 173 88 14.2 Receipt and Expenditure of Zilla Parishad. 175 XV. FINANCE 89 15.1 Revenue Collected from different sources. 176 90 15.2 Net collection from small savings 177 2 (vii) (viii) BURDWAN Description Year Unit Particulars (1) (2) (3) (4) AT A GLANCE Agriculture and Irrigation : Description Year Unit Particulars Cropped area 2004-05 '000 Hectares 457.80 (1) (2) (3) (4) Percentage of irrigated area Administrative set up : to Cultivated area " Percent 68.50 District Head Quarters Burdwan Yield rate of : Rice " Kg. per hec. 2985 Sub-division 2004 Number 6 Medical facilities : " Police Station " " 32 Hospitals, Health centres, Inhabited Villages 2001 " 2438 Clinics and Dispensaries 2004 Number 1014 Mouza " " 2529 Family welfare centre 2004-05 " 798 Municipal Corporation 2004 " 02 Total beds 2004 " 6715 Municipality " " 09 Beds per lakh of Block " " 31 Population " " 97 Panchayat Samity " " 31 Educational Institutions : Gram Panchayat " " 277 Primary 2004-05 " 4064 Gram Sansad " " 3857 Middle " " 110 Area and Population : High " " 461 Area 2001 Sq. K.M. 7024 Higher Secondary " " 288 Population " Number 6895514 General College " " 27 Density of Population " Per sq. k.m. 982 University(Gen. & Tech.) " " 1 Percentage : Male " Percent 52.04 Literates : Male 2001 Percent 78.6 Female " " 47.96 Female " " 61.0 Rural " " 63.06 Total " " 70.2 Urban " " 36.94 Industry : Registered Working factories 2004 Number 863 Climate : Small Industrial Establishments Annual rainfall 2004 m.m 1193 (Registered under C&S.S.I.) 2004-05 " 30280 Temperature : Maximum " Degree celsius 44 Employment in : Minimum " " 08 State Govt. Offices 31-05-2002 " 33317(P) Workers : Registered Working factories 2004 " 92594 Total workers 2001 Percent 35.6 Small Industrial establishments2004-05 " 179991 Non-workers " " 64.4 (Registered under C&S.S.I.) (ix) (x) Description Year Unit Particulars (1) (2) (3) (4) Employment Situation : Applicants on live-register 2004 Number 745796 Electricity : SYMBOL USED Mouzas electrified 2004-05 " 2523 Consumption of electricity " '000 Kwh.