Domkal (community development block)

Domkal
ডোমকল সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Community development block
Domkal

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 24°08′28″N 88°31′43″E / 24.1411927°N 88.5286903°E / 24.1411927; 88.5286903Coordinates: 24°08′28″N 88°31′43″E / 24.1411927°N 88.5286903°E / 24.1411927; 88.5286903
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Government
 • Type Community development block
Area
 • Total 304.27 km2 (117.48 sq mi)
Elevation 22 m (72 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 363,976
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 203,429 (55.89%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 742303 (Domkal)
Telephone/STD code 03471
Vehicle registration WB-57, WB-58
Lok Sabha constituency Mushidabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Domkol, Raninagar
Website murshidabad.gov.in

Domkal is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Domkol subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Domkal police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Domkal. It is located 34 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.

Geography

Location

Domkal is located at 24°08′28″N 88°31′43″E / 24.1411927°N 88.5286903°E / 24.1411927; 88.5286903

Domkal CD Block is bounded by Raninagar I and Raninagar II CD Blocks in the north, Jalangi CD Block in the east, Karimpur I CD Block, in Nadia district, in the south and Hariharpara CD Block in the west.[1]

Area

Domkal CD Block has an area of 304.27 km2.[2]

Physical features

The Bhagirathi divides the district into two parts namely Bagri on the east and Rahr on the west. The Padma separates the district from Malda district, and Chapai Nawabganj and Rajshahi districts of Bangladesh.[3]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Domkal block/ panchayat samiti are: Azimganjgola, Bhagirathpur, Dhulauri, Domkal, Garaimari, Ghoramara, Goribpur, Jitpur, Juginda, Juranpur, Madhurkul, Raipur and Sarangpur.[4][5]

Demographics

Population

As per 2011 Census of India Domkal CD Block had a total population of 363,976, all of which were rural. There were 186,182 (51%) males and 177,794 (49%) females. Population below 6 years numbered 45,641. Scheduled Castes numbered 9,515 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 1,219.[6]

As per 2001 census, Domkal block has a total population of 311,683, out of which 160,562 were males and 151,121 were females. Domkal block registered a population growth of 23.03 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent.[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[7]

Large villages

Large villages in Domkal CD Block were (2011 population figure in brackets): Gokulpur Gobindapur (8,270), Bagharpur Ramna (7,525), Jitpur (11,016), Radhakantapur (4,041), Dhulauri (6.959), Jot Kamal (6,170), Par Raghunathpur (5,802), Taraf Rasulpurpatnipara (19,958), Raypur (13,285), Bhatsala (5,720), Ramna Etbarnagar Basantapur (8,409), Lakshminathpur (10,122), Sibnagar Laskarpur (15,887), Sabdalpur (4,948), Garibpur (12,788), Chandpur (4,879), Pardiar (5,097), Juranpur (5,743), Kusbaria (5,153), Juginda (13,891), Aminabad (10,496), Mamenpur (10,187), Garaimari (29,260), Kuchemora (6,917), Sahadiar (5,275) and Kupila (8,922).[6]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Domkal CD Block was 203,429 (55.89% of the population above 6 years) out of which 105,034 (52%) were males and 98,395 (48%) were females.[6]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Murshidabad district was 66.59.[8]Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011.[9]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[9]

Language

Bengali is the local language in these areas.[1]

Healthcare

Domkal block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Domkal Block". onefivenine. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001 – Mushidabad district. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Murshidabad". Geography. Murshidabad district. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "BRGF Allotment Order No. 12" (PDF). Government of West Bengal Department of Panchayats & Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Murshidabad – Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  8. ↑ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Provisional population tables and annexures" (PDF). Census 2011:Table 2(3) Literates and Literacy rates by sex. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )". SOES. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
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