District Demography

Demography of our District South 24 Parganas  

         

 

Historical Background

The nomenclature 24-Parganas has been in vogue since 15 July 1757 when Mir Jafar whom the East India Company had just established as Nawab of Bengal ceded to the  Company the rights of 24 mahals. The treaty by which the cession is recorded says that the land lying to the south of Calcutta as far as Culpee, shall be under the Zemindari of the English Company and all the officers of this Zemindari shall be under their jurisdiction. The revenue to be paid by it (the company) in the same manner with  other  Zemindari. The Parwana notifying effect to the Treaty mentions the name of 24 units of land. The District of 24-Parganas started taking shape under Clause Nos.2,3 and 9 of the Regualtion of 1793.  The respective jurisdictions of the civil and criminal courts for the district and revenue jurisdiction of the  District Collector were demarcated by  the Regulations. This arrangement remained valid till 1800. The present district of South 24 Parganas came into existence on 1st of March,1986 It then  comprised of two sub divisions- Alipore and Diamond Harbour and of 30 blocks. Presently there are five sub divisions (Alipore, Baruipur, Canning,Diamond Harbour and Kakdwip), 29 blocks and 7 Municipalities. General features: South 24 Parganas is, indeed, a complex district, stretching from the metropolitan  Kolkata to the remote  riverine villages upto the mouth of Bay of Bengal, Apart from  its staggering size and population, the district  administration has to contend with  problems typical of metropolitan living in the urban area & high population density and overload civic infrastructure&mdashand in complete contrast, in the rural area the lack of transport and communication facilities and weak delivery systems. 84% of the population lives in the rural areas, where development is taken care of by the panchayat  bodies. The remaining 16% population is looked after by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and seven municipalities. The scheduled caste comprises 39% of the total population and B.P.L. families constitute 37.21% of the population. The Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forests on earth, are spread over thirteen of the twenty-development blocks in the district. Due to its peculiar geographical location and  the dictates of geography the means of transport and communication in this region are not  well developed, with all the attendant consequences. Lack of irrigation has meant mono cropped agriculture. Breaches in earthen embankments and cyclonic storms mean loss of  life and destruction of crops and property on a regular basis. Any strategy in this ecologically fragile environment must be carefully designed and implemented. District at a Glance Facts & Figure 1. Geographical Location Area Reinfall & Temperature Latitude North 20�20" South 22'06" Longitude. East 88'20" West 88'60" Area in Sq.Km. Total 8165.05 Annual Rainfall in millimeters 1750 mm to 1770 mm Temperature in centregrade degree Maximum 36.3� C Minimum 13.6� C Relative Annual Humidity in % 71% to 85% 2a. Demographic Profile (2001 Census) Total Population Male Female Sex Ratio Literate Male Literate Female Total Literate Population RURAL 58,19,285 22,94,870 28,24,415 943 19,92,878 13,51,731 33,44,609 URBAN 10,89,730 5,69,371 5,20,359 914 4,38,803 3,45,133 7,83,936 Total: 69,09,015 35,64,241 33,44,774 938 24,31,681 16,96,864 41,28,545 2b. Report on BPL Survey as on 30-10-02 (Rural) i. Total no of families 10,42,863 ii. Total no of BPL families 3,88,033 iii. Percentage of BPL families 37.21 iv. No. of families (SC) 1,58,147 v. No. of families (ST) 8,205 vi. No of Woman headed families 34,355 vii. No of Physically Handicapped 4,268 viii. No. of Small Farmer 23,747 ix. No. of Marginal Farmer 29,166 x. No. of rural artisans 22,496 xi. No. of Agril Labourer 2,13,570 3. General Information About The District a) Total number of blocks 29 b) Total number of Gram Panchayat 312 c) Total number of Municipalities 7 (consisting of 150 wards) d) Number of Sundarban blocks 13 (Sagore, Namkhana, Kakdwip, Patharpratima, Kultali, Mathurapur-I, Mathurapur-II, Joynagar-I, Joynagar-II, Canning-I, Canning-II, Basanti, Gosaba). e) No. of Island in the District 37 f) No of Police Stations 33 g) Population growth rate  ('91 � '01) 20.89% h) Density of population 694 (2001) 4. Occupational Structure Main worker:- 24.31% Marginal worker:-8.16% Non-worker:-67.53% Male Female Male Female Male Female 90.57% 9.43% 59.57% 40.43% 36.59% 63.41% 5. Administrative Structure No. of Sub-Division: 5 No. of Blocks: 29 No of Municipality: 7   Sl. Name of the Sub-division Blocks under Sub-division Municipalities under Sub-division 1 Alipore (Sadar) Bishnupur-I, Bishnupur-II, Budge Budge-I, Budge Budge-II & T/Maheshtala Budge Budge, Pujali, Maheshtala. 2 Baruipur Baruipur, Bhagore-I, Bhagore-II, Joynagar-I, Joynagar-II, Kultali & Sonarpur. Baruipur, Rajpur Sonarpur, Joynagar Majilpur. 3 Diamond Harbour D\Harbour-I, D\Harbour-II, Falta, Kulpi, Mograhat-I, Mograhat-II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur-I & Mathurapur-II. Diamond Harbour. 4 Kakdwip Kakdwip, Namkhana, Patharpratima & Sagar.   5 Canning Basanti, canning-I, Canning-II & Gosaba.   K.M.C. Area: 41 wards of K.M.C. area. [from ward no.101 to ward no.141] are within this district. 6. Educational Institutions a. Number of Primary School 3584 b. Number of Sishu Siksha Kendra 1424 c. Number of Junior High 196 d. No. of  Junior High Madrasa 15 e. Number of Secondary School 386 f. No. of  High Madrasa 23 g. Number of Senior Madrasa 12 h. Number of Higher Secondary School 171 i. Number of Degree Collage 20 j. No. of Technical Institute 3 k. Number of University 1 [Jadavpur University] 7. Health Infrastructure Particulars Number Included in SHSD Project - II No. of Beds District Hospital 1 1 600 Sub Divisional Hospital 4 4 353 State General Hospital 4 3 471 Rural Hospital 9 9 520 Block Primary Health Centers 18 5 225 Primary Health Centers 63 16 357 Primary Health Sub Centre 980     Total 1079 38 2526 8. Land Utilisation Statistics Sl. Area Hectare a) Cultivate Area 4,06,215 b) Area under Forest 1,70,580 c) Area under Barren and uncultivable land 845 d) Area under permanent pastures 5,445 e) Area under Culturable Waste land 2,924 f) Area under Misc. Tree Crops & Groves 8,427 g) Fallow land other than current fallows 87 h) Area under current fallow 13,299 i) Net Cropped Area 3,93,465 j) Area under more than one Crop 1,60,217 k) Area under more than Double Crop 1,890 l) Gross Cropped Area 5,55,572 m) Cropping Intensity 141.20% 9. Area under major crops (in Hectare) Sl. Name of Crops Area % 1 Aman Paddy 366000 74.68% 2 Aus Paddy 2365 0.48% 3 Boro Paddy 41170 8.40% 4 Wheat 2295 0.47% 5 Summer Vegetable 19992 4.08% 6 Winter Vegetable 31655 6.46% 7 Kharif Vegetable 1200 0.24% 8 Oil Seeds & Pulses. 22940 4.68% 9 Cotton 1544 0.32% 10 Jute 955 0.19%   Total: 490116 100.00% 10. Irrigation Facility Sl. Sources No. of Installation Net Irrigated area in Hectare % of Net irrigated area Gross irrigated area in Hectare i. Shallow Tube well (S.T.W.) 14,293 18,506 18.82 35,450 ii. Medium Deep Tube Well (M.D.T.W.) 37 581 0.59 810 iii. Deep Tube Well (D.T.W.) 9 114 0.11 145 iv River Lift Irrigation (R.L.I.) 55 2,232 2.27 3,425 v. Tank 141,180 34,250 34.86 51,220 vi. Imponded Canal   14,828 15.08 23,768 vii. Back Feeding Canal   27,795 28.27 37,560   Total:   98,306 100 1,52,378 Literacy   Literate Male Literate Female Total Literate Population Literacy rate (%) Male Female RURAL 19,92,878 13,51,731 33,44,609 79.89 59.73 URBAN 4,38,803 3,45,133 7,83,936 Total:  24,31,681 16,96,864 41,28,545 70.16

Education Education Scenario # Rural School Details # Urban School Details A.   Basic Total Literacy Rate (%) 70.16 Male Literacy Rate (%) 79.89 Female Literacy Rate (%)  59.73 B.  Pre Schooling  Population  (3 to 4+ Years) 365853 Anganwadi (ICDS) Centres         4836 Anganwadi Workers 4758 Anganwadi Helpers   4655 Children Enrolled (3 to 6 Years) 268347 Children Enrolled (3 to 4+ Years) 125025 Children Out of ICDS centers (3 to 4+ Years) 240828 C. Primary Education Population  (5 to 9 Years) 810928  Primary Schools (Govt. aided) 3584 Sishu Shiksha Kendras 1424 Total Enrolment in Govt. aided Primary Schools 768758 Age Appropriate (5 to 9 Years) Enrolment in Govt. aided Primary Schools 673899 Total Enrolment in Sishu Shiksha Kendras 99363 Age Appropriate (5 to 9 Years) Enrolment in Sishu Shiksha Kendras 73220 Total Enrolment in Private Primary Schools  105716 Age Appropriate (5 to 9 Years) Enrolment in Private Primary Schools 97038 Total Enrolment in Private Primary Schools 105716 Age Appropriate (5 to 9 Years) Enrolment in Private Primary Schools 97038 Total Age Appropriate (5 to 9 Years) Enrolment 787942 Total Out of School Children (5 to 9 Years) 22986 Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) in Govt. aided Primary Schools 73 School Student Ratio (SSR) in Govt. aided Primary Schools 216 School Teacher Ratio (STR) in Govt. aided Primary Schools 2.94 D. Uppar  Primary Education Population (10 to 14 Years) 847184 Upper Primary Schools (Jr. High, High, H.S. & Madrasahs) 803 Total Enrolment in Upper Primary Schools 432268 Age Appropriate (10 to 14 Years) Enrolment in Upper Primary Schools 367200 Total Enrolment in Kolkata Schools 103691 Age Appropriate (10 to 14 Years) Enrolment in Kolkata Schools 95816 Enrolled in Primary Schools / SSKs as over-aged 125768 Total In School Children (10 to 14 Years) 588784 Total Out of School Children (10 to 14 Years)        258400 Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) in Upper Primary Schools 72 School Student Ratio (SSR) in Upper Primary Schools  538 School Teacher Ratio (STR) in Upper Primary Schools 7.48 Rural School Details at a glance Name of Block Total Schools Primary Jr Basic Sec. HAS. Thakurpukur Mahestala 64 49 2 9 4 Budge Budge-I 36 27 0 7 2 Budge Budge-II 102 82 5 8 7 Bishnupur-I 117 100 8 6 3 Bishnupur-II 122 99 7 11 5 Sonarpur 84 72 1 6 5 Bhangar-I 114 97 3 9 5 Bhangar-II 104 91 4 6 3 Canning-I 127 112 2 8 5 Canning-II 96 86 1 6 3 Baruipur 191 161 4 15 11 Magrahat-II 157 134 1 13 9 Magrahat-I 135 108 6 14 7 Falta 179 145 14 12 8 Diamond Harbour-I 97 79 6 9 3 Diamond Harbour-II 143 118 7 12 6 Kulpi 239 205 16 11 7 Mandirbazar 158 129 9 13 7 Mathurapur-I 149 123 10 12 4 Jaynagar-I 129 106 5 11 7 Jaynagar-II 121 103 5 11 2 Kultali 106 91 2 11 2 Basanti 166 144 3 15 4 Gosaba 190 150 10 22 8 Mathurapur-II 155 126 6 17 6 Kakdwip 175 137 11 20 7 Sagar 154 123 12 14 5 Namkhana 118 96 6 9 7 Patharpratima 244 202 11 23 7 Total 3972 3295 177 340 159 Urban School Details Name of Circle Total Schools Primary Jr high Sec HS Amtala 2 2 0 0 0 Balarampur 2 2 0 0 0 Baruipur 21 17 0 2 2 Bishnupur 4 3 0 0 1 Bowali 6 4 0 1 1 Budge Budge 30 21 3 2 4 Chak Kashipur 3 3 0 0 0 Diamond Harbour 23 16 0 4 3 Jaynagar Mazilpur 25 18 1 3 3 Kanyanagar 4 3 1 0 0 Maheshtala 128 91 5 20 12 Pujali 15 11 2 2 0 Rajpur Sonarpur 111 75 4 14 18 Uttar Raypur 12 8 0 2 2 Total 386 274 16 50 46