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77_43	(66.30% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 53,099 (75.51% of the male
77_44	population over 6 years) and females numbered 38,210 (56.69%) of the female population over 6
77_45	years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 18.82%.
77_46	See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
77_47	Language and religion
77_48	According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bankura, as of 2001, Bengali was the mother-tongue
77_49	of 89.9% of the population, followed by Santali (8.1%), Kurmali Thar (1.1%), Hindi (0.5%) and
77_50	Telugu (0.1%).
77_51	According to the West Bengal Official Language Act 1961 and the West Bengal Official Language
77_52	(Amendment Act) 2012, the Bengali language is to be used for official purposes in the whole of West
77_53	Bengal. In addition to Bengali, the Nepali language is to be used for official purposes in the
77_54	three hills subdivisions, namely Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong, in the district of Darjeeling,
77_55	and Urdu is to be used for official purposes in district/subdivision/ block/ municipality where the
77_56	population speaking Urdu exceeds 10% of the total population. The English language will continue
77_57	to be used for official purposes as it was being used prior to the enactment of these laws.
77_58	The West Bengal Official Language (Second Amendment) Bill, 2012, included Hindi, Santhali, Odiya
77_59	and Punjabi as official languages if it is spoken by a population exceeding 10 per cent of the
77_60	whole in a particular block or sub-division or a district. Subsequently, Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi and
77_61	Kurmali were also included in the list of minority languages by the West Bengal Official Language
77_62	(Second Amendment) Bill, 2018. However, as of 2019, there is no official / other reliable
77_63	information about the areas covered.
77_64	In the 2011 census Hindus numbered 124,197 and formed 79.20% of the population in Bishnupur CD
77_65	block. Muslims numbered 27,849 and formed 17.76% of the population. Christians numbered 100 and
77_66	formed 0.06% of the population. Others numbered 4,676 and formed 2.98% of the population. Others
77_67	include Addi Bassi, Marang Boro, Santal, Saranath, Sari Dharma, Sarna, Alchchi, Bidin, Sant,
77_68	Saevdharm, Seran, Saran, Sarin, Kheria, and other religious communities.
77_69	Rural poverty
77_70	In Bishnupur CD block 45.21% families were living below poverty line in 2007. According to the
77_71	Rural Household Survey in 2005, 28.87% of the total number of families were BPL families in the
77_72	Bankura district.
77_73	Economy Livelihood
77_74	In the Bishnuur CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 14,261 and
77_75	formed 21.24%, agricultural labourers numbered 29,960 and formed 44.61%, household industry workers
77_76	numbered 3,876 and formed 5.77% and other workers numbered 19,059 and formed 28.38%. Total workers
77_77	numbered 67,156 and formed 42.82% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 89,666 and
77_78	formed 57.18% of the population.
77_79	Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in
77_80	cultivation/ supervision of land owned by self/government/institution. When a person who works on
77_81	another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer.
77_82	Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within
77_83	the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the
77_84	Factories Act. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators,
77_85	agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport
77_86	and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so
77_87	on.
77_88	Infrastructure
77_89	There are 147 inhabited villages in the Bishnupur CD block, as per the District Census Handbook,
77_90	Bankura, 2011. 100% villages have power supply. 146 villages (99.32%) have drinking water supply.
77_91	22 villages (14.97%) have post offices. 124 villages (84.35%) have telephones (including landlines,
77_92	public call offices and mobile phones). 40 villages (27.21%) have pucca (paved) approach roads and
77_93	68 villages (46.26%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and
77_94	navigable waterways). 16 villages (10.88%) have agricultural credit societies and 8 villages
77_95	(5.44%) have banks.
77_96	Agriculture
77_97	There were 117 fertiliser depots, 22 seed stores and 46 fair price shops in the Bishnupur CD block.
77_98	In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in Bishnupur CD block could be classified as follows:
77_99	bargadars 15.71%, patta (document) holders 21.77%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2
77_100	hectares) 4.90%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 16.61% and agricultural
77_101	labourers 41.02%.
77_102	In 2003-04 net area sown Bishnupur CD block was 16,123 hectares and the area in which more than one
77_103	crop was grown was 11,904 hectares.
77_104	In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Bishnupur CD block was 20,384 hectares, out of which 6,760
77_105	hectares was by canal water, 350 hectares by tank water, 820 hectares by river lift irrigation,
77_106	1,050 hectares by deep tube well, 11,094 hectares by shallow tubewell, 20 hectares by open dug
77_107	wells and 290 hectares by other methods.
77_108	In 2013-14, Bishnupur CD block produced 103,234 tonnes of Aman paddy, the main winter crop, from
77_109	37,032 hectares, 358 tonnes of Aus paddy from 236 hectares, 1,707 tonnes of Boro paddy from 561
77_110	hectares, 30 tonnes of wheat from 14 hectares and 26,873,000 tonnes of potatoes from 2,005
77_111	hectares. It also produced pulses and mustard.
77_112	Handloom and pottery industries
77_113	The handloom industry engages the largest number of persons in the non farm sector and hence is
77_114	important in Bankura district. The handloom industry is well established in all the CD blocks of
77_115	the district and includes the famous Baluchari saris. In 2004-05 Bishnupur CD block had 154 silk
77_116	looms in operation. In Bishnupur municipal area (outside the CD block) there were 1,220 looms in
77_117	operation.
77_118	Bankura district is famous for the artistic excellence of its pottery products that include the
77_119	famous Bankura horse. The range of pottery products is categorised as follows: domestic utilities,
77_120	terracota and other decorative items and roofing tiles and other heavy pottery items. Around 3,200
77_121	families were involved in pottery making in the district in 2002. 135 families were involved in
77_122	Bishnupur CD block.
77_123	Banking In 2013-14, Bishnupur CD block had offices of 6 commercial banks and 3 gramin banks.
77_124	Backward Regions Grant Fund
77_125	The Bankura district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the
77_126	Backward Regions Grant Fund. The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress
77_127	regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under
77_128	this scheme. The list includes 11 districts of West Bengal.
77_129	Transport
77_130	In 2013-14, Bishnupur CD block had 2 ferry services and 11 originating/ terminating bus routes.
77_131	The Kharagpur-Bankura-Adra line of South Eastern Railway passes through this CD block. There is a
77_132	station at Bishnupur .
77_133	The Bishnupur-Maynapur line of South Eastern Railway passes through this CD block , which will soon
77_134	connect to the Goghat-Arambagh line of Eastern Railway, after construction of the railway track
77_135	from Maynapur to Goghat.
77_136	NH 14, (old numbering NH 60), running from Morgram to Kharagpur, passes through this CD block.
77_137	State Highway 2 (West Bengal) running from Bankura to Malancha (in North 24 Parganas district)
77_138	passes through this CD block.
77_139	Education
77_140	In 2013-14, Bishnupur CD block had 150 primary schools, 18 middle schools, 8 high schools and 10
77_141	higher secondary schools. It also has 1 general college and 3 professional/ technical
77_142	institutions. Bishnupur (municipal town) had a general college outside the CD block.

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(66.30% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 53,099 (75.51% of the male

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population over 6 years) and females numbered 38,210 (56.69%) of the female population over 6

77_45

years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 18.82%.

77_46

See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate

77_47

Language and religion

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According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bankura, as of 2001, Bengali was the mother-tongue

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of 89.9% of the population, followed by Santali (8.1%), Kurmali Thar (1.1%), Hindi (0.5%) and

77_50

Telugu (0.1%).

77_51

According to the West Bengal Official Language Act 1961 and the West Bengal Official Language

77_52

(Amendment Act) 2012, the Bengali language is to be used for official purposes in the whole of West

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Bengal. In addition to Bengali, the Nepali language is to be used for official purposes in the

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three hills subdivisions, namely Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong, in the district of Darjeeling,

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and Urdu is to be used for official purposes in district/subdivision/ block/ municipality where the

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population speaking Urdu exceeds 10% of the total population. The English language will continue

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to be used for official purposes as it was being used prior to the enactment of these laws.

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The West Bengal Official Language (Second Amendment) Bill, 2012, included Hindi, Santhali, Odiya

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and Punjabi as official languages if it is spoken by a population exceeding 10 per cent of the

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whole in a particular block or sub-division or a district. Subsequently, Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi and

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Kurmali were also included in the list of minority languages by the West Bengal Official Language

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(Second Amendment) Bill, 2018. However, as of 2019, there is no official / other reliable

77_63

information about the areas covered.

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In the 2011 census Hindus numbered 124,197 and formed 79.20% of the population in Bishnupur CD

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block. Muslims numbered 27,849 and formed 17.76% of the population. Christians numbered 100 and

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formed 0.06% of the population. Others numbered 4,676 and formed 2.98% of the population. Others

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include Addi Bassi, Marang Boro, Santal, Saranath, Sari Dharma, Sarna, Alchchi, Bidin, Sant,

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Saevdharm, Seran, Saran, Sarin, Kheria, and other religious communities.

77_69

Rural poverty

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In Bishnupur CD block 45.21% families were living below poverty line in 2007. According to the

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Rural Household Survey in 2005, 28.87% of the total number of families were BPL families in the

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Bankura district.

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Economy Livelihood

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In the Bishnuur CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 14,261 and

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formed 21.24%, agricultural labourers numbered 29,960 and formed 44.61%, household industry workers

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numbered 3,876 and formed 5.77% and other workers numbered 19,059 and formed 28.38%. Total workers

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numbered 67,156 and formed 42.82% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 89,666 and

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formed 57.18% of the population.

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Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in

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cultivation/ supervision of land owned by self/government/institution. When a person who works on

77_81

another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer.

77_82

Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within

77_83

the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the

77_84

Factories Act. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators,

77_85

agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport

77_86

and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so

77_87

on.

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Infrastructure

77_89

There are 147 inhabited villages in the Bishnupur CD block, as per the District Census Handbook,

77_90

Bankura, 2011. 100% villages have power supply. 146 villages (99.32%) have drinking water supply.

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22 villages (14.97%) have post offices. 124 villages (84.35%) have telephones (including landlines,

77_92

public call offices and mobile phones). 40 villages (27.21%) have pucca (paved) approach roads and

77_93

68 villages (46.26%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and

77_94

navigable waterways). 16 villages (10.88%) have agricultural credit societies and 8 villages

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(5.44%) have banks.

77_96

Agriculture

77_97

There were 117 fertiliser depots, 22 seed stores and 46 fair price shops in the Bishnupur CD block.

77_98

In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in Bishnupur CD block could be classified as follows:

77_99

bargadars 15.71%, patta (document) holders 21.77%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2

77_100

hectares) 4.90%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 16.61% and agricultural

77_101

labourers 41.02%.

77_102

In 2003-04 net area sown Bishnupur CD block was 16,123 hectares and the area in which more than one

77_103

crop was grown was 11,904 hectares.

77_104

In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Bishnupur CD block was 20,384 hectares, out of which 6,760

77_105

hectares was by canal water, 350 hectares by tank water, 820 hectares by river lift irrigation,

77_106

1,050 hectares by deep tube well, 11,094 hectares by shallow tubewell, 20 hectares by open dug

77_107

wells and 290 hectares by other methods.

77_108

In 2013-14, Bishnupur CD block produced 103,234 tonnes of Aman paddy, the main winter crop, from

77_109

37,032 hectares, 358 tonnes of Aus paddy from 236 hectares, 1,707 tonnes of Boro paddy from 561

77_110

hectares, 30 tonnes of wheat from 14 hectares and 26,873,000 tonnes of potatoes from 2,005

77_111

hectares. It also produced pulses and mustard.

77_112

Handloom and pottery industries

77_113

The handloom industry engages the largest number of persons in the non farm sector and hence is

77_114

important in Bankura district. The handloom industry is well established in all the CD blocks of

77_115

the district and includes the famous Baluchari saris. In 2004-05 Bishnupur CD block had 154 silk

77_116

looms in operation. In Bishnupur municipal area (outside the CD block) there were 1,220 looms in

77_117

operation.

77_118

Bankura district is famous for the artistic excellence of its pottery products that include the

77_119

famous Bankura horse. The range of pottery products is categorised as follows: domestic utilities,

77_120

terracota and other decorative items and roofing tiles and other heavy pottery items. Around 3,200

77_121

families were involved in pottery making in the district in 2002. 135 families were involved in

77_122

Bishnupur CD block.

77_123

Banking In 2013-14, Bishnupur CD block had offices of 6 commercial banks and 3 gramin banks.

77_124

Backward Regions Grant Fund

77_125

The Bankura district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the

77_126

Backward Regions Grant Fund. The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress

77_127

regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under

77_128

this scheme. The list includes 11 districts of West Bengal.

77_129

Transport

77_130

In 2013-14, Bishnupur CD block had 2 ferry services and 11 originating/ terminating bus routes.

77_131

The Kharagpur-Bankura-Adra line of South Eastern Railway passes through this CD block. There is a

77_132

station at Bishnupur .

77_133

The Bishnupur-Maynapur line of South Eastern Railway passes through this CD block , which will soon

77_134

connect to the Goghat-Arambagh line of Eastern Railway, after construction of the railway track

77_135

from Maynapur to Goghat.

77_136

NH 14, (old numbering NH 60), running from Morgram to Kharagpur, passes through this CD block.

77_137

State Highway 2 (West Bengal) running from Bankura to Malancha (in North 24 Parganas district)

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passes through this CD block.

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Education

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In 2013-14, Bishnupur CD block had 150 primary schools, 18 middle schools, 8 high schools and 10

77_141

higher secondary schools. It also has 1 general college and 3 professional/ technical

77_142

institutions. Bishnupur (municipal town) had a general college outside the CD block.