Census of India 2011

WEST BENGAL

SERIES-20 PART XII-B

DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK

MURSHIDABAD

VILLAGE AND TOWN WISE

PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (PCA)

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DISTRICT MURSHIDABAD

WEST BENGAL

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TOTAL AREA OF THE DISTRICT............................ 5324.00 Sq. Kms.

TOTAL POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT.............. 7103807

TOTAL NUMBER OF VILLAGES............................. 2166

TOTAL NUMBER OF INHABITED VILLAGES........ 1886

TOTAL NUMBER OF CENSUS TOWNS................. 65

TOTAL NUMBER OF STATUTORY TOWNS........... 7

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CENSUS OF INDIA 2011

WEST BENGAL

SERIES-20 PART XII - B

DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK

MURSHIDABAD

VILLAGE AND TOWN WISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (PCA)

Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal

MOTIF

Murshidabad, the first capital of British India, had been a land of

BengalNawbabs. Once upon a time this had been a land of palaces, most of which nowremain as relics. Among those that still prosper, HAZARDUARY stands out.

Situated at the east bank of river Bhagirathi at Lalbagh, this palace was builtduring the reign of NawabNazimHumayun Shah at a cost of Rs. 16.50 lakhs. Designedby Colonel Duncan Mcleod of the Bengal Corps of Engineers, it took 17 years forcompletion (completed in 1837), and was inaugurated during the administration of thethen Governor General Lord Auckland.

Reminiscent of Italian style, as seen in its huge flight of stairs and colossalpillars, this palace has about thousand real and false doors, and hence the nameHAZARDUARY. The palace was used for holding DURBAR and other official work ofthe Nawabs as also for the residence of high ranking British officials. It now houses amuseum displaying the stupendous and rare collection of books, manuscripts, statues,arms, paintings and furniture of the Nawabs of Bengal.

Image Courtesy: http://murshidabad.net

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(ii) 25

(iii) 51

(iv) 113

(v) 133

(vi) 153

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10 Section II Tables based on Households Amenities and Assets (Rural/Urban) at District and Sub-District level.

(i) Table -1: Households by Ownership status and by Number of Dwellingrooms occupied in the District, 2011 507

Contents

Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes (ST)

Administrative Setup

Important Statistics

District Highlights - 2011 Census

Brief History of the District

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgement

History and Scope of the District Census Handbook

Urban PCA-Town wise Primary Census Abstract

Section - I Primary Census Abstract (PCA)

Brief note on Primary Census Abstract

District Primary Census Abstract

Appendix to District Primary Census Abstract Total, Scheduled Castes andScheduled Tribes Population - Urban Block wise

Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes (SC)

Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract

(ii) Table -2: Percentage distribution of Households living in Permanent,Semi permanent and Temporary houses, 2011 508

(iii) Table -3: Number and Percentage of Households by main source ofDrinking water, 2011 512

(iv) Table -4: Number and Percentage of Households by main source ofLighting, 2011 516

(v) Table -5: Number and Percentage of Households by type of Latrinefacility, 2011 520

(vi) Table -6: Number and Percentage of Households by type of Drainageconnectivity for waste water outlet, 2011 524

(vii) Table -7: Number and Percentage of Households by availability ofKitchen facility, 2011 526

(viii) Table -8: Number and Percentage of Households by type of fuel used forCooking, 2011 528

(ix) Table -9:Number and Percentage of Households availing Bankingservices and number of Households having each of thespecified Assets, 2011

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FOREWORD

The District Census Handbook (DCHB) is an important publication of the Census Organization since 1951. It contains both Census and non Census data of urban and rural areas for each District. The Census data provide information on demographic and socio-economic characteristics of population at the lowest administrative unit i.e. of each Village and Town and ward of the District. The Primary Census Abstract (PCA) part of this publication contains Census data including data on household amenities collected during 1st.phase of the Census i.e. House Listing and Housing Census. The non Census data presented in the DCHB is in the form of Village Directory and Town Directory contain information on various infrastructure facilities available in the village and town viz; education, medical, drinking water, communication and transport, post and telegraph, electricity, banking, and other miscellaneous facilities. Later on, the Telegraph Services were closed by the Government of India on 15th. July, 2013. The data of DCHB are of considerable importance in the context of planning and development at the grass-root level.

2. In the 1961 Census, DCHB provided a descriptive account of the District,administrative statistics, Census tables and Village and Town Directory including Primary Census Abstract. This pattern was changed in 1971 Census and the DCHB was published in three parts: Part-A related to Village and Town Directory, Part-B to Village and Town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, District Census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of Villages. The 1981 Census DCHB was published in two parts: Part-A contained Village and Town Directory and Part-B the PCA of Village and Town including the SCs and STs PCA up to Tahsil/Town levels. New features along with restructuring of the formats of Village and Town Directory were added. In Village Directory, all amenities except electricity were brought together and if any amenity was not available in the referent Village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place having such an amenity, was given.

3. The pattern of 1981 Census was followed by and large for the DCHB of 1991Census except the format of PCA. It was restructured. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers was given against the four-fold industrial classification presented in the 1981 Census. In addition, sex wise population in 0-6 age group was included in the PCA for the first time with a view to enable the data users to compile more realistic literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age had been treated as illiterate at the time of 1991 Census. One of the important innovations in the 1991 Census was the Community Development Block (CD Block) level presentation of Village Directory and PCA data instead of the traditional Tahsil/Taluk/PS level presentation.

4. As regards DCHB of 2001 Census, the scope of Village Directory was improvedby including some other amenities like banking, recreational and cultural facilities, newspapers & magazines and `most important commodity manufactured in a Village in addition to prescribed facilities of earlier Censuses. In Town Directory, the statement on Slums was modified and its coverage was enlarged by including details on all slums instead of notified slums.

5. The scope and coverage of Village Directory of 2011 DCHB has been widenedby including a number of new amenities in addition to those of 2001. These newly

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added amenities are: Pre-Primary School, Engineering College, Medical College, Management Institute, Polytechnic, Non-formal Training Centre, Special School for Disabled, Community Health Centre, Veterinary Hospital, Mobile Health Clinic, Medical Practitioner with MBBS Degree, Medical Practitioner with no degree, Traditional Practitioner and faith Healer, Medicine Shop, Community Toilet, Rural Sanitary Mart or Sanitary Hardware Outlet in the Village, Community Bio- gas, Sub Post Office, Village Pin Code, Public Call Office, Mobile Phone Coverage, Internet Cafes/ Common Service Centre, Private Courier Facility, Auto/Modified Autos, Taxis and Vans, Tractors, Cycle-pulled Rickshaws, Carts driven by Animals, Village connected to National Highway, State Highway, Major District Road, and Other District Road, Availability of Water Bounded Macadam Roads in Village, ATM, Self-Help Group, Public Distribution System(PDS) Shop, Mandis/Regular Market, Weekly Haat, Agricultural Marketing Society, Nutritional Centers (ICDS), Anganwadi Centre, ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist), Sports Field, Public Library, Public Reading Room, Assembly Polling station, Birth & Death Registration Office. In the Town Directory, seven Statements containing the details and the data of each Town have been presented viz.; (i)-Status and Growth History of Towns,(ii)- Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, (iii)-Civic and other Amenities, (iv)-Medical Facilities, (v)-Educational, Recreational & Cultural Facilities, (vi)- Industry & Banking, and (vii)- Civic & other amenities in Slums respectively. CD Block wise data of Village Directory and Village PCA have been presented in DCHB of 2011 Census as presented in earlier Census.

6. The data of DCHB 2011 Census have been presented in two parts, Part-Acontains Village and Town Directory and Part-B contains Village and Town wise Primary Census Abstract. Both the Parts have been published in separate volumes in 2011 Census.

7. The Village and Town level amenities data have been collected, compiled andcomputerized under the supervision of Shri Deepak Ghosh, IAS., Director of Census Operation, West Bengal. The task of Planning, Designing and Co-ordination of this publication was carried out by Dr. Pratibha Kumari, Assistant Registrar General (SS) under the guidance & supervision of Dr. R.C.Sethi, Ex-Addl. RGI and Shri Deepak Rastogi present Addl.RGI. Shri A.P. Singh, Deputy Registrar General, (Map) provided the technical guidance in the preparation of maps. Shri A.K. Arora, Joint Director of Data Processing Division under the overall supervision of Shri M.S.Thapa, Addl. Director (EDP) provided full cooperation in preparation of record structure for digitization and validity checking of Village and Town Directory data and the programme for the generation of Village Directory and Town Directory including various analytical inset tables as well as Primary Census Abstract (PCA). The work of preparation of DCHB, 2011 Census has been monitored in the Social Studies Division. I am thankful to all of them and others who have contributed to bring out this publication in time.

(C.Chandramouli) Registrar General &

Census Commissioner, India New Delhi. Dated:- 16-06-2014

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PREFACE

The District Census Hand Book or DCHB is the most popular and widely used

publication which is compiled and prepared by the Census Organization. The first ever

DCHB was published in the year 1951. Thereafter Census Directorate is coming up with

the publication of DCHB in every decadal Census and the present volume of DCHB of

2011 is seventh in the series.

Over the time, the contents of DCHB havebeen changing keeping in track with

the requirement of the data user on different amenities. Since DCHB is a compilation of

Census and non-Census data, the presentation is being done in two parts, viz. the Part-A

and Part-B separately for each district. Part-A contains Village & Town Directory data

with some important tables depicting availability of basic civic amenities such as

drinking water facilities, educational facilities, post & telegraph facilities, banking

facilities etc. at the C.D. Block/Village and Town level. Part-B on the other hand contains

District Primary Census Abstract of Total Population including Scheduled Castes and

Scheduled Tribesat the C.D. Block/Village level and for urban units like for Statutory

Towns and Census Towns, it is ward level. Part-B contains data for sex wise distribution

of population, age group of 0-6 years, literate and illiterate, Scheduled Castes and

Scheduled Tribes, worker and non-worker data, economic category i.e. cultivator,

agricultural labour, household industry worker and other worker.

Apart from the above, DCHB also furnishes a variety of essential information

pertaining to the district like brief history, the information about administrative set-up,

location, climate, economic resources, land use, transport, industry, trade and

commerce, place of historical, archaeological and tourists importance etc. It also provides

brief analysis of Census data, presentation of the data through various tables, graphs

and maps has made the publication much more attractive and valuable.

Most sincere and deepest gratitude is expressed to Dr. C. Chandramouli, IAS,

Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India for his constant inspiration, support

and valuable suggestions. The support and assistance of Dr. R.C. Sethi, former

Additional Registrar Generaland Shri Deepak Rastogi, present Additional Registrar

General, worth special mentioning. Ourearnest gratitude to them. We are also grateful

toDr. A.P. Singh, former Deputy Registrar General (Map) for providing the technical

guidance in the preparation of maps and to Dr. PratibhaKumari, Assistant Registrar

General (SS) for her overall supervision. Shri A.K. Arora, Joint Director of Data

Processing Division under the overall supervision of Shri M.S. Thapa, AdditionalDirector

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(EDP) provided full co-operation in preparation of record structure for digitization and

validity checking of Village and Town Directory data and the programme for the

generation of Village Directory and Town Directory including various analytical inset

tables as well as Primary Census Abstract (PCA). Heartfelt thanksto all the Officers of the

Office of the Registrar General, India who contributed their share in befitting manner.

The sincere contributions made by the District Magistrates of all districts,

Municipal Commissioners of Kolkata and Haora Municipal Corporations, District Census

Officers, Additional District Census Officers (Officer In-charge, Census)and in-numerable

Village, C.D. Block and Town level officials of all the districts of West Bengal for

arranging collection of village and town directory data by the local officials from the

villages/towns under their respective jurisdictionare hereby acknowledged with

thankfulness.

At this Directorate level, sincere thanks are due to all those who put utmost

sincerity and zeal towards the successful completion of this publication within the

stipulated time. As it is not feasible to express recognitions individually, a separate page

of acknowledgement is included in this publication.

25-08-2015 Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal

Kolkata

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Acknowledgements

A. The Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal respectfully acknowledges the devoted, sincere hard work rendered by about two lakhs Census Enumerators, Supervisors and Officials at the District, Block and Municipal levels without whose heroic efforts, the Census 2011 could never be undertaken.

B. The Census Directorate, West Bengal also gratefully acknowledges the sincere and dedicated work of the following officers/officials of this Directorate associated with the preparation of this District Census Hand Book, 2011 whose hard-work, dedication and diligence has made the publication of this volume possible.

Drafting of Analytical Notes: Shri Pranab Kumar Majumdar, Joint Director (Retired) Dr. Palash Chandra Coomar, Joint Director Shri SubhashDasgupta, Deputy Director Shri Arunasish Chatterjee, Deputy Director Shri P.P. Joy, Deputy Director Smt. Keka Ghosh, Assistant Director Shri Subhasish Chatterjee, Assistant Director Smt. ParnalekhaDasgupta, Assistant Director Smt. MoumitaGuha, Assistant Director Smt. Sayantika Basu, Assistant Director Smt. Tandra Dutta, Assistant Director Dr. Utpal Kumar Mandal, Senior Geographer Shri PrasunGanguly, D.E.O. Grade-B Data Entry of Village & Town Directory, Generation of Tables at DCO level, Validity Checking : Smt. LopamudraGhosal, S.I. Grade II Shri Siddhartha Chatterjee, S.I. Grade II Shri Sandip Kumar Panja, S.I. Grade II, Shri Sujita Kumar Pradhan, S.I. Grade II Shri Tarun Sarkar, S.I. Grade II Shri Arvind, S.I. Grade II Smt. NayanaNandan, S.I. Grade II Smt. DebsmitaMajumdar, S.I. Grade II Shri PrasunGanguly, D.E.O. Grade B Shri BibhasKanti Hira, D.E.O. Grade B Smt. Arpita Ghosh, Former Compiler Smt. Hemlata Singh, Compiler Smt. Aditi Goswami, Compiler Shri Deepak Kumar, Compiler Officers and Officials of Data Centre Preparation of Maps : Shri Kailash Das, Research Officer (Map) Dr Utpal Kumar Mandal, Senior Geographer Shri Pradeep Kumar Das, Sr. Drawing Assistant Smt. SumarTopno, Senior Draughtsman Shri KartickMurmu, Senior Draughtsman Shri AsokMondal, Senior Draughtsman Shri Prashanta Roy, Senior Draughtsman Shri Sanjib Das, Senior Draughtsman Shri TapanBhattacharjee, Senior Draughtsman Preparation of Camera Ready Copy : Shri PrasunGanguly, D.E.O. Grade B Preparation of e-book : Shri BibhasKanti Hira, D.E.O. Grade B Shri Prashant Kumar, D.E.O. Grade B Shri PrasunGanguly, D.E.O. Grade B Shri Prashanta Roy, Senior Draughtsman In-house Printing : Shri PrasunGanguly, D.E.O. Grade B Shri Prashant Kumar, D.E.O. Grade B Shri Ashok Pradhan, MTS Shri Madhusudan Das, MTS

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ORGI- Data Processing Division

Shri Jaspal Singh Lamba Deputy Director

Ms. Usha Assistant Director

Shri Anurag Gupta DPA Grade A

Shri Mukesh K.Mahawar DPA Grade A

Ms. Shagufta Nasreen Bhat DPA Grade A

Ms. Kiran Bala Saxena Sr. Supervisor

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HISTORY AND SCOPE OF THE DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK

The need of data at the grass root level for the administrative and planning purposes at sub micro level as well as academic studies prompted the innovation of District Census Handbook. District Census Handbook is a unique publication from the Census organization which provides most authentic details of census and non-census information from village and town level to district level. The District Census Handbook was firstly introduced during the 1951 Census. It contains both census and non census data of urban as well as rural areas for each district. The census data contain several demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the lowest administrative unit i.e. of each village and town and ward of the district. The non census data comprise of data on availability of various civic amenities and infrastructural facilities etc. at the town and village level which constitute Village Directory and Town Directory part of the DCHB. The data of DCHB are of considerable importance in the context of planning and development at grass-root level.

In 1961 census DCHB provided a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and village and town directory including Primary Census Abstract. This pattern was changed in 1971 Census and the DCHB was published in three parts: Part-A related to village and town directory, Part-B to village and town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, district census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. The 1981 census DCHB was published in two parts: Part-A contained village and town directory and Part-B the PCA of village and town including the SCs and STs PCA up to tahsil/town levels. New features along with restructuring of the formats of village and town directory were added into it. In Village Directory, all amenities except electricity were brought together and if any amenity was not available in the referent village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place having such an amenity, was given. The pattern of 1981 census was followed by and large for the DCHB of 1991 Census except the format of PCA. It was restructured. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers was given against the four-fold industrial classification presented in the 1981 census. In addition, sex wise population in 0-6 age group was included in the PCA for the first time with a view to enable the data users to compile more realistic literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age had been treated as illiterate at the time of 1991 census. One of the important innovations in the 1991 census was the Community Development Block (CD Block) level presentation of village directory and PCA data instead of the traditional tahsil/taluk/PS level presentation.

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As regards DCHB of 2001 Census, the scope of Village Directory was improved by including some other amenities like banking, recreational and cultural facilities, newspapers & magazines and `most important commodity manufactured in a village in addition to prescribed facilities of earlier censuses. In Town Directory, the statement on Slums was modified and its coverage was enlarged by including details on all slums instead of notified slums.

The scope and coverage of Village Directory of 2011 DCHB has been widened by including a number of new amenities in addition to those of 2001. In the Town Directory, seven Statements containing the details and the data of each town have been presented viz.; (i)-Status and Growth History of towns,(ii)- Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, (iii)-Civic and other Amenities, (iv)-Medical Facilities, (v)-Educational, Recreational & Cultural Facilities, (vi)- Industry & Banking, and (vii)- Civic & other amenities in Slums respectively. CD Block wise data of Village Directory and Village PCA have been presented in DCHB of 2011 census as presented in earlier census. The data of DCHB 2011 Census have been presented in two parts, Part-A contains Village and Town Directory and Part-B contains Village and Town wise Primary Census Abstract. Both the Parts have been published in separate volumes in 2011 Census.

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Brief history of the district

The history of Murshidabad district can be traced back to ancient

times. The geographical area of Murshidabad district can be broadly divided into

two parts: the eastern part and the western part. The eastern part of the district

which lies to the east of the river Bhagirathi is known as Bagri derived from

perhaps Bakradwip and the western part of the district which lies to the west of

Bhagirathi is known as Radh. During the 5th century AD some portion of the

modern Murshidabad district i.e. Northern Radh and Bagri belonged to the

Territory of Gupta Empire. In the 7th century AD King Sasanka ruled over the

whole of Radh including some portions of Vanga like Bagri. The capital city of King

Sasankas empireKarnasubarna is now connected throughKarnasubarna (formerly

Chiruti) railway station which is the part ofKandi Sub-Division of the district and

located at the Katwa-Azimganj Railway line under the Eastern Railway. Yuan

Chwang (Hiuen Tsang), the legendary Chinese pilgrim had given a detailed account

about this old city alongwith that of the entire kingdom. After the death of Sasanka

a state of anarchy (Matsyanaya) prevailed in Bengal which lasted for almost a

hundred years.Elevation of Gopal as the King of subjects ended the reign of

anarchyprevailing in Bengaltherebylaying the foundation stone of the Pal dynasty.

Dharmapal succeeded his father Gopal in around 770 AD. According to

theKhalimpur copperplate-inscription, one of the mandals,Vyaghratatimandal, was

included in Pundravardhana-bhukti. Vyagharatati-mandal has been identified with

the Bagri portion of Murshidabad, Nadia and North Twenty FourParganas by

Alexander Cunningham. The decline of the Pal dynasty begun duringthe reign of

Madanpal who ascended the throne in 1144A.D..TheKarnat ruler of Mithila along

with his ally Vijaysenwere instrumental in ending the rule of the Pal dynasty. The

father of Vijaysen was a feudatory chief or a vassal of the Pals in northern Radh

(Birbhum district of the present day). Madanpal was defeated on the banks of river

Kalindi in Maldah by the joint army of the Karnats of Mithila and Karnat-Kshatriya

- Sens of Bengal. From the several historical evidences it can be found that

Vijaysen took hold of the Pal territories in whole of Radh (western Murshidabad)

and Bagri (eastern Murshidabad)and had subsequently extended his territory to

the whole of the central and southern Bengal. Vijaysen ruled over the entire district

of the present day Murshidabad till the invansion of BakhtiyarKhilji.

Invansion of BakhtiyarKhilji laid the foundation stone of Sultanate rule

in Bengal.BakhtiyarKhilji on his way from Bihar-Sharif to Nadiya went through the

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Radh portion of Murshidabad, though he left Nadia to conquer Goud-Lakhnauti

and consolidate his conquest in Barendi (North Bengal) and North Bihar. The Radh

portion of modern Murshidabad district was brought under the domination of

BakhtiyarKhilji in 1206 ADunder the command of Muhammad Sheran and Ahmad

Sheran, but it is not clear from the available records whether the whole of Northern

Radh was under the jurisdiction of the Sultanate at that juncture. The whole of

Northern Radh was under control of the next Sultan GihyasuddinIwazKhalji (circa

AD 1213-27) who wrested the last citadel of Hindu rule in Northern Radh. Bagri

portion of the modern Murshidabad district was brought under Delhi Sultanate

after Lakhnauti in 1259 AD was captured by an official of the Delhi Sultan. Bengal

witnessed several types of political upheavals during the next three hundred years.

The rulers were replaced in a very quick succession. Sometimes Bengal was

centrally controlled by the Delhi Sultanate, sometimes the Governorsappointed on

behalf of the Sultanate declared themselves independent and waged wars with the

Sultanate. Sometimes the Governors of different provinces were found to be at

loggerheads with each other. Often a de-facto independent Sultan took possession

of different Governorships under one command. After the culmination of the

Sultanate rule there was a brief era of rule by the Shahi dynasties accompanied by

a brief Hindu interregnum (Raja Ganesh). Two most famous dynasties of this period

are the dynasties of IllyasShahi and Hussain Shahi. Thereafter Bengal witnessed a

brief reign of Sher Shah Suri. Mughal rule in Bengal began afterEmperor Akbars

General Munim Khans move from Bihar towards Bengal and the capture of

Bengals capital Tanda (near Goud) without a fight in 1574. However, under Akbar

the Mughal rule in Bengal was more like an armed occupation that lacked a settled

administration. It was only during the reign of Jehangir that the Mughal

administration assumed a concrete shape and covered almost the entire Bengal.

The political history of Makhsudabad city alongwith that of the whole

of the modern district of Murshidabad witnessed a phenomenal change in 1700

AD with the appointment of Kartalib Khan, alias Jaffar Khan alias MurshidKuli

Khan, as the Faujdarof Makhsudabad and the Diwanof Subah Bangla by Emperor

Aurangzeb. The name of Murshidabad, where the provincial revenue headquarters

was shifted from Dhaka in 1704 by MurshidKuli Khan, the Diwan of Bengal was

derived at that juncture. The present name of Murshidabad had been derived from

the nomenclature coined by the erstwhileDiwan as Mukhsusabador its similar

variant Makhsudabad, meaning the selected city.

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After death of MurshidKuli Khan his son-in-law Shuja-ud-daulla (1725-

39) succeeded him as the Subedar of Bengal and Orissa. There were more changes

in administrative set-up in his tenure. Shuja-ud-daullawas killed during the battle

with Alibardi Khan atGiria. After Shuja-ud-daulla, Alibardi became the Subedar

and Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orrisa and his tenure lasted between 1739 and

1756.During his reign an era of good administration had prevailed. He had to

encounter the invasion of the Bargi or Marhatta. Although there were initial

setbacks,he ultimately succeeded to hold his ground and eventually forced the

Marhatha to retreat from Bengal due to his able administration. After Alivardi died

in 1756, his grandson Siraj-ud-daulla succeeded him asNawab of Bengal and

Bihar. Siraj-ud-daulla became the victim ofthe joint conspiracy between Mirjafar

and Mr. Watts of the British East India Company. With the assistance

fromMirjafar, East India Company won the battle of Plassey on 23rd June, 1757.

Siraj was captured near Rajmahal and was murdered by Miran, the son of Mirjafar

on 2nd July, 1757. The battle of Plassey (Palashi) in 1757 ushered in phennomenal

changes in the administrative set up of Bengal including changes in jurisdiction of

several districts. After the battle of Plassey in 1757, Mirjafar became the Nawab of

Bengal in the form of a puppet in the hands of the East India Company. In 1761,

Mirkasim bribed his way to the Masnad and then shifted his capital from

Murshidabad to Monghyr. Mir Turab Ali Khan was appointed as the NaibNizam

(Deputy Governor) of Murshidabad while Mirkasim took away all the elephants,

horses and treasures including gold and silver decorations of the Imambara to

Monghyr. Mirkasim's revolt against the Company and his subsequent defeat in the

battle of Buxar in 1764 resulted in the anointment of a series of puppet Nawabs to

the Masnad

With the grant of the Diwani in 1765, the revenue management of the

whole of Bengal was handed over to the East India Company. In 1765, the Council

of the Company in Calcutta became the supreme revenue management authority

and the centre of power in Bengal shifted from Murshidabad to Calcutta. This event

led to the relegation of thestatus of erstwhile capital city of Bengal since the reign of

the Mughal Subah, Murshidabad into thatof a district town. The famine of 1770

coupled with the transfer of Diwani office to Calcutta in 1772 marked the beginning

of an era of rapid decline of Murshidabad.

In 1770, the controlling council of Revenue was set up in

Murshidabad, which was subsequently superseded by the Board of Revenue in

1772 resulting in the shifting of the centre of revenue administration from

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Murshidabad to Calcutta. In 1781, all provincial councils were abolished and

Presidents of provincial councils were redesignated as Collectors, who were vested

with powers of Civil Judge and Executive Magistrate.

The modern district of Murshidabad came into existence in 1787

following certain jurisdictional interchanges with the Birbhum district though the

units in the district were finalised in 1879. Since 1879, the present set up of the

district remained same alongwith the boundaries.

As per "3 June Plan" or "Mountbatten Plan", afterthe partition of India

in August, 1947, by mistake Murshidabad was supposed to come under the

jurisdiction of East Pakistan. However after the declaration of Radcliff award the

district became a part of West Bengal. It is remarkable to note that for 3 days

Murshidabad unofficially remained a part of East Pakistan although it was officially

a part of West Bengal.

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Administrative set up

(i) Region of the state where district is located: Murshidabad is situated on the eastern peripheral plains of the state of

West Bengal and it is the northernmost district of Presidency division. It formed the eastern international boundary of state bordering Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan) from 1947 when India became independent. Padma River flows through the entire eastern boundary, separating the district from the districts of Malda and Rajshahi (Bangladesh). Burdwan and Nadia are in the southern side and Birbhum and the Pakur (Jharkhand) are on the western side of the District.

Murshidabad is in the middle of West Bengal lying between 2343N and 2452N latitude and 8749E and 8844E longitude. It has a total area of 5316.11 sq. km. (ii) Total number of CD Blocks or the next Administrative units after district and changes therein including jurisdictional changes during 2001-2011 :

The district has 5 Sub-divisions, viz. BerhamporeSadar,Jangipur,Lalbag,Kandi&Damkol. There are 26 Community Development (C.D.) Blocks, 7 Municipalities and in the district. BehramporeSadar Sub-division has got 5 C.D. Blocks namely, Beldanga-I, Beldanga II, Behrampore, Hariharpara and NaodaJangipur Sub-division has got 7 C.D. Blocks namely, Farakka, Samderganj, Suti-I, Suti- II, Raghunathganj- I, Raghunathganj- II &Sagardighi. Lalbag sub-division has got 5 C.D. Blocks namely Lalgola, Bhagawangola- I, Bhagawangola- II, Murshidabad-Jiaganj&Nabagram. Kandi Sub-division has got 5 C.D. Blocks namely Kandi, Khargram, Barwan, Bharatpur- I &Bharatpur- II .Domkol Sub-division has got 4 C.D. Blocks namely Domkol, Jalangi, Raninagar- I ,Raninagar- II.

There are 27 Police Stations (P.S.) in the district. 7 P.S. are situated in BehramporeSadar Sub-division viz. Behrampore, Daulatabad, Hariharpara, Naoda, Beldanga, Rejinagar&Shaktipur . 5 P.S. are situated in Jangipur Sub-division viz. Raghunathganj, Farakka, Sagardighi, Suti&Samserganj . 6 P.S. are situated in the Lalbag Sub-division viz. Murshidabad, Nabagram, Jiaganj, Bhagawangola, Ranitala&Lalgola . 5 P.S. are situated in Kandi Sub-division viz. Kandi, Khargram, Salar, Bharatpur&Burwan. 4 P.S. are situated in Domkol Sub-division viz. Domkol, Jalangi, Islampur&Raninagar.

There has been no jurisdictional change in the district during 2001-2011.

(iii) Total number of Towns/Villages etc.: As per Census of India, there are 72 urban units in Murshidabad

district. There are 7 municipalities in the district viz. Dhuliyan, Jangipur, JiaganjAzimganj, Murshidabad, Kandi, Beldanga&Behrampore The remaining are classified as Census or Non-municipal towns numbering 65 and namely Farakka Barrage Township, Srimantapur (Part), Beniagram, Arjunpur, Shibnagar, Mamrejpur, Paranpara, Mahadebnagar, Anupnagar, Jafrabad, Kankuria, Uttar Mohammadpur, Chachanda, Dhasanpara, Serpur, Kohedpur, Bhasaipaikar, Joykrishnapur, Basudebpur, Madna, Ramakantapur, Naxabahadurpur, Fatellapur, Jagtaj, Debipur, Aurangabad, Mahendrapur, Hafania, Dafahat, Paschim Punrapara, Icchlampur, Chakmeghwan, Kakramari, Khanpur, Khidirpur, Bhabki, Ahasala, Srikantabati, Charka, Dafarpur, Ramnagar, Mirzapur, Giria, Mithipur, Jatkomal, Osmanpur, Sahajadpur, Khodarampur, Danalia, Teghari, Krishnasali, Burojamla, Islampur, HashaniaChak, Gooljan, KasemBajar, Barjetia, ShibdangaBadarpur, Gopjan, Gorabajar, Ajodhyanagar (Part), Chaltia, Haridasmati, Bana (Part) &Salar.

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A total of 2166 villages are distributed in 26 C.D. Blocks of the district.

(iv) If the district is newly created, the area from which it has been carved out :

It is not a newly created district.

(v) Urban Local Bodies: India has seen the formation of urban local bodies since the time of

Indus Valley Civilization. The first Municipal Corporation was set up at erstwhile Madras (now Chennai) under a charter granted by James-II during the British rule in 1687. There are different types of urban local bodies, namely, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, Municipalities, Notified Area Committees, Cantonment Boards etc. Except the Cantonment Boards all other types of municipal bodies are governed by the state municipal laws. Cantonment Boards are controlled by the Central Act called Cantonment Acts, 1924. A municipality is constituted with elected members of the inhabitants of a city or town and municipal corporations, and is created by the enactment of State Legislatures or of Parliament in case of Union Territories. The area which does not fulfil all the conditions laid down as necessary for the constitution of a municipality or it may also be created for newly developing towns or areas are known as Notified Area Committee. Except Notified Area, the councils of all these corporate bodies comprise of elected members of the public through adult franchise (citizen of 18 years and above) based on secret ballot. The notified area is governed by the state governments through a body nominated by it. Apart from overall planning, creation and maintenance of Civil Administration, the primary object of every urban local body is to provide certain civic amenities to the people.

As already stated there are 7 municipalities. Among them 6 municipalities are the oldest, established on 1st April 1869. Then Dhuliyan Municipality was established in 1909.

Civil Administration: The civil Administration of the district is consisted of District

Magistrate as the Principal Executive of the district along with 5 Sub-Divisional Officers being Sub-divisional heads of BehramporeSadar, Jangipur, Lalbag, Kandi&Domkol Sub Divisions. The C.D. Blocks are headed by the Block Development Officers under the control of the S.D.O.s. Under the Police Administration, Superintendent of Police is the head of the district under which 5 Sub-Divisional Police Officers with Inspector In-Charges or Officer-In-Charges for 27 Police Stations of the district are in function. From the Judicial point of view, District Judge is the head of the District Judiciary and Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrates are the head at the Sub-Divisional levels.

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District Highlights - 2011 Census Murshidabad District comprises of 26 C.D. Blocks and 7 Statutory Towns. There are total 2166 Villages and 65 Census Towns in the District. Murshidabad District occupies 4th position in terms of Total Population and it ranks 2nd in terms of

Child (0-6 years)Populationamong all districts in theState.

Murshidabad District occupies 11th position in terms of Scheduled CastesPopulation in the State. Murshidabad District occupies 15th position in terms of Scheduled TribesPopulation in the State. The percentage of urban share of Population of Murshidabad District has expanded from 12.5%

(2001 Census) to 19.7% (2011 Census) of Total Population of respective Census. This District has the 3rd highest decadal Population growth rate in the State with a figure of 21.1%

and much higher than the State average (13.8%). The density of Population (Population per square km) of the District is 1,334 per square km which

makes its rank 5th in the State.

The Sex Ratio of the District is 958 (No. of females per 1000 males) which is higher than the States Sex Ratio (950) and it ranks 4th in the State and slides down to 7th position along with DistrictBirbhum when only Rural Sex Ratio (955) is considered. In case of Scheduled CastesPopulation the Sex Ratio is 951 and its rank is 7th in the State. For Scheduled TribesPopulation the Sex Ratio is 972 and it ranks 12th along with North 24 ParganasDistrict.

In case of proportion of Child Population (0-6 years), Murshidabad District ranks 3rd in the State (14.3%).

Murshidabad District has experienced a decline in Child Sex Ratio (CSR) from 972 in 2001 Census to 968 in 2011 Census vis--vis the State decline from 960 in 2001 Census to 956 in 2011 Census has been noticed.

Literacy rate of the District is 66.6% (much lower than the State average of 76.3%) thereby making its rank 16th in the State.

The Work Participation Rate has improved from 34.2 (in 2001 Census) to 36.5 (in 2011 Census) and in this case it ranks 15th in the State.

Murshidabad District is following a decreasing trend in proportion of Main Workers to Total Working Population from 83.4 in 2001 Census to 78.1 in 2011 Census similar to trend in the State where the percentage 78.1 in 2001 Census dips into 73.9 in 2011 Census.

There are 104 (One hundred and four) Villages in the district having Population 10,000 and above. Paschim Kasipur (Bhagawangola I C.D. Block) is the least populated Villages in the District with

Population 7. Katlamari (Raninagar-II C.D. Block) is the most populated (Population 33,290) Village in the

District.

Sagardighi C.D. Block has the highest number of Villages (197) and Samserganj C.D. Block has the lowest number of Villages (33) in the District.

Murshidabad District stands 7th in terms of area (5324.00 sq. km) among the districts in the State. It is noteworthy that in Murshidabad District 18% of Total Worker engaged in Household Industry.

The ratio of Household Industry Worker to Total Worker is the highest among all the Districts in the State. Cultivators and Agricultural Labourers are 14.7% and 32.5% of the Total Workers respectively.

There are 281 uninhabited Villages in the District.

Number of Villages Total 40,203 2,166 Inhabited 37,468 1,886 Uninhabited 2,735 280

Number of Towns Statutory 129 7 Census 780 65 Total 909 72

Number of Households Normal 20,309,872 1,567,296 Institutional 41,796 2,572 Houseless 28,647 891

Population Total Persons 91,276,115 7,103,807 Males 46,809,027 3,627,564 Females 44,467,088 3,476,243

Rural Persons 62,183,113 5,703,115 Males 31,844,945 2,917,822 Females 30,338,168 2,785,293

Urban Persons 29,093,002 1,400,692 Males 14,964,082 709,742 Females 14,128,920 690,950

Percentage Urban Population 31.87 19.72

Number Percentage Number Percentage

Persons 11,099,918 13.84 1,237,238 21.09

Males 5,343,042 12.89 622,564 20.72

Females 5,756,876 14.87 614,674 21.48

Area (in sq Km.) 88752 5324.00

1028 1334

Sex Ratio Total 950 958 (Number of females per 1000 males) Rural 953 955

Urban 944 974

District

Important Statistics

Decadal Population Growth 2001-2011

Density of Population (Persons per sq Km.)

State

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Important Statistics

Number Percentage Number Percentage

Literates Persons 61,538,281 76.26 4,055,834 66.59Males 33,818,810 81.69 2,177,187 69.95Females 27,719,471 70.54 1,878,647 63.09

Scheduled Castes Persons 21,463,270 23.51 897,534 12.63Males 11,003,304 23.51 460,143 12.68Females 10,459,966 23.52 437,391 12.58

Scheduled Tribes Persons 5,296,953 5.8 91,035 1.28Males 2,649,974 5.66 46,163 1.27Females 2,646,979 5.95 44,872 1.29

Workers and Non-WorkersPersons 34,756,355 38.08 2,589,907 36.46Males 26,716,047 57.07 1,985,667 54.74Females 8,040,308 18.08 604,240 17.38

(i) Main Workers Persons 25,686,630 28.14 2,022,083 28.46Males 21,678,279 46.31 1,662,624 45.83Females 4,008,351 9.01 359,459 10.34

(ii) Marginal Workers Persons 9,069,725 9.94 567,824 7.99Males 5,037,768 10.76 323,043 8.91Females 4,031,957 9.07 244,781 7.04

Non-Workers Persons 56,519,760 61.92 4,513,900 63.54Males 20,092,980 42.93 1,641,897 45.26Females 36,426,780 81.92 2,872,003 82.62

(i) Cultivators Persons 5,116,688 14.72 381,076 14.71Males 4,500,041 16.84 363,528 18.31Females 616,647 7.67 17,548 2.90

(ii)Agricultural Labourers Persons 10,188,842 29.32 842,294 32.52Males 7,452,814 27.9 779,842 39.27Females 2,736,028 34.03 62,452 10.34

Persons 2,464,124 7.09 466,007 17.99Males 1,114,683 4.17 117,511 5.92Females 1,349,441 16.78 348,496 57.68

(iv) Other Workers Persons 16,986,701 48.87 900,530 34.77Males 13,648,509 51.09 724,786 36.50Females 3,338,192 41.52 175,744 29.09

Total Workers (Main and Marginal)

Category of Workers (Main & Marginal)

(iii)Workers in household industry

State District

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Section - I

Primary Census Abstract (PCA)

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Brief Note on Primary Census Abstract

Introduction: The Indian Census has the reputation of being one of the best in the world. The first Census in India was conducted in the year 1872. This was conducted at different points of time in different parts of the country. In 1881 a Census was taken for the entire country simultaneously. Since then, Census has been conducted every ten years, without a break. Thus, the Census of India 2011 was the fifteenth in this unbroken series since 1872, the seventh after independence and the second census of the third millennium and twenty first century. The census has been uninterruptedly continued despite of several adversities like wars, epidemics, natural calamities, political unrest, etc.

The Census of India is conducted under the provisions of the Census Act 1948 and the Census Rules, 1990. In Censuses until 1931, a synchronous de-facto method was adopted wherein the Census was conducted throughout the country on a single night. This being a very costly affair and involved the deployment of very large force at one point of time was given up in 1941. Since then the same methodology has been followed in all the Censuses. It is a gigantic operation and considered to be the single largest, complex, peace time administrative exercise in the world.

The Census Operation in India is carried out in two distinct but inter connected phases - the House listing and Housing Census followed by the Population Enumeration. During the first phase of Census 2011 i.e., House listing and Housing Census, the buildings, census houses and households were identified and systematically listed in the House Listing and Housing Census Schedule during the period April to September, 2010 in different States/Union Territories. Apart from listing of houses, some useful data on the amenities available to the households was also collected for assessing condition of human settlements, housing deficits etc.

Censuses prior to Census 2001 had the system of collecting the information through Individual Slip which was a key schedule for every individual. The information collected through slip was then compiled for a household. Some information was also collected in addition to this for the household. During 2001 Census a comprehensive Household Schedule was adopted replacing the individual slip concept. In 2011 Census also similar household schedule was used for canvassing. The scope of demographic, socio-economic parameters has been widened in every census.

2. Population Enumeration - Census 2011: The field work of the second phase i.e. Population Enumeration was carried out during February-March, 2011. One of the essential features of Population Enumeration in the second phase was that each person was enumerated and her/his individual particulars were collected at a well-defined point of time.

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The Census moment and the reference date for the Census of India 2011 was 00:00 hours of 1st March, 2011. The enumeration was conducted from 9th February to 28th February, 2011 along with a revisional round from 1st March, 2011 to 5th March, 2011 synchronously all over the country except for few specific areas of the Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states that remain snowbound in February. In these locations the population enumeration was done from 11th September, 2010 to 30th September, 2010 along with a revisional round from 1st October, 2010 to 5th October, 2010. The reference date for the census in snow bound non-synchronous areas of these states was 00.00 hours of the first day of October, 2010. In addition to the coverage during House listing & Housing Census, the enumeration of the Houseless population was carried out on the night of 28th February, 2011, as has been the usual practice. For the purpose of Census, certain areas where the access of the civilian enumerators was not permissible due to security reasons termed as Special Charges such as the Defence and strictly Military/Para-Military areas, including operational areas were also covered. Such areas were not covered during the House listing & Housing Census. In addition to the defence/para-military areas, Special Charges also included certain factory areas, certain colonies, sensitive areas, scientific establishments, etc. These also formed Special Charges as these were not accessible by the usual census enumerator.

3. Quality Assurance: A Task Force for Quality Assurance (TFQA) functioned under the chairmanship of the RG & CCI. Experienced officers of the different divisions of the organization i.e. Heads and senior officers of the Census Division, Data Processing Division, Map Division, Demography Division and Social Studies Division comprised the TFQA. The Directors of Census Operations were co-opted as members whenever the TFQA discussed the data for their States/Union territories. The main objective of constituting the TFQA was to subject the data to stringent validation checks and ensure its quality before release as it was expedient to be satisfied itself about the quality of data before putting the same in public domain.

The Directors and their senior officers were involved at all levels with respect to the quality and the coverage of their states/Uts. The TFQA intensively scrutinized coverage and content parameters including edit and imputation logic. The most important aspect of the data quality was to ensure complete coverage of all geographical areas especially for the population enumeration phase where the data is disseminated right up to the village level in the rural areas and the ward level in the urban areas. Thus ensuring the complete coverage and correct geographical linkage of each enumeration block was one of the major planks of the quality control, especially for small area population statistics. The content was scrutinized mainly through the process of internal consistency, comparison with similar data in the past and also through validation with likewise data if available, from external sources. Quite often the local knowledge and perception was looked at to understand both the existing and the new emerging trends of

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population distribution and characteristics. A very comprehensive check and edit mechanism was put in place to objectively examine the preliminary Census 2011 Population Enumeration results and finally clear them for use. The population data was cleared only after the full possible satisfaction of the TFQA.

The entire work relating to the data validation and scrutiny was completed by all the States/Union territories under the overall supervision and monitoring of the Census Division of the Office of the Registrar General, India with active cooperation and support of the Social Studies Division, Data Processing Division, Data Dissemination Division and Map Division.

4. Primary Census Abstract:

The Primary Census Abstract which is important publication of 2011 Census gives basic information on Area, Total Number of Households, Total Population, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes Population, Population in the age group 0-6, Literates, Main Workers and Marginal Workers classified by the four broad industrial categories, namely, (i) Cultivators, (ii) Agricultural Labourers, (iii) Household Industry Workers, and (iv) Other Workers and also Non-Workers. The characteristics of the Total Population include Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Institutional and Houseless Population and are presented by sex and rural-urban residence.

In 1981 census main workers were presented into four categories. As regards 1991 Census, the nine-fold industrial classification of main workers has been given in the Primary Census Abstract. One of the important features of the Primary Census Abstract of 1991 Census was the presentation of population of the age group 0-6 which is continued in 2001 and 2011 Census. All the children of age 6 years or less have been treated as illiterate even if the child is going to a school and may have picked up reading and writing. This will help the data users in better analysis and understanding of the literacy data as the literacy rate is calculated with 7 years and above population and it is referred as effective literacy rate. In 2001 and 2011 census four categories of main workers have been given in the Primary Census Abstract.

5. Level of Presentation of PCA data in District Census Handbooks:

The format of Primary Census Abstract (PCA) adopted in the DCHB of 2001 Census has been continued for 2011 Census as the data on four categories of works have been presented similar to 2001 census. The Primary Census Abstract data in different PCAs are presented at different levels. The level of presentation of Primary Census Abstracts in DCHB is as under:

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1. District Primary Census Abstract -District/C.D. Block/Town. 2. Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes- District/C.D. Block/Town. 3. Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes -District/C.D. Block/Town. 4. Village Primary Census Abstract -C.D. Block/Village wise. 5. Urban Primary Census Abstract- Town/Ward level.

The PCA Data for villages was presented C.D. Block wise for the first time in

1991 Census. This practice is continued in 2001 and 2011 Census. The term Total Population includes the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Institutional and the Houseless populations. An appendix to District Primary Census Abstract has also been furnished showing urban enumeration block-wise particulars on Total Population, the Scheduled Castes Population and the Scheduled Tribes Population for each town. 6. Area Figures: The area figures supplied by local revenue authorities of the district in respect of tahsils, Police Stations and by the local bodies in respect of towns are given in square kilometers. The area figures of the villages supplied by the Tahsildars in acres have been converted and shown in hectares. The area figures of the C.D. Block are the total of the village areas coming under each C.D. Block. The area figures for the district are the same as adopted by the Surveyor General of India to maintain uniformity at the national level.

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District Primary Census Abstract

DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK : MURSHIDABAD

DISTRICT PRIMARY

Persons Males Females Persons Males Females1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

333Murshidabad - District Total 5,324.00 1,570,759 7,103,807 3,627,564 3,476,243 1,013,392 514,876 498,516

Rural 5,048.06 1,286,200 5,703,115 2,917,822 2,785,293 812,960 413,144 399,816 Urban 275.94 284,559 1,400,692 709,742 690,950 200,432 101,732 98,700

0070 Farakka Total 132.72 54,005 274,111 139,226 134,885 48,767 24,894 23,873 Rural 93.47 33,055 167,826 85,302 82,524 30,946 15,818 15,128 Urban 39.26 20,950 106,285 53,924 52,361 17,821 9,076 8,745

313830Farakka Barrage Township (CT) Urban 3.70 4,786 20,126 10,430 9,696 1,882 995 887

313831 Srimantapur (P) (CT) Urban 9.86 1,017 4,374 2,253 2,121 540 264 276 313832 Benia Gram (CT) Urban 9.38 3,089 15,046 7,721 7,325 2,330 1,194 1,136 313833 Arjunpur (CT) Urban 1.27 1,145 6,042 3,076 2,966 1,076 537 539 313834 Sibnagar (CT) Urban 1.24 1,301 6,812 3,445 3,367 1,220 613 607 313835 Mamrejpur (CT) Urban 4.71 1,747 9,851 4,961 4,890 1,926 1,003 923 313836 Paranpara (CT) Urban 5.66 3,946 22,297 11,181 11,116 4,625 2,365 2,260 313837 Mahadeb Nagar (CT) Urban 3.43 3,919 21,737 10,857 10,880 4,222 2,105 2,117 0071 Samserganj Total 84.21 51,412 284,072 142,034 142,038 58,190 29,426 28,764

Rural 60.03 20,080 108,718 54,532 54,186 22,295 11,275 11,020 Urban 24.18 31,332 175,354 87,502 87,852 35,895 18,151 17,744

313871 Anup Nagar (CT) Urban 4.77 2,362 12,940 6,425 6,515 2,629 1,343 1,286 313872 Jafrabad (CT) Urban 3.05 4,763 28,332 14,253 14,079 5,709 2,915 2,794 313873 Kankuria (CT) Urban 3.46 6,736 36,925 18,157 18,768 7,430 3,672 3,758

313874Uttar Mahammadpur (CT) Urban 0.49 1,466 8,264 4,100 4,164 1,699 860 839

313875 Chachanda (CT) Urban 1.15 2,491 14,244 7,194 7,050 2,897 1,484 1,413 313876 Dhusaripara (CT) Urban 3.31 3,367 17,800 8,822 8,978 3,559 1,806 1,753 313877 Serpur (CT) Urban 0.63 1,668 8,900 4,452 4,448 1,582 780 802 313878 Kohetpur (CT) Urban 0.92 1,004 5,379 2,714 2,665 1,011 493 518 313879 Bhasaipaikar (CT) Urban 3.05 3,956 23,141 11,589 11,552 5,270 2,722 2,548 313880 Jaykrishnapur (CT) Urban 2.00 2,241 12,599 6,299 6,300 2,836 1,435 1,401 313881 Basudebpur (CT) Urban 1.36 1,278 6,830 3,497 3,333 1,273 641 632 0072 Suti - I Total 143.69 36,628 179,908 91,905 88,003 31,398 16,121 15,277

Rural 136.96 30,931 150,803 77,047 73,756 26,184 13,442 12,742 Urban 6.73 5,697 29,105 14,858 14,247 5,214 2,679 2,535

313940 Madna (CT) Urban 1.11 1,232 6,312 3,143 3,169 1,221 617 604 313941 Ramakantapur (CT) Urban 0.38 1,253 6,347 3,213 3,134 1,189 603 586

313942 Nayabahadurpur (CT) Urban 3.28 1,779 9,239 4,787 4,452 1,663 901 762 313943 Fatellapur (CT) Urban 1.96 1,433 7,207 3,715 3,492 1,141 558 583 0073 Suti - II Total 111.13 53,619 278,922 139,995 138,927 52,382 26,390 25,992

Rural 85.21 20,658 110,767 55,790 54,977 22,148 11,201 10,947 Urban 25.92 32,961 168,155 84,205 83,950 30,234 15,189 15,045

313979 Jagtaj (CT) Urban 0.71 2,369 11,261 5,621 5,640 1,671 852 819 313980 Debipur (CT) Urban 0.41 1,164 6,506 3,307 3,199 1,149 593 556 313981 Aurangabad (CT) Urban 2.77 7,747 39,261 19,474 19,787 6,529 3,267 3,262 313982 Mahendrapur (CT) Urban 0.66 1,267 6,979 3,482 3,497 1,475 739 736 313983 Hafania (CT) Urban 1.13 1,639 8,171 4,150 4,021 1,270 619 651 313984 Dafahat(CT) Urban 2.72 3,014 15,688 7,817 7,871 3,185 1,604 1,581

313985Paschim Punropara (CT) Urban 7.72 8,074 40,683 20,232 20,451 7,562 3,767 3,795

313986 Ichhlampur (CT) Urban 0.77 1,225 6,015 3,013 3,002 1,092 561 531 313987 Chakmeghoan (CT) Urban 1.25 1,020 5,360 2,718 2,642 1,018 528 490 313988 Kakramari (CT) Urban 1.48 1,789 9,423 4,787 4,636 1,950 982 968 313989 Khanpur (CT) Urban 1.64 1,069 5,510 2,733 2,777 1,010 495 515 313990 Khidirpur (CT) Urban 1.05 1,077 5,526 2,777 2,749 1,054 534 520 313991 Bhabki (CT) Urban 3.60 1,507 7,772 4,094 3,678 1,269 648 621 0074 Raghunathganj - I Total 140.90 39,021 195,627 100,295 95,332 29,157 14,784 14,373

Rural 122.55 26,630 133,114 68,136 64,978 20,092 10,123 9,969 Urban 18.35 12,391 62,513 32,159 30,354 9,065 4,661 4,404

314052 Ghorsala (CT) Urban 3.60 1,519 7,837 4,077 3,760 1,157 614 543 314053 Srikantabati (CT) Urban 2.51 2,979 14,027 7,267 6,760 1,733 883 850

Location code

numberDistrict/ CD Block/

Town

Total/ Rural/ Urban

Area in Square

KilometreNumber of households

Total population (including institutional and houseless population) Population in the age-group 0-6

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PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT

CENSUS ABSTRACT

Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 3 2

897,534 460,143 437,391 91,035 46,163 44,872 4,055,834 2,177,187 1,878,647 TotalMurshidabad - District

727,721 373,388 354,333 86,004 43,527 42,477 3,193,502 1,713,685 1,479,817 Rural169,813 86,755 83,058 5,031 2,636 2,395 862,332 463,502 398,830 Urban32,689 16,928 15,761 5,165 2,608 2,557 134,650 74,957 59,693 Total Farakka19,597 10,216 9,381 4,435 2,215 2,220 79,919 44,813 35,106 Rural13,092 6,712 6,380 730 393 337 54,731 30,144 24,587 Urban

6,604 3,423 3,181 274 138 136 14,394 7,907 6,487 UrbanFarakka Barrage Township (CT)

405 207 198 5 1 4 2,917 1,623 1,294 Urban Srimantapur (P) (CT)3,004 1,557 1,447 446 249 197 7,770 4,432 3,338 Urban Benia Gram (CT)

175 90 85 3 3 - 2,785 1,504 1,281 Urban Arjunpur (CT)719 349 370 2 2 - 3,126 1,763 1,363 Urban Sibnagar (CT)32 16 16 - - - 4,507 2,454 2,053 Urban Mamrejpur (CT)

487 254 233 - - - 9,408 5,133 4,275 Urban Paranpara (CT)1,666 816 850 - - - 9,824 5,328 4,496 Urban Mahadeb Nagar (CT)

18,399 9,337 9,062 164 84 80 124,196 68,042 56,154 Total Samserganj11,937 6,057 5,880 51 28 23 46,406 25,557 20,849 Rural6,462 3,280 3,182 113 56 57 77,790 42,485 35,305 Urban

167 86 81 26 10 16 5,150 2,820 2,330 Urban Anup Nagar (CT)145 70 75 8 1 7 14,604 7,870 6,734 Urban Jafrabad (CT)

1,828 891 937 76 43 33 15,640 8,431 7,209 Urban Kankuria (CT)

- - - - - - 3,647 2,014 1,633 UrbanUttar Mahammadpur (CT)

556 305 251 - - - 6,556 3,620 2,936 Urban Chachanda (CT)1,134 578 556 1 1 - 7,788 4,285 3,503 Urban Dhusaripara (CT)1,133 568 565 2 1 1 4,674 2,587 2,087 Urban Serpur (CT)

440 221 219 - - - 2,332 1,325 1,007 Urban Kohetpur (CT)97 58 39 - - - 8,871 4,801 4,070 Urban Bhasaipaikar (CT)

221 107 114 - - - 4,921 2,714 2,207 Urban Jaykrishnapur (CT)741 396 345 - - - 3,607 2,018 1,589 Urban Basudebpur (CT)

25,860 13,160 12,700 261 145 116 86,225 47,623 38,602 Total Suti - I23,645 12,045 11,600 253 138 115 71,368 39,396 31,972 Rural2,215 1,115 1,100 8 7 1 14,857 8,227 6,630 Urban

127 66 61 1 1 - 3,015 1,642 1,373 Urban Madna (CT)982 496 486 2 1 1 2,967 1,616 1,351 Urban Ramakantapur (CT)

648 323 325 3 3 - 4,513 2,506 2,007 Urban Nayabahadurpur (CT)458 230 228 2 2 - 4,362 2,463 1,899 Urban Fatellapur (CT)

20,461 10,419 10,042 493 244 249 125,111 68,664 56,447 Total Suti - II4,438 2,283 2,155 64 30 34 42,916 23,621 19,295 Rural

16,023 8,136 7,887 429 214 215 82,195 45,043 37,152 Urban5,098 2,579 2,519 388 190 198 5,838 3,204 2,634 Urban Jagtaj (CT)

79 41 38 - - - 3,723 2,045 1,678 Urban Debipur (CT)1,978 1,018 960 11 6 5 21,027 11,368 9,659 Urban Aurangabad (CT)

- - - - - - 3,631 1,968 1,663 Urban Mahendrapur (CT)2,272 1,145 1,127 - - - 4,443 2,449 1,994 Urban Hafania (CT)1,050 549 501 14 9 5 7,382 3,998 3,384 Urban Dafahat(CT)

1,817 910 907 3 1 2 18,442 10,114 8,328 UrbanPaschim Punropara (CT)

1,143 572 571 3 1 2 2,194 1,247 947 Urban Ichhlampur (CT)101 47 54 - - - 2,132 1,175 957 Urban Chakmeghoan (CT)826 409 417 1 - 1 3,991 2,201 1,790 Urban Kakramari (CT)284 135 149 8 6 2 2,499 1,384 1,115 Urban Khanpur (CT)235 118 117 - - - 2,396 1,304 1,092 Urban Khidirpur (CT)

1,140 613 527 1 1 - 4,497 2,586 1,911 Urban Bhabki (CT)53,027 27,271 25,756 2,602 1,308 1,294 107,358 58,990 48,368 Total Raghunathganj - I42,146 21,630 20,516 2,541 1,281 1,260 70,996 39,115 31,881 Rural10,881 5,641 5,240 61 27 34 36,362 19,875 16,487 Urban

830 436 394 28 12 16 4,513 2,463 2,050 Urban Ghorsala (CT)4,255 2,203 2,052 28 12 16 9,399 5,189 4,210 Urban Srikantabati (CT)

Scheduled Castes population Scheduled Tribes population LiteratesTotal/ Rural/ Urban

District/ CD Block/ Town

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DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK : MURSHIDABAD

DISTRICT PRIMARY

Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females1 2 3 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

333Murshidabad - District Total 2,589,907 1,985,667 604,240 2,022,083 1,662,624 359,459 346,049 336,521 9,528

Rural 2,007,805 1,612,525 395,280 1,534,846 1,326,510 208,336 335,291 326,183 9,108 Urban 582,102 373,142 208,960 487,237 336,114 151,123 10,758 10,338 420

0070 Farakka Total 120,946 67,058 53,888 87,375 52,234 35,141 4,363 4,103 260 Rural 74,194 40,663 33,531 52,015 30,687 21,328 3,273 3,080 193 Urban 46,752 26,395 20,357 35,360 21,547 13,813 1,090 1,023 67

313830Farakka Barrage Township (CT) Urban 7,174 5,512 1,662 6,153 4,974 1,179 3 - 3

313831 Srimantapur (P) (CT) Urban 1,588 1,225 363 1,253 1,004 249 95 93 2 313832 Benia Gram (CT) Urban 6,917 3,935 2,982 4,978 3,165 1,813 315 282 33 313833 Arjunpur (CT) Urban 3,013 1,506 1,507 1,828 1,009 819 151 144 7 313834 Sibnagar (CT) Urban 3,337 1,667 1,670 2,342 1,192 1,150 40 35 5 313835 Mamrejpur (CT) Urban 4,849 2,407 2,442 3,942 2,065 1,877 91 89 2 313836 Paranpara (CT) Urban 9,765 4,967 4,798 7,361 3,950 3,411 124 120 4 313837 Mahadeb Nagar (CT) Urban 10,109 5,176 4,933 7,503 4,188 3,315 271 260 11 0071 Samserganj Total 122,491 64,218 58,273 90,676 54,793 35,883 2,841 2,730 111

Rural 43,562 24,108 19,454 29,210 20,159 9,051 1,830 1,773 57 Urban 78,929 40,110 38,819 61,466 34,634 26,832 1,011 957 54

313871 Anup Nagar (CT) Urban 6,117 3,026 3,091 5,381 2,795 2,586 46 45 1 313872 Jafrabad (CT) Urban 12,244 6,323 5,921 10,181 5,529 4,652 161 155 6 313873 Kankuria (CT) Urban 16,545 8,392 8,153 13,180 7,375 5,805 228 226 2

313874Uttar Mahammadpur (CT) Urban 4,142 1,978 2,164 3,268 1,698 1,570 26 22 4

313875 Chachanda (CT) Urban 6,737 3,414 3,323 5,064 2,859 2,205 82 81 1 313876 Dhusaripara (CT) Urban 8,400 4,262 4,138 6,898 3,863 3,035 56 52 4 313877 Serpur (CT) Urban 4,393 2,284 2,109 3,308 1,932 1,376 10 10 - 313878 Kohetpur (CT) Urban 2,685 1,353 1,332 2,197 1,215 982 9 9 - 313879 Bhasaipaikar (CT) Urban 9,377 4,759 4,618 6,326 3,758 2,568 258 228 30 313880 Jaykrishnapur (CT) Urban 5,075 2,663 2,412 3,153 2,180 973 83 79 4 313881 Basudebpur (CT) Urban 3,214 1,656 1,558 2,510 1,430 1,080 52 50 2 0072 Suti - I Total 78,903 46,369 32,534 54,513 38,349 16,164 4,973 4,875 98

Rural 65,988 39,179 26,809 46,004 32,166 13,838 4,425 4,341 84 Urban 12,915 7,190 5,725 8,509 6,183 2,326 548 534 14

313940 Madna (CT) Urban 2,908 1,445 1,463 2,005 1,318 687 77 76 1 313941 Ramakantapur (CT) Urban 2,886 1,611 1,275 1,499 1,224 275 117 117 -

313942 Nayabahadurpur (CT) Urban 3,776 2,221 1,555 2,483 1,860 623 230 219 11 313943 Fatellapur (CT) Urban 3,345 1,913 1,432 2,522 1,781 741 124 122 2 0073 Suti - II Total 128,606 68,173 60,433 97,172 57,106 40,066 4,059 3,927 132

Rural 50,462 26,733 23,729 34,075 20,687 13,388 3,515 3,413 102 Urban 78,144 41,440 36,704 63,097 36,419 26,678 544 514 30

313979 Jagtaj (CT) Urban 5,848 3,101 2,747 4,411 2,482 1,929 11 10 1 313980 Debipur (CT) Urban 2,984 1,571 1,413 2,251 1,360 891 5 5 - 313981 Aurangabad (CT) Urban 18,088 9,767 8,321 15,176 8,743 6,433 34 27 7 313982 Mahendrapur (CT) Urban 3,034 1,568 1,466 2,757 1,435 1,322 28 26 2 313983 Hafania (CT) Urban 3,788 2,042 1,746 2,666 1,740 926 40 37 3 313984 Dafahat(CT) Urban 7,120 3,739 3,381 5,180 3,261 1,919 51 48 3

313985Paschim Punropara (CT) Urban 19,496 10,032 9,464 16,344 9,058 7,286 83 80 3

313986 Ichhlampur (CT) Urban 3,145 1,547 1,598 2,520 1,291 1,229 13 12 1 313987 Chakmeghoan (CT) Urban 2,498 1,306 1,192 1,783 1,028 755 5 5 - 313988 Kakramari (CT) Urban 3,907 2,267 1,640 3,466 2,082 1,384 122 114 8 313989 Khanpur (CT) Urban 2,445 1,324 1,121 1,825 1,147 678 26 24 2 313990 Khidirpur (CT) Urban 2,467 1,285 1,182 2,359 1,266 1,093 25 25 - 313991 Bhabki (CT) Urban 3,324 1,891 1,433 2,359 1,526 833 101 101 - 0074 Raghunathganj - I Total 85,342 55,047 30,295 70,093 48,679 21,414 5,428 5,227 201

Rural 57,108 37,742 19,366 44,673 32,349 12,324 4,686 4,508 178 Urban 28,234 17,305 10,929 25,420 16,330 9,090 742 719 23

314052 Ghorsala (CT) Urban 3,594 2,159 1,435 3,462 2,092 1,370 30 27 3 314053 Srikantabati (CT) Urban 5,779 3,878 1,901 5,177 3,628 1,549 141 140 1

Location code

numberDistrict/ CD Block/

Town

Total/ Rural/ Urban

Total workers Main workers

Industrial category

Cultivators

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CENSUS ABSTRACT

Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 3 2

627,126 597,348 29,778 315,687 97,611 218,076 733,221 631,144 102,077 TotalMurshidabad - District

604,954 576,444 28,510 149,656 40,640 109,016 444,945 383,243 61,702 Rural22,172 20,904 1,268 166,031 56,971 109,060 288,276 247,901 40,375 Urban9,743 9,241 502 33,833 5,289 28,544 39,436 33,601 5,835 Total Farakka6,747 6,364 383 20,049 2,208 17,841 21,946 19,035 2,911 Rural2,996 2,877 119 13,784 3,081 10,703 17,490 14,566 2,924 Urban

34 31 3 249 68 181 5,867 4,875 992 UrbanFarakka Barrage Township (CT)

210 192 18 156 31 125 792 688 104 Urban Srimantapur (P) (CT)135 127 8 1,211 169 1,042 3,317 2,587 730 Urban Benia Gram (CT)116 111 5 818 127 691 743 627 116 Urban Arjunpur (CT)279 277 2 1,353 300 1,053 670 580 90 Urban Sibnagar (CT)501 488 13 1,850 217 1,633 1,500 1,271 229 Urban Mamrejpur (CT)779 745 34 4,217 1,253 2,964 2,241 1,832 409 Urban Paranpara (CT)942 906 36 3,930 916 3,014 2,360 2,106 254 Urban Mahadeb Nagar (CT)

9,859 9,589 270 55,379 22,548 32,831 22,597 19,926 2,671 Total Samserganj5,987 5,850 137 12,195 4,101 8,094 9,198 8,435 763 Rural3,872 3,739 133 43,184 18,447 24,737 13,399 11,491 1,908 Urban

89 82 7 4,263 1,790 2,473 983 878 105 Urban Anup Nagar (CT)573 555 18 6,451 2,199 4,252 2,996 2,620 376 Urban Jafrabad (CT)658 621 37 10,115 4,578 5,537 2,179 1,950 229 Urban Kankuria (CT)

35 29 6 2,299 1,035 1,264 908 612 296 UrbanUttar Mahammadpur (CT)

260 254 6 3,921 1,782 2,139 801 742 59 Urban Chachanda (CT)191 180 11 5,774 2,843 2,931 877 788 89 Urban Dhusaripara (CT)19 17