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Murarai II
Murarai II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Birbhum district is physiographically a part of the ancient Rarh region. The western portion of the district is basically an extension of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The area has mostly loose reddish lateritic low fertility soil. In the east, the flood plains of the major rivers, such as the Ajay, Bakreshwar, Mayurakshi and Brahmani have soft alluvial soil. The forest cover is only 3.5% of the total district. Although coal is found in the district and Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station has a capacity of 2,010 MW, the economic condition of Birbhum is dominated by agriculture. From 1977 onwards majorland reforms took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst the peasants. In Birbhum district, 19,968 hectares of vested agricultural land has been distributed amongst 161,515 beneficiaries, till 2011. However, more than 38% of the operational land holding is marginal or less than 1 acre. The proportion of agricultural labourers amongst total workers in Birbhum district is 45.9%, the highest amongst all districts of West Bengal. Culturally rich Birbhum, with such traditional landmarks as Jaydev Kenduli and Chandidas Nanoor, is home to Visva-Bharati University at Santiniketan, having close association with two Nobel laureates – Rabindranath Tagore and Amartya Sen.
Mitrapur, a constituent panchayat of Murarai II block, is located at 24°25′33″N 87°57′37″E / 24.425833°N 87.960167°E.
Murarai II Block is part of the Nalhati Plain, one of the four sub-micro physiographic regions occupying the northern portion of Birbhum district.
Murarai II CD Block is bounded by Suti I CD Block, in Murshidabad district, on the north, Raghunathganj I CD Block, in Murshidabad district, in the east, Nalhati I and Nalhati II CD Blocks on the south and Murarai I CD Block on the west.
Murarai II CD Block has an area of 185.33 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 9 gram panchayats, 87 gram sansads (village councils), 70 mouzas and 66 inhabited villages. Murarai police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Paikar.
Gram panchayats of Murarai II block/panchayat samiti are: Amdole, Jajigram, Kushmore I, Kushmore II, Mitrapur, Nandigram, Paikar I, Paikar II and Rudranagar.
As per the 2011 Census of India, Murarai II CD Block had a total population of 222,033, of which 212,237 were rural and 9,796 were urban. There were 112,987 (51%) males and 109,046 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 34,558. Scheduled Castes numbered 40,051 (18.04%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 1,194 (0.54%).
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Murarai II
Murarai II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Birbhum district is physiographically a part of the ancient Rarh region. The western portion of the district is basically an extension of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The area has mostly loose reddish lateritic low fertility soil. In the east, the flood plains of the major rivers, such as the Ajay, Bakreshwar, Mayurakshi and Brahmani have soft alluvial soil. The forest cover is only 3.5% of the total district. Although coal is found in the district and Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station has a capacity of 2,010 MW, the economic condition of Birbhum is dominated by agriculture. From 1977 onwards majorland reforms took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst the peasants. In Birbhum district, 19,968 hectares of vested agricultural land has been distributed amongst 161,515 beneficiaries, till 2011. However, more than 38% of the operational land holding is marginal or less than 1 acre. The proportion of agricultural labourers amongst total workers in Birbhum district is 45.9%, the highest amongst all districts of West Bengal. Culturally rich Birbhum, with such traditional landmarks as Jaydev Kenduli and Chandidas Nanoor, is home to Visva-Bharati University at Santiniketan, having close association with two Nobel laureates – Rabindranath Tagore and Amartya Sen.
Mitrapur, a constituent panchayat of Murarai II block, is located at 24°25′33″N 87°57′37″E / 24.425833°N 87.960167°E.
Murarai II Block is part of the Nalhati Plain, one of the four sub-micro physiographic regions occupying the northern portion of Birbhum district.
Murarai II CD Block is bounded by Suti I CD Block, in Murshidabad district, on the north, Raghunathganj I CD Block, in Murshidabad district, in the east, Nalhati I and Nalhati II CD Blocks on the south and Murarai I CD Block on the west.
Murarai II CD Block has an area of 185.33 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 9 gram panchayats, 87 gram sansads (village councils), 70 mouzas and 66 inhabited villages. Murarai police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Paikar.
Gram panchayats of Murarai II block/panchayat samiti are: Amdole, Jajigram, Kushmore I, Kushmore II, Mitrapur, Nandigram, Paikar I, Paikar II and Rudranagar.
As per the 2011 Census of India, Murarai II CD Block had a total population of 222,033, of which 212,237 were rural and 9,796 were urban. There were 112,987 (51%) males and 109,046 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 34,558. Scheduled Castes numbered 40,051 (18.04%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 1,194 (0.54%).