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Nalhati II

Nalhati 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.

Lohapur is located at 24°18′04″N 87°56′10″E / 24.3012°N 87.9362°E / 24.3012; 87.9362.

Nalhati II Block is mostly part of the Nalhati Plain, one of the four sub-micro physiographic regions occupying the northern portion of Birbhum district.

Nalhati II CD Block is bounded by Murarai II CD Block, and Sagardigihi CD Block, in Murshidabad district, on the north, Sagardighi CD Block, in Murshidabad district, on the east, Rampurhat II CD Block on the south and Nalhati I CD Block, on the west.

Nalhati II CD Block has an area of 109.15 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 6 gram panchayats, 49 gram sansads (village councils), 48 mouzas and 48 inhabited villages. Nalhati police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Lohapur.

Gram panchayats of Nalhati II block/panchayat samiti are: Bara I, Bara II, Bhaddarpur I, Bhaddarpur II, Nowapara and Sitalgram.

As per the 2011 Census of India, Nalhati II CD Block had a total population of 127,785, all of which were rural. There were 65,120 (51%) males and 62,665 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 18,416. Scheduled Castes numbered 27,172 (21.26%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 522 (0.41%).

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