Rampurhat II (community development block)

Rampurhat II
Community development block
Rampurhat II Location in West Bengal
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Parliamentary constituency	Birbhum
Assembly constituency	Hansan
Area
• Total	71.13 sq mi (184.22 km2)
Population (2001)
• Total	158,756
• Density	2,230/sq mi (862/km2)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5.30)
Literacy Rate	63.53 per cent
Website	http://birbhum.nic.in/

Rampurhat II (community development block) (Bengali: রামপুরহাট II সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Margram police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Rampurhat.

Geography

Hansan, a constituent panchayat of Rampurhat II block, is located at .

Rampurhat II community development block has an area of 184.22  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Rampurhat II block/panchayat samiti are: Bishnupur, Budhigram, Dunigram, Hansan I, Hansan II, Kaluha, Margram I, Margram II and Sahapur.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Rampurhat II block had a total population of 158,756, out of which 81,973 were males and 76,783 were females. Rampurhat II block registered a population growth of 14.64 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Birbhum district was 17.88 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Scheduled castes at 54,463 formed around one-third the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 1,081.

Literacy

As per 2001 census, Rampurhat II block had a total literacy of 63.53 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 73.21 per cent female literacy was 53.20 per cent. Birbhum district had a total literacy of 61.48 per cent, male literacy being 70.89 per cent and female literacy being 51.55 per cent.