Haripal (community development block)

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Haripal
হরিপাল
Community development block
সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Haripal is located in West Bengal
Haripal
Haripal
Location in West Bengal, India
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Country  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Area
 • Total 184.40 km2 (71.20 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 235,671
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Literacy 51.27%
Lok Sabha constituency Arambagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency Haripal
Website hooghly.gov.in

Haripal is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Haripal CD Block has an area of 184.40  km2.[1]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Haripal block/ panchayat samiti are: Bandipur, Chandanpur, Dwarhata, Haripal-Asutosh, Haripal-Sahadev, Haripur-Kinkarbati, Jejur, Kaikala, Nalikul-Paschim, Nalikul-Purba, Narayanpur-Bahirkhand, Olipur-Kashipur, Pantra, Paschim Gopinathpur and Sripatipur-Elipur.[2]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Haripal block had a total population of 235,671, out of which 118,464 were males and 117,207 were females. Haripal block registered a population growth of 14.29 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Hooghly district was 15.72 per cent.[1] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[3]

Literacy

As per the 2001 census, Pursurah block had a total literacy of 51.27 per cent. While male literacy was 71.43 per cent, female literacy was 41.96 per cent.[4]

Economics

Agriculture

This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.[5] Though rice is the prime crop of the district, the agricultural economy largely depends on potato, jute, vegetables and orchard products. Vegetable is a prize crop in the blocks of Haripal, Singur, Chanditala, Polba and Dhaniakhali being grown in a relay system throughout the year. Though potato is cultivated in all the blocks of this district Dhaniakhali, Arambagh, Goghat, Pursurah, Haripal, Polba-Dadpur, Tarakeswar, Pandua and Singur contributed much of its production of this district.[6]

Some of the primary and other hats or markets in the Haripal block area are: Basudevpur hat, Bondipur hat, Dar hatta hat, Jejur Daily Market, Kaikala hat, Kalchara hat, Nalikul hat, Sipaigachi hat, Jagin market, Haripal Barabazar and Haripal Station Bazar.[7]

Transport

Haripal is a station on the Howrah-Tarakeswar line and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. It is 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Howrah.

Communication

Champadanga area exchange with code 3212 serves: Begampur, Bhagabatipur, Champadanga, Chanditala, Dihi-badpur, Dwarhatta, Eksara, Gopinagar, Haripal, Harinkhola, Jangipara, Jinpur, Masat, Nalipur, Rajbalhat, Shaympur, Tarakeswar.[8]

References

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