Suri II (community development block)

Suri II
Community development block
Suri II Location in West Bengal
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Parliamentary constituency	Birbhum
Assembly constituency	Sainthia
Area
• Total	24.86 sq mi (64.39 km2)
Population (2001)
• Total	77,002
• Density	3,100/sq mi (1,196/km2)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5.30)
Literacy Rate	63.85 per cent
Website	http://birbhum.nic.in/

Suri II (community development block) (Bengali: সিউড়ি II সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Suri and Panrui police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Purandarpur.

Geography

Purandarpur is located at .

Suri II community development block has an area of 64.39  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Suri II block/panchayat samiti are: Abinashpur, Bansanka, Domdoma, Kendua, Koma and Purandarpur.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Suri II block had a total population of 77,002, out of which 39,631 were males and 37,371 were females. Suri II block registered a population growth of 18.19 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 25,332 formed around one-third the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 10,472.

Literacy

As per 2001 census, Suri II block had a total literacy of 63.85 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 73.35 per cent female literacy was 53.74 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.