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68-528: During the War of Liberation, the Pak army had camped at places like Farsipara, Pagla Dewan, Rangamati, etc. A direct encounter between the Pak army and the freedom fighters were held at Piral Danga, Gangra, Kulfatpur and Rangamati with the heavy casualty on both sides. The Pak army burnt and sacked the village Kulfatpur and killed 14 innocent villagers. Marks of War of Liberation Mass grave: 2 (Farsipara, Pagla Dewan). Dhamoirhat

136-568: A Sikh -dominated political party active only in Punjab , sought to create a Punjabi Suba (a Punjabi -majority) province. This new state would be a Sikh-majority state, which caused concern among the Punjabi Hindus . The Sikh leaders such Fateh Singh tactically stressed the linguistic basis of the demand, while downplaying its religious basis — a state where the distinct Sikh identity could be preserved. The States Reorganisation Commission rejected

204-469: A linguistic group can only be satisfied by the exclusion and discrimination of other linguistic groups within the area. No safeguards and no fundamental rights can save them from the subtle psychological exclusion which linguism implies." By the 1952, the demand for creation of a Telugu-majority state in the parts of the Madras State had become powerful. Potti Sreeramulu , a Congress activist who demanded

272-615: A part of the Barind Tract . The area is generally flat and slightly undulating. The elevation of the district is about 15 metres above mean sea level. However, the soil varies. CD Blocks such as Balurghat, Hili and Kumarganj have alluvial soil, Tapan CD Block has laterite soil. There are three main rivers. The Atreyee comes from Bangladesh, flows through Kumarganj and Balurghat CD Blocks and goes back to Bangladesh. The Punarbhaba flows through Gangarampur and Tapan CD Blocks. The Tangon flows through Kushmandi and Bansihari CD Blocks. There

340-475: A pucca (paved) approach road and 89 villages (30.27%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 11 villages (3.74%) have agricultural credit societies. 9 villages (3.06%) have banks. The land is fertile for agricultural production, particularly in the southern part of the district. The rivers are flood-prone but droughts also occur occasionally. There are numerous tanks and some marshes and bils . Multiple cropping

408-705: A separate union territory , as the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana states. After India became independent in 1947, the Belagavi district ( Belgaum ) of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency was retained by the Marathi dominated Bombay State . The award of the Belagavi district to the Kannada -majority Mysore State (later Karnataka ) was contested by the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti , which wanted it to be included in

476-481: A sex ratio of 975 females per 1000 males. 17,817 (9.64%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 12,332 (6.67%), of which Santal were 4,769 and Oraon 2,205. Main occupations is Agriculture 51.65%, agricultural labourer 33.01%, wage labourer 1.99%, service 2.63%, commerce 4.76%, others 5.96%.Land use Total cultivable land 42425 hectares, fallow land 390 hectares; single crop 39%, double crop 37% and treble crop land 24%. Land under irrigation 42%. Land control Among

544-409: A unified Maharashtra state. Asserting that the city was the centre of Marathi press, publications in Marathi language and Marathi culture. Also stating that Bombay relied economically on its Marathi hinterlands, from where it drew its labour, water, energy and 'ways of communication.' Calling it "‘unthinkable to form a State of Maharashtra which has not Bombay as its capital and it would render impossible

612-596: Is 28.4%; where male includes 34% & female 22.2%. Educational Institutions: College 11, High School 29, Madrasa (Non-Govt ) 37, Government primary school 64, Non-Government primary school 29, Satellite school 4, Kindergarten 1, Mission school 1, Vocational institutions 1, orphanage 4. Balurghat (community development block) Balurghat is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Balurghat subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in

680-544: Is Madarer Mela at Sankarpur. Main exports Banana, brinjal, tamarind, watermelon. Health centres: Upazila health complex 1, Christian mission hospital 1, satellite clinic 3, family welfare centres 5. Dhamoirhat, now an upazila, was established in 1922. Dhamoirhat Upazila is divided into Dhamoirhat Municipality and eight union parishads : Agradigun, Alampur, Aranagar, Dhamoirhat, Isabpur, Jahanpur, Khelna, and Omar. The union parishads are subdivided into 212 mauzas and 243 villages. The average literacy rate of Dhamoirhat Upazila

748-714: Is a small river named Jamuna in the Hili CD Block. All rivers, flowing from north to south, overflow during the monsoons and cause floods. Balurghat CD Block is bounded by Kumarganj CD Block and Birampur Upazila in Dinajpur District in Bangladesh, on the north, Hili CD Block and Joypurhat Sadar Upazila in Joypurhat District in Bangladesh, on the east, Dhamoirhat Upazila in Naogaon District in Bangladesh on

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816-407: Is at Balurghat. Gram panchayats of Balurghat block/ panchayat samiti are: Amritakhanda, Bhatpara, Boaldar, Bolla, Chakbhrigu, Chingishpur, Danga, Gopalbati, Jalghar and Nazirpur. As per 2011 Census of India , Balurghat CD Block had a total population of 250,764, of which 234,139 were rural and 16,625 were urban. There were 129,254 (52%) males and 121,590 (48%) females. Population below 6 years

884-915: Is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the Factories Act . Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on. There are 294 inhabited villages in Balurghat CD Block. All 294 villages (100%) have power supply. All 294 villages (100%) have drinking water supply. 32 villages (10.88%) have post offices. 269 villages (91.5%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 121 villages (41.16%) have

952-488: Is located at 25°08′40″N 88°51′40″E  /  25.1444°N 88.8611°E  / 25.1444; 88.8611 . It has 29661 households and total area 300.79 km. Dhamoirhat Upazila is bounded by Balurghat and Tapan CD Blocks in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the north, Joypurhat Sadar Upazila on the east, Badalgachhi and Patnitala Upazilas on the south and Patnitala Upazila on

1020-648: Is widely practised. The Tebhaga movement by the share croppers , towards the end of British rule, is widely known. There are some forests, mostly in areas bordering Bangladesh. Balurghat CD Block had 118 fertiliser depots, 60 seed stores and 16 fair price shops in 2013–14. In 2013–14, Balurghat CD Block produced 2,944 tonnes of Aman paddy , the main winter crop from 1,213 hectares, 13,500 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 4,459 hectares, 5,616 tonnes of wheat from 1,824 hectares, 83,817 tonnes of jute from 5,004 hectares and 23,330 tonnes of potatoes from 905 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds. In 2013–14,

1088-681: The Allahabad High Court ), Jagat Narain Lal (lawyer and member of constituent assembly) and Panna Lall (retired Indian Civil Service officer). In its 10 December 1948 report, the Commission recommended that "the formation of provinces on exclusively or even mainly linguistic considerations is not in the larger interests of the Indian nation." It recommended the reorganisation of the provinces of Madras , Bombay and Central Provinces and Berar primarily on

1156-1229: The Backward Regions Grant Fund . The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 11 districts of West Bengal. Balurghat CD Block has 8 ferry services and 12 originating/ terminating bus routes. The Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line passes through this CD Block and there are stations at Balurghat and Mallickpur Hat. State Highway 10 passes through this block. In 2013–14, Balurghat CD Block had 195 primary schools with 10,790 students, 1 middle school with 75 students, 14 high schools with 23,315 students and 17 higher secondary schools with 18,101 students. Balurghat CD Block had 1 general degree college with 396 students, 3 technical/ professional institutions with 285 students and 374 institutions for special and non-formal education with 11,832 students. There were 2 general degree colleges with 6,397 students and 1 technical/ professional institute with 100 students and other educational facilities at Balurghat (outside

1224-733: The Indian state of West Bengal . Dinajpur district was constituted in 1786. In 1947, the Radcliffe Line placed the Sadar and Thakurgaon subdivisions of Dinajpur district in East Pakistan. The Balurghat subdivision of Dinajpur district was reconstituted as West Dinajpur district in West Bengal. The new Raiganj subdivision was formed in 1948. In order to restore territorial links between northern and southern parts of West Bengal which had been snapped during

1292-638: The RSS . Speaking in Bombay Golwalkar preferred individuals to use the label "Hindu" over provincial/linguistic difference, in which he differed with Nehru who preferred "Indian." D. R. Gadgil , the secretary and chief theoretician of the Samyukta Maharashtra Parishad , while stating Bombay could remain the economic centre of Maharashtra called for the 'compulsory decentralization' of its industries. G. V. Deshmukh stated that unless Bombay became part of

1360-565: The Telugu -majority Telangana region (of Hyderabad State ) and the Andhra State (created in 1953). Para 369 to 389 of SRC deals with the merger of Telangana and Andhra to establish the Andhra Pradesh state (complete text of the recommendations is available on Wikisource ). Para 386 of SRC says, "After taking all these factors into consideration we have come to the conclusions that it will be in

1428-400: The 2001 census, in Balurghat CD Block, Hindus numbered 211,223 and formed 92.34% of the population. Muslims numbered 11,847 and formed 5.18% of the population. Christians numbered 5,068 and formed 2.22% of the population. Others numbered 598 and formed 0.26% of the population. In the 2011 census, 229,446 (92.18%) were Hindus and 13,266 (5.33%) Muslims, while 4,972 were Christian. According to

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1496-529: The 2011 District Census Handbook: Dakshin Dinajpur, during 2011 census, majority of the population of the district were Hindus constituting 73.5% of the population followed by Muslims with 24.6% of the population. The proportion of Hindu population of the district increased from 59.9% in 1961 to 74.0 %in 2001 and then dropped to 73.5% in 2011. The proportion of Muslim population in the district decreased from 39.4% in 1961 to 24.0% in 2001 and then increased to 24.6% in 2011. Languages of Balurghat CD block (2011) At

1564-453: The British. The Government agreed that the reorganisation of state borders was necessary, but the basis of reorganisation was yet to be determined. One of the proposals was to reorganise the state on the basis of languages of India . This would make administration easier, and would help replace the caste and religion-based identities with less controversial linguistic identities. Earlier in 1920,

1632-724: The CD Block). In Balurghat CD Block, amongst the 294 inhabited villages, 66 villages do not have a school, 35 villages have more than 1 primary school, 35 villages have at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 31 villages have at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. Jamini Majumdar Memorial College was established at Patiram in 2008. In 2014, Balurghat CD Block had 1 rural hospital, 1 block primary health centre, 4 primary health centres and 2 private/ NGO nursing home, with total 168 beds and 9 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 52 family welfare subcentres. 1,529 patients were treated indoor and 203,032 patients were treated outdoor in

1700-777: The Central Government of India in December 1953 to recommend the reorganization of state boundaries. In September 1955, after two years of study, the Commission, comprising Justice Fazal Ali , K. M. Panikkar and H. N. Kunzru , submitted its report. The commission's recommendations were accepted with some modifications and implemented in the States Reorganisation Act in November, 1956. The act provided that India's state boundaries should be reorganized to form 14 states and 6 centrally administered territories. On 10 December 1948,

1768-534: The Commission recommended only the merger of Thovalai, Agasteeswaram, Kalkulam, Vilvancode and Shenkottai with Madras State. In Neyyatinkara Taluk the Commission found that 86% of the people knew Malayalam. So the Commission did not favour the merger of this Taluk with Madras State. During the Lok Sabha (Parliament) discussions, the representatives of Travancore-Cochin State vehemently opposed the Commission's recommendations for

1836-544: The Committee stated that the time was not suitable for formation of new provinces, but also stated that the "public sentiment is insistent and overwhelming, we, as democrats, have to submit to it, but subject to certain limitations in regard to the good of India as a whole." Dr. B. R. Ambedkar submitted a Memorandum (dated 14 October 1948) to the Dhar Commission, supporting the formation of linguistic provinces, specifically

1904-698: The Congress-led Government became concerned that the states formed solely on a linguistic basis might be unsuitable, and might even pose a risk to the national unity. On 17 June 1948, Rajendra Prasad , the President of the Constituent Assembly, set up the Linguistic Provinces Commission (aka Dhar Commission) to recommend whether the states should be reorganised on linguistic basis or not. The committee included SK Dhar (retired Judge of

1972-496: The Indian government did not accept the recommendation and merged these areas in the predominantly Marathi speaking Bombay state . Vidarbha would have been the second Marathi majority state for the people of a regional /provincial language in India. The Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress demanded to merge Thovalai , Agasteeswaram , Kalkulam , Vilavancode , Neyyatinkara, Senkottai , Deviculam and Peermade with Madras State. However,

2040-470: The State of Travancore-Cochin. The same yard stick was used for the transfer of Shenkotta Taluk to Tamil Nadu. Even though Shenkotta was fully transferred by the commission, the Joint Committee appointed to fix the exact boundaries of the states, divided Shenkotta Taluk and allowed Travancore–Cochin State to retain a major portion. The Commission's report judged the arguments for and against the merger of

2108-464: The basis of geographical contiguity, financial self-sufficiency and ease of administration. Soon after the report was published, the Congress, at its Jaipur session, set up the "JVP committee" to study the recommendations of the Dhar Commission. The committee consisted of Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel , in addition to the Congress president Pattabhi Sitaramayya . In its report dated 1 April 1949,

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2176-405: The city had been settled by successive waves of settlers. Claiming that there had been little Maharashtrian immigration prior to the 19th century and that Marathi speakers only comprised 43% of the population of the city. The second chapter sought to emphasis Bombay's economic importance in India, the third and fourth chapters being sociological to show the multi-lingual and multicultural character of

2244-526: The city. The fifth chapter was geographical, arguing for Bombay's separation based on physical isolation. For the Bombay Citizens Committee, "on the grounds of geography, history, language and population or the system of law, Bombay and North Konkan cannot be considered as a part of the Mahratta region as claimed by the protagonists of Samyukta Maharashtra ." Ramachandra Guha writes that "Behind

2312-646: The demand for a Punjabi-majority state saying that it lacked a majority support and that Punjabi was not grammatically very distinct from Hindi. The Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was merged with Punjab, though. Akali Dal continued its movement, and in 1966 the Punjab Reorganisation Act split Punjab into the Sikh-majority Punjab state and the Hindu-majority states of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh , with Chandigarh , administered as

2380-487: The formation of a Telugu-majority state, died on 16 December 1952 after undertaking a fast-unto-death . Subsequently, the Telugu-majority Andhra State was formed in 1953. This development sparked agitations all over the country, with linguistic groups demanding separate states. The States Reorganisation Commission submitted its report on 30 September 1955, with the following recommendations: The report

2448-494: The formation of the Marathi -majority Maharashtra state with Bombay as its capital. To address the concern of national unity, he suggested that the official language of every province should be same as the official language of the Central Government. KM Munshi , a Gujarati leader opposed to incorporation of Bombay in the proposed Maharashtra state, opposed the linguistic reorganisation proposal, saying that "the political ambition of

2516-723: The hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block. Balurghat had 1 hospital, 2 state government/ local units and 2 private/ NGO nursing homes with total 525 beds and 37 doctors (excluding private bodies) (outside the CD Block). Khaspur Rural Hospital at Khaspur (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Balurghat CD Block. There are primary health centres at Bara Kasipur (Bharandah (Bolader) PHC) (with 10 beds), Bolla (with 10 beds), Nazirpur (with 10 beds), Chak Bhrigu (Dakra PHC) (with 10 beds) and Kamarpara (with 10 beds). States Reorganisation Commission The States Reorganisation Commission of India ( SRC ) constituted by

2584-609: The interests of Andhra as well as Telangana, if for the present, the Telangana area is to constitute into a separate State, which may be known as the Hyderabad State with provision for its unification with Andhra after the general elections likely to be held in or about 1961 if by a two thirds majority the legislature of the residency Hyderabad State expresses itself in favor of such unification". Hyderabad Chief minister in his letter to Congress President said Communist parties supported

2652-531: The introduction of the Community Development Programme in 1960–61, community development blocks were set up in West Dinajpur district. In 1992, West Dinajpur district was bifurcated and Dakshin Dinajpur district was established. Balurghat is located at 25°13′N 88°46′E  /  25.22°N 88.76°E  / 25.22; 88.76 . Dakshin Dinajpur district is physiographically

2720-525: The members of the Indian National Congress had agreed on the linguistic reorganisation of the Indian states as one of the party's political goals. The Provincial Committees of the party were set on this basis since 1920. In 1927, the Congress declared that it was committed to "the redistribution of provinces on a linguistic basis", and reaffirmed its stance several times, including in the election manifesto of 1945-46. But, soon after independence,

2788-475: The merger and opposed the Fazal Ali Commission's recommendation to keep Telangana as a separate state for 5 years; and 29 opposed such merger. Among Telangana MLAs, 59 Telangana MLAs agreed with the merger, 25 Telangana MLAs opposed the merger. Out of 94 Telangana MLAs in the assembly, 36 were Communists(PDF), 40 were Congress, 11 were Socialist party(SP), 9 were independents. Voting did not take place on

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2856-507: The merger for their political calculations. Hyderabad PCC chief said overwhelming majority from Congress opposed the merger and Communists were elected in special circumstances in 1951 and Visalandhra was not a political issue in 1951 and Assembly does not reflect people's view on this issue. He also said 80% of Congress delegates who were elected in 1955 opposed the merger. In Hyderabad assembly out of 174 MLAs, 147 MLAs expressed their view. 103 MLAs (including Marathi and Kannada MLAs) supported

2924-502: The merger of Telangana and Andhra, major ones occurring in 1969, 1972 and 2000s onwards. The Telangana movement gained momentum over decades becoming a widespread political demand of creating a new state from the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. In early 2014, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 was approved by the Indian parliament, and Telangana became India's 29th state on 2 June 2014. The Akali Dal ,

2992-575: The merger of the Southern Taluks with Madras State. A. Nesamony argued for the merger of Neyyatinkara, Deviculam, Peermade and Chittoor with the Tamil-majority Madras State. Even though the SRC recommended for the merger of the entire Shenkottai taluk , the subsequently formed Joint Committee recommended the eastern portion of Shenkottai alone to be merged with Madras State. This decision

3060-522: The merger, expressing doubts about the Gentleman's agreement said "Andhra older brother might say any number of sweet things now, but they have to be committed to their promises and they should not exploit Telangana younger brother in future." Following the Gentlemen's agreement , the central government established a unified Andhra Pradesh on 1 November 1956. There have been several movements to invalidate

3128-739: The north had a rural poverty ratio of 35.73%. These estimates were based on Central Sample data of NSS 55th round 1999–2000. As per BPL Survey by the Government of West Bengal, the proportion of BPL families in Dakshin Dinajpur district was 43.54% as on 30 October 2002. Livelihood in Balurghat CD Block In Balurghat CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 29,864 and formed 26.29%, agricultural labourers numbered 43,309 and formed 38.20%, household industry workers numbered 6,010 and formed 5.29% and other workers numbered 34,337 and formed 30.22%. Total workers numbered 113,610 and formed 45.64% of

3196-735: The partition of Bengal, and on the recommendations of the States Reorganisation Commission a portion of the erstwhile Kishanganj subdivision comprising Goalpokhar, Islampur and Chopra thanas (police stations) and parts of Thakurganj thana, along with the adjacent parts of the erstwhile Gopalpur thana in Katihar subdivision were transferred from Purnea district in Bihar to West Bengal in 1956, and were formally incorporated into Raiganj subdivision in West Dinajpur. The township of Kishanganj and its entire municipal boundary remained within Bihar. With

3264-1027: The peasants 12% are rich, 23% medium, 22% marginal, 24% landless, and 19% small; cultivable land per head 0.28 hectare. Value of land The market of value of land of first grade is Tk 5000 per 0.01 hectare. Main crops Paddy, wheat, jute, brinjal, potato, mustard seed, pulse, onion, garlic, tamarind, til, carrot, cauliflower. Extinct or nearly crops Local variety of paddy, kaun, linseed, pulse, jab, bajra. Main fruits: Mango, blackberry, jackfruit, banana, litchi, papaya, guava, and watermelon. Dairies, poultry and fisheries: Dairy 3, poultry 33, fishery 21, hatchery1. Communications facilities: Roads- Pucca 70 km, mud road 322 km. Traditional transport Palanquin, dhuli, horse carriage, bullock cart. These means of transport are nearly extinct. Manufactures: Biscuit factory 6, ice factory 6. Cottage industries: Bamboo work 42, potteries 60, sewing machine 305, welding work 32, iron smith 12, Goldsmith 25. Hat, bazar and fairs. The total number of hats and bazar 25; fairs 9, most noted of which

3332-548: The period 2001-2011 was 8.82%. Decadal growth of population in Dakhin Dinajpur district during the same period was 11.52% down from 22.15% in the previous decade. Decadal growth of population in West Bengal for the corresponding periods was 13.93% and 17.77% respectively. The large scale migration of the East Bengali refugees (including tribals) started with the partition of Bengal in 1947. Up to around 1951, two-fifths of

3400-431: The proposed Marathi-majority Maharashtra state. The Bombay Citizens Committee led by Purushottamdas Thakurdas and supported by J. R. D. Tata and other industrialists, lawyers, doctors and scholars of the city advocated for a one-point agenda of excluding Bombay from the state of Maharashtra . The Committee printed a 200-page book containing maps, charts and tables. The first chapter being historical , showing how

3468-486: The recommendations of the SRC. In addition to the three Union Territories (UTs) proposed by the SRC, it also established Laccadive, Minicoy & Amindivi Islands , Himachal Pradesh and Tripura as UTs. It established a total of 14 states in addition to these UTs. The recommendations of the commission were not accepted universally. The SRC recommended formation of separate Vidarbha State by splitting majority Marathi speaking areas from Madhya Pradesh state. However,

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3536-538: The refugees settled in South Bengal, the balance settled in the North Bengal districts of West Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar. Erstwhile West Dinajpur alone received around 6.5% of the early entrants. The steady flow of people into Dakshin Dinajpur has continued over the years from erstwhile East Pakistan and subsequently from Bangladesh. As per the 2011 census, the total number of literates in Balurghat CD Block

3604-538: The report of Dar Commission was published but the issue remained unsolved. After India became independent from the British Empire in 1947, the constituent units of India were classified under the following distinct categories: The borders of these states, inherited from British India , were not suitable for easy administration. The internal provincial borders of British India were a result of historical events, as well as political, military and strategic planning by

3672-429: The resolution because Telangana proponents asked to include the phrase "As per the wishes of people" in the resolution. An agreement was reached between Telangana leaders and Andhra leaders on 20 February 1956 to merge Telangana and Andhra with promises to safeguard Telangana's interests. Popular newspaper in Telangana, Golconda Patrika, in its editorial on 8 March 1956, immediately after Nehru public declaration about

3740-744: The south, and Tapan CD Block on the west. Six out of the eight CD Blocks in the district are on the India-Bangladesh border popularly referred to as a porous border. 2,216 km of the 4,096 km long India-Bangladesh border falls in West Bengal. More than 11,000 people live near/ around the zero line in Dakshin Dinajpur. Approximately 252 km of the international border is in Dakshin Dinajpur district. Balurghat CD Block has an area of 369.39 km .It has 1 panchayat samity , 11 gram panchayats , 174 gram sansads (village councils), 309 mouzas and 294 inhabited villages. Balurghat police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block

3808-498: The state, Maharashtrians would have to remain content "playing the part of secondary brokers to brokers, secondary agents to agents, assistant professors to professors, clerks to managers [and] hired labourers to shopkeepers." To respond to the Bombay Citizens Committee paper, the Samyukta Maharashtra issued its own 200-page document, mounting a theoretical defense of the principle of linguistic states and continued to argue for

3876-514: The time of the 2011 census, 75.55% of the population spoke Bengali , 12.61% Santali , 2.86% Sadri , 2.00% Mundari , 1.61% Kurukh , 1.50% Kurmali and 1.45% Hindi as their first language. As per the Human Development Report 2004 for West Bengal, the rural poverty ratio in erstwhile West Dinajpur district was 27.61%. Malda district on the south of West Dinajpur district had a rural poverty ratio of 35.4% and Jalpaiguri district on

3944-431: The total area irrigated in Balurghat CD Block was 8,182 hectares, out of which 922 hectares were irrigated by tank irrigation, 3,367 hectares by river lift irrigation, 1,224 hectares by deep tube wells and 2,669 hectares by shallow tube wells. In 2013–14, Balurghat CD Block had offices of 21 commercial banks and 7 gramin banks . Dakshin Dinajpur district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from

4012-406: The total population, and non-workers numbered 135,291 and formed 54.36% of the population. Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned by self/government/institution. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry

4080-599: The veneer of cosmopolitanism there was one language group that dominated the ‘save Bombay’ movement: the Gujaratis ." Asserting that the Gujrati community were not pleased that if Bombay became the capital of Maharashtra, as then politicians and ministers would mainly be Marathi . Nehru was 'somewhat' sympathetic to "keeping Bombay out of the control of a single language group," as was the Marathi Speaking M. S. Golwalkar of

4148-415: The west. Dhamoirhat is placed in a monsoon area. In the summer, temp. is about 40 degree & in the rainy season(June–July) raindrops as well. According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh , Dhamoirhat Upazila had 49,046 households and a population of 184,778. 34,781 (18.82%) were under 10 years of age. Dhamoirhat had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 50.09%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and

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4216-578: The working of a State of Maharashtra, if any attempt was made to separate the city of Bombay from it." The paper also disputed the claim that the city did not have a Marathi-speaking majority, and also contended as a port city it was within its 'nature' to be multi-lingual. Citing the fact that only 32% of the population of contemporary Rangoon spoke the national language but "nobody yet dared to suggest that Rangoon should be considered as non-Burmese territory." In June 1954 Shankarrao Deo met with to Purushottamdas Thakurdas , Deo maintained that no negotiation

4284-484: Was (2011 population in brackets): Baidyanathpara (1,863). The only large village (with 4,000+ population) in Balurghat CD Block was (2011 population in brackets): Khidirpur (5,419). Other villages in Balurghat CD Block included (2011 population in brackets): Boaldar (1,679), Bolla (2,836), Jalghar (2,310), Dangi (2,041), Bhatpara (917), Nazirpur (1,175), Gopalbati (959), Amritakhanda (2,863) and Chingispur (2,297). Decadal growth of population in Balurghat CD Block for

4352-464: Was 167,353 (73.96% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 93,736 (80.25% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 73,617 (67.24% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 13.01%. See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate As per 2014 District Statistical Handbook: Dakshin Dinajpur (quoting census figures), in

4420-566: Was 24,485. Scheduled Castes numbered 73,716 (29.40%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 66,225 (26.41%). As per 2001 census, Balurghat block has a total population of 228,701, out of which 118,056 were males and 110,645 were females. Balurghat block registered a population growth of 23.49 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 22.11 per cent. Census towns in Balurghat CD Block were (2011 population in brackets): Par Patiram (3,225), Dakra (5,268) and Chak Bhrigu (6,269). The only outgrowth in Balurghat CD Block

4488-532: Was finally published authoritatively on 16 January 1956. In the July 1956 Lok Sabha meeting, Nesamony argued for the full merger of Shencottai as recommended by SRC. The House refused to reconsider the decision of the joint Committee by over-ruling the recommendation of the SRC. On the basis of the percentage of the people speaking Tamil, the S.R.Commission recommended for the transfer of four taluks namely, Agasteeswaram, Thovalai, Kalkulam and Vilavancode to Tamil Nadu from

4556-547: Was possible on "their core demand," incorporating Bombay as capital of Maharashtra. Purushottamdas was willing to give up the city-state idea in favour of a composite bilingual province of Marathi and Gujrati speakers. Guha terms the meeting "civil, but inconclusive." The issue of Bombay would therefore be referred to the States Reorganization Commission, "the hottest of the many hot potatoes it became their misfortune to handle." On 1 November amidst protests of

4624-616: Was tabled in the Lok Sabha on 14 December 1955. In Part II of Report of the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) 1955, titled "Factors Bearing on Reorganisation", the Commission clearly said that "it is neither possible nor desirable to reorganise States on the basis of the single test of either language or culture, but that a balanced approach to the whole problem is necessary in the interest of our national unity." The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 implemented some of

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