Sitalkuchi is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal .
46-411: Sitalkuchi is located at 26°10′N 89°11′E / 26.16°N 89.19°E / 26.16; 89.19 . Topographically, Cooch Behar district is generally plain land which is low and marshy in places. “Considering the nature of general surface configuration, relief and drainage pattern, distribution of different types of soil, climatic condition, the formation of geology and forest tracts,
92-617: A large catchment area in the district. It virtually divides the district into two unequal parts and meets the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh. The Himalayan rivers flowing through Cooch Behar district change courses from time to time. In 1876, W.W. Hunter mentioned the Dharla and the Torsha as the same stream with two names. However, since the advent of the 20th century, these are two different streams meeting
138-852: A rural poverty ratio of 25.62%. According to a World Bank report, as of 2012, 20-26% of the population of Cooch Behar, Birbhum, Nadia and Hooghly districts were below poverty line, marginally higher than the level of poverty in West Bengal, which had an average 20% of the population below poverty line. Livelihood in Sitaikuchi CD block In the Sitalkuchi CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 41,464 and formed 56.59%, agricultural labourers numbered 21,937 and formed 29.94%, household industry workers numbered 1,436 and formed 1.96% and other workers numbered 8,440 and formed 11.52%. Total workers numbered 73,277 and formed 39.53% of
184-553: Is 36 km from block headquarters. In 2012-13, Sitalkuchi CD block had 125 primary schools with 18,486 students, 25 middle schools with 12,522 students, 6 high schools with 5,885 students and 9 higher secondary schools with 15,100 students. Sitalkuchi CD block had 1 general degree college with 822 students, 1 technical/ professional institution with 96 students, 332 institutions for special and non-formal education with 18,197 students. See also – Education in India According to
230-680: Is 8.2 million. Among the ORP faiths, six faiths- 4.957 million-strong Sarnaism , 1.026 million-strong Gond , 506,000-strong Sari , Donyi-Polo (302,000) in Arunachal Pradesh, Sanamahism (222,000) in Manipur, Khasi (138,000) in Meghalaya dominate. Maharashtra is having the highest number of non-religious in the country with 9,652 such people, followed by Kerala. Hindi is the most widely spoken language in northern parts of India. The Indian census takes
276-480: Is at Sitalkuchi . Gram panchayats of Sitai block/ panchayat samiti are: Bara Koimari, Bhawerthana, Chhoto Salbabari, Golenaohati, Gosairhat, Khalisamari, Lalbazar and Sitalkuchi. According to the 2011 Census of India , the Sitalkuchi CD block had a total population of 185,353, all of which were rural. There were 94,277 (51%) males and 91,076 (49%) females. There were 25,304 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The Scheduled Castes numbered 101,009 (54.50%) and
322-571: 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 67 inhabited villages in
368-539: Is divided into three units: The Recent Alluvial Fan, the Barind Pleistocene, and the Recent Floodplain. These are divided by long, narrow bands of recent alluvium . 24°48′N 88°42′E / 24.8°N 88.7°E / 24.8; 88.7 This Bangladesh location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2011 Census of India The 2011 census of India or
414-694: Is home to many religions such as Hinduism , Islam , Christianity , Buddhism , Sikhism and Jainism , while also being home to several indigenous faiths and tribal religions which have been practiced alongside major religions for centuries. According to the 2011 census, the total number of households in India is 248.8 million. Of which 202.4 million are Hindu, 31.2 million are Muslim, 6.3 million are Christian, 4.1 million are Sikh, and 1.9 million are Jain According to 2011 census, there are around 3.01 million places of worship in India. The religious data on India census 2011
460-542: Is the largest Pleistocene era physiographic unit in the Bengal Basin . It covers most of Dinajpur , Rangpur , Pabna , Rajshahi , Bogra , and Joypurhat districts of Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division in Bangladesh . It is made up of several separate sections in the northwestern part of Bangladesh covering a total area of approximately 10,000 square kilometres (3,900 sq mi) of mostly old alluvium . On
506-474: Is the most populous state with roughly 200 million people. Over half the population resided in the six most populous states of Uttar Pradesh , Maharashtra , Bihar , West Bengal , Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh . Of the 1.21 billion Indians, 833 million (68.84%) live in rural areas while 377 million stay in urban areas. 453.6 million people in India are migrants, which is 37.8% of total population. India
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#1732851041852552-519: Is the primary mode of living in the district. The entire Cooch Behar district has fertile soil and around half of the cultivated land in the district is cropped twice or more. Paddy (rice) and jute are the largest producing crops, followed by potatoes, vegetables and pulses. There are 23 tea gardens on glided slopes. There are some coconut , areca nut and betel leaf plantations. 77.6% of the land holdings are marginal. In 2012-13, there were 100 fertiliser depots, 2 seed stores and 30 fair price shops in
598-427: Is trilingual. Hindi, Bengali speakers are India's least multilingual groups. Numbers regarding languages spoken available in the 2011 Indian census data may not reflect actual data in India due to how the data was collected, with participants being allowed to give any response they wished for what languages they spoke. Any individual above age seven who can read and write in any language with an ability to understand
644-489: The 15th Indian census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information for National Population Register (NPR) was also collected in the first phase, which will be used to issue a 12-digit unique identification number to all registered Indian residents by Unique Identification Authority of India . The second population enumeration phase
690-499: The British Raj in 1931. During the early census, people often exaggerated their caste status to garner social status and it is expected that people downgrade it now in the expectation of gaining government benefits. Earlier, there was speculation that there would be a caste-based census conducted in 2011, the first time in 80 years (last was in 1931), to find the exact population of the " Other Backward Classes " (OBCs) in India. This
736-637: The Scheduled Tribes numbered 259 (0.14%). According to the 2001 census, Sitalkuchi block had a total population of 163,802, out of which 84,477 were males and 79,325 were females. Sitalkuchi block registered a population growth of 7.81 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in the Sitalkuchi CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Mahishmuri (5,525), Bhogdabri (4,075), Sitalkuchi (37,052), Golenaohati (10,208), Petlaepra (5,261), Bara Gadaikhora (4,753), Nagar Lalbazar (7,732) and Bara Masia (5,975). Other villages in
782-593: The 2011 census 0.24% of India's population of 1.21 billion. Given below is the decade-by-decade religious composition of India until the 2011 census. There are six religions in India that have been awarded "National Minority" status – Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis. Sunnis, Shias, Bohras, Agakhanis and Ahmadiyyas were identified as sects of Islam in India. As per 2011 census, six major faiths- Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains make up over 99.4% of India's 1.21 billion population, while "other religions, persuasions" (ORP) count
828-650: The 2011 census, in the Sitalkuchi CD block, among the 67 inhabited villages, 5 villages did not have schools, 36 villages had two or more primary schools, 19 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 12 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. Sitalkuchi College was established in 1999 at Sitalkuchi The Baramaricha Delwar Hossain High School is a government-sponsored, co-educational, higher secondary school under Sitalkuchi East Circle ( 26°08′07″N 89°14′38″E / 26.1352°N 89.2438°E / 26.1352; 89.2438 ). It
874-519: The Brahmaputra in Bangladesh. The hill-streams of Cooch Behar carry debris and silt from the Himalayas and are shallow. During the monsoons the speed of flow of the rivers almost doubles and the rivers overflow the banks causing floods and devastation. The Mansai and Dharla are the major rivers causing floods in the Sitalkuchi CD block. The Sitalkuchi CD block is bounded by the Mathabhanga I CD block on
920-535: The Cooch Behar district. Almost all the rivers originating in the Himalayas have a lot of fish. The net area under effective pisciculture in 2010-11 in the Sitalkuchi CD block was 120.55 hectares. 18,565 persons were engaged in the profession and approximate annual production was 7,973 quintals. In 2012-13, Sitalkuchi CD block had offices of 3 commercial banks and 2 gramin banks . Sitalkuchi CD block has 3 originating/ terminating bus routes. The nearest railway station
966-402: The Sitalkuchi CD block include (2011 census figures in brackets): Bhair Thana (3,656), Bara Kaimari (3,250) and Chotta Salbari (3,635). According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in the Sitalkuchi CD block was 12,572 (70.34% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 62,693 (77.03% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 49,879 (63.41% of
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#17328510418521012-644: The Sitalkuchi CD block, as per the District Census Handbook , Cooch Behar, 2011. 100% villages have power supply. 66 villages (98.51%) have drinking water supply. 15 villages (22.39%) have post offices. 58 villages (86.57%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 35 villages (52.24%) have pucca (paved) approach roads and 19 villages (28.36%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 4 villages (5.97%) have agricultural credit societies and 5 villages (7.46%) have banks. Agriculture
1058-447: The Sitalkuchi CD block. In 2012–13, the Sitalkuchi CD block produced 47,185 tonnes of Aman paddy , the main winter crop, from 21,223 hectares, 16,575 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 5,285 hectares, 525 tonnes of Aus paddy (summer crop) from 341 hectares, 5 tonnes of wheat from 3 hectares, 112,736 tonnes of jute from 8,247 hectares and 35,272 tonnes of potatoes from 1,089 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds. In 2012-13,
1104-563: The district Koch Bihar falls under Barind Tract . The physiology of this area consists of alluvial soil, generally blackish brown in colour and composed of sand, clay and silt. The soils are loose and sandy throughout the district.” The Himalayan formations in the north end beyond the boundaries of this district. There are no hills/ mountains here. It has a large network of rivers flowing from north-west to south and south-east. The Teesta flows through Mekhliganj CD block before entering Bangladesh . The Jaldhaka and its connected river-streams form
1150-439: The eastern edge of the tract is a lower fault escarpment . Through the fault troughs run the little Jamuna , Atrai and Lower Punarbhaba rivers. To the west, the main area is tilted up, and to the east this area is tilted downwards. The climate of the tract differs from that of much of India , in that more extreme temperature variations (ranging from 45 degrees Celsius down to five degrees Celsius) are encountered there. It
1196-409: The estimated world average of US$ 4.60 per person. Information on castes was included in the census following demands from several ruling coalition leaders including Lalu Prasad Yadav , and Mulayam Singh Yadav supported by opposition parties Bharatiya Janata Party , Shiromani Akali Dal , Shiv Sena and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam . Information on caste was last collected during
1242-454: The female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 13.61%. See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Primary Census Abstract Data In the 2011 Census of India , Hindus numbered 119,603 and formed 64.53% of the population of Sitalkuchi CD block. Muslims numbered 65,446 and formed 35.31% of the population. Christians numbered 136 and formed 0.07% of
1288-443: The first time in 2011. The overall sex ratio of the population is 943 females for every 1,000 males in 2011. The official count of the third gender in India is 490,000 The population of India as per 2011 census was 1,210,854,977. India added 181.5 million to its population since 2001, slightly lower than the population of Brazil . India, with 2.4% of the world's surface area, accounts for 17.5% of its population. Uttar Pradesh
1334-618: The hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block. Sitalkuchi Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Sitalkuchi village, is the major government medical facility in the Sitalkuchi CD block. There are primary health centres at Chotosalbari (with 6 beds) and Jatamari (with 4 beds). Barind Tract Barind Tract (alternately called the Varendra Tract in English and Borendro Bhumi in Bengali )
1380-417: The information was collected and digitised, fingerprints were taken and photos collected. Unique Identification Authority of India was to issue a 12-digit identification number to all individuals and the first ID have been issued in 2011. Provisional data from the census was released on 31 March 2011 (and was updated on 20 May 2013). Transgender population was counted in population census in India for
1426-487: The name changed from Maricha High School to Baramaricha Delwar Hossain High School in honor of its first headmaster, Delwar Hossain. In the 2004–2005 school year, the school was upgraded to a higher secondary school. In 2013, Sitalkuchi CD block had 1 block primary health centre and 2 primary health centres with total 40 beds and 5 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 30 family welfare subcentres. 5,356 patients were treated indoor and 34,262patients were treated outdoor in
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1472-654: The north, the Cooch Behar I CD block on the east, the Sitai CD block on the south, and the Hatibandha Upazila in Lalmonirhat District of Bangladesh on the west. The Sitalkuchi CD block has an area of 262.51 km. It has 1 panchayat samity , 8 gram panchayats , 143 gram sansads (village councils), 70 mouzas and 67 inhabited villages. Sitalkuchi police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block
1518-423: The population. Others numbered 168 and formed 0.09% of the population. Languages of Sitalkuchi CD block (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 98.43% of the population spoke Bengali as their first language. 0.92% were recorded as speaking 'Other' under Bengali. Based on a study of the per capita consumption in rural and urban areas, using central sample data of NSS 55th Round 1999-2000, Cooch Behar district had
1564-495: The third place, and Bengali in the fourth place, according to the 2011 census of India . The 2011 census report on bilingualism and trilingualism , which provides data on the two languages in order of preference in which a person is proficient other than the mother tongue, was released in September 2018. The number of bilingual speakers in India is 314.9 million, which is 26% of the population in 2011. 7% of Indian population
1610-416: The total area irrigated in the Sitalkuchi CD block was 4,637 hectares, out of which 237 hectares were irrigated by private canal water, 395 hectares by tank water, 462 hectares by river lift irrigation, 165 hectares by deep tube wells, 2,574 hectares by shallow tube wells, 86 hectares by open dug wells, 721 hectares by other means. Being a river-bound district, pisciculture is an important economic activity in
1656-405: The total population, and non-workers numbered 112,076 and formed 60.47% 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
1702-467: The widest possible definition of "Hindi" as a broad variety of " Hindi languages ". According to 2011 census, 57.1% of Indian population know Hindi, in which 43.63% of Indian people have declared Hindi as their native language or mother tongue. The language data was released on 26 June 2018. Hindi is the fastest growing language of India , followed by Kashmiri in the second place, with Meitei (officially called Manipuri ) as well as Gujarati , in
1748-499: Was Our Census, Our Future . Spread across 28 states and 8 union territories , the census covered 640 districts, 5,924 sub-districts, 7,935 towns and more than 600,000 villages. A total of 2.7 million officials visited households in 7,935 towns and 600,000 villages, classifying the population according to gender, religion, education and occupation. The cost of the exercise was approximately ₹ 2,200 crore (US$ 260 million) – this comes to less than US$ 0.50 per person, well below
1794-594: Was also collected in the first phase. The second, the population enumeration phase, was conducted from 9 – 28 February 2011 all over the country. The eradication of epidemics, the availability of more effective medicines for the treatment of various types of diseases and the improvement in the standard of living were the main reasons for the high decadal growth of population in India. The House-listing schedule contained 35 questions. The Population enumeration schedule contained 30 questions. The National Population Register household schedule contained 9 questions. Once
1840-487: Was collected in 16 languages and the training manual was prepared in 18 languages. In 2011, India and Bangladesh also conducted their first-ever joint census of areas along their border. The census was conducted in two phases. The first, the house-listing phase, began on 1 April 2010 and involved collection of data about all the buildings and census houses. Information for the National Population Register
1886-450: Was conducted between 9 and 28 February 2011. Census has been conducted in India since 1872 and 2011 marks the first time biometric information was collected. According to the provisional reports released on 31 March 2011, the Indian population increased to 1.21 billion with a decadal growth of 17.70%. Adult literacy rate increased to 74.04% with a decadal growth of 9.21%. The motto of the census
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1932-621: Was conducted in Kerala in 1968 by the Government of Kerala under E. M. S. Namboodiripad to assess the social and economic backwardness of various lower castes. The census was termed Socio-Economic Survey of 1968 and the results were published in the Gazetteer of Kerala, 1971. C. Chandramouli IAS was the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India for the 2011 Indian census. Census data
1978-400: Was considered literate. In censuses before 1991, children below the age five were treated as illiterates. The literacy rate taking the entire population into account is termed as "crude literacy rate", and taking the population from age seven and above into account is termed as "effective literacy rate". Effective literacy rate increased to a total of 74.04% with 82.14% of the males and 65.46% of
2024-475: Was founded in 1872 during the Cooch Behar State regime. The school is the oldest school of Cooch Behar District. The school was originally named Maricha M.E. School and was one of the state M.E. Schools. It was converted to a basic school on January 4, 1960. It was then converted to junior high school on January 1, 1970. It was later converted to a high school on January 1, 1984. Sometime during its history,
2070-470: Was later accepted and the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 was conducted whose first findings were revealed on 3 July 2015 by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley . Mandal Commission report of 1980 quoted OBC population at 52%, though National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) survey of 2006 quoted OBC population at 41%. There is only one other instance of a caste count in post-independence India. It
2116-531: Was released by the Government of India on 25 August 2015. Hindus are 79.8% (966.3 million) while Sikhs are 20.8 million comprising 1.72% of the population, Muslims are 14.23% (172.2 million) in India. and Christians are 2.30% (28.7 million). According to the 2011 census of India, there are 57,264 Parsis in India. For the first time, a "No religion" category was added in the 2011 census. 2.87 million were classified as people belonging to "No Religion" in India in
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