Garhbeta III
Garhbeta III is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Medinipur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
In Garhbeta III CD Block 95% of the cultivated area has alluvial soil and 5% has lateritic soil. Garhbeta III CD Block is drought prone.Satbankura, one of the constituent gram panchayats, is located at.
Garhbeta III CD Block is bounded by Garhbeta I CD Block in the north, Chandrakona II CD Blocks in the east, Keshpur and Salboni CD Blocks in the south and Garhbeta II CD Block in the west.
It is located 48 km from Midnapore, the district headquarters.
Garhbeta III CD Block has an area of 312.12 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 8 gram panchayats, 115 gram sansads, 232 mouzas and 188 inhabited villages. Garhbeta and Goaltore police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Satbankura.
Garhbeta III CD Block had a forest cover of 6,242 hectares, against a total geographical area of 30,308 hectares in 2005-06.
Gram panchayats of Garhbeta III block/ panchayat samiti are: Amsole, Karsa, Nalbana, Nayabasat, Raskundu, Sankarkata, Satbankura and Uriasai.
Demographics
Population
As per the 2011 Census of India Garhbeta III CD Block had a total population of 169,528, of which 148,809 were rural and 20,719 were urban. There were 86,023 males and 83,505 females. Population below 6 years was 21,215. Scheduled Castes numbered 26,004 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 23,955.As per the 2001 census, Garhbeta III block had a total population of 145,827, out of which 74,846 were males and 70,981 were females. Garhbeta III block registered a population growth of 23.93 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.45 per cent.
Census Towns in Garhbeta III CD Block are : Durllabhganj, Dwari Geria and Naba Kola.
Large villages in Garhbeta III CD Block are : Chhota Tara, Methia Dahar and Bila.
Other villages in Garhbeta III CD Block include : Satbankura, Naya Basat, Karsa, Raskunda, Uriyashai, Amsol and Nalbona.
Literacy
As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Garhbeta III CD Block was 108,885 out of which males numbered 60,243 and females numbered 48,642.The gender gap in literacy rates was 13.18%.See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
Languages and religion
is the local language in these areas.There is a tribal presence in many of the CD Blocks of the district. Santali is spoken by 55.93% of the tribal population of the district. The Bhumij, forming 11.16% of the tribal population, and the Mundas, forming 6.10% of the tribal population, speak Mundari. Other small groups include Koras and Mahalis. The Lodhas, forming 3.85% of the tribal population, the only primitive tribe in the district, speak Lodhi.
In the 2011 census Hindus numbered 114,602 and formed 67.60% of the population in Garhbeta III CD Block. Muslims numbered 46,330 and formed 27.33% of the population. Others numbered 8,596 and formed 5.07% of the population. Others include Addi Bassi, Marang Boro, Santal, Saranath, Sari Dharma, Sarna, Alchchi, Bidin, Sant, Saevdharm, Seran, Saran, Sarin, Kheria, Christians and other religious communities.
BPL families
In Garhbeta III CD Block 31.95% families were living below poverty line in 2007.According to the District Human Development Report of Paschim Medinipur: The 29 CD Blocks of the district were classified into four categories based on the poverty ratio. Nayagram, Binpur II and Jamboni CD Blocks have very high poverty levels. Kharagpur I, Kharagpur II, Sankrail, Garhbeta II, Pingla and Mohanpur CD Blocks have high levels of poverty, Jhargram, Midnapore Sadar, Dantan I, Gopiballavpur II, Binpur I, Dantan II, Keshiari, Chandrakona I, Gopiballavpur I, Chandrakona II, Narayangarh, Keshpur, Ghatal, Sabang, Garhbeta I, Salboni, Debra and Garhbeta III CD Blocks have moderate levels of poverty and Daspur II and Daspur I have low levels of poverty.
Economy
Infrastructure
192 or 83% of mouzas in Garhbeta III CD Block were electrified by 31 March 2014.194 mouzas in Garhbeta III CD Block had drinking water facilities in 2013-14. There were 121 fertiliser depots, 135 seed stores and 35 fair price shops in the CD Block.
Agriculture
Although the Bargadari Act of 1950 recognised the rights of bargadars to a higher share of crops from the land that they tilled, it was not implemented. Large tracts, beyond the prescribed limit of land ceiling, remained with the rich landlords. From 1977 onwards major land reforms took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst the peasants.Following land reforms land ownership pattern has undergone transformation. In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in Garhbeta III CD Block could be classified as follows: bargadars 4.90%, patta holders 25.76%, small farmers 3.65%, marginal farmers 25.22% and agricultural labourers 40.48%.In 2005-06 the nett cropped area in Garhbeta III CD Block was 14,500 hectares and the area in which more than one crop was grown was 12,411 hectares.
The extension of irrigation has played a role in growth of the predominantly agricultural economy.In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Garhbeta III CD Block was 6,585 hectares, out of which 100 hectares were irrigated by canal water, 350 hectares by tank water, 2,325 hectares by deep tubewells, 2,600 hectares by shallow tube wells, 350 hectares by river lift irrigation, 25 hectares by open dug wells and 260 hectares by other methods.
In 2013-14, Garhbeta III CD Block produced 10,930 tonnes of Aman paddy, the main winter crop, from 6,163 hectares, 1,745 tonnes of Boro paddy from 731 hectares, 356 tonnes of wheat from 218 hectares and 36,288 tonnes of potatoes from 3,500 hectares. It also produced oilseeds.
Banking
In 2013-14, Garhbeta III CD Block had offices of 11 commercial banks and 1 gramin bank.Transport
Garhbeta III CD Block has 29 originating/ terminating bus routes.The Kharagpur-Bankura-Adra line of South Eastern Railway passes through this CD block. There is a station named as Chandrakona Road located at Daradabcha mouza.
State Highway 4 running from Jhalda to Digha passes through this block.
Education
In 2013-14, Garhbeta III CD Block had 122 primary schools with 10,623 students, 15 middle schools with 2,320 students, 10 high school with 8,405 students and 8 higher secondary schools with 10,110 students. Garhbeta III CD Block had 1 general college with 710 students and 311 institutions for special and non-formal education with 13,590 students.The United Nations Development Programme considers the combined primary and secondary enrolment ratio as the simple indicator of educational achievement of the children in the school going age. The infrastructure available is important. In Garhbeta III CD Block out of the total 122 primary schools in 2008-2009, 21 had pucca buildings, 49 partially pucca, and 52 multiple type.
Gourav Guin Memorial College in the Chandrakona Road, is the only general degree college in this block.