 |
 Demography
In 1981 there were 2.5 million lived in
Sundarbans reclaimed areas or 52 non-forested islands. In
2001 this figure has risen to 3.75 million. Due to large-scale
migration from tribal areas of Bankura, Birbhum, Hazaribag,
Singbhum etc and migrant low cast Hindu population during
the early settlement time the SC/ST population is 42.01% and
50.75% in South and North 24- Parganas respectively according
to 1991 census.against state figure of 25.61%.
Hindu castes which were ostracised by upper caste Hindus for
centuries and deprived of many essential social rights for
many centuries were identified as socio
economically backward in the constitution of independent India
and have been given the status of Scheduled Castes (SC) to
enjoy certain rights and privileges which are supposed to
improve their socio- economic condition. The SC in the Sundarbans
include Bagdi, Bauri, Chamar, Muchi, Dhoba, Dome, Methor,
Kaibartta, Kaora, Keot, Mal, Namasudra, Patni, Poundra and
Sunri. ST or Schedule Tribes are the different tribal and
aboriginal groups identified by the Indian Constitution and
also provided similar status.
The density of population in the Sundarbans
is 845.10 per sq km as per 2001 census with lowest value in
Sagar (368) and highest in Joynagar I (1723). The average
family size is 5.75. Land base per family is 0.92 ha. Sex
ratio is 942 females per thousand of males and higher in South
24 Parganas (944) than in North 24 parganas (938). The population
fertility measured in terms child- woman ratio, is 535.
|
Population
Status ( Census 2001 )
|
|
District
|
Block
|
Area
(sq.km)
|
Number
of
Villages
|
Total
Population
|
Population
Density
|
|
South
24 Parganas
|
Basanti
|
286.03
|
65
|
278543
|
974
|
|
South
24 Parganas
|
Canning
I
|
204.34
|
59
|
244354
|
1196
|
|
South
24 Parganas
|
Canning
II
|
222.00
|
62
|
195967
|
883
|
|
South
24 Parganas
|
Gosaba
|
285.85
|
50
|
222764
|
779
|
|
South
24 Parganas
|
Joynagar
I
|
127.12
|
71
|
219009
|
1723
|
|
South
24 Parganas
|
Joynagar
II
|
175.18
|
49
|
209136
|
1194
|
|
South
24 Parganas
|
Kakdwip
|
251.10
|
39
|
239381
|
953
|
|
South
24 Parganas
|
Kultali
|
239.48
|
43
|
187942
|
785
|
|
South
24 Parganas
|
Mathurapur
I
|
148.29
|
96
|
164585
|
1110
|
|
South
24 Parganas
|
Mathurapur
II
|
230.51
|
27
|
198261
|
860
|
|
South
24 Parganas
|
Namkhana
|
227.13
|
37
|
160630
|
707
|
|
South
24 Parganas
|
Patharpratima
|
469.05
|
88
|
288259
|
615
|
|
South
24 Parganas
|
Sagar
|
504.00
|
44
|
185630
|
368
|
|
North
24 Parganas
|
Haroa
|
152.81
|
89
|
182499
|
1194
|
|
North
24 Parganas
|
Hasnabad
|
155.44
|
73
|
177470
|
1142
|
|
North
24 Parganas
|
Hingalganj
|
230.40
|
44
|
156568
|
668
|
|
North
24 Parganas
|
Minakhan
|
157.12
|
74
|
168233
|
1071
|
|
North
24 Parganas
|
Sandeshkhali
I
|
181.21
|
30
|
140446
|
775
|
|
North
24 Parganas
|
Sandeshkhali
II
|
197.27
|
24
|
136247
|
691
|
|
|
4444.33
|
1064
|
3755924
|
|
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