Jaynagar II is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
The Jaynagar II CD block is located at . It has an average elevation of .
The Jaynagar II CD block is bounded by the Jaynagar I CD block in the north, the Kultali CD block in the east and south, the Mathurapur II, Mathurapur I and Mandirbazar CD blocks in the west.
The South 24 Parganas district is divided into two distinct physiographic zones: the marine-riverine delta in the north and the marine delta zone in the south. As the sea receded southwards, in the sub-recent geological period, a large low-lying plain got exposed. Both tidal inflows and the rivers have been depositing sediments in this plain. The periodical collapse of both the natural levees and man-made embankments speed up the process of filling up of the depressions containing brackish water wetlands. The marine delta in the south is formed of interlacing tidal channels. As non-saline water for irrigation is scarce, agriculture is monsoon dominated. Some parts of the wetlands are still preserved for raising fish.
The Jaynagar II CD block has an area of . It has 1 panchayat samity, 10 gram panchayats, 122 gram sansads (village councils), 49 mouzas and 49 inhabited villages, as per the District Statistical Handbook for the South Twenty-four Parganas district. Bakultala and Kultali police stations serve this CD block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Nimpith, PO Sri Ramakrishna Ashram – 743338.
The Jaynagar II CD block has 42 km of embankments. Embankments raised along rivers are of critical importance for the safety of lives and protection of crops, against daily tides and tidal surges.
The Gram Panchayats of Jaynagar II CD block/panchayat samiti are: Baishata, Beladurganagar, Chuprijhara, Phutigoda, Gordoani, Monirhat, Mayahauri, Mayda, Nalgora, and Sahajadapur.
Demographics
Population
According to the 2011 Census of India, the Jaynagar II CD block had a total population of 252,164, of which 239,784 were rural and 12,380 were urban. There were 128,858 (51%) males and 123,306 (49%) females. There were 38,872 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The Scheduled Castes numbered 85,587 (33.94%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 1,046 (0.41%).
According to the 2001 Census of India, the Jaynagar II CD block had a total population of 209,136, out of which 108,059 were males and 101,077 were females. The Jaynagar II CD block registered a population growth of 17.93 per cent during the 1991–2001 decade. Decadal growth for the South 24 Parganas district was 20.89 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent. The Scheduled Castes at 78,652 formed over one-third the population. The Scheduled Tribes numbered 3,407.
Census Towns in the Jaynagar II CD block (2011 census figures in brackets): Nimpith (8,014) and Tulshighata (4,366).
Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in the Jaynagar II CD block (2011 census figures in brackets): Kalinagar (6,600), Bijaynagar (6,274), Khaiyamara (10,804), Mayahauri (19,604), Gordoani (20,984), Mallar Chak (4,928), Jautia (5,749), Baishata (6,245), Pat Pukur (5,290), Purba Raghunathpur (4,575), Beladurganagar (6,106), Rupnagar (8,561), Taranagar (4,340), Karibaria (4,971), Manirtala (17,711), Radhaballabhpur (14,884), Nalgora (10,373), Sonatikri (15,536), Bhubankhali (6,949) and Chuprijhara (11,738).
Other villages in the Jaynagar II CD block include (2011 census figures in brackets): Phutigoda (2,654), Sahajadapur (2,383) and Mayda (2,736).
Literacy
According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in the Jaynagar II CD block was 148,676 (69.71% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 84,612 (77.48% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 64,064 (61.55% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 15.94%.
According to the 2011 Census of India, literacy in the South 24 Parganas district was 77.51 Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
According to the 2001 Census of India, the Jaynagar II CD block had a total literacy of 59.23 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 72.08 per cent female literacy was 45.35 per cent. South 24 Parganas district had a total literacy of 69.45 per cent, male literacy being 79.19 per cent and female literacy being 59.01 per cent.