Chhatna (community development block)

Chhatna
—  community development block  —
Chhatna Location of Chhatna in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	23°18′06″N 86°58′58″E / 23.3017435°N 86.9827080°E / 23.3017435; 86.9827080Coordinates: 23°18′06″N 86°58′58″E / 23.3017435°N 86.9827080°E / 23.3017435; 86.9827080
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Bankura
MLA	Anath Bandhu Mondal
Parliamentary constituency	Bankura
Assembly constituency	Chhatna
Population • Density	169,141 (2001[update]) • 384 /km2 (995 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	441 square kilometres (170 sq mi)
Footnotes CD Bloc
Website	bankura.gov.in/

Chhatna (community development block) (Bengali: ছাতনা সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chhatna police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Chhatna.^[1][2]

Geography

Chhatna is located at 23°18′06″N 86°58′58″E / 23.3017435°N 86.9827080°E / 23.3017435; 86.9827080. It is 13 km (8.1 mi) from Bankura town on the Bankura-Purulia road. Susunia is 10 km (6.2 mi) north-east of Chhatna.^[3]

Chhatna community development block has an area of 441.00  km².^[2]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Chhatna block/ panchayat samiti are: Arrah, Chhatna I, Chhatna II, Chinabari, Dhaban, Ghosegram, Jamtora, Jhunka, Jirrah, Metyala, Saldiha, Susunia and Teghari.^[4]

Soil conditions

The soil is undulating, red and latté rite based. Climatically the zone is within tropical dry sub-humid area having rainfall ranging from 1100 to 1400 mm and temperature maximum 45^oC and minimum 10^oC normally. This region is undulating with mounds and valleys. Soils are well drained and are susceptible to soil erosion due to rapid external drainage or run off, soil reaction ranges from acidic in ridges and near neutral in valleys. Agriculture in this region is mostly depends on rain. Ground water is not easily and economically tappable.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2001 census, Chhatna community development bloc had a total population of 169,141 of which 85,562 were males and 83,579 were females. Decadal growth for the period 1991-2001 was 8.32% for Chatna, against 13.79% in Bankura district. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Bankura district. West Bengal Government. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=DE. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Bankura District". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_13.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
3. ^ West Bengal Tourism
4. ^ "BRGF Allotment Order No. 16". Bankura district. Government of West Bengal - Department of Panchayats & Rural Development. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/writereaddata/Notifications/01070041.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
5. ^ "Bankura". http://www.bigissue.co.za/bigissue/Bankura. Retrieved 2008-03-13.