Uluberia II is an administrative division in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district

Howrah District

Howrah district is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah.-Geography:...

 in the India

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 of West Bengal

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. Uluberia

Uluberia

Uluberia is a city and a municipality in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.-Geography:...

 police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Kusberia. Santoshpur

Santoshpur, Uluberia

Santoshpur is a census town under Uluberia police station in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Santoshpur had a population of 7,181. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Santoshpur has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the...

, Balaram Pota

Balaram Pota

Balaram Pota is a census town under Uluberia police station in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Balaram pota is located at -Demographics:...

 and Uttar Pirpur

Uttar Pirpur

Uttar Pirpur is a census town under Uluberia police station in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics:...

 are urban areas in this block.

Geography

Baniban, a constituent panchayat of Uluberia II block, is located at 22.494511°N 88.08519°E

Uluberia II community development block

Community Development Block in India

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 has an area of 62.98  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

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Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Uluberia II block/panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti is a local government body at the tehsil or Taluka level in India. It works for the villages of the Tehsil or Taluka that together are called a Development Block. The Panchayat Samiti is the link between the Gram Panchayat and the district administration. There are a number of...

 are: Baniban, Basudevpur, Joargori, Khalisani, Raghudevpur, Tehatta-Kantaberia I, Tehatta-Kantaberia II and Tulsiberia.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Uluberia II block had a total population of 161,833, out of which 83,662 were males and 78,171 were females. Uluberia II block registered a population growth of 1.92 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Howrah district was 12.76 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.
Scheduled castes at 49,552 formed around one-third the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 690.

Literacy

As per 2001 census, Uluberia II block had a total literacy of 68.60 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 76.28 per cent female literacy was 60.38 per cent. Howrah district had a total literacy of 77.01 per cent, male literacy being 83.22 per cent and female literacy being 70.11 per cent.