Beldanga II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
Tomb of Mir Madan: Mir Madan, one of the most trusted officers and chief of the artillery of Nawab Siraj Ud Dowla was killed on 23 June 1757, in the Battle of Plassey.
Some cadres of his troop buried him secretly in Faridpur village, Murshidabad district (P.S. Rejinagar) near the Palashi battlefield. This place is known as Farid Shah's Dargah (Mosque).
According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal, the Tomb of Mir Madan is an ASI listed monument.
Geography
Rejinagar is located at
Beldanga II CD block is bounded by Beldanga I CD block in the north, Naoda CD block in the east, Kaliganj CD block in Nadia district and Ketugram II CD block in Bardhaman district in the south and Bharatpur I and Bharatpur II CD blocks in the west.
Beldanga II CD block lies in the Ganges-Bhagirathi Basin, which is a long and narrow river valley. The Bhagirathi River splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east. It has fertile soil suitable for cultivation.
The Bagri or the eastern part of the district is a low lying alluvial plain with the shape of an isosceles triangle. The Ganges/Padma and the Bhagirathi form the two equal sides; the Jalangi forms the entire base; other offshoots of the Ganges meander within the area. It is liable to be flooded by the spill of the Bhagirathi and other rivers.
Beldanga II CD block has an area of 207.93 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 11 gram panchayats, 171 gram sansads (village councils), 71 mouzas and 61 inhabited villages. Rejinagar and Shaktipur police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Shaktipur.
Gram panchayats of Beldanga II block/ panchayat samiti are: Andulberia I, Andulberia II, Dadpur, Kamnagar, Kashipur, Ramnagar-Bachhra, Rampara I, Rampara II, Saktipur, Sompara I, Sompara II.
Demographics
Population
According to the 2011 Census of India, Beldanga II CD block had a total population of 250,458, all of which were rural. There were 129,144 (52%) males and 121,314 (48%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 34,837. Scheduled Castes numbered 20,863 (8.33%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 541 (0.22%).
As per 2001 census, Beldanga II block has a total population of 210,195, out of which 109,107 were males and 101,088 were females. Beldanga II block registered a population growth of 19.21 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.
The decadal growth of population in Beldanga II CD block in 2001-2011 was 19.16%.
The decadal growth rate of population in Murshidabad district was as follows: 33.5% in 1951-61, 28.6% in 1961-71, 25.5% in 1971-81, 28.2% in 1981-91, 23.8% in 1991-2001 and 21.1% in 2001-11. The decadal growth rate for West Bengal in 2001-11 was 13.93%.
There are reports of Bangladeshi infiltrators entering Murshidabad district.
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Villages
Large villages Beldanga II CD block were (2011 census population figures in brackets): Kamnagar (7,923), Kataikona (4,191), Mian (4,968), Shaktipur (13,123), Mahata (5,000), Gholla (4,881), Manikahar (8,114), Palitpara (5,523), Bachhara (5,127), Dakshin Bachhara (4,112), Rejinagar (10,103), Rampara Faridpur (7,768), Pilkhana (5,293), Takipur (5,908), Sadhukhali (4,154), Amarpur (5,829), Bikal Nagar (4,841), Jainagar (5,422), Loknathpur (9,512), Nazirpur (6,912), Gopalpur (6,304), Kashipur (11,967), Jhikra (8,075) and Andulbaria (13,929),Sompara (2,577).
Literacy
As per the 2011 census, the total number of literates in Beldanga II CD block was 146,321 (67.86% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 79,229 (71.10% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 67,092 (64.40% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 6.70%.
See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
Language and religion
In the 2011 census, Muslims numbered 154,827 and formed 61.82% of the population in Beldanga II CD block. Hindus numbered 95,301 and formed 38.05% of the population. Others numbered 330 and formed 0.13% of the population. In Beldanga I and Beldanga II CD blocks taken together while the proportion of Muslims increased from 64.65% in 1991 to 67.95% in 2001, the proportion of Hindus declined from 35.35% in 1991 to 31.91% in 2001.