Maynaguri (community development block)

Mainaguri is located at . The Maynaguri CD block lies in the southern part of the district with the Teesta River flowing along a portion of its western boundary and the Jaldhaka River flowing along its eastern boundary. It lies on a gently sloping alluvial plain locally called Terai. The Maynaguri CD block is bounded by the Matiali and Nagrakata CD blocks on the north, Dhupguri and Banarhat CD block on the east, Haldibari and Mekhliganj CD blocks in Cooch Behar district on the south, and Jalpaiguri and Kranti CD blocks on the west. The Maynaguri CD block has an area of 530.60 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 16 gram panchayats, 234 gram sansads (village councils), 86 mouzas, 79 inhabited villages, 1 municipality, 1 census town.The municipality are: Mainaguri.The census town are:Dakshin Khagrabari. Mainaguri police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Mainaguri. Gram panchayats of Maynaguri block Maynaguri, Domohoni I, Khagrabari I and Madhabdanga I are now Mainaguri municipality. ==Demographics==

Population According to the 2011 Census of India, the Maynaguri CD block had a total population of 329,932, of which 291,073 were rural, and 37,959 were urban. There were 170,030 (52%) males and 159,002 (48%) females. There were 41,633 people in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The Scheduled Castes numbered 234,287 (71.20%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 4,328 (1.32%). According to the 2001 census, Maynagurii block had a total population of 281,554, out of which 145,557 were males and 135,997 were females. Maynaguri block registered a population growth of 18.22 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Census towns in the Maynaguri CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Mainaguri (30,490) and Dakshin Khagrabari (7,469). Others include Addi Bassi, Marang Boro, Santal, Saranath, Sari Dharma, Sarna, Alchchi, Bidin, Sant, Saevdharm, Seran, Saran, Sarin, Kheria, and other religious communities. ==Poverty level==

Based on a study of the per capita consumption in rural and urban areas, using central sample data of NSS 55th Round 1999-2000, Jalpaiguri district was found to have relatively high rates of poverty of 35.73% in rural areas and 61.53% in the urban areas. It was one of the few districts where urban poverty rate was higher than the rural poverty rate. According to a World Bank report, as of 2012, 26-31% of the population of Jalpaiguri, Bankura and Paschim Medinipur districts were below poverty line, a relatively high level of poverty in West Bengal, which had an average 20% of the population below poverty line. ==Economy==

Livelihood {{Pie chart In the Maynaguri CD block in 2011, among the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 35,952 and formed 29.89%, agricultural labourers numbered 42,247 and formed 35.12%, household industry workers numbered 2,068 and formed 1.72% and other workers numbered 40,024 and formed 33.27%. Total workers numbered 120,291 and formed 42.19% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 208,741 and formed 63.44% of the population. Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned by self/government/institution. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the Factories Act. Other workers are people engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on. Infrastructure There are 79 inhabited villages in the Maynaguri CD block, as per the District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, 2011. 100% villages have power supply. 77 (97.47) villages have drinking water supply. 30 villages (37.97%) have post offices. 73 villages (92.41%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 47 villages (59.49%) have pucca (paved) approach roads and 44 villages (55.70%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 17 villages (21.52%) have agricultural credit societies and 11 villages (13.92%) have banks. Agriculture The economy of the Jalpaiguri district is mainly dependent on agriculture and plantations, and majority of the people are engaged in agriculture. Jalpaiguri is well-known for tea and timber. Other important crops are paddy, jute, tobacco, mustard seeds, sugarcane and wheat. The annual average rainfall is 3,440 mm, around double of that of Kolkata and the surrounding areas. The area is flood prone and the rivers often change course causing immense damage to crops and cultivated lands . In 2013-14, there were 194 fertiliser depots, 87 seed stores and 60 fair price shops in the Maynaguri CD block. In 2013–14, the Maynaguri CD block produced 119,513 tonnes of Aman paddy, the main winter crop, from 44,174 hectares, 4,414 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 1,478 hectares, 7,103 tonnes of Aus paddy (summer crop) from 3,337 hectares, 6,732 tonnes of wheat from 3,005 hectares, 117,608 tonnes of jute from 8,964 hectares, 147,712 tonnes of potatoes from 5,884 hectares and 819 tonnes of sugarcane from 8 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds. Banking In 2013-14, Maynaguri CD block had offices of 9 commercial banks and 4 gramin banks. ==Transport==

Maynaguri CD block has 1 ferry service, 6 originating/ terminating bus routes. NH 31 passes through the block. ==Education==

In 2013-14, Maynaguri CD block had 208 primary schools with 23,634 students, 11 middle schools with 1,191 students, 9 high schools with 8.185 students and 20 higher secondary schools with 33,408 students. Mayanaguri CD block had 1 general degree college with 4,782 students, 2 technical/ professional institutions with 988 students and 551 institutions for special and non-formal education with 40,176 students. • Maynaguri College was established in 1999. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers courses it offers courses in arts and science. • Maynaguri Government Polytechnic College was established in 2015. Approved by AICTE & affiliated by WBSCTE. This polytechnic offers diploma courses(10+3) in Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Survey Engineering and Civil Engineering with 60 intake capacity of each stream. • Manoranjan Saha Memorial B.ed College, also known as Maynaguri B.ed College, was established in 2010. This college offers B.ed & D.El.Ed Courses, is approved by the National Council for Teacher Education and is affiliated to WBUTTEPA University. • Maynaguri Government iti, established in 2016.This iti recognized by National Council for Vocational Education and Training and under the 'Directorate of Industrial Training' (DIT), West Bengal. There are also many higher secondary schools viz. Maynaguri High School, Maynagurui Girls High School, Subhasnagar High School, Jalpesh L.K. High School, Bhotpatty H.B.L. High School, Padamati Union Rahimuddin High School, Jorepakri Abdul Gani High School, Putimari M.M. High School, Maynaguri Road High School etc. under the state education board. ==Healthcare==

In 2014, Maynaguri CD block had 1 rural hospital, 6 primary health centres, and 3 NGO/ private nursing home with total 112 beds and 14 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 46 family welfare subcentres. 11,901 patients were treated indoor and 148,141 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block. ==References==