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|subdivision_name2      = [[Howrah district|Howrah]]
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|subdivision_name3     = [[Uluberia (Lok Sabha constituency)|Uluberia]]
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|subdivision_name4     = [[Amta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Amta]]
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|area_total_km2           = 135.42
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|postal_code            = 711413 (Gazipur) 
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'''Amta II''' is a [[Community development block in India|community development block]] that forms an administrative division in [[Uluberia subdivision]] of [[Howrah district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
[[File:Map of Howrah district .svg|300px|thumb|right|Map of Howrah District ]]

===Location=== 
Jaypur, a constituent panchayat of Amta II block, is located at {{Coord|22.590719|N|87.92762|E|format=dms|}}

Amta II CD Block is bounded by [[Udaynarayanpur (community development block)|Udaynarayanpur]] CD Block and [[Khanakul II (community development block)|Khanakul II]] CD Block, in Hooghly district, in the north, [[Amta I]] CD Block in the east, [[Bagnan I]] CD Block in the south and [[Daspur II (community development block)|Daspur II]] CD Block, in Paschim Medinipur district, in the west.

It is located 36&nbsp;km from [[Howrah]], the district headquarters.

===Area and administration===
Amta  II CD Block has an area of 135.42 &nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=  http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_16.htm|title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date=2011-01-20  |work=Census of India 2001 – Howrah district  |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110928204740/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_16.htm|archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref> Amta police station serves this CD Block. Amta II panchayat samity has 14 gram panchayats. The block has 68 inhabited villages.<ref name=handbook>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/docs/Handbook_2004/Howrah.pdf | title = District Statistical Handbook – 2004 – Howrah | work = Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 (b), 3.1, 4.4, 4.5, 8.2,18.1, 18.3, 21.1 | publisher = Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 3 April 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160920094828/http://wbplan.gov.in/docs/Handbook_2004/Howrah.pdf | archive-date = 20 September 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> Headquarters of this block is at Jaypur Fakirdas.

===Topography===
Howrah district is located on the west bank of the [[Hooghly River|Hooghly]]. The [[Rupnarayan River|Rupnarayan]] flows on the west and south of the district and the [[Damodar River|Damodar]] intersects it. The district consists of a flat [[alluvial plain]].<ref>{{cite web  | url =  http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/howrah_wb.pdf  | title =  Brief Industrial Profile of Howrah District, West Bengal  | publisher =  Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India  | access-date =  3 May 2016  | archive-date =  17 April 2016  | archive-url =  https://web.archive.org/web/20160417184348/http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/howrah_wb.pdf  | url-status =  dead  }}</ref>

===Gram panchayats===
[[Gram panchayat]]s of Amta II block/[[panchayat samiti]] are: Amragori, Ghoraberia Chitnan, Khalna, Tajpur, Bhatora, Jhamtia, Kasmoli, Thalia, Binola Krishnabati, Jaypur, Kusberia, Gazipur, Jhikhira and Noyapara.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/PANCHAYATS.aspx |title = Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal  |work = Howrah – Revised in March 2008 | publisher= Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 4 May 2016}}</ref>

==Demographics==

===Overview===
Rural population is 49.63% of the total population of Howrah district as per 2001 census. Scheduled castes account for 15.41% of the population, scheduled tribes 0.44% and Muslims 24.4% of the population. As the economy is prevalently industrial, the majority of the population depends on industries for a living. Only 30% of the population is engaged in cultivation.<ref>{{cite web   | url = http://www.icssr.org/haorah_mcd_report_final.pdf   | title = Minority Concentration District Project – Haorah, West Bengal   | publisher = Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India   | access-date = 6 May 2016   | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005063229/http://www.icssr.org/haorah_mcd_report_final.pdf   | archive-date = 5 October 2016   | url-status = dead   | df = dmy-all   }}</ref>

{{BPL families in CD Blocks of Howrah district|collapsible=y}}

===Population===
As per [[2011 Census of India]] Amta II CD Block had a total population of 208,132, of which 192,298 were rural and 15,834 were uban. There were 107,083 (51%) males and 101,049 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 23,799. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 50,768 and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 282.<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 3 May 2016}}</ref>

As per 2001 census, Amta II block had a total population of 189,224, out of which 97,618 were males and 91,606 were females. Amta II block registered a population growth of 8.55 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 and scheduled tribes|Scheduled castes]] at 49,321 formed around one-fourth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 1,014.<ref name=census/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date=2011-01-20 |work=Census of India 2001 |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927041813/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref>

===Census towns and large villages===
[[Census Town]]s in Amta II CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Ghoraberia (4,612), Paschim Gazipur (5,409) and Paschim Khalna (5,813).<ref name=census2011/>

Large villages in Amta II CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets): Nakubar (4,453), Jhikhira (5,421), Chingrajola (4,974), Kakrol (5,258), Uttar Bhatora (5,370), Dakshin Bhatora (8,854), Chitnan (4,757), Dakshin Khalna (5,701), Jhamtia (4,879), Kasmali (4,662), Jaypur (9,023), Khariop (4,806), Nawapara (5,815), Kusberia (4,223), Sarda (5,677) and Tajpur (6,806).<ref name=census2011/>

===Literacy===
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Amta II CD Block was 150,178 (81.47% of the population over 6 years) out of which 82,341 (55%) were males and 67,837 (45%) were females.<ref name=census2011/>

As per 2011 census, literacy in Howrah district was 78.66%.<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html  |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise  |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 1 May 2016}}</ref> Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011.<ref name=literacy>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final_PPT_2011_progresstables.pdf | title= Provisional population tables and annexures| work= Census 2011:Table 2(3) Literates and Literacy rates by sex  |publisher=  Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 9 February 2016}}</ref> Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.<ref name=literacy/>

As per 2001 census, Amta II block had a total literacy of 74.08 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 82.78 per cent female literacy was 64.78 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.<ref name=handbook/>

{{Literacy in CD Blocks of Howrah district|collapsible=y}}

===Religion and language===
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In 2011 census Hindus numbered 157,566 and formed 75.70% of the population in Amta II CD Block. Muslims numbered 49,867 and formed 23.96% of the population. Others numbered 699 and formed 0.34% of the population.<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11396/download/14509/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

In 2011, Hindus numbered 3,535,844 and formed 72.90% of the population in Howrah district. Muslims numbered 1,270,641 and formed 26.20% of the population. In West Bengal Hindus numbered 64,385,546 and formed 70.53% of the population. Muslims numbered 24,654,825 and formed 27.01% of the population.<ref name="religion"/>

[[Bengali language|Bengali]] is the predominant language, spoken by 99.82% of the population.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: West Bengal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10226/download/13338/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Economy==

===Infrastructure===
Prior to 2003-04, Amta II CD Block had 637 hectares of vested land, out of which 277 hectares were distributed amongst 3,280 persons. In Amta II CD Block more than one crop was grown in 5,645 hectares. Net area sown in the block was 10,493 hectares.  Amta II had 2,000 hectares of canals for irrigation.  In Amta II CD Block 69 mouzas were electrified up to March 2004.<ref name=handbook/>

==Education==
In 2003-04, Amta II CD Block had 149 primary schools with 19,114 students, 3 middle schools with 455 students, 18 high schools with 12,872 students and 5 higher secondary schools with 5,269 students. Amta II CD Block had 1 colleges with 544 students. Amta II CD Block had 150 institutions with 21,316 students for special and non-formal education. It had 2 mass literacy centres.<ref name=handbook/>

==Healthcare==
Amta II CD Block had 5 health centres, 1 clinic and 1 hospital with 87 beds and 13 doctors in 2003. It had 25 family welfare centres.<ref name=handbook/>

==References==
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{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}
{{Howrah topics}}

[[Category:Community development blocks in Howrah district]]