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| postal_code                     = 713140 (Ketugram)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;713130 (Gangatikuri)&lt;br /&gt;
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| registration_plate              = [[List of RTO districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-37,[[List of RTO districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-38,[[List of RTO districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-41,[[List of RTO districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-42,[[List of RTO districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-44&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ketugram II&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a [[Community development block in India|community development block]] that forms an administrative division in [[Katwa subdivision]] of [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Map of purba bardhaman district.jpg|500px|thumb|left|CD blocks of Purba Bardhaman district]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Location===&lt;br /&gt;
Gangatikuri, a gram panchayat in Ketugram II CD Block, is located at {{coord|23.7115|N|88.0985|E|format=dms|}}.&lt;br /&gt;
Ketugram II CD Block is part of the Kanksa Ketugram plain and the Bhagirathi basin. The [[Ajay River|Ajay]] forms the southern boundary of the CD Block before joining the [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi]]. The soil is [[Alluvium|alluvial]] of recent origin.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf |title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Barddhaman |work = Physiography, pages 13-14| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | access-date = 23 January 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ketugram II CD Block is bounded by [[Bharatpur II]] CD Block, in Murshidabad district, on the north, [[Kaliganj (community development block)|Kaliganj]] CD Block, in Nadia district across the [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi]], on the east, [[Katwa I]] and [[Mongalkote (community development block)|Mangolkote]] CD Blocks on the south and [[Ketugram I]] CD Block on the west.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/westbengal/tehsil/barddhman.html  |title = Tehsil Map of Barddhaman |work = CD Block/ Tehsil | publisher= Maps of India | access-date = 23 January 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ketugram II CD Block has an area of 160.03&amp;amp;nbsp;km&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;. It has 1 [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|panchayat samity]], 7 [[gram panchayat]]s, 90 gram sansads (village councils), 56 [[mouza]]s and 55 inhabited villages. [[Ketugram#Police station|Ketugram]] police station serves this block.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt; Headquarters of this CD Block is at [[Gangatikuri]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1909_PART_B_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf  |title = District Census Handbook: Barddhaman | work=  Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page) |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 22 January 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Gram panchayat]]s of Ketugram II block/[[panchayat samiti]] are: Billeswar, Gangatikuri, Ketugram, Mougram, Nabagram, Nirole and Sitahati.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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 = Bardhaman - Revised in March 2008 | publisher= Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 30 January 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Population===&lt;br /&gt;
As per the [[2011 Census of India]] Ketugram II CD Block had a total population of 118,567, all of which were rural. There were 61,413 (52%) males and 57,154 (48%) females. Population below 6 years was 13,443. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] numbered 43,442 (36.64%) and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] numbered 692 (0.58%).&amp;lt;ref name=census2011&amp;gt;{{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 = 16 January 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As per the 2001 census, Ketugram II block had a total population of 107,011, out of which 55,278 were males and 51,733 were females. Ketugram II block registered a population growth of 12.82 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Bardhaman district was 14.36 per cent.&amp;lt;ref name=census&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_9.htm  | title = Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Barddhaman District | access-date = 4 February 2017 | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India|url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110928205026/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_9.htm|archive-date= 28 September 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_1.htm |title=Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 |access-date= 4 February 2017 |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=27 September 2007 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled castes]] at 39,197 formed around one-third the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 872.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/HouseListingF/SCST/All_distSCST(TRU1)9.htm |title=TRU for all Districts (SC &amp;amp; ST and Total) |access-date=4 February 2017 |work=Census 2001 |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719040022/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/HouseListingF/SCST/All_distSCST%28TRU1%299.htm |archive-date=19 July 2011 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Ketugram II CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Ketugram]] (9,990), Nirol (7,031), Srirampur (4,043), [[Gangatikuri]] (4,053), Baharan (4,562), Keuguri (4,682), Maugram (6,927) and Char Sujapur (4,696).&amp;lt;ref name=census2011/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Other villages in Ketugram II CD Block included (2011 census figures in brackets): [[Uddharanpur]] (3,437), Sitahati (1,262), Nabagram (1,683), Billeswar (3,625) and [[Jhamatpur]] (1,543).&amp;lt;ref name=census2011/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Literacy===&lt;br /&gt;
As per the 2011 census, the total number of literates in Ketugram II CD Block was 69,335 (65.96% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 39,072 (71.65% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 30,263 (59.82% of the female population over 6 years). The [[Literacy#Gender disparities|gender disparity]] (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 11.83%.&amp;lt;ref name=census2011/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As per the 2001 census, Ketugram II block had a total literacy of 61.06 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 68.75 per cent female literacy was 52.88 per cent. Bardhaman district had a total literacy of 70.18 per cent, male literacy being 78.63 per cent and female literacy being 60.95 per cent.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table5_9.htm |title=Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 5, Bardhaman District |access-date= 4 February 2017 |work=Census of India 2001 |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928211117/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table5_9.htm |archive-date=2011-09-28 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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See also – [[List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate]]&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Literacy in CD Blocks of Bardhaman district|collapsible=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Languages and religion===&lt;br /&gt;
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in West Bengal|Hinduism]]|darkorange|79.75}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[Islam in West Bengal|Islam]]|green|20.15}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 94,555 and formed 79.75% of the population in Ketugram II CD Block. Muslims numbered 23,895 and formed 20.15% of the population. Christians numbered 38 and formed 0.03% of the population. Others numbered 79 and formed 0.07% of the population.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;religion&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{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]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In Bardhaman district, the percentage of Hindu population has been declining from 84.3% in 1961 to 77.9% in 2011 and the percentage of Muslim population has increased from 15.2% in 1961 to 20.7% in 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf |title = Census of Indiia 2011: District Census Handbook, Barddhaman   | work=  Table 9: Population by religion in Badhaman district (1961-2011), Page 50|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 27 January 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Bengali language|Bengali]] is the predominant language, spoken by 99.85% of the population.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;languages&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{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]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Rural poverty==&lt;br /&gt;
As per poverty estimates obtained from household survey for families living [[Below Poverty Line (India)|below poverty line]] in 2005, [[rural poverty]]  in Ketugram II CD Block was 36.07%.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/District%20DEV%20Report.%20Burdwan%20%202012%20total%20Book%20Curve%20Red.pdf |title = District Human Development Report: Bardhaman |work = Table 4.2: Empirical Measurement of Rural Poverty in Bardhaman 2005, page 94 |publisher = Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2011 |access-date = 30 January 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170814062640/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/District%20DEV%20Report.%20Burdwan%20%202012%20total%20Book%20Curve%20Red.pdf |archive-date = 14 August 2017 |url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Economy==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Livelihood===&lt;br /&gt;
In Ketugram II CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 26.46%, agricultural labourers 44.05%, household industry workers 6.27% and other workers 23.21%.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014&amp;gt;{{cite web  | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman  | work = Tables 2.7, 2.1, 8.2, 16.1, 17.2, 18.1, 18.2, 20.1, 21.2, 4.4, 3.1, 3.3 – arranged as per use  | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 30 January 2017  | archive-date = 21 January 2019  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | url-status = dead  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In Ketugram II CD Block, cultivators or agricultural labourers formed a large portion of the workforce, comparatively less workers were engaged in the secondary and tertiary sectors. In the decade 1991-2001 cultivators decreased and the secondary and tertiary sectors increased.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/District%20DEV%20Report.%20Burdwan%20%202012%20total%20Book%20Curve%20Red.pdf |title = District Human Development Report: Bardhaman |work = Block/ Sub-division wise Variation in Occupational Distribution of Workers, page 47 |publisher = Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2011 |access-date = 30 January 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170814062640/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/District%20DEV%20Report.%20Burdwan%20%202012%20total%20Book%20Curve%20Red.pdf |archive-date = 14 August 2017 |url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Infrastructure===&lt;br /&gt;
There are 55 inhabited villages in Ketugram II CD block. All 55 villages (100%) have power supply. All 55 villages (100%) have drinking water supply. 18 villages (32.73%) have post offices. 49 villages (89.09%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones). 36 villages (65.45%) have a pucca (paved) approach road and 34 villages (61.82%) have transport communication (includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways). 6 villages (10.91%) have [[Primary Agricultural Credit Society|agricultural credit societies]]. 6 villages (10.91%) have banks.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf |title = District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work =  Page 102 Table 36: Distribution of villages according to availability of different amenities, 2011 | publisher= Directorate of Census  Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 9 February 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2013–14, there were 53 fertiliser depots and 37 [[Public distribution system|fair price shops]] in the CD Block.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Agriculture===&lt;br /&gt;
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|value1 = 5.60&lt;br /&gt;
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|value2 = 9.64&lt;br /&gt;
|label2 = Patta holders&lt;br /&gt;
|value3 = 7.31&lt;br /&gt;
|label3 = Small farmers&lt;br /&gt;
|value4 = 24.40&lt;br /&gt;
|label4 = Marginal farmers&lt;br /&gt;
|value5 = 53.06&lt;br /&gt;
|label5= Agricultural labourers}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Although the Bargadari Act of 1950 recognised the rights of [[bargadar]]s to a higher share of crops from the land that they tilled, it was not implemented fully. Large tracts, beyond the prescribed limit of land ceiling, remained with the rich landlords. From 1977 onwards major land reforms took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst the peasants.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = (1) Chapter 1.2, South 24 Parganas in Historical Perspective, pages 7-9 (2) Chapter 3.4, Land reforms, pages 32-33 | publisher = Development &amp;amp; Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 7 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Following [[Land reform in India|land reforms]] land ownership pattern has undergone transformation. In 2013–14, persons engaged in agriculture in Ketugram II CD Block could be classified as follows: [[bargadar]]s 5.60%, patta (document) holders 9.64%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 7.31%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 24.40% and agricultural labourers 53.06%.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2003-04 net cropped area in Ketugram II CD Block was 11,502 hectares and the area in which more than one crop was grown was 8,790 hectares.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/District%20DEV%20Report.%20Burdwan%20%202012%20total%20Book%20Curve%20Red.pdf | title = District Human Development Report, Bardhaman | work = Table 3.10, Gross Cropped Area, Net Cropped Area and Cropping Intensity of different blocks of Bardhaman district 2003–04, Page 53 | publisher = Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, May 2011 | access-date = 30 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170814062640/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/District%20DEV%20Report.%20Burdwan%20%202012%20total%20Book%20Curve%20Red.pdf | archive-date = 14 August 2017 | url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2013–14, Ketugram II CD Block produced 25,318 tonnes of [[Rice#Ecotypes and cultivars|Aman paddy]], the main winter crop from 8,431 hectares, 31,645 tonnes of Boro paddy (spring crop) from 7,696 hectares, 394 tonnes of wheat from 145 hectare, 4,383 tonnes of jute from 202 hectares, 5,465 tonnes of potatoes from 301 hectares and 72,111 tonnes of sugar cane from 1,178 hectares. It also produced pulses and oilseeds.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In Bardhaman district as a whole Aman paddy constituted 64.32% of the total area under paddy cultivation, while the area under Boro and Aus paddy constituted 32.87% and 2.81% respectively. The expansion of Boro paddy cultivation, with higher yield rates, was the result of  expansion of irrigation system and intensive cropping.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web  | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/District%20DEV%20Report.%20Burdwan%20%202012%20total%20Book%20Curve%20Red.pdf  | title = District Human Development Report: Bardhaman  | work = Occupational Structure, Status and levels of Livelihood, page 55  | publisher = Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2011  | access-date = 30 January 2017  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170814062640/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/District%20DEV%20Report.%20Burdwan%20%202012%20total%20Book%20Curve%20Red.pdf  | archive-date = 14 August 2017  | url-status = dead  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2013–14, the total area irrigated in Ketugram II CD Block was 1,437.31 hectares, out of  which 1,141.14 hectares were irrigated by river lift irrigation and 296.17 hectares by deep tube wells.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Banking===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2013–14, Ketugram II CD Block had offices of 5 commercial banks and 1 [[Regional Rural Bank|gramin bank]].&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transport==&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop]] passes through this block and there are stations at [[Shiblun railway station|Shiblun]] and [[Gangatikuri railway station|Gangatikuri]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/howrah-katwa-local-37913/14611/581/1932  |title = 37913 Howrah-Katwa local  |work = Time Table | publisher= indiarailinfo| access-date = 13 February 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ketugram II CD Block has 5 ferry services and 3 originating/ terminating bus routes.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|SH 6]], running from Rajnagar (in Birbhum district) to Alampur (in Howrah district) passes through this CD Block.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title =  List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 5 February 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Education==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2013–14, Ketugram II CD Block had 83 primary schools with 5,302 students, 2 middle schools with 310 students, 11 high school with 6,427 students and 5 higher secondary schools with 3,950 students. Ketugram II CD Block had 201 institutions for special and non-formal education with 9,956 students&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As per the 2011 census, in Ketugram II CD block, amongst the 55 inhabited villages, all villages  had schools, 35 villages had two or more  primary schools, 20 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 12 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Barddhaman, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Page 1082, Appendix I A:  Villages by number of Primary Schools and Appendix I B: Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date = 9 February 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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More than 6,000 schools (in erstwhile Bardhaman district) serve cooked [[Midday Meal Scheme|midday meal]] to more than 900,000 students.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =  http://bardhaman.nic.in/middam/mdm.htm| title = Midday Meal – Burdwan, WB|  publisher = District Authorities |access-date =  12 February 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Healthcare==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2014, Ketugram II CD Block had 1 block primary health centre and 2 primary health centres with total 25 beds and 3 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 18 family welfare subcentres. 1,098 patients were treated indoor and 142,364 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block.&amp;lt;ref name=handbook2014/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ketugram block primary health centre at [[Ketugram]] (with 15 beds) is the main medical facility in Ketugram II CD block. There are [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] at Sibloon (with 10 beds) and Sitahati (with 4 beds).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health &amp;amp; Family Welfare Department | work = Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal | access-date = 19 January 2019 | archive-date = 28 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 | url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ketugram II CD Block is one of the areas of Bardhaman district which is affected by a low level of arsenic contamination of ground water.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb7.htm  | title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )| access-date =  9 September 2011 | work = Bardhaman | publisher = SOES }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Veterinary Facilities==&lt;br /&gt;
Block Animal Health Centre, Ketugram II, [[Purba Bardhaman]] under [[Block Livestock Development Office]], Ketugram II at [[Gangatikuri]] village is the main veterinary facility available in Ketugram II CD Block.&lt;br /&gt;
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Free &amp;amp; on call veterinary services are also available in this block at farmer&amp;#039;s doorstep provided by [[Mobile Veterinary Unit]] under BLDO, Ketugram II. One can avail this service by dialing toll free number 1962.&lt;br /&gt;
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There are also five numbers of Animal Development Aid Centres (ADACs) under BLDO, Ketugram-II situated in five different Gram Panchayets of this block such as - 1. ADAC Ketugram; 2. ADAC Billeshwar; 3. ADAC Nabagram; 4. ADAC Sitahati &amp;amp; 5.ADAC Mougram. No ADAC is situated at Nirol Gram Panchayet. The ADACs provides primary treatment and artificial insemination facilities to livestock owners though most of these ADACs are currently non functional.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = https://ard.wb.gov.in/org-structure/ | title = Organisational Structure of Animal Resources Development Department | publisher = WBARD  |access-date = 13 August 2024}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://bardhaman.gov.in/blocks/blocks.htm District map showing blocks]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Community development blocks in Purba Bardhaman district]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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