Mathurapur I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Diamond Harbour subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

As the sea receded southwards, in the sub-recent geological period, a large low-lying plain got exposed.

The periodical collapse of both the natural levees and man-made embankments speed up the process of filling up of the depressions containing brackish water wetlands.

Embankments raised along rivers are of critical importance for the safety of lives and protection of crops, against daily tides and tidal surges.

[9] As per the 2011 Census of India, Mathurapur I CD block had a total population of 195,104, of which 169,263 were rural and 25,841 were urban.

[10] As per the 2001 Census of India, Mathurapur I CD block had a total population of 164,585, out of which 84,933 were males and 79,652 were females.

[10] Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Mathurapur I CD block (2011 census figures in brackets): Uttarshibganj (4,155), Nalua (19,071), Srikrishnanagar (4,117), Uttar Lakshminarayanpur (10,006), Ghoradal (12,170), Krishna Rampur (6,204) and Ghatbakultala (4,435).

[10] Other villages in Mathurapur I CD block include (2011 census figures in brackets): Debipur (2,920), Abad Bhagabanpur (1,736) and Chhatrabhog (684).

[15] As per the 2001 Census of India, Mathurapur I CD block had a total literacy of 65.41 per cent for the 6+ age group.

[16] In the 2011 Census of India, Hindus numbered 115,977 and formed 59.44% of the population in Mathurapur I CD block.

[18] As per the Human Development Report for South 24 Parganas district, published in 2009, in Mathurapur I CD block the percentage of households below poverty line was 34.43%.

[21] The District Human Development Reportpoints out that in the blocks of region situated in the close proximity of the Kolkata metropolis, overwhelming majority are involved in the non-agricultural sector for their livelihood.

It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.

[23] There are 91 inhabited villages in Mathurapur I CD block, as per the District Census Handbook, South Twenty-four Parganas, 2011.

82 villages (90.11%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

[24] South 24 Parganas had played a significant role in the Tebhaga movement launched by the Communist Party of India in 1946.

[27] In 2013-14, there were 78 fertiliser depots, 15 seed stores and 57 fair price shops in Mathurapur I CD block.

[28] Poor irrigation and high soil salinity results in the mono-cropping pattern of cultivation in a major portion of the South 24 Parganas district.

As a result of its closeness to the Bay of Bengal, the river waters are mostly saline and are unsuitable for irrigation.

[29] In Mathurapur I CD block, in 2013-14, net area under effective pisciculture was 877 hectares, engaging 2,169 persons in the profession, and with an approximate annual production of 51,511 quintals.

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