Suti II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The Bhagirathi River splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east.
As the Rajmahal hills slopes gently down from adjoining Jharkhand it forms the Nabagram plain at the lowest edge of its elevation in this region.
[6] The feeder canal was constructed across the flow of the small flashy rivers such as Gumani, Trimohini and Kanloi.
The discharge of the Bagmari was designed to flow into the Ganga along its course through a siphone across the feeder canal.
[5] See also - River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts Suti II CD block has an area of 111.13 km2.
[10] According to the 2011 Census of India, Suti II CD block had a total population of 278,922, of which 110,767 were rural and 168,155 were urban.
[23][24] Census towns in Suti II CD block were (2011 population figures in brackets): Jagtaj (11,261), Debipur (6,506), Dihigram (9562) Aurangabad (39,261), Mahendrapur (6,979), Hafania (8,171), Dafahat (15,688), Paschim Punropara (40,683), Ichhlampur (6,015), Chakmeghoan (5,360), Kakramari (9,423), Khanpur (5,510), Khidirpur (5,526) and Bhabki (7,772).
[11] Large villages in Suti II CD block were (2011 population figures in brackets): Bauripuni (5,036), Umrapur (19,855), Bhagalpur (11,528), Baliaghati (5,610), Sankarpur (4,530), Bazegazipur (6,502), Gazipur (4.600), Mahesail (16,178) and Amuha (4,331).
In the 2011 census, Muslims numbered 202,292 and formed 72.53% of the population in Suti II CD block.
[27][28][29] Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947.
[31] As per the Human Development Report 2004 for West Bengal, the rural poverty ratio in Murshidabad district was 46.12%.
22 villages (91.67%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).
In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in Suti II CD block could be classified as follows: bargadars 370 (1.23%,) patta (document) holders 4,188 (13.88%), small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 1,785 (5.92%), marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 7,744 (25.68%) and agricultural labourers 16,077 (53,30%).
[33] Suti II CD block had 29 fertiliser depots, 1 seed store and 47 fair price shops in 2013-14.
Lok Sabha TV feature Murshidabad is famous for its silk industry since the Middle Ages.
Bell metal and Brass utensils are manufactured in large quantities at Khagra, Berhampore, Kandi and Jangipur.
The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development.
[41][42] Suti II CD block has 4 ferry services and 2 originating/ terminating bus routes.
[33] The Murshidabad Centre of Aligarh Muslim University was established at Village & PO Jangipur Barrage, PS Suti in 2010.
[51] In 2014, Suti II CD block had 1 block primary health centre, 2 primary health centres and 2 private nursing homes with total 31 beds and 6 doctors (excluding private bodies).
[52] Suti II CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by a high level of arsenic contamination.