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Hooghly is an agriculturally prosperous district of West Bengal. Although the economy has been shifting away from agriculture, it is still the pre-dominant economic activity and the main source of livelihood for the rural people of the district. One third of the district income comes from agriculture. [13]
Map of Hooghly district showing CD blocks and municipal areas. Natibpur, a constituent panchayat of Khanakul II block, is located at . Arambag is located at . Arambagh CD Block is bounded by Raina II CD Block, in Bardhaman district, in the north, Pursurah CD Block in the east, Khanakul I CD Block in the south and Goghat I CD Block in the west.
Map of Hooghly district showing CD blocks and municipal areas. Khanakul I is located at . Khanakul-I CD block map sowing GP areas. Khanakul I CD Block is bounded by Arambagh and Pursurah CD Blocks in the north, Udaynarayanpur CD Block, in Howrah district, in the east, Khanakul II CD Block in the south, Ghatal CD Block, in Paschim Medinipur district, in the west.
Sandakphu 11,929 ft (3,636 m) and Phalut 11,800 ft (3,600 m) are the highest points in West Bengal. [2] Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block is bounded by the Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block on the north, Rangli Rangliot and Kurseong CD block on the east, Mirik CD block on the south and Panchthar and Ilam districts in Province No. 1 of Nepal on the west.
Chakdaha is located at . Chakdaha CD Block is bounded by Ranaghat I and Ranaghat II CD Blocks in the north, Bangaon CD Block, in North 24 Parganas district, in the east, Haringhata CD Block and Kanchrapara, Halisahar and Barrackpore I CD Block, in the North 24 Parganas district, in the south and Chinsurah-Mogra CD Block in Hooghly district, across the Hooghly River, in the west.
Hooghly is an agriculturally prosperous district of West Bengal. Although the economy has been shifting away from agriculture, it is still the pre-dominant economic activity and the main source of livelihood for the rural people of the district. One third of the district income comes from agriculture. [21]
The extension of irrigation has played a role in growth of the predominantly agricultural economy. [18] In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Ghatal CD block was 13,730 hectares, out of which 70 hectares were irrigated by canal water, 250 hectares by tank water, 11,400 hectares by deep tubewells, 305 hectares by shallow tubewells, 1,700 ...
Purba Medinipur's net district domestic product derives one fifth of its earnings from fisheries, the highest amongst all the districts of West Bengal. [18] The nett area available for effective pisciculture in Bhagabanpur I CD Block in 2013-14 was 900.23 hectares. 5,668 persons were engaged in the profession and approximate annual production ...