Moyna (community development block)

Moyna
—  community development block  —
Moyna Location of Moyna in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	22°14′00″N 87°47′00″E / 22.233333°N 87.783333°E / 22.233333; 87.783333Coordinates: 22°14′00″N 87°47′00″E / 22.233333°N 87.783333°E / 22.233333; 87.783333
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Purba Medinipur
Parliamentary constituency	Tamluk
Assembly constituency	Moyna
Population • Density	196,503 (2001[update]) • 1,347 /km2 (3,489 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	145.88 square kilometres (56.32 sq mi)
Website	purbamedinipur.gov.in/

Moyna (community development block) (Bengali: ময়না সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Moyna and Nandakumar police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Mayna. Goasafat is a census town in this block.^[1][2]

Geography

Mayna is located at 22°14′00″N 87°55′15″E / 22.233333°N 87.9207516°E / 22.233333; 87.9207516.

Moyna community development block has an area of 145.88  km².^[2]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Moyna block/ panchayat samiti are: Bakcha, Gojina, Gokulnagar, Moyna I, Moyna II, Naichanpur I, Naichanpur II, Paramanandapur, Ramchak, Srikantha and Tilkhoja.^[3]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Moyna block had a total population of 196,503, out of which 101,890 were males and 94,613 were females. Moyna block registered a population growth of 12.73 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent.^[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Purba Medinipur district. West Bengal Government. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=EE. Retrieved 2011-07-20. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, (erstwhile) Medinipur District". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_15.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-20. 
3. ^ "Balance of 2nd Installment for 2010-11 under BRGF for Purba Medinipur". No. 12 -(Sanction) RD/CCA/BRGF/1C-12/07 Date: 12.4.2011. Government of West Bengal - Department of Panchayats & Rural Development. http://wbprd.nic.in/html/asp/allotements1.asp. Retrieved 2011-07-20. 
4. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001, Medinipur district. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-20.