Rampurhat II

Rampurhat II
Community development block
Ma Tara Temple at Tarapith
Rampurhat II Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 24°10′34″N 87°52′56″E / 24.17611°N 87.88222°E / 24.17611; 87.88222
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Parliamentary constituency	Birbhum
Assembly constituency	Hansan
Area
• Total	181.55 km2 (70.10 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	187,823
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5.30)
Literacy Rate	70.77 per cent
Website	http://birbhum.nic.in/

Rampurhat II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Birbhum district is physiographically a part of the ancient Rarh region. The western portion of the district is basically an extension of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The area has mostly loose reddish lateritic low fertility soil. In the east, the flood plains of the major rivers, such as the Ajay, Bakreshwar, Mayurakshi and Brahmani, have soft alluvial soil. The forest cover is only 3.5% of the total district. Although coal is found in the district and Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station has a capacity of 2,010 MW, the economic condition of Birbhum is dominated by agriculture.From 1977 onwards major land reforms took place in West Bengal. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst the peasants.In Birbhum district, 19,968 hectares of vested agricultural land has been distributed amongst 161,515 beneficiaries, till 2011. However, more than 38% of the operational land holding is marginal or less than 1 acre. The proportion of agricultural labourers amongst total workers in Birbhum district is 45.9%, the highest amongst all districts of West Bengal.Culturally rich Birbhum, with such traditional landmarks as Jaydev Kenduli and Chandidas Nanoor, is home to Visva-Bharati University at Santiniketan, having close association with two Nobel laureates – Rabindranath Tagore and Amartya Sen.