d u c a t i o n                             Sarva Shiksha Abhijan / DPEP

Literacy Rate

EDUCATIONAL SCENARIO OF THE DISTRICT

The district has many problems such as overwhelming dependence on agriculture, unemployment due to lack of industries, a long international border and poor communication. Inspite of such problems, the literacy rate in the district is 64.46%. Total Primary and Elementary education scenario has been undergoing a positive change due to implementation of the District primary education programme since 2000-2001. New school buildings and additional class rooms are being provided under DPEP so that adequate space is available to all schools which shall help in bringing a substantial portion of out of school children in to the main stream. Community mobilization programmes for primary teachers have already been completed. Through increasing enrolment and retention and emphasizing on quality education under DPEP, this district is progressing steadily tow the desired goal of Universal Elementary Education.

Educational Institutions of the District
Institution	Boys	Girls	Co-Ed	Govt Aided	Private	Total
Primary	3	3	1177	1183	28	1311
Upper Primary	11	17	127	171	14	185
Degree College	0	1	3	4	0	4
Technical School	0	0	1	1	0	1
ICDS Centre	0	0	1235	1235	0	1235
SSK	0	0	469	469	0	469
NCLP	0	0	0	0	40	40
PTTI	0	0	1	1	0	1
Public Library	0	0	57	57	0	57

HS –34 ; High – 107 ; Senior Madrasa – 4

Drinking water and Sanitation facilities in Primary Schools
Name of the Block and Municipality	No of Schools having Drinking Water Facilities	No of Schools having Toilet Facilities	% of Schools having Drinking Water Facilities
Balurghat Municipality	3	6	94.87
Gangarampur Municipality	24	22	85.71
Hili	53	8	73.61
Balurghat	2	50	5.12
Kumarganj	96	25	69.57
Tapan	91	33	45.50
Gangarampur	121	34	73.78
Banshihari	82	9	84.54
Harirampur	62	8	71.26
Kushmandi	103	16	73.05
Total	671	211	56.72

Drinking water and Sanitation facilities in Upper Primary School
Name of the Block and Municipality	No of Schools having Drinking Water Facilities	No of Schools having Toilet Facilities	% of Schools having Drinking Water Facilities
Balurghat Municipality	13	13	100
Gangarampur Municipality	6	6	100
Hili	10	10	100
Balurghat	30	30	100
Kumarganj	19	20	95
Tapan	16	19	84
Gangarampur	15	17	88
Banshihari	11	13	85
Harirampur	10	10	100
Kushmandi	16	16	100
Total	146	154	94

Incentive Facility for Primary School
Name of the Block and Municipality	Total Students		No of students having facility of Midday meal scheme	No of girl students having facility of dress	No. of students having facility of health check up
	Boys	Girls
Balurghat Muni.	3082	3029	6111	63
Gangarampur Muni.	2361	2427	4788	1632
Hili	5472	5367	10839	2772
Balurghat	15723	15214	30937	9690
Kumarganj	9043	8750	17793	3504
Tapan	16747	16726	33473	8361
Gangarampur	14299	14210	28509	6472
Banshihari	9229	8979	18208	3505
Harirampur	7928	7652	15580	2320
Kushmandi	14701	14279	28980	5758
Total	98585	96633	195218	44077

Incentive Facility for Upper Primary School
Name of the Block and Municipality	Total Students		No of students having facility of Midday meal scheme	No of girl students having facility of dress	No. of students having facility of health check up
	Boys	Girls
Balurghat Muni.	3406	2987	1780	1780
Gangarampur Muni.	3076	2594	1836	1836
Hili	2511	1913	1634	1634
Balurghat	8610	6854	5575	5575
Kumarganj	4357	4093	3053	3053
Tapan	5906	4881	2620	2620
Gangarampur	7324	5588	4722	4722
Banshihari	4543	3775	3285	3285
Harirampur	3630	2202	2340	2340
Kushmandi	5103	4373	3381	3381
Total	48466	39260	30226	30226