and oilseeds. In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Gangarampur CD Block was 8,641 hectares, out of which 957 hectares were irrigated by tank irrigation, 5,084 hectares by river lift irrigation, 604 hectares by deep tube wells and 2,096 hectares by shallow tube wells. Banking In 2013-14, Gangarampur CD Block had offices of 8 commercial banks and 4 gramin banks. Backward Regions Grant Fund Dakshin Dinajpur district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the Backward Regions Grant Fund. The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 11 districts of West Bengal. Transport Gangarmpur CD Block has 7 ferry services and 10 originating/ terminating bus routes. The Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line passes through this CD Block and there is a station at Gangarampur. State Highway 10 passes through this block. Education In 2013-14, Gangarampur CD Block had 133 primary schools with 12,677 students, 18 middle schools with 1,579 students, 7 high schools with 22,224 students and 10 higher secondary schools with 25,527 students. Gangarampur CD Block had 1 technical/ professional institution with 100 students and 299 institutions for special and non-formal education with 9,410 students. There was a general degree college with 5,284 students at Gangarampur (outside the CD Block). In Gangarampur CD Block, amongst the 198 inhabited villages, 51 villages do not have a school, 24 villages have more than 1 primary school, 29 villages have at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 18 villages have at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. Healthcare In 2014, Gangrampur CD Block had 2 primary health centres and 2 private/ NGO nursing homes with total 37 beds and 1 doctor (excluding private bodies). It had 36 family welfare subcentres. 168,135 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block. Gangarampur has a hospital and 3 private/ NGO nursing homes with total 300 beds and 22 doctors (excluding private bodies) (outside the CD Block). Mathurapur (Chalon) Block Primary Health Centre at PO Bansagar (with 10 beds) is the main medical facility in Gangarampur CD Block. There is a primary health centre at Sarbamangala (Sarbamangala (Bansuria) PHC) (with 10 beds). References Community development blocks in Dakshin Dinajpur district Gangarampur