In 2013-14, Lalgola CD block had offices of 11 commercial banks and 2 gramin banks. Backward Regions Grant Fund Murshidabad 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 Lalgola CD block has 6 ferry services and 6 originating/ terminating bus routes. The Ranaghat-Lalgola branch line was opened in 1905. State Highway 11A, running from Raghunathganj to Bhagawangola passes through this CD block. Education In 2013-14, Lalgola CD block had 131 primary schools with 20,768 students, 22 middle schools with 3,260 students, 2 high schools with 2,105 students and 16 higher secondary schools with 35,783 students. Lalgola CD block had 1 general college with 1,890 students and 486 institutions for special and non-formal education with 28,338 students. Lalgola College was established in 2006 at Lalgola In Lalgola CD block, amongst the 84 inhabited villages, 13 villages did not have a school, 35 villages have more than 1 primary school, 35 villages have at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 14 villages have at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. Healthcare In 2014, Lalgola CD block had 1 rural hospital, 2 primary health centres and 3 private nursing homes with total 64 beds and 9 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 34 family welfare subcentres. 20,314 patients were treated indoor and 144,875 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block. Lalgola CD block has Krishnapur Rural Hospital at Krishnapur (with 50 beds), Rajarampur Primary Health Centre (with 4 beds) and Krishnapur-Dinupara PHC (with 10 beds). Lalgola CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by a high level of arsenic contamination. The WHO guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. All but one of the 26 blocks of Murshidabad district have arsenic contamination above the WHO level, all but two of the blocks have arsenic concentration above the Indian Standard value and 17 blocks have arsenic concentration above 300 mg/litre. The maximum concentration in Lalgola CD block is 1,028 mg/litre. External links References Community development blocks