, ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁rich ▁land l ords . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁on wards ▁major ▁land ▁re forms ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁West ▁Beng al . ▁Land ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁land ▁ce iling ▁was ▁acquired ▁and ▁distributed ▁amongst ▁the ▁pe as ants . ▁Following ▁land ▁re forms ▁land ▁ownership ▁pattern ▁has ▁under g one ▁transformation . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 1 4 , ▁persons ▁engaged ▁in ▁agricult ure ▁in ▁Das pur ▁II ▁CD ▁Block ▁could ▁be ▁class ified ▁as ▁follows : ▁b arg ad ars ▁ 3 . 8 2 %, ▁pat ta ▁( document ) ▁hold ers ▁ 2 . 9 4 %, ▁small ▁far mers ▁( poss ess ing ▁land ▁between ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁hect ares ) ▁ 2 . 1 8 %, ▁marg inal ▁far mers ▁( poss ess ing ▁land ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 ▁hect are ) ▁ 6 0 . 4 2 % ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁labour ers ▁ 3 0 . 6 4 %. ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 - 0 6 ▁the ▁n ett ▁cro pped ▁area ▁in ▁Das pur ▁II ▁CD ▁Block ▁was ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁hect ares , ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁ge ographical ▁area ▁of ▁ 1 6 , 6 1 4 ▁hect ares , ▁and ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁which ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁c rop ▁was ▁grown ▁was ▁ 1 2 , 1 2 7 ▁hect ares . ▁ ▁The ▁extension ▁of ▁ir rig ation ▁has ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁growth