ure . ▁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 . ▁In ▁Bir b hum ▁district , ▁ 1 9 , 9 6 8 ▁hect ares ▁of ▁v ested ▁agricult ural ▁land ▁has ▁been ▁distributed ▁amongst ▁ 1 6 1 , 5 1 5 ▁benef ici aries , ▁till ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁However , ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁oper ational ▁land ▁holding ▁is ▁marg inal ▁or ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 ▁a cre . ▁The ▁proportion ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁labour ers ▁amongst ▁total ▁workers ▁in ▁Bir b hum ▁district ▁is ▁ 4 5 . 9 %, ▁the ▁highest ▁amongst ▁all ▁districts ▁of ▁West ▁Beng al . ▁Cult ur ally ▁rich ▁Bir b hum , ▁with ▁such ▁traditional ▁land marks ▁as ▁Jay dev ▁K end uli ▁and ▁Ch andid as ▁N ano or , ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁Vis va - B har ati ▁University ▁at ▁Sant in ik et an , ▁having ▁close ▁association ▁with ▁two ▁Nobel ▁la ure ates ▁– ▁Rab ind ran ath ▁Tag ore ▁and ▁Am art ya ▁Sen . ▁ ▁Geography ▁▁ ▁Ban ior , ▁a ▁constitu ent ▁pan ch ay at ▁of ▁N al h ati ▁I ▁block , ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁N al h ati ▁I ▁Block ▁is ▁mostly ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁N al h ati ▁P lain , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four