Uluberia block -1 is in Howrah district. As of 2001 India census, Uluberia had a population of 202,095. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Uluberia has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 58%. In Uluberia, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
With the partition of India there was a massive influx of refugees from East Pakistan into Kolkata and its peripheral areas. Of over a million refugees who entered West Bengal in 1950 alone settled mostly in squatter colonies between Naihati and Sonarpur on the east bank of the Hooghly and between Mogra and Uluberia on the west bank.
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Amrita and Me started for Uluberia at 10 A.M. Mr. Swapan Aich drived our Jeep. We reached Uluberia block at 11:30 approx. There we met joint BDO, Ms. Swati Chakraborty, who assisted us to visit two schools. First we reached at one school, located 3 km. away from the main road. The school has poor electricity. Amrita collected data from the students and me from the teachers and Head master. Next school was located just beside the main road. It has good infrastructure. Toilet is in the back side of school and one may find more difficulty to reach there during rainy season. School has poor water facility. Amrita collected data from sample students and I collected data from rest of others. In both schools, students of class IV participated in our project.
During our return, there was heavy rain and suddenly wiper of our jeep fell down. Swapan Babu halted jeep and found it on the way.
We reached at ISI at 6-30 P.M.
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