West Bengal State Marketing Board
 Fisheries in the Blocks of Uttar Dinajpur for the year 2004-05
BlockNo. of Govt.
schemes
operated
Expenditure
(000 Rs.)
Assistance
to needy
fishermen
(000 Rs.)
Net Area available for
pisciculture
(hect.)
Chopra 2 1010 108 121
Islampur 2 1203 121 120
Goalpokhar-1 4 1473 391 131
Goalpokhar-2 2 1207 125 150
Karandighi 4 2815 471 220
Raiganj 5 3401 1057 564
Hemtabad 2 1203 121 227
Kaliaganj 3 1531 268 692
Itahar 4 2691 347 842
 Fisheries in the Blocks of Uttar Dinajpur for the year 2004-05
BlockNet area
under effective
pisciculture
(hect.)
Assistance
No of person
engagedin the
profession
(000 Rs.)
Approx annual
production
Chopra 80 7 575
Islampur 115 6 696
Goalpokhar-1 62 181 582
Goalpokhar-2 37 3 768
Karandighi 220 44 1389
Raiganj 534 60 3686
Hemtabad 121 23 1189
Kaliaganj 192 23 3282
Itahar 236 690 4054