Amta I (community development block) (Bengali: I ) is an administrative division in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Amta police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Amta. Balichak, a constituent panchayat of Amta I block, is located at 223700N 880147E / 22.616597N 88.029618E / 22.616597; 88.029618 Amta I community development block has an area of 123.65 km. Gram panchayats of Amta I block/panchayat samiti are: Amta, Anulia, Balichak, Basantapur, Bhandargachha, Chandrapur, Kanpur, Khardah, Khosalpur, Raspur, Sirajbati, Udang I and Udang II. As per 2001 census, Amta I block had a total population of 200,147, out of which 102,088 were males and 98,059 were females. Amta II block registered a population growth of 9.39 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Howrah district was 12.76 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent. Scheduled castes at 61,689...
