 The CD Block-wise mean MHVI was estimated at 33.92.A total of 8 out of the 17 CD Blocks in Nadia district were found to be severely deprived when measured against the CD Block mean MHVI - Karimpur I and Karimpur II (under Tehatta subdivision), Kaliganj, Nakashipara, Chapra, Krishnanagar I and Nabadwip (under Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision) and Santipur (under Ranaghat subdivision) appear to be backward.In Hanskhali CD Block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators formed 25.71%, agricultural labourers 28.90, household industry workers 6.74% and other workers 38.65%.