 In 2005-06 the nett cropped area in Dantan I CD Block was 20,663 hectares out of the total geographical area of 25,552 hectares and the area in which more than one crop was grown was 11,876 hectares.The extension of irrigation has played a role in growth of the predominantly agricultural economy.In 2013-14, the total area irrigated in Dantan I CD Block was 7,102 hectares, out of which 50 hectares were irrigated by canal water, 5 hectares by tank water, 1,545 hectares by deep tubewells, 4,942 hectares by shallow tubewells, 60 hectares by river lift irrigation and 500 hectares by other methods.