Economy
Muslims are mainly engaged in farming, fishing and other agricultural activities. The average size of agricultural landholdings in 3.2 Bighas. Hindu "Refugees" from Bangladesh form a major part of the industrial workforce. North 24 Parganas is one of the economically backward District of West Bengal, but there is chronic poverty in the southern half of the District ( the Sundarbans area )
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