Bankura district is one of the backward districts of West Bengal in respect of sanitation. Here this article mainly dealing with the block wise sanitation status of Bankura district. Here, a sharp difference is found in development of sanitation among the blocks of Bankura. To find out the level of development in sanitation, Simple Composite Index (SCI) method has been employed and on the basis of this a zonation map has been prepared. The highest SCI value has found in Kotulpur block (5.03)

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... the lowest value has found in Ranibandh block (1.75).These values indicating the clear differences of sanitation coverage among the blocks. Out of 22 blocks 13 blocks have been identified as poor in respect of sanitation coverage. There are various reasons behind the lower accessibility of sanitation in these blocks, can be summarized are -Scarcity of water, contamination of ground water, inaccessibility, physiographic, literacy rate among people improper campaign for sanitation, lack of consciousness etc. To eradicating this sanitation related problems and promote a clean & healthy life for the citizen, so many central sponsored programmes as well as state programmes have been taken to ensure the sanitation facility. This article deals with the problems related to sanitation, social impact of lower coverage of sanitation and remedial measures to curve down these difficulties.