Malda Sadar subdivision

Malda Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Malda Sadar subdivision
Subdivision
Malda Sadar subdivision
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 25.00°N 88.15°E / 25.00; 88.15
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
HeadquartersEnglish Bazar
Languages
  OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN

Geography

Malda Sadar subdivision covers both the Barind Tract and the Diara, two of the three physiographic subregions of the district. The Barind “is made up of the ancient alluvial humps that are remnants of old riverine flood plains that remained unaffected subsequently by inundation and renewed silting.” It forms an upland slightly higher than the surrounding areas and extends beyond the borders of the district. “The Diara is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium in the transitional zone between the Barind upland and the marshy Tal tract. The soil is light with sandy appearance and is very fertile.[1]

Subdivisions

Malda district is divided into two administrative subdivisions:[2]

SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2
Population
(2011)
Urban
Population %
(2011)
Rural
Population %
(2011)
Malda SadarEnglish Bazar2,515.432,650,46620.2379.77
ChanchalChanchal1,160.441,338,3790.4288.58
Malda districtEnglish Bazar3,733.003,988,84513.5886.42

Administrative units

Malda Sadar subdivision has 9 police stations, 9 community development blocks, 9 panchayat samitis, 97 gram panchayats, 1,274 mouzas, 1,105 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 26 census towns. The municipalities are at English Bazar and Old Malda. The census towns are: Bandhail, Rangabhita, Baksinagar, Kachu Pukur, Kendua, Aiho, Jhangra, Chhatianmor, Sahapur, Milki, Sonatala, Bagbari, Chhota Suzapur, Bara Suzapur, Chaspara, Nazirpur, Jalalpur, Bamangram, Jadupur, Silampur, Baliadanga, Alipur, Karari, Birodhi, Jagannathpur and Krishnapur. The subdivision has its headquarters at English Bazar.[2][3]

Blocks

Community development blocks in Malda Sadar subdivision are:[2][4][5]

CD BlockHeadquarters
Area
km2
Population
(2011)
SC %ST %Hindus %Muslims %Literacy
Rate %
Census
Towns
GazoleGazole513.73343,83037.3619.9475.5322.2863.072
BamangolaPakuahat206.20143,90649.4620.1588.088.8768.09-
HabibpurHabibpur397.10210,66950.0229.1191.061.2358.814
Old MaldaNarayanpur228.00156,36532.1615.0571.2526.3659.613
English BazarMalda251.85274,62717.311.8950.4349.5363.033
ManikchakManikchak316.39269,81327.7314.8757.2842.6857.77-
Kaliachak IKaliachak106.60392,5173.830.3911.5488.3965.2511
Kaliachak IIMothabari209.17210,10515.562.2932.4267.5364.891
Kaliachak IIIDariapur127.37359,07129.447.0552.1747.7054.162

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 97 gram panchayats under 9 community development blocks:[6][7]

  • English Bazar block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Amriti, JadupurI, Kotwali, Narhatta, Binodpur, JadupurII, Mahadipur, Sovanagar, Fulbaria, Kajigram and Milki.
  • Gazole block consists of 15 gram panchayats, viz. Alal, Chaknagar, Karkach, RaniganjII, BairgachhiI, Deotala, Majhra, Sahajadpur, BairgachhiII, GazoleI, Pandua, Salaidanga, Babupur, GazoleII and RaniganjI.
  • Habibpur block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Aktail, Bulbulchandi, Jajail, Rishipur, Aiho, Dhumpur, Kanturka, Sreerampur, Baidyapur, Habibpur and Mangalpur.
  • Kaliachak I block consists of 14 gram panchayats, viz. Alinagar, Gayeshbari, KaliachakII, SilampurII, AlipurI, Jalalpur, Mozampur, Sujapur, AlipurII, Jaluabadhal, NaodaJadupur, BamongramMashimpur, KaliachakI, SilampurI.
  • Kaliachak II block consists of 9 gram panchayats, viz. Bangitola, Rajnagar, Uttar Lakshmipur, Gangaprasad, Rathbari, Uttar PanchanandapurII, Hamidpur, Uttar PanchanandapurI and Mothabari.ayet.
  • Kaliachak III block consists of 14 gram panchayats, viz. Akandabaria, Bhagabanpur, Lakshmipur, Bakhrabad, Charianantapur, PardeonapurSovapur, Bedrabad iu, Golapganj, BeernagarI, Krishnapur, Sahabajpur, BeernagarII, Kumbhira, Sahabanchak.
  • Manikchak block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Chowki Mirdadpur, Enayetpur, Manikchak, Nurpur, Dakshin Chandipur, Gopalpur, Mathurapur, Uttar Chandipur, Dharampur, Heeranandapur and Nazeerpur.
  • Old Malda block consists of 6 gram panchayats, viz. Bhabuk, Mahisbathani, Muchia, Jatradanga, Mangalbari and Sahapur.
  • Bamangola block consists of 6 gram panchayats, viz. Bamangola, GobindapurMaheshpur, Jagdala, Pakuahat, Chandpur and Madnabati.

Education

Malda district had a literacy rate of 61.73% (for population of 7 years and above) as per the census of India 2011. Malda Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 63.76% and Chanchal subdivision 57.68%.[8]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Malda district for the year 2013-14:[8]

Subdivision Primary
School
Middle
School
High
School
Higher Secondary
School
General
College, Univ
Technical /
Professional Instt
Non-formal
Education
Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student
Malda Sadar 1,334 198,126 116 28,270 74 130,124 143 270,490 8 33,233 20 2,947 4,518 167,244
Chanchal 608 130,248 69 14,113 54 84,638 65 122,173 3 9,846 1 100 1,794 105,051
Malda district 1,942 328,374 185 42,383 128 214,762 208 392,663 11 43,079 21 3,047 6,312 272,295

Note: Primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.[8]

Healthcare

The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Malda district.[9]

Subdivision Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB Other
State
Govt
Deptts
Local
bodies
Central
Govt
Deptts /
PSUs
NGO /
Private
Nursing
Homes
Total Total
Number
of
Beds
Total
Number
of
Doctors*
Indoor
Patients
Outdoor
Patients
Hospitals
Rural
Hospitals
Block
Primary
Health
Centres
Primary
Health
Centres
Malda Sadar 1 9 1 21 2 1 1 28 70 2,241 321 59,798 1,655,481
Chanchal 1 3 3 13 - - - 1 21 411 53 54,733 1,082,292
Malda district 2 12 4 34 2 1 7 29 91 2,652 374 114,531 2,737,773

.* Excluding nursing homes

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Malda Sadar subdivision were as follows:[10]

Lok Sabha constituencyReservationVidhan Sabha constituencyReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
Maldaha UttarNoneHabibpurSTBamangola CD Block and Aktail, Baidyapur, Bulbul Chandi, Dhumpur, Habibpur, Jajail, Kanturka and Mangalpur gram panchayats of Habibpur CD Block
GazoleSCGazole CD Block
MaldahaSCOld Maldah municipality, Old Malda) CD Block, Narhatta gram panchayat of English Bazar CD Block, and Aiho, Rishipur and Sreerampur gram panchayats of Habibpur CD Block
Other four assembly segments in Chanchal subdivision
Maldaha DakshinNoneManikchakNoneManikchak CD Block, and Milki, Fulbaria and Sovanagar gram panchayats of English Bazar CD Block
English BazarNoneEnglish Bazar municipality and Amriti, Binodpur, Jadupur I, Jadupur II, Kajigram, Kotwali and Mahadipur gram panchayats of English Bazar CD Block
MothabariNoneKaliachak II CD Block, and Alinagar and Kaliachak I gram panchayats of Kaliachak I CD Block
SujapurNoneAlipur I, Alipur II, Bamongram Mashimpur, Gayeshbari, Jalalpur, Jalua Badhal, Kalia Chak II, Mozampur, Naoda Jadupur, Silampur I, Silampur II and Sujapur gram panchayats of Kaliachak I CD Block
BaisnabnagarNoneKaliachak III CD Block
Other two assembly sehments in Murshidabad district

References

  1. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. "District Census Handbook: Maldah, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Maldah with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. "BDO Offices under Malda District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  6. "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Malda - Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  7. "List of Districts/C.D.Blocks/ Police Stations with Code No., Number of G.Ps and Number of Mouzas". Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  8. "District Statistical Handbook, Malda 2014". Basic data: Table 4.4, 4.5, Clarifications: other related tables. Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  9. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 3.1, 3.3. Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  10. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18, 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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