Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision

Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision
Subdivision
Location of Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision
Coordinates: 26°31′N 88°44′E / 26.52°N 88.73°E / 26.52; 88.73
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJalpaiguri
HeadquartersJalpaiguri City
 • RankUrban
Population
 • Metro
1,925,632
Demonym(s)Jalpaigurians, Jalpaiguribashi
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitewb.gov.in jalpaiguri.gov.in

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

Geography

Subdivisions

Jalpaiguri district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[1][2]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 Rural
Population
% (2011)		 Urban
Population
% (2011)
Jalpaiguri Sadar Jalpaiguri 2,245.47 1,811,885 62.01 37.99
Malbazar Malbazar 1,150.84 569,711 88.68 11.32
Dhupguri Dhupguri - - - -
Total: Jalpaiguri district Jalpaiguri 3,396.31 2,381,596 68.39 31.61
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15km
10miles
B
A
N
G
L
A
D
E
S
H
B
H
U
T
A
N
Jaldhaka
River
River
Teesta
Chapramari
Wildlife
Sanctuary
NP
Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary (NP)
Gorumara
National
Park
NP
Gorumara National Park (NP)
New Jalpaiguri JRS
F
New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station (F)
Lakhipara TE
TE
Gandrapara and Lakhipara Tea Estates (TE)
Gandrapara TE
TE
Gandrapara and Lakhipara Tea Estates (TE)
Danguajhar TE
TE
Danguajhar Tea Estate (TE)
Belakoba
R
Belakoba (R)
Rajganj
R
Rajganj, Jalpaiguri (R)
Phulbari
checkpoint
R
Phulbari, Jalpaiguri (R)
Binnaguri 1
C
Binnaguri (C)
Dhupguri
M
Dhupguri (M)
Jalpaiguri
M
Jalpaiguri (M)
Telipara TG
CT
Telipara Tea Garden (CT)
Banarhat
CT
Banarhat (CT)
Gairkata
CT
Gairkata (CT)
Dakshin Khagrabari
CT
Dakshin Khagrabari (CT)
Mainaguri
CT
Mainaguri (CT)
Kharia
CT
Kharia, Jalpaiguri (CT)
Binnaguri 2
CT
Binnaguri, Rajganj (CT)
Chakiabhita
CT
Chakiabhita (CT)
Dabgram
CT
Dabgram (CT)
Places and tea estates in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision (including Rajganj, Jalpaiguri and Maynaguri CD blocks) in Jalpaiguri district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, C: cantonment, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate, JRS: junction railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Administrative units

Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision has 4 police stations, 3 community development blocks, 3 panchayat samitis, 42 gram panchayats, 144 mouzas, 133 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities, part of 1 municipal corporation and 5 census towns. The municipal corporation partly in the subdivision is Siliguri. The municipalities are: Jalpaiguri and Mainaguri. The census towns are: Dabgram, Binnaguri, Chakiabhita, Kharia, and Dakshin Khagrabari. The subdivision has its headquarters at Jalpaiguri.[2][3] [4]

Police stations

Police stations in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[2][5]

Police Station Area covered
km2		 International border
 Inter-state border
km		 Municipal Town CD block
Rajganj n/a n/a - - Rajganj (part)
Pradhan Nagar n/a - - Siliguri (part) Rajganj (part)
Jalpaiguri n/a n/a - Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri
Mainaguri n/a - - Mainaguri Maynaguri

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision are:[2][7][8]

CD block Headquarters Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 SC % ST % Literacy
Rate %		 Census
Towns
Rajganj Rajganj 614.82 373,766 49.56 4.12 69.82 3
Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri 500.65 323,455 60.78 6.06 73.81 1
Maynaguri Mainaguri 530.60 329,932 71.20 1.32 75.63 2

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 42 gram panchayats under 3 community development blocks:[9][10][11]

  • Jalpaiguri block consists of 14 gram panchayats, viz. Kharia, Arabinda, Paharpur, Mondalghat, Bahadur, Patkata, Belakoba, Barapatina Nutanabos, Garalbari, Nagar Berubari, South Berubari, Kharija–Barubari–I, Kharija–Barubari–II and Boalmari–Nandanpur.
  • Maynaguri block consists of 15 gram panchayats, viz. Amguri, Domohoni–I, Domohoni–II, Madhabdanga–I, Madhabdanga–II, Padamoti–I, Padamoti–II, Barnish, Ramshai, Churabhandar, Khagrabari–I, Khagrabari–II, Dharmapur, Saptibari–I and Saptibari–II.
  • Rajganj block consists of 12 gram panchayats, viz. Dabgram I, Dabgram–II, Fulbari I, Fulbari–II, Binnaguri, Sannyasikata, Majhiali,Panikauri, Sukhani, Kukurjan, Sikarpur, Mantadari and Junglee Mohal Forest Area.

Education

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Jalpaguri district, with data for the year 2013-14.[12]

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
Jalpaiguri Sadar 911 115,080 38 6,912 51 51,110 116 161,827 8 19,460 34 13,075 2,752 189,077
Malbazar 291 40,856 28 4,930 13 14,522 27 37,144 1 3,810 1 252 1,643 78,471
Jalpaiguri district 1,202 156,936 66 11,842 64 65,632 143 198,971 9 13,270 35 13,327 4,395 267,448

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.[12]

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision:

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 Jalpaiguri district, with data for the year 2014.:[30]

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
Jalpaiguri Sadar 2 4 - 18 2 1 2 21 50 1965 269 136,901 1,435,220
Malbazar 1 1 2 7 - - - 19 30 541 50 33,971 448,216
Jalpaiguri district 3 5 2 25 2 1 2 40 30 2,506 319 170,872 1,883.436

.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [31]

  • Jalpaiguri District Hospital, Jalpaiguri M, 610 beds
  • Rani Ashrumati Memorial T.B. Hospital, Jalpaiguri, 60 beds
  • Jalpaiguri Jail Hospital, Jalpaiguri, 30 beds
  • Jalpaiguri Police Hospital, Jalpaiguri, 28 beds
  • New Jalpaiguri Railway Hospital, Bhaktinagar, Rajganj CD block, 100 beds
  • Domohoni Railway Hospital, Domohoni, Maynaguri CD block, 2 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [32]

  • Maynaguri Rural Hospital, Maynaguri CD block, Mainaguri, 60 beds
  • Dhupguri Rural Hospital, Dhupguri CD block, Dhupguri, 30 beds
  • Rajganj Rural Hospital, Rajganj CD block, Payachari, 30 beds
  • Belacoba Rural Hospital, Jalpaiguri CD block, Prasannanagr, 30 beds

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[33]

  • Jalpaiguri CD block: Bahadur (4), Kharija Berubari (10), Nadanpur Bolamari (PO Bolamari) (4), Rangdhamali (10), South Berubari (PO Manikganj) (4).
  • Maynaguri CD block: Barnes (10), Bhurangabari (PO Bakali) (10), Churabhandar (10), Singhimari (Domohoni) (6), Saptibari (10), Ramsi (PO Panbari) (6).
  • Dhupguri CD block: Jhar Altargram (PO Dankanmari) (4), Sakarjhora (PO Sajnapara) (4), Duramari (Salbari) (6).
  • Rajganj CD block: Kalinagar (10), Sikarpur (6), Kukrajn (Sukbari) (6).


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