Kharagpur subdivision

Kharagpur subdivision খড়গপুর মহকুমা
Subdivision
Kharagpur subdivision Kharagpur subdivision Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°01′N 87°07′E / 22.02°N 87.11°ECoordinates: 22°01′N 87°07′E / 22.02°N 87.11°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Headquarters	Kharagpur
Government
• Type	Community development block
Area
• Total	2,913.17 km^2 (1,124.78 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,293,901
• Density	790/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	wb.gov.in

Kharagpur subdivision is a subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Subdivisions

Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: ^[1]

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area km^2	Population (2011)	Rural Population % (2001)	Urban Population % (2001)
Medinipur Sadar	Midnapore	2,441.50	1,435,321	87.42	12.58
Jhargram	Jhargram	3,037,64	1,136,548	94.73	5.27
Kharagpur	Kharagpur	2,913.17	2,293,901	85.58	14.42
Gatal	Ghatal	953.09	1,047,679	87.35	12.65
Paschim Medinipur district	Midnapore	9,368.00	5,913,457	8810	11.90

Administrative units

Kharagpur subdivision has 10 police stations, 10 community development blocks, 10 panchayat samitis, 99 gram panchayats, 2,679 mouzas, 2486 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 5 census towns. The single municipality is at Kharagpur. The census towns are: Balichak, Chaulia, Deuli, Kharagpur Railway Settlement and Kalaikunda. The subdivision has its headquarters at Kharagpur.^[2][3]

Area

Kharagpur subdivision has an area of 2,913.17 km², population in 2011 of 2,293,909 and density of population of 787 per km². 38.79 % 0f the population of the district resides in this subdivision.^[4]

Police stations

Police stations in Kharagpur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: ^[5]

Police Station	Area covered km^2	Municipal Town	CD Block
Kharagpur (Town)	n/a	Kharagpur	-
Kharagpur (Local)	n/a	-	Kharagpur I, Kharagpur II
Debra	n/a	-	Debra
Pingla	n/a	-	Pingla
Keshiary	n/a	-	Keshiari
Dantan	n/a	-	Dantan I
Belda	n/a	-	Dantan II
Narayangarh	n/a	-	Narayangarh
Mohanpur	n/a	-	Mohanpur
Sabang	n/a	-	Sabang

Blocks

Community development blocks in Kharagpur subdivision are:^{[4] [6]}

CD Block	Headquarters	Area km^2	Population (2011)	SC %	ST %	Literacy Rate %	Census Towns
Debra	Balichak	342.41	288,619	12.99	20.48	82.03	1
Pingla	Pingla	224.48	194,809	8.43	9.92	83.57
Keshiari	Keshiary	292.09	149,269	22.95	34.25	76.78
Dantan I	Dantan	257.07	172,107	16.99	16.38	73.53	1
Dantan II	Dhaneswarpur	185.56	155,017	8.92	7.01	82.45
Naryangarh	Narayangarh	499.48	302,620	18.62	22.50	78.31	1
Mohanpur	Mohanpur	137.49	111,901	10.30	5.39	80.51
Sabang	Sabang	305.00	270,472	13.33	6.22	86.84
Kharagpur I	Satkul	313.31	258,040	17.99	16.45	77.06	2
Kharagpur II	Madpur	265.63	183,440	18.61	25.57	76.08

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 99 gram panchayats under 10 community development blocks:^[7]

• Dantan I block: Ainkola, Chak Ismailpur, Monoharpur, Alikosha, Dantan–I, Salikotha, Angua, Datan–II and Tarurui.

• Dantan II block: Haripur, Porolda, Sauri Kotbar, Turka, Jenkapur, Sabra and Talda.

• Pingla block: Dhaneswarpur, Jalchak–II, Kshirai, Pindurui, Gobordhanpur, Jamna, Kusumda, Jalchak–I, Karkai and Maligram.

• Kharagpur I block: Arjuni, Gopali, Kalaikunda, Vetia, Barkola, Hariatara and Khelarh.

• Kharagpur II block: Chakmakampur, Kaliara–II, Paparara–I, Changual, Lachhmapur, Paparara–II, Kaliara–I, Palsya and Sankoa.

• Sabang block: Balpai, Danrra, Nawgaon, Bhemua, Bishnupur, Dashgram, Narayanbarh, Bural, Debhog, Sabang, Chaulkuri, Mohar and Sharta.

• Mohanpur block: Mohanpur, Sautia, Tanua, Neelda and Shialsai.

• Narayangarh block: Bakhrabad, Hemchandra, Manya, Pakurseni, Belda–I, Khursi, Mokrampur, Ranisarai, Belda–II, Kunarpur, Narayangarh, Tutranga, Gramraj, Kushbasan, Narma and Kashipur.

• Keshiari block: Baghasthi, Keshiari, Lalua, Gaganeswar, Khajra, Nachipur, Ghritagram, Kusumpur and Santrapur.

• Debra block: Bhabanipur, Duan–I, Khanamohan, Satyapur, Bharatpur, Duan–II, Malighati, Snarpur–Loyada, Debra–I, Golgram, Radhamohanpur–I, Debra–II, Jalimanda, Radhamohanpur–II.

Education

Paschim Medinipur district had a literacy rate of 78.00% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Jhargram subdivision had a literacy rate of 70.92%, Medinipur Sadar subdivision 76.23%, Kharagpur subdivision 80.51% and Ghatal subdivision 82.55%. ^[8]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Paschim Medinipur district for the year 2013-14. It may be noted that 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, adult high schools, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.^[8]

Subdivion	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
Jhargram	1,250	73,679	188	10,772	9	6,249	138	118,078	6	5,331	9	2,343	3,132	83,330
Medinipur Sadar	1,086	88,909	118	13,825	45	38,322	118	143,051	8	11,058	15	2,281	2,844	112,971
Kharagpur	1,576	131,008	126	8,902	127	63,099	170	177,644	7	9,058	12	11,190	4,365	147,242
Ghatal	786	59,984	30	2,543	88	44,064	66	65,255	4	4,413	5	626	1,501	54,169
Paschim Medinipur district	4,698	353,580	462	36,042	269	151,734	492	504,028	25	29,860	41	16,440	11,842	397,712

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 Paschim Medinipur 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
Jhargram	1	6	2	25	-	-	-	7	41	838	87	73,696	1,033,410
Medinipur Sadar	2	5	1	15	3	-	1	26	53	2,117	323	121,486	1,375,817
Kharagpur	2	8	2	27	2	1	2	54	98	1841	197	93,110	1,814,309
Ghatal	1	4	1	15	-	-	-	46	67	988	66	46,006	742,984
Paschim Medinipur district	6	23	26	82	5	1	3	133	259	5,784	673*	334,298	4,966,520

• Excluding Nursing Homes

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Paschim Medinipur district were as follows from 2006: ^[10]

Lok Sabha constituency	Vidhan Sabha constituency	Reservation	CD Block and/or Gram panchayats
Jhargram (ST)	Nayagram	ST	Nayagram and Gopiballavpur I CD Blocks, and Chorchita, Kuliana and Nota GPs of Gopiballavpur II CD Block.
	Gopiballavpur	None	Beliabera, Kharbandhi, Pet Bindhi and Tapshia GPs of Gopiballavpur II CD Block, Aguiboni, Chandri, Chubka, Dudhkundi, Lodhasuli, Nedabahara, Patashimul, Shalboni and Sardiha GPs of Jhargram CD Block and Sankrail CD Block.
	Jhargram	None	Jhargram municipality, Bandhgora, Manikpara, Radhanagar and Sapdhara GPs of Jhargram CD Block and Binpur I CD Block.
	Garbeta	None	Garhbeta I CD Block and Amlasuli, Jogardanga, Piyasala and Sarboth GPs of Garhbeta II CD Block.
	Salboni	None	Bhimpur, Bishnupur, Debgram, Lalgeria and Salboni GPs of Salboni CD Block, Goaltor, Gohaldanga, Jeerapara, Makli, Patharpara and Pingbani GPs of Garhbeta II CD Block and Garhbeta III CD Block.
	Binpur	None	Binpur II and Jamboni CD Blocks.
	Bandwan	ST	Bandwan, Barabazar and Manbazar II CD Block in Purulia district.
Medinipur	Egra	None	Egra municipality, Egra I CD Block, and Basudevpur, Deshbandhu, Dubda, Manjusree, Paniparul, Sarbaday and Bibekananda GPs of Egra II CD Block in Purba Medinipur district.
	Dantan	None	Dantan II and Mohanpur CD Blocks, and Chak Islampur GP of Dantan I CD Block.
	Keshiary	ST	Keshiari CD Block, and Alikosha, Angua, Ainkola, Dantan I, Dantan II, Monoharpur, Salikotha and Tararui GPs of Dantan I CD Block.
	Kharagpur Sadar	None	Kharagpur municipality and Kharagpur Railway Settlement of Kharagpur I CD Block.
	Narayangarh	None	Narayangarh
	Kharagpur	None	Kharagpur I CD Block, and Banpura, Panchkhuri I, Panchkhuri II, Pathra and Shiromoni GPs of Midnapore Sadar CD Block.
	Medinipur	None	Midnapore municipality, Chandra, Dherua, Monidaha and Tantigeria GPs of Midnapore Sadar CD Block and Bankibandh, Garhmal, Karnagarh, Kashijora and Shatpati GPs of Salboni CD Block.
Ghatal	Panskura Paschim	None	Panskura I CD Block in Purba Medinipur district.
	Sabang	None	Sabang CD Block, and Jalchak I, Jalchak II and Maligram GPs of Pingla CD Block.
	Pingla	None	Dhaneswarpur, Gobordhanpur, Jamna, Karkai, Kshirai, Kusumda and Pindurui GPs of Pingla CD Block and Kharagpur II CD Block
	Debra	None	Debra CD Block
	Daspur	None	Daspur II, and Basudevpur, Daspur I, Daspur II, Nandanpur I, Nandanpur II and Panchberia GPs of Daspur I CD Block.
	Ghatal	SC	Ghatal municipality, Ghatal CD Block, Khara municipality, and Rajnagar, Sarberia I and Sarberia II GPs of Daspur I CD Block.
	Keshpur	SC	Keshpur CD Block.

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