Kharagpur subdivision

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Kharagpur subdivision
Subdivision
Kharagpur subdivision is located in West Bengal
Kharagpur subdivision
Kharagpur subdivision
Location in West Bengal, India
Kharagpur subdivision is located in India
Kharagpur subdivision
Kharagpur subdivision
Kharagpur subdivision (India)
Coordinates: 22°01′N 87°07′E / 22.02°N 87.11°E / 22.02; 87.11Coordinates: 22°01′N 87°07′E / 22.02°N 87.11°E / 22.02; 87.11
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
HeadquartersKharagpur
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Area
 • Total2,913.17 km2 (1,124.78 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,293,901
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitewb.gov.in

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

Subdivisions[edit]

Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhargram subdivision from the district in 2017:[1]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 Rural
population %
(2011)		 Urban
population %
(2011)
Medinipur Sadar Midnapore 2,441.50 1,435,321 86.05 13.95
Kharagpur Kharagpur 2,913.17 2,293,909 85.67 14.33
Ghatal Ghatal 953.09 1,047,679 87.94 12.06
Paschim Medinipur district Midnapore 6,307.76 4,776,909 86.28 13.72

Kharagpur subdivision has a population density of 787 per km2. 48.02% of the total population of the district resides in this subdivision.[1]


Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly


Cities and towns in the southern portion of Kharagpur subdivision (including Dantan I & II, Mohanpur, Keshiary, Narayangarh and Sabang CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Administrative units[edit]

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]

Police stations[edit]

Police stations in Kharagpur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[4]

Police station Area covered
km2		 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

Gram panchayats[edit]

The subdivision contains 99 gram panchayats under 10 community development blocks:[5]

  • 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.

Blocks[edit]

Community development blocks in Kharagpur subdivision are:[6][7]

CD block Headquarters
Area
km2		 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
Narayangarh 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

Education[edit]

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

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a subdivision-wise comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Paschim Medinipur district, after separation of Jhargram subdivision, for the year 2013-14.[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
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 3,448 279,901 274 25,270 260 145,485 354 385,950 19 24,529 32 14,097 8,700 314,382

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, 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]

The following institutions are located in Kharagpur subdivision:

Healthcare[edit]

The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the subdivision-wise medical facilities available and patients treated, after the separation of Jhargram, in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Paschim Medinipur district.[20]

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
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 5 17 24 77 5 1 3 126 208 4,946 586* 260,602 3,933,110
  • Excluding Nursing Homes

Medical facilities[edit]

Medical facilities in the Kharagpur subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [21]

  • Kharagpur Subdivisional Hospital, Kharagpur (M), 286 beds
  • Kharagpur Railway Hospital, Kharagpur, 394 beds
  • B.C.Roy Technology Hospital (IIT), Kharagpur, 35 beds
  • Kharagpur E.F.R. Hospital, Kharagpur, 75 beds
  • State Medical Unit, Kharagpur, 10 beds
  • IPP VIII, Kharagpur, 10 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [22]

  • Hijli Rural Hospital, Kharagpur I CD block, Hijli, 60 beds
  • Sabang Rural Hospital, Sabang CD block, Sabang, 40 beds
  • Debra Rural Hospital, Debra CD block, Debra Bazar, 40 beds
  • Belda Rural Hospital, Narayangarh CD block, Belda, 60 beds
  • Bagda (Mohanpur) Rural Hospital, Mohanpur CD block, Mohanpur, 30 beds
  • Pingla Rural Hospital, Pingla CD block, Pingla, 30 beds
  • Keshiary Rural Hospital, Keshiari CD block, Keshiary, 30 beds
  • Khandrui Rural Hospital, Dantan II CD block, Khandrui, PO Turkagarh, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[23]

  • Changual Block Primary Health Centre, Kharagpur II CD block, Changual, 10 beds
  • Dantan Block Primary Health Centre, Dantan I CD block, Dantan, 10 beds

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[24]

  • Kharagpur I CD block: Khemasuli (4), Amba (PO Shyamraipur) (2), Khelar (PO Banpatna) (10)
  • Kharagpur II CD block: Gokulpur (PO Bar Gokulpur) (6), Paparara (10)
  • Sabang CD block: Mohor (10), Kharika (10), Uchitpur (4)
  • Narayangarh CD block: Barakalonki (6), Radhanagar (6), Makrampur (10), Begunia (?)
  • Mohanpur CD block: Sautia (6), Ghatsandhya (PO Begunia) (10)
  • Debra CD block: Satyapur (PO Marotala) (6), Pasang (10), Trilochanpur (PO Sijgeria) (6), Kankra Shibrampur (PO Kankra Ataram) (6)
  • Pingla CD block: Jalchak (10), Harma (PO Gobardhanpur) (6), Boalia (PO Dhaneswarpur) (6)
  • Keshiary CD block: Patharhuri (PO Binandapur (6), Khajrabari (PO Khejurkuthi) (10), Ganasarisa (2)
  • Dantan I CD block: Bhuringi (PO Anikole) (2), Rajnagar (10)
  • Dantan II CD block: Sabradhaneswarpur (PO Khakurda) (4), Payan (PO Garh Haripur) (10)

Electoral constituencies[edit]

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Paschim Medinipur district were as follows from 2006:[25]

Lok Sabha constituency Vidhan Sabha constituency Reservation CD Block and/or Gram panchayats
Jhargram (ST) 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.
Other assembly segments outside the 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.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Table 2.1. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008". West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 19 March 2008. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Paschim Medinipur - Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Basic data: Table 4.4, 4.5, Clarifications: other related tables. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur". IITKgp. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Kharagpur College". KC. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Hijli College". Hijli College. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Ambigeria Government College". AGC. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Belda College". BC. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya". DTSKSM. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "Bhatter College, Dantan". BCD. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "Sabang Sajanikanta Mahavidyalaya". Sabang Sajanikanta Mahavidyalaya. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "Sabang Sajanikanta Mahaviyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Government General Degree College". KGC. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  20. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Table 3.1, 3.3. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  21. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  22. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  23. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  24. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  25. ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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