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Country
  
India

District
  
Paschim Medinipur

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Area
  
2,442 km²

State
  
West Bengal

Headquarters
  
Midnapore

Vehicle registration
  
WB

ISO 3166 code
  
ISO 3166-2:IN

Medinipur Sadar subdivision

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

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Subdivisions

Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

Medinipur Sadar subdivision has a density of population of 588 per km2. 24.27% 0f the population of the district resides in this subdivision.

Administrative units

Medinipur Sadar subdivision has 6 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 64 gram panchayats, 2,370 mouzas, 1971 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 5 census towns. The single municipality is at Midnapore. The census towns are: Garbeta, Amlagora, Durllabhganj, Dwari Geria and Naba Kola. The subdivision has its headquarters at Midnapore.

Police stations

Police stations in Medinipur Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Blocks

Community development blocks in Medinipur subdivision are:

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 64 gram panchayats under 6 community development blocks:

  • Midnapore Sadar block: Banpura, Monidaha, Pathra, Chandra, Panchkhuri–I, Shiromoni, Dherua, Panchkhuri–II and Tantigeria.
  • Garhbeta I block: Agra, Baramura, Garanga, Kharkusma, Amkopa, Benachapra, Garhbeta, Sandhipur, Amlagora, Dhadika, Katra Uttarbil and Shyamnagar.
  • Garhbeta II block: Amlasuli, Jeerapara, Patharpara, Sarboth, Goaltore, Jogardanga, Pingboni, Gohaldanga, Makli and Piasala.
  • Garhbeta III block: Amsole, Nalbona, Raskunda, Shankarkanta, Karsa, Nayabasat, Satbankura and Uriasai.
  • Keshpur block: Amanpur, Enayetpur, Kalagram, Sarisha Khola, Amrakuchi, Golar, Jhentla, Shirsha, Anandapur, Jagannathpur, Keshpur, Teghari, Dhalhara, Jorakeudi Solidiha and Mugbasan.
  • Salboni block: Bankibandh, Debgram, Kashijora, Shatpati, Bhimpur, Garhmal, Lalgeria, Bishnupur, Karnagarh and Salboni.

    • 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%.

    Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a subdivision-wise 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.

    The following institutions are located in Medinipur Sadar subdivision:

  • Vidyasagar University at Midnapore was established in 1981 as an affiliating university.
  • Midnapore Medical College and Hospital at Midnapore was established in 2004.
  • Midnapore College at Midnapore was established in 1873. It was granted autonomous status in 2014-15. It offers under-graduate and post-graduate courses
  • Midnapore Law College at Midnapore was established in 2002. It offers 5-years course in BA LLB (Hons) and 3-years course in LLB.
  • K.D. College of Commerce and General Studies at Midnapore was established in 1961.
  • Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College at Midnapore was established in 1957.
  • Salboni Government College was established at Salboni in 2011.
  • Sukumar Sengupta Mahavidyalaya at Keshpur was established in 2004.
  • Garhbeta College was established at Garbeta in 1948.
  • Santal Bidroha Sardha Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya at Goaltore was established in 2005.

    • Healthcare

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

  • Excluding Nursing Homes

    • Electoral constituencies

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

    References

    Medinipur Sadar subdivision Wikipedia
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