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Country
  
India

District
  
Birbhum

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

ISO 3166 code
  
ISO 3166-2:IN

State
  
West Bengal

Headquarters
  
Suri

Vehicle registration
  
WB

Suri Sadar subdivision

Suri Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of three municipalities (Suri, Dubrajpur and Sainthia) and seven community development blocs: Suri — I, Suri — II, Saithiya, Dubrajpur, Khayrashol, Rajnagar and Mahammad Bazar. The seven blocks contain one census town: Ahmadpur and 62 gram panchayats. The subdivision has its headquarters at Suri.

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Area

Apart from the three municipalities, Suri, Dubrajpur and Sainthia, the subdivision contains one census town: Ahmadpur and rural areas of 62 gram panchayats under seven community development blocs: Suri — I, Suri — II, Saithiya, Dubrajpur, Khayrashol, Rajnagar and Mahammad Bazar.

Suri — I block

Suri — I block consists of rural areas with seven gram panchayats, viz. Alunda, Karidhya, Mallickpur, Tilpara, Bhurkuna, Khatanga and Nagari. Suri and Sadaipur police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Barabagan.

Suri — II block

Suri — II block consists of rural areas with six gram panchayats, viz. Abinashpur, Domdama, Koma, Banshanka, Kendua and Purandarpur. Suri and Panrui police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Purandarpur.

Sainthia block

Sainthia block consists of one census town: Ahmadpur and rural areas with 12 gram panchayats, viz. Ahmadpur, Banagram, Horisara, Panrui, Bhromorkol, Deriapur, Hatora, Sangra, Amarpur, Fulur, Mathpalsa and Sreenidhipur. Sainthia and Panrui police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Ahmadpur.

Dubrajpur block

Dubrajpur block consists of rural areas with ten gram panchayats, viz. Balijuri, Hetampur, Loba, Sahapur, Chinpai, Jashpur, Paduma, Gohaliara, Laxmi-Narayanpur and Parulia. Illambazar, Sadaipur and Dubrajpur police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Dubrajpur.

Khayrashol block

Khayrashol block consists of rural areas with ten gram panchayats, viz. Babuijore, Kendgore, Nakrakonda, Rupuspur, Barrah, Khoyrasole, Panchra, Hazratpur, Lokepur and Parsundi. Khayrashol and Kankartala police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Khayrashol.

Rajnagar block

Rajnagar block consists of rural areas with five gram panchayats, viz. Bhabanipur, Gangmuri-Joypur, Tantipara, Chandrapur and Rajnagar. Rajnagar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Rajnagar.

Mahammad Bazar block

Mahammad Bazar block consists of rural areas with 12 gram panchayats, viz. Angargaria, Charicha, Hinglow, Puranagram, Bharkata, Deucha, Kapista, Rampur, Bhutura, Gonpur, Mahamadbazar and Sekedda. Mahammad Bazar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Patalnagar.

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal:

  • The municipal area of Suri, the Suri–I block, the Rajnagar block and the gram panchayats of Chinpai, Gohaliara, Parulia and Sahapur under the Dubrajpur block together will form the Suri assembly constituency.
  • The other six gram panchayats under the Dubrajpur block as well as the municipal area of Dubrajpur and the Khoyrasol block will form the domain of the Dubrajpur assembly constituency.
  • The municipal area of Sainthia, the Suri–II block will be covered by the Sainthia assembly constituency, which will also contain the gram panchayats of Angargaria, Bhutura, Charicha, Mahammad Bazar, Deucha and Puranagram of the Mahammad Bazar block and the gram panchayats of Banagram, Deriapur, Fulur, Horisara, Hatora and Mathpalsa under the Sainthia block.
  • The other six gram panchayats of the Sainthia block will be part of the Labpur assembly constituency.
  • The other six gram panchayats of the Mahammad Bazar block will be part of the Rampurhat assembly constituency.
  • The constituencies of Dubrajpur and Sainthia will be reserved for the Scheduled castes (SC) candidates.
  • The Labpur constituency will be an assembly segment of the Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates.
  • The constituencies of Suri, Dubrajpur, Sainthia and Rampurhat will be assembly segments of the Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency).

    • References

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