Balurghat subdivision


Balurghat subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Subdivisions

Dakshin Dinajpur district is divided into two administrative subdivisions:
SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km22001		Population
Urban
Population %
Rural
Population %
BalurghatBalurghat1,202.88905,54018.5681.44
GangarampurBuniadpur1,047.90770,7368.8691.14
Dakshin Dinajpur districtBalurghat2,219.00*1,676,27614.1085.90

.*2011

Administrative units

Balurghat subdivision has 4 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 35 gram panchayats, 888 mouzas, 852 inhabited villages, 1 municipality, 3 census towns and 1 outgrowth. The only municipality is at Balurghat. The census towns are: Par Patiram, Dakra and Chak Bhrigu. The outgrowth is Baidyanathpara. The subdivision has its headquarters at Balurghat.

Police stations

Police stations in Balurghat subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police stationArea covered
Border PopulationMunicipal town/ cityCD Block
Balurghatn/an/a401,934BalurghatBalurghat
Balurghat Women----Balurghat subdivision
Hilin/an/a83,700-Hili
Kumarganjn/an/a160,120-Kumarganj
Tapann/an/a248,305-Tapan

Blocks

Community development blocks in Balurghat subdivision are:
CD BlockHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
SC %ST %Hindus %Muslims %Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
BalurghatBalurghat369.39250,76429.4026.4192.345.1873.963
HiliHili90.7883,75425.7118.2688.279.6376.04-
KumarganjKumarganj286.62169,10225.9317.0164.8932.6674.57-
TapanTapan445.63250,76432.3222.3470.3427.3168.62-

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 35 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:
Dakshin Dinajpur district had a literacy rate of 72.82% as per the census of India 2011. Balurghat subdivision had a literacy rate of 75.78%, Gangarampur subdivision 69.24%.
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Dakshin district for the year 2013-14:
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.
The following institutions are in Balurghat subdivision:
Balurghat College was established as an Intermediate college in 1948 at Balurghat. Degree courses were added from 1953 onwards.
Balurghat Mahila Mahavidyalaya was established in 1970 at Balurghat.
Balurghat Law College was established in 2001 at Balurghat.
Jamini Majumdar Memorial College was established at Patiram in 2008.
Nathaniyal Murmu Memorial College was established at Tapan in 2011.
S.B.S. Government College, Hili was established at Hili in 2015.
Kumarganj College was established at Kumarganj in 2016.

Healthcare

The table below presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Dakshin Dinajpur district.
.* Excluding nursing homes
Medical facilities available in Balurghat subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals:

Balurghat General Hospital, Balurghat, 320 beds

Balurghat Police Hospital, Balurghat, 50 beds

Balurghat Poura Hospital and Matri Sadan, Balurghat, 32 beds

Rural Hospitals:

Hili Rural Hospital, Hili CD Block, Hili, 25 beds

Kumarganj Rural Hospital, Kumarganj CD Block, Kumarganj, 30 beds

Tapan Rural Hospital, Tapan CD Block, Tapan, 30 beds

Khaspur Rural Hospital, Balurghat CD Block, Khaspur, 30 beds

Primary Health Centres:

Kumarganj CD Block: Penitora , Bathur, Deor

Tapan CD Block: Monahali, Chenchra , Balapur

Balurghat CD Block: Bara Kasipur , Bolla, Nazirpur, Chak Bhrigu , Kamarpara

Hili CD Block: Tear , Trimohini

Electoral constituencies

and Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Balurghat subdivision were as follows:
Lok Sabha constituencyReservationVidhan Sabha constituencyReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
Balurghat-Kumarganj-Kumarganj CD Block and Ashokegram, Basuria, Chaloon and Uday GPs of Gangarampur CD Block
Balurghat-Balurghat municipality, Amritakhand, Vatpara and Chingishpur GPs of Balurghat CD Block and Hilli CD Block
TapanSTDwipkhanda, Gophanagar, Harsura, Malancha and Tapan Chandipur GPs of Tapan CD Block, and Boaldar, Chak Vrigu, Jalghar, Bolla, Danga, Gopalbati, Najirpur and Patiram GPs of Balurghat CD Block
GangarampurSCGangarampur municipality, Belbari I, Damdama, Gangarampur and Nandanpur GPs of Gangrampur CD Block, and Ajmatpur, Autina, Gurail, Hazratpur, Ramchandrapur and Rampara Chenchra GPs of Tapan CD Block
Other assembly segments outside the subdivision