Diamond Harbour subdivision


Diamond Harbour subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Subdivisions

South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:
SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
Urban
Population %
Rural
Population %
Alipore SadarAlipore427.431,490,34259.8540.15
BaruipurBaruipur1,355.442,396,64331.0568.95
CanningCanning1,103.731,140,56212.3787.63
Diamond HarbourDiamond Harbour1,264.682,125,75814.6185.39
KakdwipKakdwip1,389.931,008,6530100
South 24 ParganasAlipore9,960,008,161,96125.5874.42

26.04% of the total population of South 24 Parganas district live in Diamond Harbourr subdivision.

Administrative units

Diamond Harbour subdivision has 11 police stations, 9 community development blocks, 9 panchayat samitis, 99 gram panchayats, 890 mouzas, 839 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 35 census towns. The municipality is at Diamond Harbour. The census towns are:
Ajodhyanagar, Sirakol, Uttar Bishnupur, Ghola Noapara, Usthi, Barijpur, Uttar Kusum, Kalikapota, Bamna, Dhamua, Shyampur, Nainan, Uttar Kalas, Dihi Kalas, Swangrampur, Bilandapur, Magrahat, Chandpur, Bangsidharpur, Purba Bishnupur, Berandari Bagaria, Dhola, Hasimnagar, Baneshwarpur, Chandpala Anantapathpur, Fatepur, Masat, Sangrampur, Mohanpur, Durganagar, Patdaha, Krishna Chandrapur, Mathurapur, Purba Ranaghat, Lalpur,

Police stations

Police stations in Diamond Harbour subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police stationArea covered
Border Municipal town/ cityCD Block
Usthin/a--Magrahat I
Magrahat135.184--Magrahat II
Mandirbazar128.07--Mandirbazar
Kulpi166,63--Kulpi
Dholahat312.67--Kulpi, Mathurapur I, Kakdwip, Patharpratima
Falta135.58--Falta
Diamond Harbourn/a-Diamond HarbourDiamond Harbour I, Diamond Harbour II
Diamond Harbour Womenn/a-Diamond HarbourDiamond Harbour I
Ramnagarn/a--Diamond Harbour II
Parulia Coastaln/a--Diamond Harbour I, Diamond Harbour II
Mathurapur115--Mathurapur I
Raidighi230.5--Mathurapur II

Blocks

Community development blocks in Diamond Harbour subdivision are:
CD BlockHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
SC %ST %Hindus %Muslims %Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
Magrahat IUsthi119.04269,49420.480.0840.4457.7877.419
Magrahat IIMagrahat136.93304,74434.610.0548.6050.0177.418
MandirbazarMandirbazar118.07214,04042.490.0162.0337.6575.893
KulpiKulpi210.83283,19729.670.1158.8740.6075.492
FaltaHarindanga130.68249,56124.150.0364.8635.0077.174
Diamond Harbour IDiamond Harbour68.43135,16018.630.0147.7252.1675.724
Diamond Harbour IISarisha95.59190,80126.550.0459.7739.6876.911
Mathurapur IMathurapur147.3169,26335.180.2559.4440.4173.934
Mathurapur IIBaribhanga Abad227.45280,83928.232.1082.0815.3777.77-

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 99 gram panchayats under 9 community development blocks:
South 24 Parganas district had a literacy rate of 77.51% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Alipore Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.14%, Baruipur subdivision 77.45%, Canning subdivision 70.98%, Diamond Harbour subdivision 76.26% and Kakdwip subdivision 82.04%

Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in South 24 Parganas district, with data for the year 2013-14:
.* Does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation
The following institutions are located in Diamond Harbour subdivision:
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 South 24 Parganas district.
Note: The district data does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The number of doctors exclude private bodies.
Medical facilities in Diamond Harbour subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals:
Rural Hospitals:
Block Primary Health Centres:
Primary Health Centres:
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the areas under the Kulpi CD Block will form the Kulpi . The Mathurapur II CD Block and six gram panchayats under the Mathurapur I CD Block: Abad Bhagawanpur, Debipur, Krishna Chandrapur, Lalpur, Shankarpur and Nalua, will together form the Raidighi . The other four gram panchayats under the Mathurapur I CD Block and the areas under the Mandirbazar CD Block will together form the Mandirbazar . The areas under the Magrahat II CD Block will form the Magrahat Purba . The Magrahat Paschim will be formed by the areas covered by the Magrahat I CD Block and the Netra gram panchayat under the Diamond Harbour I CD Block. The other seven gram panchayats under the Diamond Harbour I CD Block, the Diamond Harbour Municipality and six gram panchayats under the Diamond Harbour II CD Block: Khordo, Patra, Mathur, Sarisha, Kamarpol and Nurpur, will together form the Diamond Harbour . The other two gram panchayats under the Diamond Harbour II CD Block: Bhadura Haridas and Kalatalahat, and the Falta CD Block will define the extent of the Falta . The legislative assembly constituencies of Mandirbazar and Magrahat Purba will be reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates. Magrahat Purba legislative assembly constituency will be a legislative assembly segment of the Jaynagar , which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates. The legislative assembly constituencies of Kulpi, Raidighi, Mandirbazar and Magrahat Paschim will be legislative assembly segments of the Mathurapur , which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates. Diamond Harbour and Falta legislative assembly constituencies will legislative assembly segments of the Diamond Harbour .