Jangipur subdivision


Jangipur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Overview

The Bhagirathi River splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east. Jangipur subdivision lies in the Rarh region in Jangipur district. The Rarh region spreads over from the adjoining Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand on the west. The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is undulating. The Padma River, on the east, separates Murshidabad district from Malda district and Chapai Nawabganj and Rajshahi districts of Bangladesh in the north.

Geography

Subdivisions

Murshidabad district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
Rural
Population %
Urban
Population %
BarhampurBaharampur1,195.571,725,52580.1519.85
KandiKandi1,200.761,155,64593.216.79
JangipurJangipur1,097.821,972,30856.4343.57
LalbagMurshidabad1019.101,253,88692.367.64
DomkolDomkol837.88996,44397.552.45
Murshidabad district5,324.007,103,80780.2819.72

Administrative units

Jangipur subdivision has 5 police stations, 7 community development blocks, 7 panchayat samitis, 61 gram panchayats, 561 mouzas, 420 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 52 census towns. The municipalities are: Jangipur and Dhulian. The census towns are: Farakka Barrage Township, Srimantapur, Benia Gram, Arjunpur, Sibnagar, Memrejpur, Pranpara, Mahadebnagar, Anup Nagar, Jaffrabad, Kankuria, Uttar Mahammadpur, Chachanda, Dhusaripara, Serpur, Kohetpur, Bhasaipaikar, Jaykrishnapur, Basudebpur, Madna, Ramakantapur, Nayabahadurpur, Fatellapur, Jagtaj, Debipur, Aurangabad, Mahendrapur, Hafania, Dafahat, Paschim Punropara, Ichhlampur, Chakmeghoan, Kakramari, Khanpur, Khidirpur, Bhabki, Ghorsala, Srikantabati, Charka, Dafarpur, Ramnagar, Mirzapur, Giria, Mithipur, Jot Kamal, Osmanpur, Sahajadpur, Khodarampur, Donalia, Teghari, Krishna Sali and Bara Jumla. The subdivision has its headquarters at Jangipur.

Police stations

Police stations in Jangipur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police stationArea covered
km2		India-Bangladesh
border km		Inter-state
border KM		Municipal townCD Block
Farakkan/a-n/a-Farakka
Samserganjn/an/an/aDhulianSamserganj
Sutin/an/an/a-Suti I, Suti II
Raghunathganjn/an/an/aJangipurRaghunathganj I, Raghunathganj II
Sagardighin/a---Sagardighi

Murshidabad district has a 125.35 km long international border with Bangladesh of which 42.35 km is on land and the remaining is riverine.
There are reports of Bangladeshi infiltrators entering Murshidabad district. An estimate made in 2000 places the total number of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India at 1.5 crore, with around 3 lakh entering every year. The thumb rule for such illegal immigrants is that for each illegal person caught four get through. While many immigrants have settled in the border areas, some have moved on, even to far way places such as Mumbai and Delhi. The border is guarded by the Border Security Force. During the UPA government, Sriprakash Jaiswal, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, had made a statement in Parliament on 14 July 2004, that there were 12 million illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators living in India, and West Bengal topped the list with 5.7 million Bangladeshis. More recently, Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs in the NDA government has put the figure at around 20 million. Critics point out that the Bengali politicians, particularly those from the ruling Trinamool Congress and the CPI, believe that a soft approach to the problem helps them to win Muslim votes.

Blocks

Community development blocks in Jangipur subdivision are:
CD BlockHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
SC %ST %Muslims %Hindus %Decadal
Growth Rate
2001-2011 %		Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
FarakkaFarakka132.74274,11111.931.8867.1532.2324.5760.478
SamserganjDhulian84.21284,0726.480.0683.4816.3834.0954.9811
Suti IAhiran143.68179,90814.370.1558.1541.6229.0258.064
Suti IIDafahat111.13278,9227.340.1872.5327.2230.8255.2313
Raghunathganj IRaghunathganj140.91195,62727.111.3356.4843.3226.7364.496
Raghunathganj IIGiria140.91265,3368.760.0381.9717.8737.8261.1710
SagardighiSagadighi345.42310,46118.786.3864.6831.5623.0665.26-

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 61 gram panchayats under 7 community development blocks:
As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of the Ganges alone in Murshidabad district. The main channel of the Ganges has a bankline of 94 km along its right bank from downstream of Farakka Barrage to Jalangi. Severe erosion occurs all along this bank. The encroaching river wiped out 50 mouzas and engulfed about 10,000 hectares of fertile land. The following blocks have to face the brunt of erosion year after year: Farakka, Samserganj, Suti I, Suti II, Raghunathganj II, Lalgola, Bhagawangola I, Bhagawangola II, Raninagar I, Raninagar II and Jalangi. As per official estimate, till 1992-94 more than 10,000 hectares of chars have developed in main places, which have become inaccessible from the Indian side but can be reached easily from Bangladesh.
See also - River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts

Economy

Infrastructure

All inhabited villages in Murshidabad district have power supply.
See the individual block pages for more information about the infrastructure available.

Farakka Barrage

Farakka Barrage Project Complex comprises the 2,245 m long Farakka Barrage across the Ganges, the 213 m long Jangipur Barrage across the Bhagirathi, the 38.38 km long Feeder Canal, 33.79 km long Left Afflux Bund of Farakka Barrage and 16.31 km long Left Afflux Bund of Jangipur Barrage, Anti-erosion Protection Work from Rajmahal and Diara to Jalangi and associated work. Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge. One of the largest projects of its kind in the country, it is under the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.

Power stations

The 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station of NTPC at Nabarun and the 1,600 MW Sagardighi Thermal Power Station of West Bengal Power Development Corporation, at Manigram, are in Jangipur subdivision.

Beedi industry

According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 workers engaged in the beedi industry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women. There are around 90 registered manufacturers of major biri brands in West Bengal, the nerve centre being Jangipur subdivision. There are 18 big factories and 50 small factories in this subdivision. The munshi, a contractor, who distributes the raw materials to the homes of workers and collects the finished products, is a key figure. As of 2003, around 400,000 workers were engaged in the prime area locations of beedi making, a household industry, in Farakka, Samserganj, Suti I, Suti II, Raghunathganj I and Raghunathganj II CD Blocks of Jangipur subdivision. The majority of those working were women and children.

Agriculture

Murshidabad is a predominantly agricultural district. A majority of the population depends on agriculture for a living. The land is fertile. The eastern portion of the Bhagirathi, an alluvial tract, is very fertile for growing Aus paddy, jute and rabi crops. The Kalantar area in the south-eastern portion of the district, is a low-lying area with stiff dark clay and supports mainly the cultivation of Aman paddy. The west flank of the Bhagirathi is a lateritic tract intersected by numerous bils and old river beds. It supports the cultivation of Aman paddy, sugar cane and mulberry.
Given below is an overview of the agricultural production for Jangipur subdivision, other subdivisions and the Murshidabad district, with data for the year 2013-14.
CD Block/ SubdivisionRiceWheatJutePulsesOil seedsPotatoesSugarcane
Farakka2,1131,98231,7992,7438375,14025,824
Samserganj34622125,8983292152,4242,501
Suti I3,09112216,3142732,4493,7961,359
Suti II2,7167,01865,4185,4791,08911,700-
Raghunathganj I12,3719,32618,8421791312,752-
Raghunathganj II31,9962,87532,052185664830160
Sagardighi154,83923,71717,1021866,99011,555-
Jangipur subdivision207,47245,261207,4259,37412,37538,19752,344
Barhampur subdivision268,587109,091914,7915,75835,31539,914160,221
Kandi subdivision487,2074,1576,1864,8189,35585,886106,646
Lalbag subdivision68,03420,304427,4507,80922,59240,9973,295
Domkol subdivision80,899109,518730,39316,75533,410117,08225,023
Murshidabad district1,112,199288,3312,286,24544,514113,047322.076347,529

Education

Murshidabad district had a literacy rate of 66.59% as per the census of India 2011. Barhampur subdivision had a literacy rate of 72.60%, Kandi subdivision 66.28%, Jangipur subdivision 60.95%, Lalbag subdivision 68.00% and Domkal subdivision 68.35%.
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Murshidabad 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 located in Jangipur 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 Murshidabad district.
.* Excluding nursing homes
Medical facilities in Jangipur subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals:

Jangipur Subdivisional Hospital, Jangipur, 250 beds

Central Hospital for Beedi Workers, Malancha, Samserganj CD Block, 50 beds

Farakka Barrage Hospital, Farakka, 50 beds
Rural Hospitals:

Sagardighi Rural Hospital, Sagardighi CD Block, Sagardighi, 30 beds

Anupnagar Rural Hospital, Samseganj CD Block, Dhulian, 30 beds

Mahesail Rural Hospital, Suti II CD Block, Mahesail, Parulia via Auragabad, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centres:

Farakka BPHC, Farakka CD Block, Farakka, 10 beds

Ahiran BPHC, Suti I CD Block, Ahiran, 15 beds

Rajnagar BPHC, Raghunathganj I CD Block, Rajnagar, 6 beds

Teghari BPHC, Raghunathganj II CD Block, Teghari, 10 beds
Primary Health Centres:

Sagardighi CD Block: Monigram, Singeswari-Gouripur, Suryapur, Dhanparganj

Farakka CD Block: Benipur , Arjunpur, Kendua, Srimantapur

Samserganj CD Block: Putimari, Uttar Mahammadpur

Suti I CD Block: Bahutali, Hilora

Suti II CD Block: Aurangabad, Dafahat, Baje Gajipur, Kassimnagar

Raghunathganj I CD Block: Barla, Gankar

Raghunathganj II CD Block: Mohammadpur, Adikantapur

Electoral constituencies

and Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Jangipur subdivision were as follows:
Lok Sabha constituencyReservationVidhan Sabha constituencyReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
Jangipur-Suti-Suti II community development block and Bahutali, Harua and Sadikpur gram panchayats of Suti I CD Block
Jangipur-Jangipur municipality, Raghunathganj I CD Block and Ahiran and Bansabati GPs of Suti I CD Block
Raghunathganj-Raghunathganj II CD Block, Nurpur GP of Suti I CD Block and Maiya GP of Lalgola CD Block
Sagardighi-Sagardighi CD Block
Lalgola
in Lalbag subdivision		-Airmari Krishnapur, Bahadurpur, Bilbora Kopra, Dewansarai, Jasaitala, Kalmegha, Lalgola, Manikchak, Nashipur, Paikpara and Ramchandrapur GPs of Lalgola CD Block and Kantanagar GP of Bhagawangola I CD Block
Nabagram
in Lalbag subdivision		Reserved for SCNabagram CD Block, and Niyallishpara Goaljan, Radharghat I, Radharghat II and Sahajadpur GPs of Berhampore CD Block
Khargram
in Kandi subdivision		Reserved for SCKhargram CD Block, and Kalyanpur I and Kalyanpur II GPs of Burwan CD Block
Maldaha Dakshin-Farakka-Farakka Block, and Gajinagar Malancha and Kanchantala GPs of Samserganj CD Block
Samserganj-Dhulian municipality and Bhasaipaikar, Bogdadnagar, Chachanda, Dogachhi, Napara, Nimtita, Pratapganj and Tinpukuria GPs of Samserganj CD Block
5 assembly segments in Malda district