Medinipur Sadar subdivision


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

Subdivisions

Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhargram subdivision from the district in 2017:
SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
Rural
Population %
Urban
Population %
Medinipur SadarMidnapore2,441.501,435,32186.0513.95
KharagpurKharagpur2,913.172,293,90985.6714.33
GhatalGhatal953.091,047,67987.9412.06
Paschim Medinipur districtMidnapore6,307.764,776,90986.2813.72

Medinipur Sadar subdivision has a density of population of 588 per km2. 30.05% 0f the total 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:
Police StationArea covered
km2		Municipal TownCD Block
Midnaporen/aMidnaporeMidnapore Sadar
Garbetan/a-Garhbeta I, Garhbeta II, Garhbeta III
Goaltoren/a-Garhbeta I, Garhbeta II, Garhbeta III
Keshpurn/a-Keshpur partly
Anandapurn/a-Keshpur partly
Salbonin/a-Salboni

Blocks

Community development blocks in Medinipur subdivision are:
CD BlockHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
SC %ST %Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
SalboniSalboni553.39188,56318.6117.3874.87
KeshpurKeshpur483.15339,24826.455.7885.24
Garhbeta IGarbeta361.87228,51324.137.9372.212
Garhbeta IIGoaltore392.55148,41026.4819.9975.87
Garhbeta IIISatbankura312.22169,52815.3414.1372.213
Midnapore SadarBarapathar Cantonment323.64191,70519.5317.6770.48

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 64 gram panchayats under 6 community development blocks:
Paschim Medinipur district had a literacy rate of 78.00% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Medinipur Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 76.23%, Kharagpur subdivision 80.51% and Ghatal subdivision 82.55%.
Given in the table below is a subdivision-wise comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Paschim Medinipur district, after separation of Jhargram subdivision, 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, 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:
The table below presents an overview of the subdivision-wise medical facilities available and patients treated, after the separation of Jhargram, in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Paschim Medinipur district.
and Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Paschim Medinipur district were as follows from 2006:
Lok Sabha constituencyVidhan Sabha constituencyReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats
Jhargram Garbeta-Garhbeta I CD Block and Amlasuli, Jogardanga, Piyasala and Sarboth GPs of Garhbeta II CD Block.
Salboni-Bhimpur, Bishnupur, Debgram, Lalgeria and Salboni GPs of Salboni CD Block, Goaltor, Gohaldanga, Jeerapara, Makli, Patharpara and Pingbani GPs of Garhbeta II CD Block and Garhbeta III CD Block.
Other assembly segments outside the district
MedinipurEgra-Egra municipality, Egra I CD Block, and Basudevpur, Deshbandhu, Dubda, Manjusree, Paniparul, Sarbaday and Bibekananda GPs of Egra II CD Block in Purba Medinipur district.
Dantan-Dantan II and Mohanpur CD Blocks, and Chak Islampur GP of Dantan I CD Block.
KeshiarySTKeshiari CD Block, and Alikosha, Angua, Ainkola, Dantan I, Dantan II, Monoharpur, Salikotha and Tararui GPs of Dantan I CD Block.
Kharagpur Sadar-Kharagpur municipality and Kharagpur Railway Settlement of Kharagpur I CD Block.
Narayangarh-Narayangarh
Kharagpur-Kharagpur I CD Block, and Banpura, Panchkhuri I, Panchkhuri II, Pathra and Shiromoni GPs of Midnapore Sadar CD Block.
Medinipur-Midnapore municipality, Chandra, Dherua, Monidaha and Tantigeria GPs of Midnapore Sadar CD Block and Bankibandh, Garhmal, Karnagarh, Kashijora and Shatpati GPs of Salboni CD Block.
GhatalPanskura Paschim-Panskura I CD Block in Purba Medinipur district.
Sabang-Sabang CD Block, and Jalchak I, Jalchak II and Maligram GPs of Pingla CD Block.
Pingla-Dhaneswarpur, Gobordhanpur, Jamna, Karkai, Kshirai, Kusumda and Pindurui GPs of Pingla CD Block and Kharagpur II CD Block
Debra-Debra CD Block
Daspur-Daspur II, and Basudevpur, Daspur I, Daspur II, Nandanpur I, Nandanpur II and Panchberia GPs of Daspur I CD Block.
GhatalSCGhatal municipality, Ghatal CD Block, Khara municipality, and Rajnagar, Sarberia I and Sarberia II GPs of Daspur I CD Block.
KeshpurSCKeshpur CD Block.