Tufanganj subdivision


Tufanganj subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Subdivisions

Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2
Population
Rural Population %
Urban Population %
MekhliganjMekhliganj459.78282,75090.099.91
MathabhangaMathabhanga896.26654,83196.353.65
Cooch Behar SadarCooch Behar754.84748,39477.9222.08
TufanganjTufanganj586.44456,31993.026.97
DinhataDinhata692.02676,79294.025.98
Cooch Behar districtCooch Behar3,387.002,819,02689.7310.27

Administrative units

Tufanganj subdivision has 2 police stations, 2 community development blocks, 2 panchayat samitis, 25 gram panchayats, 127 mouzas, 125 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 2 census towns. The municipality is: Tufanganj. The census towns are: Kamat Phulbari and Chhota Laukuthi. The subdivision has its headquarters at Tufanganj.

Police stations

Police stations in the Tufanganj subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police StationArea covered
km2
International border
Inter-state border
km
Municipal TownCD block
Tufanganj320.75n/an/aTufanganjTufanganj I
Bakshirhat257.22n/a--Tufanganj II

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Tufanganj subdivision are:
CD blockHeadquartersArea
km2
Population
SC %ST %Literacy
Rate %
Census
Towns
Tufanganj ITufanganj317.00248,59546.260.1573.691
Tufanganj IIChhota Laukuthi265.69186,72653.762.1275.751

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 25 gram panchayats under 2 community development blocks:
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012-13.
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.

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Tufanganj subdivision:
The table below presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2013 in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012-13.:
.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Tufanganj 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 the West Bengal, the Tufanganj municipality, Tufanganj-II block and Andaran-Fulbari-I, Balabhut, Dhalpal-I and Nakkatigachh gram panchayats of Tufanganj-I block together will constitute the Tufanganj assembly constituency of West Bengal. The other ten gram panchayats of Tufanganj-I block, viz. Natabari-I, Andaran-Fulbari-II, Chilkhana-I, Dhalpal-II, Natabari-II, Balarampur-I, Chilkhana-II, Maruganj, Balarampur-II and Deocharai will be part of the Natabari assembly constituency. Natabari constituency will be part of Cooch Behar, which will be reserved for Scheduled castes candidates. Tufanganj constituency will be part of Alipurduars, which will be reserved for Scheduled tribes candidates.