Diamond Harbour subdivision explained

Diamond Harbour
Settlement Type:Subdivision
Mapsize:300
Coordinates:22.191°N 88.1905°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Presidency
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:South 24 Parganas
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Diamond Harbour
Leader Title:CD Blocks
Leader Name:Falta, Magrahat I, Magrahat II, Diamond Harbour I, Diamond Harbour II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur I, Mathurapur II, Kulpi
Leader Title1:Lok Sabha constituencies
Leader Name1:Jaynagar (SC), Mathurapur (SC), Diamond Harbour
Leader Title2:Vidhan Sabha constituencies
Leader Name2:Kulpi, Raidighi, Mandirbazar (SC), Magrahat Purba (SC), Magrahat Paschim, Diamond Harbour, Falta
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1259.68
Elevation M:8
Population Total:2125758
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali[1] [2]
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Demographics1 Info2:English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91 3174
Registration Plate:WB-97, WB-98

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:[3]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2
Population
(2011)
Urban
Population %
(2011)
Rural
Population %
(2011)
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 (M), Bangsidharpur (M), Purba Bishnupur, Berandari Bagaria, Dhola, Hasimnagar, Baneshwarpur, Chandpala Anantapathpur, Fatepur, Masat, Sangrampur, Mohanpur, Durganagar, Patdaha, Krishna Chandrapur, Mathurapur, Purba Ranaghat, Lalpur,[3] [4] [5] [6]

Police stations

Police stations in Diamond Harbour subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[3] [7]

Police station Area covered
(km2)
Border (km)Municipal town/ city CD 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:[3] [8] [9]

CD Block Headquarters
Area
km2
Population
(2011)
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:[10] [11]

Education

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%[12] 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:[12]

SubdivisionPrimary
School
Middle
School
High
School
Higher Secondary
School
General
College, Univ
Technical /
Professional Instt
Non-formal
Education
InstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudent
Alipore Sadar53153,719344,4555016,4719166,81358,12263,0941,37953,429
Baruipur883132,649658,9545026,443128129,195827,65776,7353,116138,507
Canning53281,697599,1812910,5155557,92145,4901n/a2,10596,622
Diamond Harbour1,212116,407616,6809838,470145113,147720,06151,7743,140137,378
Kakdwip59853,058455,6544820,3838256,19235,42011001,84478,897
South 24 Parganas district3,756437,53026434,924275118,282501423,2682766,7502011,70311,584504,833
.* 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:

Healthcare

The table below (all data in numbers) 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.[25]

SubdivisionHealth & Family Welfare Deptt, WB Other
State
Govt
Deptts
Local
bodies
Central
Govt
Deptts /
PSUs
NGO /
Private
Nursing
Homes
TotalTotal
Number
of
Beds
Total
Number
of
Doctors
Indoor
Patients
Outdoor
Patients
Hospitals
Rural
Hospitals
Block
Primary
Health
Centres
Primary
Health
Centres
Alipore Sadar-33713align="center"-48651,15919933,498633,233
Baruipur16118align="center"-2align="center"-66941,04520148,1141,266,244
Canning1316align="center"-align="center"-align="center"-15263514922,467666,377
Diamond Harbour16317align="center"-align="center"-align="center"-6895107716965,0511,325,535
Kakdwip13111align="center"-align="center"-align="center"-20364587328,707405,501
South 24 Parganas district42195915align="center"-2173164,090691197,8374,397,890
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: (Name, location, beds)[26]

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [27]

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[28]

Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[29]

Legislative Assembly Segments

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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency). 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency). The other four gram panchayats under the Mathurapur I CD Block and the areas under the Mandirbazar CD Block will together form the Mandirbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency). The areas under the Magrahat II CD Block will form the Magrahat Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency). The Magrahat Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency). 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency). The legislative assembly constituencies of Mandirbazar and Magrahat Purba will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Magrahat Purba legislative assembly constituency will be a legislative assembly segment of the Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. The legislative assembly constituencies of Kulpi, Raidighi, Mandirbazar and Magrahat Paschim will be legislative assembly segments of the Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Diamond Harbour and Falta legislative assembly constituencies will legislative assembly segments of the Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).[30]

Notes and References

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  4. Web site: CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data (PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 27 October 2019.
  5. Web site: District Wise List of Statutory Towns (Municipal Corporation,Municipality,Notified Area and Cantonment Board), Census Towns and Outgrowths, West Bengal, 2001 . Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 24 December 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163402/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm . 21 July 2011.
  6. Web site: List of Districts/C.D.Blocks/ Police Stations with Code No., Number of G.Ps and Number of Mouzas . Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 24 December 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110416145627/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/FrameTable2_8.htm . 16 April 2011 . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Baruipur police district . West Bengal police . 27 October 2019.
  8. Web site: District Census Handbook: South 24 Parganas, Series 20, Part XII B . Map of South 24 Parganas with CD block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 27 October 2019.
  9. Web site: BDO Offices under South 24 Parganas District . West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal . 27 October 2019 . 3 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181003083629/http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/2155 . dead .
  10. Web site: Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal . South 24 Parganas - Revised in March 2008 . Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal . 28 October 2019.
  11. Web site: Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008 . 19 March 2008 . 24 December 2008 . West Bengal . National Informatics Centre, India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090225032419/http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs%28RevisedMarch-2008%29.doc . 25 February 2009 .
  12. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas . Basic data: Table 4.4, 4.5, Clarifications: other related tables . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 29 October 2019 .
  13. Web site: Diamond Harbour Women's University . DHWU . 30 October 2019 .
  14. Web site: Neotia Institute of Technology Management and Science . NITM . 30 October 2019 .
  15. Web site: Shishuram Das College . SDC . 30 October 2019 .
  16. Web site: Fakir Chand College . FCC . 30 October 2019 .
  17. Web site: Diamond Harbour Government Medical College & Hospital . DHGMC . 30 October 2019 .
  18. Web site: Shirakole Mahavidyalaya . SM . 30 October 2019 . 8 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190908143458/http://www.shirakolemahavidyalaya.org/establish.htm . dead .
  19. Web site: Sadhan Chandra Mahavidyalaya . SM . 30 October 2019 . 30 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191030110036/http://www.sadhanchandramahavidyalaya.org/index_main.html . dead .
  20. Web site: Dhola Mahavidyalaya . DM . 24 April 2019.
  21. Web site: Dhola Mahavidyalaya College. ICBSE . 30 October 2019.
  22. Web site: Raidighi College . RC . 30 October 2019.
  23. Web site: L.J.D. College . LJDC . 30 October 2019 .
  24. Web site: Magrahat College . MC . 30 October 2019 .
  25. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas . Table 3.1, 3.3 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 29 October 2019.
  26. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics - Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 31 October 2019 . 14 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200914160418/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/Hospitals.pdf . dead .
  27. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 31 October 2019 . 8 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf . dead .
  28. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres . Government of West Bengal . 31 October 2019 . 16 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200816074737/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/BPHC.pdf . dead .
  29. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres . Government of West Bengal . 31 October 2019 . 21 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180421215645/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/PHC.pdf . dead .
  30. Web site: Press Note, Delimitation Commission. 15 January 2009 . Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission . 12–13, 24.