Raiganj subdivision | |
Settlement Type: | Subdivision |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 25.62°N 88.12°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | North Dinajpur |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Raiganj |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | WB |
Raiganj subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Uttar Dinajpur district is divided into two administrative subdivisions:[1]
Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km2 (2001) | Population (2011) | Urban Population % (2011) | Rural Population % (2011) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raiganj | Raiganj | 1,350.56 | 1,337,229 | 19.39 | 80.61 |
Islampur | Islampur | 1,768.57 | 1,669,895 | 6.17 | 93.83 |
Uttar Dinajpur district | Raiganj | 3,140.00 | 3,007,134 | 12.05 | 87.95 |
Raiganj subdivision has 4 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 39 gram panchayats, 747 mouzas, 745 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 3 census towns. The municipalities are at Raiganj and Kaliaganj. The census towns are: Nachhratpur Katabari, Kasba and Itahar. The subdivision has its headquarters at Raiganj.[1]
Police stations in Raiganj subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[1] [2]
Police station | Area covered (km2) | Border (km) | Population | Municipal town/ city | CD Block |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raiganj | 472.13 | n/a | 427,820 | Raiganj | Raiganj |
Raiganj Women | - | - | - | - | |
Hemtabad | 191.6 | n/a | 142,022 | - | Hemtabad |
Kaliaganj | 301.9 | n/a | 224,382 | Kaliaganj | Kaliaganj |
Itahar | 364.17 | - | 249,500 | - | Itahar |
Community development blocks in Raiganj subdivision are:[3] [4]
CD Block | Headquarters | Area km2 | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Hindus % | Muslims % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raiganj | Raiganj | 472.13 | 430,221 | 38.04 | 6.46 | 65.13 | 34.14 | 63.52 | 2 |
Hemtabad | Hemtabad | 191.82 | 142,056 | 34.81 | 4.57 | 49.25 | 50.14 | 67.88 | - |
Kaliaganj | Kaliaganj | 301.90 | 224,142 | 61.77 | 5.65 | 79.08 | 20.55 | 66.50 | - |
Itahar | Itahar | 362.40 | 303,678 | 25.74 | 8.28 | 47.43 | 51.98 | 58.95 | 1 |
The subdivision contains 39 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:[5] [6]
Uttar Dinajpur district had a literacy rate of 59.07% (for population of 7 years and above) as per the census of India 2011. Raiganj subdivision had a literacy rate of 66.94%, Islampur subdivision 52.40%.[7]
The table below offers a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Uttar Dinajpur district for the year 2012-13:[7]
Subdivision | Primary School | Middle School | High School | Higher Secondary School | General College, Univ | Technical / Professional Instt | Non-formal Education | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | |
Raiganj | 810 | 104,842 | 83 | 7,836 | 18 | 9,525 | 140 | 146,367 | 4 | 18,334 | 6 | 973 | 2,218 | 111,064 |
Islampur | 760 | 171,598 | 72 | 14,226 | 27 | 22,437 | 86 | 121,719 | 2 | 9,683 | 1 | 47 | 2,648 | 221,977 |
Uttar Dinajpur district | 1,570 | 276,440 | 155 | 22,062 | 45 | 31,962 | 226 | 268,086 | 6 | 28,017 | 7 | 1,020 | 4,866 | 333,041 |
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.[7]
The following institutions are located in Raiganj subdivision:
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 2013 in Uttar Dinajpur district.[17]
Subdivision | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Other State Govt Deptts | Local bodies | Central Govt Deptts / PSUs | NGO / Private Nursing Homes | Total | Total Number of Beds | Total Number of Doctors* | Indoor Patients | Outdoor Patients | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospitals | Rural Hospitals | Block Primary Health Centres | Primary Health Centres | |||||||||||||
Raiganj | 2 | - | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | align="center" | - | 6 | 23 | 774 | 67 | 61,438 | 1,274,032 | ||
Islampur | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | 7 | 22 | 455 | 59 | 50,520 | 1,500,160 |
Uttar Dinajpur district | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 1 | align="center" | - | 13 | 45 | 1,229 | 126 | 112,058 | 2,774,192 | ||
Medical facilities available in Raiganj subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)[18]
Raiganj District Hospital, Raiganj, 300 beds
Kasba Police Hospital, PO Debipur, Raiganj, 50 beds
Kaliaganj State General Hospital, Kaliaganj, 60 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[18]
Itahar Rural Hospital, Itahar CD block, Itahar, 30 beds
Hemtabad Rural Hospital, Hemtabad CD block, Uttar Dinajpur, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centre: (Name, block, location, beds)[18]
Rampur BPHC, Raiganj CD block, Rampur, 10 beds
Kunour BPHC, Kaliaganj CD block, Kunour, 10 beds
Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[18]
Raiganj CD block: PO Bhupalpur (Durgapur PHC) (6), PO Bhupalpur (Bindol PHC) (6), PO Bholahat (Bhatun PHC) (10)
Itahar CD block: Marani (10), Churaman (6), Paraharipur (Surun PHC) (6)
Kaliaganj CD block: Majhiar (6)
Hemtabad CD block: Bangalbari (10), Baharail (6)
Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Raiganj subdivision were as follows:[19]
Lok Sabha constituency | Reservation | Vidhan Sabha constituency | Reservation | CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas |
---|---|---|---|---|
Raiganj | None | Raiganj | None | Raiganj municipality, and Bahin, Maraikup, Gouri, Kamalabati I and Kamalabati II GPs of Raiganj CD block |
Kaliaganj | Reserved for SC | Kaliaganj municipality, Kaliaganj CD block and Barua and Birghai GPs of Raiganj CD Block | ||
Hemtabad | Reserved for SC | Hemtabad CD block and Bhatol, Bindol, Jagadishpur, Mahipur, Sherpur, Rampur and Sitgram GPs of Raiganj CD block | ||
Other assembly segments outside the subdivision | ||||
Balurghat | None | Itahar | None | Itahar CD block |
Other assembly segments outside the subdivision | ||||