Alipurduar subdivision

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Alipurduar subdivision
Subdivision
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Alipurduar subdivision
Coordinates: 26°29′20″N89°31′37″E / 26.489°N 89.527°E / 26.489; 89.527
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Alipurduar
Headquarters Alipurduar
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website http://alipurduar.gov.in/

Alipurduar subdivision is an administrative division of the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Contents

Geography

Subdivisions

Alipurduar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: [1] [2]

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SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2
Population
(2011)
Rural Population %
(2011)
Urban Population %
(2011)
Alipurduar Alipurduar 2,667.281,491,25079.3820.62
Alipurduar district Alipurduar 2,667.281,491.25079.3820.62
Alipurduar subdivision
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Dheklapara TG
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Bandapani TG
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Jaldhaka River
Torsha River
Titi
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Forest
Khairbari
Reserved
Forest
Jaldapara
National
Park
NP
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Aryaman TE
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Sonapur
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Totopara
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Pachkalguri
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Birpara TG
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Birpara
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Sisha Jumrha
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Paschim Jitpur
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Parangarpar
CT
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Madarihat
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Jateswar
CT
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Jagijhora Barabak
CT
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Falakata
CT
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Chechakhata
CT
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Bholar Dabri
CT
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Places and tea estates in the western portion of Alipurdar subdivision (including Madarihat-Birpara, Falakata and Alipuduar I CD blocks) in Alipurduar district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Alipurduar subdivision
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Buxa Hill Forest
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Raydak River
Sakos River
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Dima River
Kaljani River
Torsha River
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Buxa Fort
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Sankos TE
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Kumargram TE
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Uttar Mandabari
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Raimatang
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Rajabhatkhawa
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Kumargram
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Jayanti
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Jashodanga
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Kalchini
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Hasimara
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Uttar Satali
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Dakshin Rampur
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Uttar Latabari
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Uttar Kamakhyaguri
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Sobhaganj
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Samuktala
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Mechiabasti
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Laskarpara
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Jaigaon
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Places and tea estates in the eastern portion of Alipurdar subdivision (including Kalchini, Kumargram and Alipuduar II CD blocks) in Alipurduar district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, A: Air Force Station, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, H: historical site
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Administrative units

Alipurduar subdivision has 8 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 66 gram panchayats, 338 mouzas, 337 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 20 census towns. The municipality is: Alipurduar. The census towns are: Sisha Jumrha, Uttar Madarihat, Jaigaon, Mechiabasti, Uttar Satali, Uttar Latabari, Jagijhora Barabak, Jateswar, Parangarpar, Falakata, Paschim Jitpur, Chechakhata, Alipurduar Railway Junction, Bholar Dabri, Birpara, Samuktola, Sobhaganj, Laskarpara, Dakshin Rampur and Uttar Kamakhyaguri. The subdivision has its headquarters at the city of Alipurduar. [2] [3]

Police stations

Police stations in the Alipurduar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: [2] [4]

Police
Station
Area
covered
km2
Inter-
national
border
Inter-state
border
km
Municipal
Town
CD block
Kumargram n/an/an/a- Kumargram
Falakata n/a--- Falakata
Madarihat n/an/a-- Madarihat-Birpara
Birpara n/a--- Madarihat-Birpara
Kalchini n/a--- Kalchini
Jaigaon n/an/a-- Kalchini
Alipurduar n/a-- Alipurduar Alipurduar I
Samuktala n/a--- Alipurduar II

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 66 gram panchayats under 6 community development blocks: [5]

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Blocks

Community development blocks in the Alipurduar subdivision are: [2] [6] [7]

CD blockHeadquartersArea
km2
Population
(2011)
SC  % ST  %Literacy
Rate %
Census
Towns
Kumargram Kumargram 517.68199,60935.7830.0072.483
Falakata Falakata 353.93290,72240.6915.9272.744
Madarihat-Birpara Madarihat 376.75202,02614.2638.7667.772
Kalchini Kalchini 711.61298,45810.1040.3068.964
Alipurduar I Pachkalguri 378.59216,93148.4116.8776.195
Alipurduar II Jashodanga 318.92218,27241.8118.4475.762

Education

Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Alipurduar subdivision/ Alipurduar district, with data for the year 2013-14. [8]

SubdivisionPrimary
School
Middle
School
High
School
Higher Secondary
School
General
College, Univ
Technical /
Professional Instt
Non-formal
Education
InstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudent
Alipurduar83389,9785611,3723436,23497127,257722,478183,9373,709179,753

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in the Alipuduar 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 Alipurduar subdivision/ district, with data for the year 2012-13: [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
Alipurduar27-131-215401,090133118,8811,269,285

.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Alipurduar subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [26]

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

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) [28]

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