Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision

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Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision
Subdivision
Jalpaiguri Sadar (subdivision) in Jalpaiguri (West Bengal).svg
Coordinates: 26°31′N88°44′E / 26.52°N 88.73°E / 26.52; 88.73
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Headquarters Jalpaiguri City
  RankUrban
Population
   Metro
1,925,632
Demonym(s) Jalpaigurians, Jalpaiguribashi
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration WB
Website wb.gov.in jalpaiguri.gov.in

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

Contents

Geography

Subdivisions

Jalpaiguri 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)
Jalpaiguri Sadar Jalpaiguri 2,245.471,811,88562.0137.99
Malbazar Malbazar 1,150.84569,71188.6811.32
Dhupguri Dhupguri ----
Total: Jalpaiguri district Jalpaiguri 3,396.312,381,59668.3931.61
Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision
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15km
10miles
B
A
N
G
L
A
D
E
S
H
B
H
U
T
A
N
Jaldhaka
River
River
Teesta
Chapramari
Wildlife
Sanctuary
NP
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Gorumara
National
Park
NP
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New Jalpaiguri JRS
F
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Lakhipara TE
TE
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Gandrapara TE
TE
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Danguajhar TE
TE
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Belakoba
R
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Rajganj
R
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Phulbari
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R
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Binnaguri 1
C
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Dhupguri
M
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Jalpaiguri
M
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Telipara TG
CT
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Banarhat
CT
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Gairkata
CT
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Dakshin Khagrabari
CT
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Mainaguri
CT
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Kharia
CT
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Binnaguri 2
CT
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Chakiabhita
CT
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Places and tea estates in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision (including Rajganj, Jalpaiguri and Maynaguri CD blocks) in Jalpaiguri district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, C: cantonment, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate, JRS: junction railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Administrative units

Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision has 4 police stations, 3 community development blocks, 3 panchayat samitis, 42 gram panchayats, 144 mouzas, 133 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities, part of 1 municipal corporation and 5 census towns. The municipalities are: Jalpaiguri and Mainaguri. The municipal corporation partly in the subdivision is Siliguri. The census towns are: Dabgram, Binnaguri, Chakiabhita, Kharia, and Dakshin Khagrabari. The subdivision has its headquarters at Jalpaiguri. [2] [3] [4]

Police stations

Police stations in the Jalpatguri Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: [2] [5]

Police StationArea covered
km2
International border
Inter-state border
km
Municipal TownCD block
Rajganj n/an/a-- Rajganj (part)
Pradhan Nagar n/a-- Siliguri (part) Rajganj (part)
Jalpaiguri n/an/a- Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri
Mainaguri n/a-- Mainaguri Maynaguri

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision are: [2] [7] [8]

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CD blockHeadquartersArea
km2
Population
(2011)
SC  % ST  %Literacy
Rate %
Census
Towns
Rajganj Rajganj 614.82373,76649.564.1269.823
Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri 500.65323,45560.786.0673.811
Maynaguri Mainaguri 530.60329,93271.201.3275.632

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 42 gram panchayats under 3 community development blocks: [9] [10] [11]

Education

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Jalpaguri 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
Jalpaiguri Sadar911115,080386,9125151,110116161,827819,4603413,0752,752189,077
Malbazar 29140,856284,9301314,5222737,14413,81012521,64378,471
Jalpaiguri district 1,202156,9366611,8426465,632143198,971913,2703513,3274,395267,448

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. [12]

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Jalpaiguri Sadar 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 Jalpaiguri district, with data for the year 2014.: [30]

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
Jalpaiguri Sadar24-1821221501965269136,9011,435,220
Malbazar 1127---19305415033,971448,216
Jalpaiguri district 3522521240302,506319170,8721,883.436

.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [31]

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [32]

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) [33]


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