Malbazar subdivision

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Malbazar subdivision
Subdivision
Malbazar (subdivision) in Jalpaiguri (West Bengal).svg
Coordinates: 26°51′N88°45′E / 26.85°N 88.75°E / 26.85; 88.75
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Headquarters Malbazar
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration WB

Malbazar 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 ----
Jalpaiguri district Jalpaiguri 3,396.312,381,59668.3931.61
Malbazar subdivision
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8km
5miles
B
H
U
T
A
N
Jaldhaka River
Gatia River
Teesta River
Chapramari
Wildlife
Sanctuary
NP
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Gorumara
National
Park
NP
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Chalsa TE
TE
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Aibheeli TE
TE
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Chalouni TE
TE
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Jiti TE
TE
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Hope TE
TE
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Leesh River TE
TE
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Meenglas TE
TE
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Zurantee TG
R
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Sulkapara
R
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Samsing
R
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Nagrakata
R
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Murti
R
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Gurjangjhora TG
R
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Gajoldoba
R
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Dam Dim
R
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Batabari TG
R
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Bagrakote
R
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Dakshin Odlabari
CT
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Odlabari
CT
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Matelli
CT
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Lataguri
CT
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Mangalbari
CT
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Chalsa
CT
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Places and tea estates in Malbabazar subdivision (including Mal, Nagrakata and Matiali CD blocks) in Jalpaiguri 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, JRS: junction railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Administrative units

Malbazar subdivision has 3 police stations, 3 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 22 gram panchayats, 171 mouzas, 160 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 6 census towns. The municipality is: Malbazar. The census towns are: Odlabari, Dakshin Odlabari, Lataguri, Matialihat, Chalsa Mahabari and Mangalbari. The subdivision has its headquarters at Malbazar. [2] [3]

Police stations

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

Police StationArea covered
km2
International border
Inter-state border
km
Municipal TownCD block
Mal n/a--- Mal (part) Kranti (part)
Nagrakata n/a-- Malbazar (part) Nagrakata (part)
Mitiali n/an/a-- Matiali
Banarhat#n/a--- Nagrakata (part)

# Banarhat police station is in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Malbazar subdivision are: [2] [5] [6]

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CD blockHeadquartersArea
km2
Population
(2011)
SC  % ST  %Literacy
Rate %
Census
Towns
Mal Mal 545.90299.55626.8434.5066.313
Matiali Chalsa Mahabari 204.90117,54014.9944.0666.983
Nagrakata Nagrakata 397.48127,39713.8449.1661.27-

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 22 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks: [7] [8]

Education

Statistics in the table below offer a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Jalpaguri district, with data for the year 2013-14. [9]

SubdivisionPrimary
School
Middle
School
High
School
Higher Secondary
School
General
College, Univ
Technical /
Professional Instt
Non-formal
Education
InstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudent
Jalpaiguri Sadar 911115,080386,9125151,110116161,827819,4603413,0752,752189,077
Malbazar29140,856284,9301314,5222737,14413,81012521,64378,471
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. [9]

Educational institutions

The following institution is located in the Malbazar 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: [11]

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 Sadar 24-1821221501965269136,9011,435,220
Malbazar1127---19305415033,971448,216
Jalpaiguri district 3522521240302,506319170,8721,883.436

.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Malbazar subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [12]

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [13]

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [14]

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) [15]

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Malbazar municipality the Mal block will constitute the Mal assembly constituency of West Bengal. The Metiali block and the Nagrakata block will be part of the Nagrakata assembly constituency. Both the constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. Mal constituency will be part of Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) , which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Nagrakata constituency will be part of Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) , which will be reserved for ST candidates. [16]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samsing</span> Place where nature smiles in West Bengal, India

Samsing is a small hill village and tourist spot in the Matiali, Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal situated at an elevation of 3000 ft in the foothills in between Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling districts border.

Chalsa is a census town in the Matiali CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal, India.

Nagrakata is a village in the Nagrakata community development block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal.National Highway 17 passes through Nagrakata. It is a station on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line.

Dam Dim is a village in the Mal CD blocks in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India. It is famous for tea gardens and moist deciduous forests.

Matialihat is a census town in the Matiali CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Sulkapara is a village and a gram panchayat in the Nagrakata CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matiali (community development block)</span> Community development block in West Bengal, India

Matiali is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bagrakote is a village in the Mal CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. The main reason behind Bagrakote being called as a Tea Garden is that it was by the virtue of the Duncan Goenka Group that established a tea garden in Bagrakote providing a stable livelihood. Thus people from neighbouring villages and even some far off places like Sikkim have migrated to Bagrakote, in search of better living conditions.Bargach is the capital of bagrakote.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Murti, Jalpaiguri</span> Inhabited place in West Bengal, India

Murti is an inhabited place in the Matiali CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Odlabari</span> Census Town in West Bengal, India

Odlabari is a census town in the Mal CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. It has become famous because it is the hometown of Young Man, Biswadeb Das. He is famous for making and eating Rosogullas in Odlabari. He was awarded Young Man of the Year 2024 in Milan.

Dakshin Odlabari is a census town in the Mal CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Meenglas Tea Estate and Leesh River Tea Estate are tea gardens, located near each other in the Mal CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Both the tea estates are located in the western end of the Dooars.

Hope Tea Estate and Jiti Tea Estate are tea gardens, located near each other in the Nagrakata CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Both the tea estates are located in the north-central section of the Dooars.

Mangalbari is a census town in the Matiali CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Chalouni Tea Estate, Aibheel Tea Estate and Chalsa Tea Estate are tea gardens, located near each other in the Matiali CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. All the three tea estates are located in the north-western section of the Dooars.

Zurantee Tea Garden is a village in the Matiali CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gurjangjhora Tea Garden</span> Village in West Bengal, India

Gurjangjhora Tea Garden is a village in the Mal CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Batabari Tea Garden is a village and a gram panchayat in the Matiali CD block in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Gajoldoba or Gojaldoba is a village at the Rajganj CD block of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kranti (community development block)</span> Community development block in West Bengal, India

Kranti is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Malbazar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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