Ranaghat district

Ranaghat
District
Clockwise from top: Rural area of Ranaghat district, S.D.O office, Churni River bridge, and Town hall
Sovereign state	India
State	West Bengal
Divisions	presidency
Established	2022
Headquarters	Ranaghat
Government
•  Lok Sabha constituencies	Ranaghat
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Demographics
Time zone	UTC+05:30

Ranaghat district is a proposed district in presidency division, West Bengal. ^{[1] [2]} The district will be formed by dividing the Nadia district. ^{[3] [4]} The name of the district is yet to be finalized. ^{[5] [6]}

History

On 1 August 2022, Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee declared about the creation of Ranaghat district carving out from Nadia district. ^{[1] [3] [4]} The announcement to carve a Ranaghat district out of the existing Nadia district triggered large protests with many common people and intellectuals complaining that the new administrative area would take away their rich culture and heritage associated with Nadia. Sources at Nabanna said the government was considering the possibility of naming of new district as South Nadia, instead of Ranaghat. ^{[5] [7]}

Education

College

• Ranaghat College ^{[8] [9]}
• Santipur College ^{[10] [11]}
• Pritilata Waddedar Mahavidyalaya ^[12]
• Srikrishna College ^[13]
• Kalyani Mahavidyalaya ^[14]
• Chakdaha College ^[15]
• Haringhata Mahavidyalaya ^[16]

Health facilities

There are multiple important hospitals in the proposed Ranaghat district e.g Ranaghat Subdivisional Hospital, Santipur State General Hospital, Chakdaha State General Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, College of Medicine & JNM Hospital and so on. Ranaghat Subdivisional Hospital consists of 171 beds whereas Santipur State General Hospital consists of 131 beds. ^[17] Besides, this district has three rural hospitals with 30 beds each: Bagula Rural Hospital, Habibpur (Jadhav Dutta) Rural Hospital, and Aranghata Rural Hospital. ^[18]

References

1. "West Bengal to get 7 new districts, cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday: Mamata Banerjee". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
2. "West Bengal to get 7 new districts, announces CM Mamata Banerjee". www.livemint.com. Live Mint. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
3. "Explained: 7 new districts in West Bengal — how and why are districts created or abolished in India?". indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
4. "রাজ্যে ২৩ জেলা বেড়ে হবে ৩০! নতুন সাত জেলা ছ'মাসের মধ্যে, ঘোষণা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর" (in Bengali). www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
5. "Mamata government's Nadia divide plan sparks protests". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
6. Bangla, TV9 (2022-08-02). "'রানাঘাট' নাম নাপসন্দ জেলাবাসীর, 'নদিয়া উত্তর' ও 'নদিয়া দক্ষিণ' করার ভাবনা প্রশাসনিক স্তরে". TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-08-04.
7. Bangla, TV9 (2022-08-02). "'রানাঘাট' নাম নাপসন্দ জেলাবাসীর, 'নদিয়া উত্তর' ও 'নদিয়া দক্ষিণ' করার ভাবনা প্রশাসনিক স্তরে". TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-08-04.
8. "Ranaghat College". RC. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
9. "Ranaghat College". College Admission. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
10. "Santipur College". SC. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
11. "Santipur College". College Admission. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
12. "Pritilata Waddedar Mahavidyalaya". PWM, Panikhali. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
13. "Sri Krishna College, Bagula". SKC. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
14. "Welcome to! Kalyani Mahavidyalaya-Official Website". kalyanimahavidyalaya.ac.in. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
15. "Welcome to Chakdaha College". www.chakdahacollege.ac.in. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
16. ":: Haringhata Mahavidyalaya ::". www.haringhatamahavidyalaya.org. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
17. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 August 2022O.
18. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 August 2022O.