Diamond Harbour subdivision

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Diamond Harbour subdivision is an administrative subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives the rural areas. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta. The eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters and the western part, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi-Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level. Archaeological excavations at Deulpota and Harinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 2,000 years ago.[1][2][3]

Subdivisions

File:South 24 Parganas Subdivision Map (en).svg

South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:[4]

Subdivision Headquarters Area
(km2)		 Population
(2011)		 Urban
Population %		 Rural
Population %
Alipore Sadar Alipore 427.43 1,490,342 59.85 40.15
Baruipur Baruipur 1,355.44 2,396,643 31.05 68.95
Canning Canning 1,103.73 1,140,562 12.37 87.63
Diamond Harbour Diamond Harbour 1,264.68 2,125,758 14.61 85.39
Kakdwip Kakdwip 1,389.93 1,008,653 0 100
South 24 Parganas Alipore 9,960,00 8,161,961 25.58 74.42

26.04% of the total population of South 24 Parganas district live in Diamond Harbourr subdivision.

Administrative units

Diamond Harbour subdivision has 11 police stations, 9 community development blocks, 9 panchayat samitis, 99 gram panchayats, 890 mouzas, 839 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 35 census towns. The municipality is at Diamond Harbour. The census towns are: Ajodhyanagar, Sirakol, Uttar Bishnupur, Ghola Noapara, Usthi, Barijpur, Uttar Kusum, Kalikapota, Bamna, Dhamua, Shyampur, Nainan, Uttar Kalas, Dihi Kalas, Swangrampur, Bilandapur, Magrahat, Chandpur (M), Bangsidharpur (M), Purba Bishnupur, Berandari Bagaria, Dhola, Hasimnagar, Baneshwarpur, Chandpala Anantapathpur, Fatepur, Masat, Sangrampur, Mohanpur, Durganagar, Patdaha, Krishna Chandrapur, Mathurapur, Purba Ranaghat, Lalpur,[4][5][6][7]

Police stations

Police stations in Diamond Harbour subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[4][8]

Police Station Area covered
(km2)		 Border (km) Municipal town/ city CD Block
Falta 130.68 - - Falta
Magrahat 136.93 - - Magrahat II
Usthi 119.04 - - Magrahat I
Diamond Harbour n/a - Diamond Harbour Diamond Harbour I, Diamond Harbour II
Diamond Harbour Women n/a - Diamond Harbour Diamond Harbour I
Ramnagar n/a - - Diamond Harbour II
Parulia Coastal n/a - - Diamond Harbour I, Diamond Harbour II
Mandirbazar 118.07 - - Mandirbazar
Mathurapur 115 - - Mathurapur I
Raidighi 227.45 - - Mathurapur II
Kulpi 166.63 - - Kulpi
Dholahat 312.67 - - Kulpi, Mathurapur I, Kakdwip, Patharpratima

CD Blocks

File:South 24 Parganas Tehsil Map (en).svg

Community development blocks in Diamond Harbour subdivision are:[4][9][10]

CD Block Headquarters Area
(km2)		 Population
(2011)		 SC % ST % Hindus % Muslims % Literacy
Rate %		 Census
Towns
Falta Harindanga 130.68 249,561 24.15 0.03 64.86 35.00 77.17 4
Magrahat I Usthi 119.04 269,494 20.48 0.08 40.44 57.78 77.41 9
Magrahat II Magrahat 136.93 304,744 34.61 0.05 48.60 50.01 77.41 8
Diamond Harbour I Diamond Harbour 68.43 135,160 18.63 0.01 47.72 52.16 75.72 4
Diamond Harbour II Sarisha 95.59 190,801 26.55 0.04 59.77 39.68 76.91 1
Mandirbazar Mandirbazar 118.07 214,040 42.49 0.01 62.03 37.65 75.89 3
Mathurapur I Mathurapur 147.3 169,263 35.18 0.25 59.44 40.41 73.93 4
Mathurapur II Baribhanga Abad 227.45 280,839 28.23 2.10 82.08 15.37 77.77 -
Kulpi Kulpi 210.83 283,197 29.67 0.11 58.87 40.60 75.49 2

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 99 gram panchayats under 9 community development blocks:[11][12]

  • Falta CD block consists of 13 gram panchayats: Banganagar-I, Banganagar-II, Belsingha-I, Belsingha-II, Chaluari, Debipur, Falta, Fatepur, Gopalpur, Harindanga-I, Harindanga-II, Mallikpur and Noyapukuria.
  • Magrahat I CD block consists of 11 gram panchayats: Ektara, Hariharpur, Kalikapota, Lakshmikantapur, Rangilbad, Sherpur, Shrichanda, Sirakol, Usthi, Uttarkusum and Yearpur.
  • Magrahat II CD block consists of 14 gram panchayats: Amratala, Dhamua Dakshin, Dhamua Uttar, Dhanpota, Dihikalas, Gokarni, Hotor Morjada, Jugdia, Magrahat Paschim, Magrahat Purba, Mohanpur, Multi, Nainan and Urelchandpur.
  • Diamond Harbour I CD block consists of eight gram panchayats: Basuldanga, Bolsiddhi Kalinagar, Derak, Harindanga, Kanpur Dhanaberia, Mashat, Netra and Parulia.
  • Diamond Harbour II CD block consists of eight gram panchayats: Bhadura Haridas, Kalatalahat, Kamarpole, Khorda, Mathur, Nurpur, Patra and Sarisa.
  • Mandirbazar CD block consists of ten gram panchayats: Anchana, Chandpur, Dakshin Bishnupur, Dhanurhat, Gabberia, Ghateswar, Jagadishpur, Kecharkur, Krishnapur and Nisapur.
  • Mathurapur I CD block consists of ten gram panchayats: Abad Bhagawanpur, Dakshin Lakshminarayanpur, Debipur, Krishnachandrapur, Lalpur, Mathurapur Paschim, Mathurapur Purba, Nalua, Shankarpur and Uttar Lakshminarayanpur.
  • Mathurapur II CD block consists of 11 gram panchayats: Dighirpar Bakultala, Gilarchhat, Kankandighi, Kasinagar, Kautala, Khari, Kumrapara, Nagendrapur, Nandakumarpur, Radhakantapur and Raidighi.
  • Kulpi CD block consists of 14 gram panchayats: Baburmahal, Belpukur, Chandipur, Dhola, Gajipur, Iswaripur, Kamarchak, Karanjali, Keoratala, Kulpi, Rajarampur, Ramkishore, Ramkrishnapur and Ramnagar Gazipur.

Municipal towns/ cities

An overview of the only municipal town in Diamond Harbour subdivision is given below:[4][9]

Municipal town/ city Area
(km2)		 Population
(2011)		 SC % ST % Hindus % Muslims % Literacy
Rate %
Diamond Harbour 10.36 41,802 12.49 0.17 85.98 13.75 85.93

Education

South 24 Parganas district had a literacy rate of 77.51% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Alipore Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.14%, Baruipur subdivision 77.45%, Canning subdivision 70.98%, Diamond Harbour subdivision 76.26% and Kakdwip subdivision 82.04%[13]

Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in South 24 Parganas district, with data for the year 2013-14:[13]

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
Alipore Sadar 531 53,719 34 4,455 50 16,471 91 66,813 5 8,122 6 3,094 1,379 53,429
Baruipur 883 132,649 65 8,954 50 26,443 128 129,195 8 27,657 7 6,735 3,116 138,507
Canning 532 81,697 59 9,181 29 10,515 55 57,921 4 5,490 1 n/a 2,105 96,622
Diamond Harbour 1,212 116,407 61 6,680 98 38,470 145 113,147 7 20,061 5 1,774 3,140 137,378
Kakdwip 598 53,058 45 5,654 48 20,383 82 56,192 3 5,420 1 100 1,844 78,897
South 24 Parganas district* 3,756 437,530 264 34,924 275 118,282 501 423,268 27 66,750 20 11,703 11,584 504,833

.* Does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation

The following institutions are located in Diamond Harbour 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 2014 in South 24 Parganas district.[26]

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
Alipore Sadar - 3 3 7 1 3 - 48 65 1,159 199 33,498 633,233
Baruipur 1 6 1 18 - 2 - 66 94 1,045 201 48,114 1,266,244
Canning 1 3 1 6 - - - 15 26 351 49 22,467 666,377
Diamond Harbour 1 6 3 17 - - - 68 95 1077 169 65,051 1,325,535
Kakdwip 1 3 1 11 - - - 20 36 458 73 28,707 405,501
South 24 Parganas district 4 21 9 59 1 5 - 217 316 4,090 691 197,837 4,397,890

Note: The district data does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The number of doctors exclude private bodies.

Medical facilities in Diamond Harbour subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)[27]

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [28]

  • Mathurapur Rural Hospital, Mathurapur I CD block, Mathurapur, 60 beds
  • Raidighi Rural Hospital, Mathurapur II CD block, Raidighi, 60 beds
  • Baneswarpur Rural Hospital, Magrahat I CD block, Baneswarpur, 30 beds
  • Magrahat Rural Hospital, Magrahat II CD block, Magrahat, 30 beds
  • Panchagram (Netra) Rural Hospital, Diamond Harbour I CD block, PO Panchagram Singhi, 30 beds
  • Naiyarat Rural Hospital, Mandirbazar CD block, Naiyarat, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[29]

  • Falta Block Primary Health Centre, Falta CD block, Falta, 10 beds
  • Sarisha Block Primary Health Centre, Diamond Harbour II CD block, Sarisha, 15 beds
  • Kulpi Block Primary Health Centre, Kulpi CD block, Kulpi, 15 beds

Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[30]

  • Falta CD block: Dholtikuri (PO Charberia) (6)
  • Magrahat I CD block: Sirakol (6)
  • Magrahat II CD block: Mohanpu (6), Gokarni (6)
  • Diamond Harbour I CD block: Bardron (PO Hatuganj) (10), Raghunathpur (Masat) (6)
  • Diamond Harbour II CD block: Gandia Raghunathpur (6), Paschim Bhabanipur (PO Mukundapur) (6)
  • Mathurapur I CD block: Jadavpur (6), Ghatbakultala (10)
  • Mathurapur II CD block: Purandarpur (PO Pukurhat (6), Baribhanga Abad (6), Gilerchat (6)
  • Kulpi CD block: Dakshin Jagadishpur (6), Belpukur (10), Ramkishorepur (6), Jamtalhat (6)

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Diamond Harbour subdivision were as follows:[31]

Lok Sabha constituency Reservation Vidhan Sabha constituency Reservation CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
Mathurapur Reserved for SC Kulpi None Kulpi CD Block
Raidighi None Mathurapur II CD Block, and Abad Bhagawanpur, Debipur, Krishnachandrapur, Lalpur, Nalua and Shankarpur gram panchayats of Mathurapur I CD Block
Mandirbazar Reserved for SC Mandirbazar CD Block, and Dakshin Lakshminarayanpur, Mathurapur Paschim, Mathurapur Purba and Uttar Lakshminarayanpur gram panchayats of Mathurapur I CD Block
Magrahat Paschim None Magrahat I CD Block, and Netra gram panchayat of Diamond Harbour I CD Block
Jaynagar Reserved for SC Magrahat Purba Reserved for SC Magrahat II CD Block
Diamond Harbour None Diamond Harbour None Basuldanga, Bolsiddhi Kalinagar, Derak, Harindanga, Kanpur Dhanaberia, Mashat and Parulia gram panchayats of Diamond Harbour I CD Block, Kamarpole, Khorda, Mathur, Nurpur, Patra and Sarisa gram panchayats of Diamond Harbour II CD Block, and Diamond Harbour municipality
Falta None Falta CD Block, and Bhadura Haridas and Kalatalahat gram panchayats of Diamond Harbour II CD Block

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