Balurghat subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the

Dakshin Dinajpur district Dakshin Dinajpur (), also known as South Dinajpur, is a district in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, India. It was created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur District. The head ...

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Subdivisions

Dakshin Dinajpur district is divided into two administrative subdivisions: .*2011

Administrative units

Balurghat subdivision has 4 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 35 gram panchayats, 888

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Balurghat Balurghat is a city and municipality located in the Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India, serving as the district headquarters. Strategically positioned on National Highway 512, it is well-connected by road and rail, facilitating trad ...

. The census towns are

Patiram Patiram is a village in Balurghat CD Block of Balurghat subdivision in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal in India. Patiram is situated beside of Atreyee River. It is 11 km away from the district headquarters Balurgha ...

Dakra Dakra is a census town in Balurghat (community development block), Balurghat CD Block in Balurghat subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Dakra is located at . Dakra is located across ...

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Chak Bhrigu Chak Bhrigu is a census town in Balurghat CD Block in Balurghat subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Chak Bhrigu is located at . Chak Bhrigu is located across the Atreyee opposite ...

. The outgrowth is Baidyanathpara. The subdivision has its headquarters at Balurghat.

Police stations

Police stations in Balurghat subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Blocks

Community development blocks in Balurghat subdivision are:

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 35 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks: * Hili block consists of 5 gram panchayats, viz. Binshira, Hili, Panjul, Dhalpara and Jamalpur. *

block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Amritakhand, Chakvrigu, Gopalbati, Patiram, Bolla, Chingishpur, Jalghar, Vatpara, Boaldar, Danga and Najirpur. * Kumarganj block consists of 8 gram panchayats, viz. Batun, Deor, Mohana, Safanagar, Bhour, Jakirpur, Ramkrisnapur and Samjia. * Tapan block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Ajmatpur, Gophanagar, Hazratpur, Rampara Chenchra, Autina, Gurail, Malancha, Tapanchandipur, Dwip Khanda, Harsura and Ramchandrapur.

Education

Dakshin Dinajpur district had a literacy rate of 72.82% (for population of 7 years and above) as per the census of India 2011. Balurghat subdivision had a literacy rate of 75.78%, Gangarampur subdivision 69.24%. Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Dakshin district for the year 2013-14: 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. The following institutions are in Balurghat subdivision: Balurghat College was established as an Intermediate college in 1948 at Balurghat. Degree courses were added from 1953 onwards. Balurghat Mahila Mahavidyalaya was established in 1970 at Balurghat. Balurghat Law College was established in 2001 at Balurghat. Jamini Majumdar Memorial College was established at

in 2008. Nathaniyal Murmu Memorial College was established at Tapan in 2011. S.B.S. Government College, Hili was established at Hili in 2015. Kumarganj College was established at Kumarganj in 2016.

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 Dakshin Dinajpur district. .* Excluding nursing homes Medical facilities available in Balurghat subdivision are as follows: Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)
Balurghat General Hospital (District Hospital),

, 320 beds
Balurghat Police Hospital, Balurghat, 50 beds
Balurghat Poura Hospital and Matri Sadan, Balurghat, 32 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, block, location, beds)
Hili Rural Hospital, Hili CD Block, Hili, 25 beds
Kumarganj Rural Hospital, Kumarganj CD Block, Kumarganj, 30 beds
Tapan Rural Hospital, Tapan CD Block, Tapan, 30 beds
Khaspur Rural Hospital, Balurghat CD Block, Khaspur, 30 beds
Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds)
Kumarganj CD Block: Penitora (Samjia PHC) (10), Bathur (10), Deor (10)
Tapan CD Block: Monahali (10), Chenchra (Rampara (Chenchra) PHC) (10), Balapur (Malancha PHC) (10)
Balurghat CD Block: Bara Kasipur (Bharandah (Bolader) PHC) (10), Bolla (10), Nazirpur (10), Chak Bhrigu (Dakra PHC) (10), Kamarpara (10)
Hili CD Block: Tear (Binsira PHC) (10), Trimohini (10)

Electoral constituencies

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(parliamentary) and

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(state assembly) constituencies in Balurghat subdivision were as follows:

References

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