Kharagpur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of
Paschim Medinipur district
Paschim Medinipur (English: ''West Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur a ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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India
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.
Subdivisions
Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhargram subdivision from the district in 2017:
Kharagpur subdivision has a population density of 787 per km
2. 48.02% of the district population resides in this subdivision.
Administrative units
Kharagpur subdivision has 10 police stations, 10 community development blocks, 10 panchayat samitis, 99 gram panchayats, 2,679
mouza
In Bangladesh, Pakistan and parts of India, a mouza or mauza (also mouja) is a type of administrative district, corresponding to a specific land area within which there may be one or more settlements. Before the 20th century, the term referred to a ...
s, 2486 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 5
census town
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India
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s. The single municipality is at
Kharagpur
Kharagpur () is a semi- planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision and the largest city of the district. It is located 1 ...
. The census towns are:
Balichak
Balichak is a census town in the Debra CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Balichak is located at . It has an average elevation of 12 metres (42 ...
,
Chaulia
Chaulia is a census town in the Dantan I CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Chaulia is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, shown par ...
,
Deuli,
Kharagpur Railway Settlement
Kharagpur Railway Settlement is a census town in the Kharagpur I CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Kharagpur Railway Settlement is located at .
Are ...
and
Kalaikunda
Kalaikunda is a census town in the Kharagpur I Community development blocks in India, CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Kalaikunda is located at .
A ...
. The subdivision has its headquarters at Kharagpur.
Police stations
Police stations in Kharagpur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Gram panchayats
The subdivision contains 99
gram panchayats under 10
community development blocks:
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Dantan I
Dantan I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
According to some, the name is derived from '' Dandabhukti'', w ...
block: Ainkola, Chak Ismailpur, Monoharpur, Alikosha, Dantan–I, Salikotha, Angua, Datan–II and Tarurui.
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Dantan II
Dantan II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
Archaeological excavations at Moghalmari have revealed the exi ...
block: Haripur, Porolda, Sauri Kotbar, Turka, Jenkapur, Sabra and Talda.
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Pingla
Pingla is a village in the Pingla CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Pingla is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in th ...
block:
Dhaneswarpur
Dhaneswarpur is a village, in the Dantan II CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Dhaneswarpur is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, sh ...
, Jalchak–II, Kshirai, Pindurui, Gobordhanpur, Jamna, Kusumda, Jalchak–I, Karkai and
Maligram
Maligram is a village in the Pingla CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Maligram is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly i ...
.
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Kharagpur I
Kharagpur I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located 14 km from Midnapore, the district headquarters.
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block: Arjuni, Gopali, Kalaikunda, Vetia, Barkola, Hariatara and Khelarh.
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Kharagpur II
Kharagpur II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kharagpur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this blo ...
block: Chakmakampur, Kaliara–II, Paparara–I, Changual, Lachhmapur, Paparara–II, Kaliara–I, Palsya and Sankoa.
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Sabang block: Balpai, Danrra, Nawgaon, Bhemua, Bishnupur, Dashgram, Narayanbarh, Bural, Debhog,
Sabang, Chaulkuri, Mohar and Sharta.
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Mohanpur block:
Mohanpur, Sautia, Tanua, Neelda and Shialsai.
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Narayangarh block: Bakhrabad, Hemchandra, Manya, Pakurseni,
Belda–I, Khursi, Mokrampur, Ranisarai, Belda–II, Kunarpur,
Narayangarh, Tutranga, Gramraj, Kushbasan, Narma and Kashipur.
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Keshiari
Keshiari (also spelled Keshiary) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Keshiari CD block is a largely infer ...
block: Baghasthi, Keshiari, Lalua, Gaganeswar, Khajra, Nachipur, Ghritagram, Kusumpur and Santrapur.
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Debra
Debra is a feminine given name.
Debra may refer to:
People
* Debra Adelaide (born 1958), Australian writer
* Debra Allbery (born 1957), American poet
* Debra R. Anderson (1949-2022), American politician
* Debra Austin (born 1955), American ba ...
block: Bhabanipur, Duan–I, Khanamohan, Satyapur, Bharatpur, Duan–II, Malighati, Snarpur–Loyada, Debra–I, Golgram, Radhamohanpur–I, Debra–II, Jalimanda, Radhamohanpur–II.
Blocks
Community development blocks in Kharagpur subdivision are:
Education
Paschim Medinipur district had a literacy rate of 78.00% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Medinipur Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 76.23%, Kharagpur subdivision 80.51% and Ghatal subdivision 82.55%.
The table below gives a subdivision-wise comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Paschim Medinipur district, after separation of Jhargram subdivision, for the year 2013-14.
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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, adult high schools, 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 located in Kharagpur subdivision:
*Indian Institute of Technology
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are a network of engineering and technology institutions in India. Established in 1950, they are under the purview of the Ministry of Education of the Indian Government and are governed by the Instit ...
at Kharagpur
Kharagpur () is a semi- planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision and the largest city of the district. It is located 1 ...
was established in 1951.
* Kharagpur College at Kharagpur
Kharagpur () is a semi- planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision and the largest city of the district. It is located 1 ...
was established in 1949.
* Keshiary Government College at Keshiary
Keshiary (also spelled as Keshiari) is a village in the Keshiari CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal.
Etymology
According to the Rennell's map of Bengal (1776AD), present days ...
established in 2015.
* Hijli College at Hijli was established in 1995.
* Government General Degree College, Kharagpur-II at Ambigere, Madpur
Madpur is a village in the Kharagpur II Community development blocks in India, CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Madpur is located at.
Area overview ...
, in Kharagpur II CD Block was established in 2015.
* Belda College was established in 1963 at Belda
Belda is a town in the Narayangarh CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Belda is located at . It has an average elevation of 12 metres (42 feet).
It i ...
.
* Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established in 2006 at Gangaram Chak
Gangaram Chak is a village, in the Debra CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Gangaram Chak is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, show ...
.
* Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya was established in 1965 at Maligram
Maligram is a village in the Pingla CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Maligram is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly i ...
.
* Bhatter College was established in 1963 at Dantan
Dantan is a village in the Dantan I CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Dantan is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in th ...
.
* Sabang Sajani Kanta Mahavidyalaya at Lutunia
Lutunia is a village in the Sabang CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Lutunia is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in ...
was established in 1970.
* Government General Degree College, Dantan-II was established at Kashmuli
Kashmuli (also spelled Kashmali) is a village in the Dantan II CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Kashmuli is located at .
Area overview
Kharagp ...
in 2015.
*Government General Degree College, Mohanpur
Government General Degree College, Mohanpur , also known as Mohanpur College, established in 2015, is the government degree college in Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and science. It is affiliat ...
was established in 2015.
* Government General Degree College, Narayangarh was established in 2017 at Narayangarh.
Healthcare
The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the subdivision-wise medical facilities available and patients treated, after the separation of Jhargram, in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Paschim Medinipur district.
*Excluding Nursing Homes
Medical facilities
Medical facilities in the Kharagpur subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)
*Kharagpur Subdivisional Hospital, Kharagpur
Kharagpur () is a semi- planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision and the largest city of the district. It is located 1 ...
(M), 286 beds
*Kharagpur Railway Hospital, Kharagpur, 394 beds
*B.C.Roy Technology Hospital (IIT), Kharagpur, 35 beds
*Kharagpur E.F.R. Hospital, Kharagpur, 75 beds
*State Medical Unit, Kharagpur, 10 beds
*IPP VIII, Kharagpur, 10 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)
*Hijli Rural Hospital, Kharagpur I CD block, Hijli
Hijli is a neighborhood of Kharagpur in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
History
Hijli has a history much larger than its present presence. Today it is just another neighborhood of ...
, 60 beds
*Sabang Rural Hospital, Sabang CD block, Sabang, 40 beds
*Debra Rural Hospital, Debra CD block, Debra Bazar, 40 beds
*Belda Rural Hospital, Narayangarh CD block, Belda
Belda is a town in the Narayangarh CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Belda is located at . It has an average elevation of 12 metres (42 feet).
It i ...
, 60 beds
*Bagda (Mohanpur) Rural Hospital, Mohanpur CD block, Mohanpur, 30 beds
*Pingla Rural Hospital, Pingla CD block, Pingla
Pingla is a village in the Pingla CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Pingla is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in th ...
, 30 beds
*Keshiary Rural Hospital, Keshiari CD block, Keshiary
Keshiary (also spelled as Keshiari) is a village in the Keshiari CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal.
Etymology
According to the Rennell's map of Bengal (1776AD), present days ...
, 30 beds
*Khandrui Rural Hospital, Dantan II CD block, Khandrui
Khandrui is a village in the Dantan II CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Khandrui is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, shown par ...
, PO Turkagarh, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)
*Changual Block Primary Health Centre, Kharagpur II CD block, Changual
Changual is a village in the Kharagpur II CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Changual is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, shown pa ...
, 10 beds
*Dantan Block Primary Health Centre, Dantan I CD block, Dantan
Dantan is a village in the Dantan I CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Dantan is located at .
Area overview
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in th ...
, 10 beds
Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)
*Kharagpur I CD block: Khemasuli (4), Amba (PO Shyamraipur) (2), Khelar (PO Banpatna) (10)
*Kharagpur II CD block: Gokulpur (PO Bar Gokulpur) (6), Paparara (10)
*Sabang CD block: Mohor (10), Kharika (10), Uchitpur (4)
*Narayangarh CD block: Barakalonki (6), Radhanagar (6), Makrampur (10), Begunia (?)
*Mohanpur CD block: Sautia (6), Ghatsandhya (PO Begunia) (10)
*Debra CD block: Satyapur (PO Marotala) (6), Pasang (10), Trilochanpur (PO Sijgeria) (6), Kankra Shibrampur (PO Kankra Ataram) (6)
*Pingla CD block: Jalchak (10), Harma (PO Gobardhanpur) (6), Boalia (PO Dhaneswarpur) (6)
*Keshiary CD block: Patharhuri (PO Binandapur (6), Khajrabari (PO Khejurkuthi) (10), Ganasarisa (2)
*Dantan I CD block: Bhuringi (PO Anikole) (2), Rajnagar (10)
*Dantan II CD block: Sabradhaneswarpur (PO Khakurda) (4), Payan (PO Garh Haripur) (10)
Electoral constituencies
Lok Sabha
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(parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha
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(state assembly) constituencies in Paschim Medinipur district were as follows from 2006:
Notable people
*Muhammad Momtaz
Maulana Muhammad Momtaz was an Islamic scholar and politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was a member of the first West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Early life
Momtaz was born into a Bengali Muslim family in Kharagpur, Midnapo ...
, inaugural MLA of Kharagpur
*Sheikh Najmul Haque
Sheikh Najmul Haque (born 10 September 1951) was an Indian politician and farmer. He served as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for nearly thirty years.
Early life and family
Haque was born on 10 September 1951 to a Bengalis, Beng ...
, six-time MLA of Kharagpur
*Sheikh Siraj Ali
Sheikh Siraj Ali was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was a four-time member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Early life
Ali was born into a Bengali family of Muslim Sheikhs in Kharagpur, Midnap ...
, two-time MLA of Kharagpur
References
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Subdivisions of West Bengal
Subdivisions in Paschim Medinipur district
Paschim Medinipur district