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Tufanganj subdivision is a subdivision of the
Cooch Behar district Cooch Behar district (), also known as Koch Bihar district, is one of the List of districts of West Bengal, 23 districts of the state of West Bengal in India. The district is the part of Jalpaiguri division, Jalpaiguri Division. Cooch Behar ci ...
in the state of
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Subdivisions

Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:


Administrative units

Tufanganj subdivision has 2 police stations, 2 community development blocks, 2 panchayat samitis, 25 gram panchayats, 127
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, 125 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 2
census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
s. The municipality is: Tufanganj. The census towns are: Kamat Phulbari (P) and Chhota Laukuthi. The subdivision has its headquarters at Tufanganj.


Police stations

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


Blocks

Community development blocks in the Tufanganj subdivision are:


Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 25 gram panchayats under 2 community development blocks: * Tufanganj I block consists of 14 gram panchayats, viz. Andaran–Fulbari–I, Balabhut, Dhalpal–I, Natabari–I, Andaran–Fulbari–II, Chilkhana–I, Dhalpal–II, Natabari–II, Balarampur–I, Chilkhana–II, Maruganj, Balarampur–II, Deocharai and Nakkatigachh. * Tufanganj II block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Barokodali–I, Bhanukumari–II, Mahiskuchi–II, Salbari–I, Barokodali–II, Falimari, Rampur–I, Salbari–II, Bhanukumari–I, Mahiskuchi–I and Rampur–II.


Education

Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012-13. 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.


Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Tufanganj subdivision: * Tufanganj Mahavidyalaya was established in 1971 at Tufanganj. * Bakshirhat Mahavidyalaya was established in 2005 at Bakshirhat.


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 2013 in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012-13.: .* Excluding nursing homes.


Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Tufanganj subdivision are as follows: Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) *Tufanganj Subdivisional Hospital, Tufanganj M, 100 beds *Tufanganj Mental Hospital, Tufanganj Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) *Natabari Rural Hospital, Tufanganj I CD block, Natabari, 30 beds Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds) *Bakshirhat Block Primary Health Centre, Tufanganj II CD block, Bakshirhat, 10 beds Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) *Tufanganj I CD block: Dewchari (10), Moradanga (10), Balarampur (4) *Tufanganj II CD block: Salbari (4), Rampur (10)


Legislative segments

As per order of the
Delimitation Commission The Delimitation Commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act, tasked with redrawing the boundaries of legislative assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies bas ...
in respect of the
delimitation of constituencies Electoral boundary delimitation (or simply boundary delimitation or delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries of electoral precincts and related divisions involved in elections, such as states, counties or other municipalities.Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. Tufanganj constituency will be part of Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for Scheduled tribes (ST) candidates.


References

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