Malbazar subdivision is an administrative division of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography Subdivisions Jalpaiguri district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Subdivision HeadquartersAreakm2 Population(2011) Rural Population %(2011)Urban Population % (2011)Jalpaiguri SadarJalpaiguri2,245.471,811,88562.0137.99MalbazarMalbazar1,150.84569,71188.6811.32Dhupguri Dhupguri - ---Jalpaiguri districtJalpaiguri3,396.312,381,59668.3931.61
Administrative units Malbazar subdivision has 3 police stations, 3 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 22 gram panchayats, 171 mouzas, 160 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 6 census towns. The municipality is: Malbazar. The census towns are: Odlabari, Dakshin Odlabari, Lataguri, Matialihat, Chalsa Mahabari and Mangalbari. The subdivision has its headquarters at Malbazar.
Police stations Police stations in the Malbazar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police Station Area coveredkm2 International borderInter-state borderkmMunicipal Town CD blockMaln/a - - - Mal (part) Kranti (part)Nagrakatan/a - - Malbazar (part)Nagrakata (part)Mitialin/an/a - - MatialiBanarhat#n/a - - - Nagrakata (part) # Banarhat police station is in Dhupguri subdivision
Blocks Community development blocks in the Malbazar subdivision are:
CD block HeadquartersAreakm2 Population(2011) SC %ST %Literacy rate %CensusTownsMalMal545.90299.55626.8434.5066.313MatialiChalsa Mahabari204.90117,54014.9944.0666.983NagrakataNagrakata397.48127,39713.8449.1661.27 -
Gram Panchayats The subdivision contains 22 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:
Mal (community development block) consists of six gram panchayats, viz. Bagrakot, Damdim, Rangamati, Kumlai, Odlabari and Tesimala. Matiali (community development block) consists of five gram panchayats, viz. Bidhannagar, Matiali Hat, Matiali–Batabari–II, Indong–Matiali and Matiali–Batabari–I. Nagrakata (community development block) consists of five gram panchayats, viz. Angrabhasa–I, Champaguri, Sulkapara, Angrabhasa–II and Luksan. Kranti (community development block) consists of six gram panchayats, viz. Lataguri, Rajadanga, Changmari, Kranti, Moulani and Chipadanga.
Education Statistics in the table below offer a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Jalpaguri district, with data for the year 2013-14.
SubdivisionPrimarySchoolMiddleSchoolHighSchoolHigher SecondarySchoolGeneralCollege, UnivTechnical /Professional InsttNon-formalEducationInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentJalpaiguri Sadar911115,080386,9125151,110116161,827819,4603413,0752,752189,077Malbazar29140,856284,9301314,5222737,14413,81012521,64378,471Jalpaiguri district1,202156,9366611,8426465,632143198,971913,2703513,3274,395267,448
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 institution is located in the Malbazar subdivision: Parimal Mitra Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established at Malbazar in 1985. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers courses in arts and commerce.
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 Jalpaiguri district, with data for the year 2014:
Subdivision Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB OtherStateGovtDepttsLocalbodiesCentralGovtDeptts /PSUsNGO /PrivateNursingHomesTotalTotalNumberofBedsTotalNumberofDoctors*IndoorPatientsOutdoorPatientsHospitalsRuralHospitalsBlockPrimaryHealthCentresPrimaryHealthCentresJalpaiguri Sadar24-1821221501965269136,9011,435,220Malbazar1127 - --19305415033,971448,216Jalpaiguri district3522521240302,506319170,8721,883.436 .* Excluding nursing homes.
Medical facilities Medical facilities in the Malbazar subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) Mal Subdivisional Hospital, Malbazar, 100 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) Sulkapara Rural Hospital, Nagrakata CD block, Sulkapara, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds) Mangalbari Block Primary Health Centre, Matiali CD block, PO Chalsa, 15 beds Odlabari Block Primary Health Centre, Mal CD block, Odlabari, PO Panbari, 10 beds
Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) Matiali CD block: Indong Metali (6), Mathachulka (10). Nagrakata CD block: Lookshan (4), Dhumpara (PO Nathna) (10). Mal CD block: Chak Moulani (PO Lataguri) (6), Uttar Saripukhari (PO Krantihat) (4), Dakshin Hanskhali (6).
Legislative segments As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Malbazar municipality the Mal block will constitute the Mal assembly constituency of West Bengal. The Metiali block and the Nagrakata block will be part of the Nagrakata assembly constituency. Both the constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. Mal constituency will be part of Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Nagrakata constituency will be part of Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for ST candidates.
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