Bolpur Subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview Bolpur subdivision is part of the Suri-Bolpur Plain, a sub-micro physiographic region. It covers the interfluves of the Mayurakshi and Ajay, in the south-eastern part of the district. This area exhibits somewhat upland topography sloping from north-west to south-east.
Geography Subdivisions Birbhum district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Subdivision HeadquartersAreakm2(2001) Population(2011) Ruralpopulation %(2011)Urban population % (2011)RampurhatRampurhat1,574.231,508,50696.623.38Suri SadarSuri1,782.721,121,87196.573.43BolpurBolpur1,186.66872,02796.563.44Birbhum district 4,545.003,502,40496.593.41
Administrative units Bolpur subdivision has 4 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 40 gram panchayats, 621 mouzas, 579 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 4 census towns. The municipality is: Bolpur. The census towns are: Ilambazar, Surul, Parota and Labhpur. The subdivision has its headquarters at Bolpur.
Police stations Police stations in Bolpur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police station Area coveredkm2 Municipal town CD Block Bolpur 333.6 BolpurBolpur SriniketanBolpur Women n/a BolpurBolpur SriniketanSantiniketan n/a BolpurBolpur SriniketanLabhpur 271.2 - LabpurNanoor 309.2 - NanoorIlambazar 259.5 - Ilambazar
Blocks Community development blocks in Bolpur subdivision are:
CD Block HeadquartersAreakm2(2001) Population(2011) SC %ST %Hindus %Muslims %Literacy rate %CensusTownsLabpurLabhpur267.98201,901 30.534.7169.2430.5471.20 1NanoorNanoor311.83218,654 32.542.3964.7134.9769.45 1Bolpur SriniketanSriniketan334.58202,55330.5919.0673.9225.4570.67 1IlambazarIlambazar261.54168,70923.638.9451.6747.4174.27 1
Gram panchayats The subdivision contains 40 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:
Bolpur Sriniketan block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Bahiri–Panchshowa, Raipur–Supur, Sarpalehana–Albandha, Singhee, Kankalitala, Ruppur, Kasba, Sattor and Sian Muluk. Ilambazar block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Batikar, Ghurisha, Mongoldihi, Belati, Illambazar, Nanasole, Dharampur, Joydev–Kenduli and Sirsha. Labpur block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Bipratikuri, Dwaraka, Jamna, Labpur–II, Chauhatta–Mahodari–I, Hatia, Kurunnahar, Thiba, Chauhatta & Mahodari –II, Indus and Labpur. Nanoor block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Bara Saota, Daskalgram–Kareya–I, Chandidas Nanoor, Daskalgram–Kareya–II, Kirnahar–II, Kirnahar–I, Thupsara, Uchkaran, Charkalgram, Jalundi and Nawanagar Kadda.
Education Birbhum district had a literacy rate of 70.68% as per the provisional figures of the census of 2011. Rampurhat subdivision had a literacy rate of 69.12%, Suri Sadar subdivision 71.16% and Bolpur subdivision 72.71%.
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Birbhum district, with data for the year 2013-14:
SubdivisionPrimarySchoolMiddleSchoolHighSchoolHigher SecondarySchoolGeneralCollege, UnivTechnical /Professional InsttNon-formalEducationInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentRampurhat88999,7671329,4878268,4626585,685716,963243,4482,29199,407Suri Sadar91271,882905,1887240,1615669,109613,912357,6201,96158,469Bolpur62848,314645,8595331,2664960,139617,379203,4241,33343,805Birbhum district2,429219,26328620,534207139,889170214,9251948,2547914,4925,585201,681
The following institutions are located in Bolpur subdivision: Visva-Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore at Santiniketan in 1921. It was declared a central university and an “institution of national importance” in 1951. Bolpur College was established at Bolpur in 1950. Purni Devi Chaudhuri Girls' College was established at Bolpur in 2004. Bengal Institute of Technology & Management (BITM), a private engineering college on Santiniketan-Sriniketan Bypass, PO Dwaranda, was established in 2001. Santiniketan Institute of Polytechnic (SIP), a polytechnic college on Tatarpur, Muluk, Bolpur-Santiniketan, Birbhum, was established in 2010. Sambhunath College was established at Labhpur in 1963. Chandidas Mahavidyalaya was established at Khujutipara in 1972. Kabi Joydeb Mahavidyalaya was established at Ilambazar in 2007.
Healthcare Medical facilities in Bolpur subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) Bolpur Subdivisional Hospital, Bolpur, well known as Sian Hospital, 125 beds Pearson Memorial Hospital, Santiniketan, 50 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD Block, location, beds) Labpur Rural Hospital, Labpur CD Block, Labhpur, 30 beds Nanoor Rural Hospital, Nanoor CD Block, Nanoor, 30 beds Ilambazar Rural Hospital, Ilambazar CD Block, Ilambazar, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD Block, location, beds) Bolpur Block Primary Health Centre, Bolpur Sriniketan CD Block, Bolpur, 60 beds
Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds) Bolpur Sriniketan CD Block: Panchsowa (6), Sattore Kasba (PO Sattore) (10), Supur (PO Rajatpur) (10) Labpur CD Block: Bipratikuri (6), Dwaraka (6), Ramkrishnapur (PO Brahamanigram) (6), Thiba (10), Abhadanga (6) Nanoor CD Block: Banagram (PO Nanoor) (6), Khujutipara (10), Kirnahar (10) Ilambazar CD Block: Batikar (10), Jaydev Kenduli (6)
Electoral constituencies Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Bolpur subdivision were as follows: Lok Sabha constituency ReservationVidhan Sabha constituency ReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areasBolpurSCLabpurNoneLabpur CD Block, and Ahmedpur, Amarpur, Bhromorkol, Panrui, Sangra and Sreenidhipur GPs of Sainthia CD Block - - NanoorSCNanoor CD Block, and Bahiri Panchshowa, Kankalitala, Kasba, Sarpalehana Albandha, Sian Muluk and Singhee GPs of Bolpur Sriniketan CD Block - - BolpurNoneBolpur municipality, Ilambazar CD Block and Raipur Supur, Ruppur and Sattor GPs of Bolpur Sriniketan CD Block - - All other Vidhan Sabha segments outside Bolpur subdivision -
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