Kharagpur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Subdivisions Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhargram subdivision from the district in 2017:
Subdivision HeadquartersAreakm2 Population(2011) Ruralpopulation %(2011)Urbanpopulation %(2011) Medinipur SadarMidnapore2,441.501,435,32186.0513.95 KharagpurKharagpur2,913.172,293,90985.6714.33 GhatalGhatal953.091,047,67987.9412.06 Paschim Medinipur districtMidnapore6,307.764,776,90986.2813.72
Kharagpur subdivision has a population density of 787 per km2. 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 mouzas, 2486 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 5 census towns. The single municipality is at Kharagpur. The census towns are: Balichak, Chaulia, Deuli, Kharagpur Railway Settlement and Kalaikunda. The subdivision has its headquarters at Kharagpur.
Police stations Police stations in Kharagpur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police station Area coveredkm2Municipal town CD block Kharagpur (Town) n/a Kharagpur - Kharagpur (Local) n/a - Kharagpur I, Kharagpur II Debra n/a - Debra Pingla n/a - Pingla Keshiary n/a - Keshiari Dantan n/a - Dantan I Belda n/a - Dantan II Narayangarh n/a - Narayangarh Mohanpur n/a - Mohanpur Sabang n/a - Sabang
Gram panchayats The subdivision contains 99 gram panchayats under 10 community development blocks:
Dantan I block: Ainkola, Chak Ismailpur, Monoharpur, Alikosha, Dantan–I, Salikotha, Angua, Datan–II and Tarurui. Dantan II block: Haripur, Porolda, Sauri Kotbar, Turka, Jenkapur, Sabra and Talda. Pingla block: Dhaneswarpur, Jalchak–II, Kshirai, Pindurui, Gobordhanpur, Jamna, Kusumda, Jalchak–I, Karkai and Maligram. Kharagpur I block: Arjuni, Gopali, Kalaikunda, Vetia, Barkola, Hariatara and Khelarh. Kharagpur II block: Chakmakampur, Kaliara–II, Paparara–I, Changual, Lachhmapur, Paparara–II, Kaliara–I, Palsya and Sankoa. Sabang block: Balpai, Danrra, Nawgaon, Bhemua, Bishnupur, Dashgram, Narayanbarh, Bural, Debhog, Sabang, Chaulkuri, Mohar and Sharta. Mohanpur block: Mohanpur, Sautia, Tanua, Neelda and Shialsai. Narayangarh block: Bakhrabad, Hemchandra, Manya, Pakurseni, Belda–I, Khursi, Mokrampur, Ranisarai, Belda–II, Kunarpur, Narayangarh, Tutranga, Gramraj, Kushbasan, Narma and Kashipur. Keshiari block: Baghasthi, Keshiari, Lalua, Gaganeswar, Khajra, Nachipur, Ghritagram, Kusumpur and Santrapur. Debra 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:
CD block HeadquartersAreakm2 Population(2011) SC %ST %Literacyrate %Censustowns DebraBalichak342.41288,61912.9920.4882.031 PinglaPingla224.48194,8098.439.9283.57 KeshiariKeshiary292.09149,26922.9534.2576.78 Dantan IDantan257.07172,10716.9916.3873.531 Dantan IIDhaneswarpur185.56155,0178.927.0182.45 NarayangarhNarayangarh499.48302,62018.6222.5078.311 MohanpurMohanpur137.49111,90110.305.3980.51 SabangSabang305.00270,47213.336.2286.84 Kharagpur ISatkul313.31258,04017.9916.4577.062 Kharagpur IIMadpur265.63183,44018.6125.5776.08
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.
SubdivisionPrimarySchoolMiddleSchoolHighSchoolHigher SecondarySchoolGeneralCollege, UnivTechnical /Professional InsttNon-formalEducationInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentMedinipur Sadar1,08688,90911813,8254538,322118143,051811,058152,2812,844112,971Kharagpur1,576131,0081268,90212763,099170177,64479,0581211,1904,365147,242Ghatal78659,984302,5438844,0646665,25544,41356261,50154,169Paschim Medinipur district3,448279,90127425,270260145,485354385,9501924,5293214,0978,700314,382
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 at Kharagpur was established in 1951. Kharagpur College at Kharagpur was established in 1949. Keshiary Government College at Keshiary established in 2015. Hijli College at Hijli was established in 1995. Government General Degree College, Kharagpur-II at Ambigere, Madpur, in Kharagpur II CD Block was established in 2015. Belda College was established in 1963 at Belda. Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established in 2006 at Gangaram Chak. Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya was established in 1965 at Maligram. Bhatter College was established in 1963 at Dantan. Sabang Sajani Kanta Mahavidyalaya at Lutunia was established in 1970. Government General Degree College, Dantan-II was established at Kashmuli in 2015. Government General Degree College, Mohanpur 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.
Subdivision Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB OtherStateGovtDepttsLocalbodiesCentralGovtDeptts /PSUsNGO /PrivateNursingHomesTotalTotalNumberofBedsTotalNumberofDoctorsIndoorPatientsOutdoorPatientsHospitalsRuralHospitalsBlockPrimaryHealthCentresPrimaryHealthCentresMedinipur Sadar251153-126532,117323121,4861,375,817Kharagpur282272125498184119793,1101,814,309Ghatal14115---46679886646,006742,984Paschim Medinipur district51724775131262084,946586*260,6023,933,110 Excluding Nursing Homes
Medical facilities Medical facilities in the Kharagpur subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) Kharagpur Subdivisional Hospital, Kharagpur (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, 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, 60 beds Bagda (Mohanpur) Rural Hospital, Mohanpur CD block, Mohanpur, 30 beds Pingla Rural Hospital, Pingla CD block, Pingla, 30 beds Keshiary Rural Hospital, Keshiari CD block, Keshiary, 30 beds Khandrui Rural Hospital, Dantan II CD block, Khandrui, PO Turkagarh, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds) Changual Block Primary Health Centre, Kharagpur II CD block, Changual, 10 beds Dantan Block Primary Health Centre, Dantan I CD block, Dantan, 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 (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Paschim Medinipur district were as follows from 2006:
Lok Sabha constituency Vidhan Sabha constituency ReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats Jhargram (ST) GarbetaNoneGarhbeta I CD Block and Amlasuli, Jogardanga, Piyasala and Sarboth GPs of Garhbeta II CD Block. SalboniNone Bhimpur, Bishnupur, Debgram, Lalgeria and Salboni GPs of Salboni CD Block, Goaltor, Gohaldanga, Jeerapara, Makli, Patharpara and Pingbani GPs of Garhbeta II CD Block and Garhbeta III CD Block. Other assembly segments outside the district MedinipurEgraNoneEgra municipality, Egra I CD Block, and Basudevpur, Deshbandhu, Dubda, Manjusree, Paniparul, Sarbaday and Bibekananda GPs of Egra II CD Block in Purba Medinipur district. DantanNoneDantan II and Mohanpur CD Blocks, and Chak Islampur GP of Dantan I CD Block. KeshiarySTKeshiari CD Block, and Alikosha, Angua, Ainkola, Dantan I, Dantan II, Monoharpur, Salikotha and Tararui GPs of Dantan I CD Block. Kharagpur SadarNoneKharagpur municipality and Kharagpur Railway Settlement of Kharagpur I CD Block. NarayangarhNoneNarayangarh KharagpurNoneKharagpur I CD Block, and Banpura, Panchkhuri I, Panchkhuri II, Pathra and Shiromoni GPs of Midnapore Sadar CD Block. MedinipurNoneMidnapore municipality, Chandra, Dherua, Monidaha and Tantigeria GPs of Midnapore Sadar CD Block and Bankibandh, Garhmal, Karnagarh, Kashijora and Shatpati GPs of Salboni CD Block. GhatalPanskura PaschimNonePanskura I CD Block in Purba Medinipur district. SabangNoneSabang CD Block, and Jalchak I, Jalchak II and Maligram GPs of Pingla CD Block. PinglaNone Dhaneswarpur, Gobordhanpur, Jamna, Karkai, Kshirai, Kusumda and Pindurui GPs of Pingla CD Block and Kharagpur II CD Block DebraNoneDebra CD Block DaspurNoneDaspur II, and Basudevpur, Daspur I, Daspur II, Nandanpur I, Nandanpur II and Panchberia GPs of Daspur I CD Block. GhatalSCGhatal municipality, Ghatal CD Block, Khara municipality, and Rajnagar, Sarberia I and Sarberia II GPs of Daspur I CD Block. KeshpurSCKeshpur CD Block.
Notable people Muhammad Momtaz, inaugural MLA of Kharagpur Sheikh Najmul Haque, six-time MLA of Kharagpur Sheikh Siraj Ali, two-time MLA of Kharagpur
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