Egra subdivision

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| name = Egra subdivision | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Subdivision | image_skyline = File:Aatchala Dakhsina Kali temple at Bhagabanpur under Purba Medinipur in West Bengal 05.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = The 19th century Dakhsina Kali temple at Bhagabanpur | image_map = File:Egra (subdivision) in Purba Medinipur (West Bengal).svg | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = West Bengal | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Purba Medinipur | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = Egra | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 940.96 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 958,939 | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Bengali, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | iso_code = IN-WB | registration_plate = WB | website = | footnotes = Egra subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Subdivisions

Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Purba_Medinipur_Subdivision_Map_(en).svg"] ::

::data[format=table] | Subdivision ||Headquarters|| Area km2 || Population (2011) ||Rural population % (2001)||Urban population % (2001) | |---| | Tamluk | | Haldia | | Egra | | Contai | | Purba Medinipur district | ::

Administrative units

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Egra subdivision has 3 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 42 gram panchayats, 708 mouzas, 682 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 3 census towns. The municipality is: Egra. The census towns are: Amarshi Kasba, Benudia and Hincha Gerya. The subdivision has its headquarters at Egra.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Area

Egra subdivision has an area of 940.96 km2, population in 2011 of 958,939 and density of population of 1,019 per km2. 18.82% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.

Police stations

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

::data[format=table] | Police Station ||Area covered km2 *||Inter-state border||Municipal Town || CD Block | |---| | Patashpur | | Bhagabanpur | | Egra | ::

*The data for area is as per the website of Purba Medinipur Police, but it appears that it has not been updated for a long time.

Blocks

Community development blocks in Egra subdivision are: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Purba_Medinipur_Tehsil_Map_(en).svg"] ::

::data[format=table] | CD Block ||Headquarters|| Area km2 || Population (2011) ||SC %||ST %||Literacy rate %||Census Towns | |---| | Patashpur I | | Patashpur II | | Bhagabanpur I | | Egra I | | Egra II | ::

Gram Panchayats

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Aatchala_Dakhsina_Kali_temple_at_Bhagabanpur_under_Purba_Medinipur_in_West_Bengal_01.jpg" caption="Front view of Aatchala Dakhsina Kali temple at Bhagabanpur"] ::

The subdivision contains 42 gram panchayats under 5 community development blocks:

  • Bhagabanpur I block: Benodia, Gurgram, Kalaberia, Shimulia, Bhagwanpur, Kajlagarh, Mahammadpur–I, Bivisanpur, Kakra and Mahammadpur–II.
  • Egra I Barida, Jumki, Rishi Bankimchandra, Chatri, Kasba–Egra, Jerthan, Panchrol and Saharha.
  • Egra II block: Basudevpur, Bibekananda, Dubda, Paniparul, Bathuari, Deshbandhu, Manjusree and Sarbaday.
  • Patashpur I block: Amarshi–I, Brajalalpur, Gokulpur, Amarshi–II, Chistipur–I, Gopalpur, Barhat, Chistipur–II and Naipur.
  • Patashpur II block: Argoyal, Mathura, Pataspur, Sreerampur, Khargram, Panchet and South Khanda.

Education

With a literacy rate of 87.66% Purba Medinipur district ranked first amongst all districts of West Bengal in literacy as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Within Purba Medinipur district, Tamluk subdivision had a literacy rate of 85.98%, Haldia subdivision 86.67%, Egra subdivision 86.18% and Contai subdivision 89.19%. All CD Blocks and municipalities in the district had literacy levels above 80%.

Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Purba Medinipur district for the year 2013-14.

::data[format=table] | Subdivision | Primary School | Middle School | High School | Higher Secondary School | General College, Univ | Technical / Professional Instt | Non-formal Education | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Tamluk | 1,084 | 84,258 | 78 | 5,789 | 77 | 43,408 | 144 | 171,516 | 6 | 12,728 | 17 | 2,747 | 2,704 | 112,411 | | | | | | | | | Haldia | 557 | 43,173 | 40 | 5,082 | 54 | 36,767 | 77 | 83,659 | 5 | 9,792 | 16 | 6,256 | 1,359 | 59,879 | | | | | | | | | Egra | 629 | 41,418 | 76 | 11,537 | 49 | 32,167 | 74 | 90,730 | 3 | 9,498 | 2 | 154 | 1,595 | 62,200 | | | | | | | | | Contai | 983 | 50,945 | 99 | 10,557 | 81 | 46,690 | 102 | 120,128 | 5 | 12,223 | 10 | 1,602 | 2,316 | 90,552 | | | | | | | | | Purba Medinipur district | 3,253 | 219,794 | 293 | 32,965 | 261 | 159,032 | 397 | 466,093 | 19 | 44,241 | 45 | 10,759 | 7,974 | 375,042 | | | | | | | | ::

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, polytechnics, 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.

The following institutions are located in Egra subdivision:

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 2014 in Purba Medinipur district.

::data[format=table] | Subdivision | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Other State Govt Deptts | Local bodies | Central Govt Deptts / PSUs | NGO / Private Nursing Homes | Total | Total Number of Beds | Total Number of Doctors | Indoor Patients | Outdoor Patients | Hospitals | Rural Hospitals | Block Primary Health Centres | Primary Health Centres | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Tamluk | 1 | - | 7 | 14 | - | - | - | 70 | 92 | 1,506 | 96 | 61,84 | 1,251,099 | | | Haldia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | - | - | - | 19 | 35 | 803 | 67 | 27,586 | 757,876 | | | Egra | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | - | - | - | 21 | 38 | 489 | 42 | 23,699 | 419,829 | | | Contai | 2 | - | 8 | 16 | - | - | - | 22 | 48 | 688 | 88 | 59,882 | 890,607 | | | Purba Medinipur district | 5 | 3 | 22 | 51 | - | - | - | 132 | 213 | 3,486 | 293 | 172,251 | 3,319,411 | | ::

Medical facilities available in Egra subdivision are as follows: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Sharabhuja_Gauranga_Dalan_temple_at_Panchrol_under_Purba_Medinipur_district_01.jpg" caption="Sharabhuja Gauranga Dalan temple at Panchrol, Egra subdivision"] ::

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)

Egra Subdivision Hospital, Egra, 68 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)

Bhagabanpur Rural Hospital, Bhagabanpur I CD block, Bhagabanpur, 30 beds

Gangadharbar Rural Hospital, Egra II CD block, Gangadharbar, PO Pirijkhanbar, 30 beds

Patashpur Rural Hospital, Patashpur II CD block, Patashpur, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centre: (Name, block, location, beds)

Gonara BPHC, Patashpur I CD Block, Golara Nij, PO Manglamaro, 10 beds

Ramchandrapur BPHC, Egra I CD Block, Ramchandrapur, PO Kharbandhi, 10 beds

Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)

Egra I CD block: Chatla (2), Kasabagola, PO Panchrol (2)

Egra II CD block: Paniparul (10), Betamaheshpur, PO Maheshpur (10), Shyampur, PO Bidurpur (2)

Patashpur I CD block: Borhat, PO Katranka (6)

Patashpur II CD block: Pratapdighi (10), Argoal (10)

Bhagabanpur I CD block: Bibhisanpur (10), Kajalgarh (6), Seulipur, PO Paschimbarh (6)

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Purba Medinipur district were as follows:

::data[format=table] | Lok Sabha constituency ||Vidhan Sabha constituency ||Reservation||CD Block and/or Gram panchayats | |---| | Ghatal | | | | Tamluk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kanthi | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

References

References

  1. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  3. (2008-03-19). "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008". National Informatics Centre, India.
  4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  6. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  7. "BDO Offices under Purba Medinipur district". West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal.
  8. "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal.
  9. "Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011 : West Bengal". Office of the Registrar General and & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
  10. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  11. "Egra Sarada Sashi Bhusan College". ICBSE.
  12. "Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya". BMM.
  13. "Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalaya". YSPM.
  14. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  15. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.
  16. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006". Election Commission of India.

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