Ghatal subdivision

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subdivision_name1West Bengal
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subdivision_name2Paschim Medinipur
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seat_typeHeadquarters
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government_typeLegislative Assembly
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population_total1,047,679
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| name = Ghatal Subdivision | other_name = ঘাটাল | nickname = | settlement_type = Subdivision | image_skyline = File:Ghatal (subdivision) in Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal).svg | image_alt = | image_caption = | 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 = Paschim Medinipur | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = Ghatal | government_type = Legislative Assembly | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 953.09 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 1,047,679 | 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 = WB50, WB34, WB36 | website = | footnotes = | official_name = Ghatal Subdistrict Ghatal subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Earlier it was part of Hooghly District. Later in 1872 it was merged with Medinipur District.

Subdivisions

Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhargram subdivision from the district in 2017: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Paschim_Medinipur_Subdivision_Map_(en).svg"] ::

::data[format=table] | Subdivision ||Headquarters|| Area km2 || Population (2011) ||Rural population % (2011)||Urban population % (2011) | |---| | Medinipur Sadar | | Kharagpur | | Ghatal | | Paschim Medinipur district | ::

Ghatal subdivision has a population density of 1,099 per km2. 21.93% of the district population resides in this subdivision.

Administrative units

Ghatal subdivision has 3 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 48 gram panchayats, 656 mouzas, 630 inhabited villages and 5 municipalities. The municipalities are: Chandrakona, Khirpai, Ramjibanpur, Ghatal and Kharar. The subdivision has its headquarters at Ghatal.{{Cite web |url=http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc |title=Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008 |date=2008-03-19 |access-date=23 October 2016 |work=West Bengal |publisher=National Informatics Centre, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225032419/http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc |archive-date=25 February 2009 |df=dmy

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Police stations

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

::data[format=table] | Police Station ||Area covered km2||Municipal Town || CD Block | |---| | Chandrakona | | Ghatal | | Daspur | ::

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 48 gram panchayats under 5 community development blocks:

  • Chandrakona I block: Jara, Mangrul, Monoharpur–I, Lakshmipur, Manikkundu and Monoharpur–II.
  • Chandrakona II block: Bandipur–I, Basanchora, Bhagabantapur–II, Bandipur–II, Bhagabantapur–I and Kuapur.
  • Daspur I block: Basudevpur, Nandanpur–I, Panchberia, Sarberia–II, Daspur–I, Nandanpur–II, Rajnagar, Daspur–II, Niz Narajol and Sarberia–I.
  • Daspur II block: Benai, Goura, Kheput Dakshnibarh, Ranichak, Chaipat, Jyotghanashyam, Khukurdaha, Sahachak, Dudhkomra, Kamalpur, Nishchintapur, Gochhati, Khanjapur and Palashpai.
  • Ghatal block: Ajabnagar–I, Dewanchak–I, Mansuka–I, Monoharpur–I, Ajabnagar–II, Dewanchak–II, Mansuka–II, Monoharpur–II, Beersingha, Irhpala, Mohanpur and Sultanpur.

Blocks

Community development blocks in Ghatal subdivision are: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Paschim_Medinipur_Tehsil_Map_(en).svg"] ::

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

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%.

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a subdivision-wise comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Paschim Medinipur district, after separation of Jhargram subdivision, 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Medinipur Sadar | 1,086 | 88,909 | 118 | 13,825 | 45 | 38,322 | 118 | 143,051 | 8 | 11,058 | 15 | 2,281 | 2,844 | 112,971 | | | | | | | | | Kharagpur | 1,576 | 131,008 | 126 | 8,902 | 127 | 63,099 | 170 | 177,644 | 7 | 9,058 | 12 | 11,190 | 4,365 | 147,242 | | | | | | | | | Ghatal | 786 | 59,984 | 30 | 2,543 | 88 | 44,064 | 66 | 65,255 | 4 | 4,413 | 5 | 626 | 1,501 | 54,169 | | | | | | | | | Paschim Medinipur district | 3,448 | 279,901 | 274 | 25,270 | 260 | 145,485 | 354 | 385,950 | 19 | 24,529 | 32 | 14,097 | 8,700 | 314,382 | | | | | | | | ::

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 Ghatal subdivision:

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.

::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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Medinipur Sadar | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | - | 1 | 26 | 53 | 2,117 | 323 | 121,486 | 1,375,817 | | | Kharagpur | 2 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 98 | 1841 | 197 | 93,110 | 1,814,309 | | | Ghatal | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | - | - | - | 46 | 67 | 988 | 66 | 46,006 | 742,984 | | | Paschim Medinipur district | 5 | 17 | 24 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 126 | 208 | 4,946 | 586* | 260,602 | 3,933,110 | | ::

  • Excluding nursing homes

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Ghatal subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)

  • Ghatal Subdivisional Hospital, Ghatal (M), 200 beds

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

  • Khirpai Rural Hospital, Chandrakona I CD block, Khirpai, 30 beds
  • Chandrakona Rural Hospital, Chandrakona II CD block, Chandrakona, 60 beds
  • Daspur Rural Hospital, Daspur I CD block, Daspur, 30 beds
  • Sonakhali Rural Hospital, Daspur II CD block, Sonakhali, 30 beds

Block primary health centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)

  • Viidyasagar Block Primary Health Centre, Ghatal CD block, Birsingha, 10 beds

**Primary health centres **: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)

  • Chandrakona I CD block: Ramjibanpur (10), Ramkrishnapur (PO Tatarpara) (10), Mangrul (PO Goaldanga Mangrul) (10), Dingal (PO Dingal-Kumargeria) (10), Jara (2)
  • Chandrrakona II CD block: Basanchora (PO Chhatraganj) (10), Bhagabantapur (4),
  • Ghatal CD block: Khasbarh (6), Natuk (10),
  • Daspur I: Makrampur (PO Choto Makrampur) (4), Narajole (10), Sekenday (2)
  • Daspur II: Khukurda (10), Nischintapur (6), Chaipat (6)

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Paschim Medinipur district were as follows from 2006:

::data[format=table] | Lok Sabha constituency ||Vidhan Sabha constituency ||Reservation||CD Block and/or Gram panchayats | |---| | Jhargram (ST) | | | | | | Medinipur | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ghatal | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

References

References

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  10. "Narajole Raj College". Narajole Raj College.
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  18. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006". Election Commission of India.

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