Kakdwip subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the
South 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS (S)), or sometimes South Twenty Four Parganas and Dakshin 24 Parganas, is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore. It is the largest district of West Bengal by ...
district in the
Indian
state of
West Bengal.
Subdivisions
South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:
12.36% of the total population of South 24 Parganas district live in Kakdwip subdivision.
Administrative units
Kakdwip subdivision has 8 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 42 gram panchayats, 217
mouza
In Bangladesh, Pakistan and parts of India a mouza or mauza (also mouja) is a type of administrative district, corresponding to a specific land area within which there may be one or more settlements. Before the 20th century, the term referred to a ...
s and 202 inhabited villages.
Police stations
Police stations in Kakdwip subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[
Note:Certain portions of Kakdwip subdivision are within the jurisdiction of Dholahat PS in Diamond Harbour subdivision
.*Newly added
]
Blocks
Community development blocks in Kakdwip subdivision are:[
]
Gram panchayats
The subdivision contains 42 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, to ...
:
* Kakdwip CD block consists of eleven gram panchayats: Bapuji, Rabindra, Sri Sri Ramkrishna, Swami Bibekananda, Madhusudanpur, Ramgopalpur, Srinagar, Netaji, Rishi Bankimchandra, Suryanagar and Pratapadityanagar.
* Namkhana CD block consists of seven gram panchayats: Budhakhali, Haripur, Namkhana, Shibrampur, Frezarganj, Mausini and Narayanpur.
* Patharpratima
Patharpratima is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
Geography
Patharpratima CD block is located at . It has an average e ...
CD block consists of fifteen gram panchayats: Achintyanagar, Dakshin Raipur, Gopalnagar, Ramganga, Banashyamnagar, Digambarpur, Herambagopalpur, Sridharnagar, Brajaballavpur, Durbachati, Laksmijanardanpur, Srinarayanpur Purnachandrapur, Dakshin Gangadharpur, G Plot and Patharpratima
Patharpratima is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
Geography
Patharpratima CD block is located at . It has an average e ...
.
* Sagar CD block consists of nine gram panchayats: Dhablat, Dhaspara Sumatinagar II, Ghoramara, Ramkarchar, Dhaspara Sumatinagar I, Muriganga I, Rudranagar, Gangasagar
Gangasagar is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Sagar police station in the Sagar CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Mythological significance
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and Muriganga II.
Education
South 24 Parganas district had a literacy rate of 77.51% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Alipore Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.14%, Baruipur subdivision 77.45%, Canning subdivision 70.98%, Diamond Harbour subdivision 76.26% and Kakdwip subdivision 82.04%
Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in South 24 Parganas district, with data for the year 2013-14:[
.* Does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation
The following institutions are located in Kakdwip subdivision:
*]Sundarban Mahavidyalaya
Sundarban Mahavidyalaya, established in 1965, is an undergraduate college in Kakdwip, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.
Departments
Science
*Chemistry
*Physics
*Mathematics
Humanities and Commerce
*Bengali ...
was established at Kakdwip in 1965.
* Sagar Mahavidyalaya was established at Harinbari
Harinbari is a village within the jurisdiction of the Sagar police station in the Sagar CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Area overview
Kakdwip subdivisio ...
in 1998.
*Sibani Mandal Mahavidyalaya
Sibani Mandal Mahavidyalaya, also known as Namkhana College, established in 2013, is an undergraduate college in Namkhana, West Bengal, India. This college is affiliated to the University of Calcutta.
Departments
Arts
*Bengali
*English
*Sansk ...
was established at Namkhana in 2013.
*Patharpratima Mahavidyalaya
Patharpratima Mahavidyalaya, established in 2001, is an undergraduate college in Patharpratima, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.
Departments Science
*Mathematics
Arts and Commerce
*Bengali
*English
*Hist ...
was established at Patharpratima
Patharpratima is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
Geography
Patharpratima CD block is located at . It has an average e ...
in 2001.
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 South 24 Parganas district.
Note: The district data does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The number of doctors exclude private bodies.
Medical facilities in Kakdwip subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)
*Kakdwip subdivisional hospital, Kakdwip, 100 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)
*Sagar Rural Hospital, Sagar CD Block, Rudranagar, 30 beds
*Dwarikanagar Rural Hospital, Namkhana CD block, Dwarikanagar, 30 beds
*Madhabnagar Rural Hospital, Patharpratima CD block, Madhababnar, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)
*Harendranagar Block Primary Health Centre, Kakdwip CD block, Harendranagar, 10 beds
Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)
*Kakdwip CD block: Ramchandranagar (10)
*Namkhana CD block: Narayanpur (6), Maharajganj (6), Fraserganj (10), Bagdanga Mousuni (10)
*Patharpratima CD block: Gadamathurpur (10), Brajballavpur (15), Indrapur (10)
*Sagar CD block: Gangasagar
Gangasagar is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Sagar police station in the Sagar CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Mythological significance
...
(6), Mahendraganj (6), Muriganga (6)
Legislative Assembly Segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission
The Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is redrawing the boundaries of the vari ...
in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the areas under the Patharpratima
Patharpratima is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
Geography
Patharpratima CD block is located at . It has an average e ...
CD Block forms the Patharpratima (Vidhan Sabha constituency). The Kakdwip CD Block, along with two gram panchayats under the Namkhana CD Block: Budhakhali and Narayanpur, will form the Kakdwip (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kakdwip Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
Overview
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in ...
. The other five gram panchayats under the Namkhana CD Block along with the areas covered by the Sagar CD Block will form the Sagar (West Bengal Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Sagar Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
Overview
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in t ...
. All the three legislative assembly constituencies will be legislative assembly segments of the Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 Parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Mathurapur in West Bengal. All the seven legislative assembly segments of No. 20 Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituency are in So ...
, which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.
References
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Subdivisions of West Bengal
Subdivisions in South 24 Parganas district
South 24 Parganas district