Uluberia subdivision is a subdivision of the
Howrah district
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in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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. It consists of
Uluberia
Uluberia is a city and a municipality of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Uluberia subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). This city is ...
municipality and nine
community development (CD) blocks, including 90
gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
s and six
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
s.
The six census towns are:
Khalor,
Bagnan
Mama Saha Bagnan is a census town in Bagnan I CD Block of Uluberia subdivision in Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Bagnan is located at . It has an average elevation of 6 metres (19 feet). It is situated ...
,
Naupala,
Santoshpur,
Balaram Pota and
Uttar Pirpur.
The subdivision has its headquarters at Uluberia. The whole division forms the
Lok Sabha constituency of Uluberia.
Area
Legislative segments
The whole of Uluberia subdivision elects to the
Uluberia constituency of the
Lok Sabha
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.
There are 7 constituencies for the
West Bengal Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). The Uluberia Uttar constituency will be reserved for
Scheduled castes (SC) candidates.
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Uluberia Purba (assembly constituency no. 176) - Uluberia municipality area and the
gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
s of Khalisani and Raghudevpur under the Uluberia-II block
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Uluberia Uttar (SC) (assembly constituency no. 179) - the other six gram panchayats under the Uluberia-II block and eight gram panchayats under the Amta-I block: Amta, Bhandargachha, Chandrapur, Khardah, Raspur, Sirajbati, Udang-I and Udang-II
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Uluberia Dakshin (assembly constituency no. 180) - The Uluberia-I block and the gram panchayats of Belari, Dhandali, Balichaturi and Nabagram under the Shyampur-I block
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Shyampur (assembly constituency no. 181) - formed from the Shyampur-II CD block, and the other six gram panchayats under the Shyampur-I block
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Bagnan
Mama Saha Bagnan is a census town in Bagnan I CD Block of Uluberia subdivision in Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Bagnan is located at . It has an average elevation of 6 metres (19 feet). It is situated ...
(assembly constituency no. 182) - formed from the whole Bagnan-II block, and the following gram panchayats of Bagnan-I: Bangalpur, Haturia-I, Haturia-II and Khalore
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Amta
Amta is a census town in Amta I CD Block in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Amta is located at .
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Amta had a total population of 16,699 of which ...
(assembly constituency no. 183) - formed from Amta-II and the other four gram panchayats under the Bagnan-I CD block
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Udaynarayanpur
Udaynarayanpur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Udaynarayanpur is located at .
Udaynarayanpur CD Block is b ...
(assembly constituency no. 184) - formed from the Udaynarayanpur CD block, and from the other five gram panchayats from Amta I
References
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Subdivisions of West Bengal
Subdivisions in Howrah district
Howrah district