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Mathabhanga subdivision

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Mathabhanga subdivision
Subdivision
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CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
HeadquartersMathabhanga
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitewb.gov.in

Mathabhanga subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Subdivisions

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Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[1][2]

File:Cooch Behar Subdivision Map (en).svg
Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 Rural Population %
(2011)		 Urban Population %
(2011)
Mekhliganj Mekhliganj 459.78 282,750 90.09 9.91
Mathabhanga Mathabhanga 896.26 654,831 96.35 3.65
Cooch Behar Sadar Cooch Behar 754.84 748,394 77.92 22.08
Tufanganj Tufanganj 586.44 456,319 93.02 6.97
Dinhata Dinhata 692.02 676,792 94.02 5.98
Cooch Behar district Cooch Behar 3,387.00 2,819,026 89.73 10.27

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Administrative units

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Mathabhanga subdivision has 3 police stations, 3 community development blocks, 3 panchayat samitis, 28 gram panchayats, 265 mouzas, 260 inhabited villages and 1 municipality. The municipality is: Mathabhanga. The subdivision has its headquarters at Mathabhanga.[2][3]

Gram panchayats

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The subdivision contains 28 gram panchayats under 3 community development blocks:[4]

  • Sitalkuchi block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Barokaimari, Chhotosalbari, Gosairhat, Lalbazar, Bhawerthana, Golenowhati, Khalisamari and Sitalkuchi.
  • Mathabhanga I block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Bairagirhat, Hazrahat–II, Kursamari, Shikarpur, Gopalpur, Jorpatki, Nayarhat, Hazrahat–I, Kedarhat and Pachagarh.
  • Mathabhanga II block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Angarkata–Pardubi, Ghoksardanga, Nishiganj–II, Unishbisha, Barasoulmari, Latapota, Premerdanga, Fulbari, Nishiganj–I and Ruidanga.

Police stations

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Police stations in the Mathabhanga subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: [5][6][7]

Police Station Area covered
km2		 International
border
 Inter-state border
km		 Municipal Town CD block
Mathabhanga 322.86 n/a - Mathabhanga Mathabhanga I
Ghoksadanga 156.92 - n/a - Mathabhanga II
Sitalkuchi 261.79 n/a - - Sitalkuchi

Blocks

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Community development blocks in the Mathabhanga subdivision are:[2][8][9]

CD block Headquarters Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 SC % ST % Literacy
Rate %		 Census
Towns
Mathabhanga I Sikarpur 319.39 218,191 68.77 0.06 71.51 -
Mathabhanga II Matiar Kuthi 309.99 227,397 64.92 1.31 72.68 -
Sitalkuchi Sitalkuchi 262.51 185,353 54.50 0.14 70.34 -

Education

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Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012-13.[10]

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
Mekhliganj 216 24,210 52 27,782 4 4,012 21 27,680 2 2858 1 55 456 25,387
Mathabhanga 432 52,235 80 52,338 14 113,452 42 61,315 4 3,910 8 578 1,171 70,179
Cooch Behar Sadar 441 61,375 47 15,322 33 35,204 56 59,614 6 8,934 29 3,749 1,195 61,733
Tufanganj 310 31,205 72 45,231 46 17,510 30 38,274 2 2,871 3 275 950 36,293
Dinhata 431 42,213 46 14,723 27 31,836 29 44,946 1 3,492 4 381 1,228 1,950
Cooch Behar district 1,830 211,247 297 154,943 94 102,014 178 231,829 15 22,065 45 5,038 5,000 223,323

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, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.[10]

Educational institutions

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The following institutions are located in Mathabhanga subdivision:

Healthcare

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The table below presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2013 in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012-13.: [16]

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
Mekhliganj 1 1 1 5 - - - 1 9 255 32 23,850 185,720
Mathabhanga 1 - 2 7 - - - 3 13 297 45 44,730 712,513
Cooch Behar Sadar 4 - 2 7 1 - 2 9 25 1,030 115 96,233 560,813
Tufanganj 1 - 2 5 1 - - 3 12 266 38 46,232 560,813
Dinhata 1 - 3 7 - - - 3 14 429 50 62,943 624,514
Cooch Behar district 8 1 10 31 2 - 2 19 73 2,277 280 273,988 3,145,902

.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

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Medical facilities in the Mathabhanga subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)[17]

  • Mathabhanga Subdivisional Hospital, Mathabhanga M, 120 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[18]

  • Ghoksadanga Rural Hospital, Mathabhanga II CD block, Ghoksadanga, 30 beds
  • Sitalkuch Rural Hospital, Sitalkuchi CD block, Sitalkuchi, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[19]

  • Asokbari Block Primary Health Centre, Mathabhanga I CD block, PO Mathabhanga, only OPD

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[20]

  • Mathabhanga I CD block: Pakhihaga (10), Panaguri (PO Shibpur) (10)
  • Mathabhanga II CD block: Angarkata Paradubi (PO Paradubi) (6), Khetifulbari (PO Fulbari) (10), Nishiganj (10)
  • Sitalkuchi CD block: Chotosalbari (6), Jatamari (4)

Legislative segments

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As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Mathabhanga municipality, Mathabhanga–II block and Hazrahat–I, Hazrahat–II and Pachagarh gram panchayats of Mathabhanga–I block together will constitute the Mathabhanga assembly constituency of West Bengal. The other seven gram panchayats of Mathabhanga–I block, viz. Bairagirhat, Kursamari, Shikarpur, Gopalpur, Jorpatki, Nayarhat and Kedarhat will form the Sitalkuchi assembly constituency along with the whole area under Sitalkuchi block. Both the constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. Both constituencies will be part of Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates.[21]

References

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