Rampurhat subdivision

Rampurhat subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Rampurhat Subdivision
Subdivision
Rampurhat Subdivision Location in West Bengal, India Rampurhat Subdivision Rampurhat Subdivision (India)
Coordinates: 24.17°N 87.78°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Headquarters	Rampurhat
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration	WB 46
Website	wb.gov.in

Overview

The northern portion of Rampurhat subdivision is part of the Nalhati Plains, a sub-micro physiographic region, and the southern portion is part of the Brahmani-Mayurakshi Basin, another sub-micro physiographic region occupying the area between the Brahmani in the north and the Mayurakshi in the south. There is an occasional intrusion of Rajmahal Hills, from adjoining Santhal Parganas, towards the north-western part of the subdivision.[1]

Geography

Subdivisions

Birbhum district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[2][3][4]

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area km^2 (2001)	Population (2011)	Rural Population % (2011)	Urban Population % (2011)
Rampurhat	Rampurhat	1,574.23	1,508,506	96.62	3.38
Suri Sadar	Suri	1,782.72	1,121,871	96.57	3.43
Bolpur	Bolpur	1,186.66	872,027	96.56	3.44
Birbhum district		4,545.00	3,502,404	96.59	3.41

Administrative units

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Cities and towns in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre. Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Rampurhat subdivision has 5 police stations, 8 community development blocks, 8 panchayat samitis, 65 gram panchayats, 760 mouzas, 725 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 6 census towns. The municipalities are: Rampurhat and Nalhati. The census towns are: Murarai, Barua Gopalpur, Ambhua, Kashimnagar, Bishnupur and Fatehpur. The subdivision has its headquarters at Rampurhat.[5][3][4]

Police stations

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

Police station	Area covered km^2	Municipal town	CD Block
Nalhati	359.5	Nalhati	Nalhati I, Nalhati II
Murarai	356.9	-	Murarai I, Murarai II
Mayureswar	381.0	-	Mayureswar II
Rampurhat	472.4	Rampurhat	Rampurhat I
Margram	n/a	-	Rampurhat II
Tarapith	n/a	n/a	Rampurhat II (Budhigram Gram Panchayat & Sahapur Gram Panchayat)
Mallarpur	n/a	n/a	Mayureswar I
Paikar	n/a	n/a	n/a

Blocks

Community development blocks in Rampurhat subdivision are:[7][3][8][9]

CD Block	Headquarters	Area km^2 (2001)	Population (2011)	SC %	ST %	Hindus %	Muslims %	Literacy Rate %	Census Towns
Murarai I	Murarai	175.51	190,802	24.60	4.56	40.58	58.92	55.67	3
Murarai II	Paikar	185.33	222,033	18.04	0.54	24.91	75.00	58.28	1
Nalhati I	Nalhati	249.71	204,818	36.02	4.99	52.11	46.64	69.83	-
Nalhati II	Lohapur	109.15	127,785	21.26	0.41	29.79	70.10	71.68	-
Rampurhat I	Rampurhat	287.63	188,435	31.96	13.70	67.38	30.61	73.29	-
Rampurhat II	Margram	181.55	187,823	31.72	0.57	51.64	48.20	70.77	1
Mayureswar I	Mallarpur	224.83	159,782	34.07	6.69	69.84	29.33	71.52	1
Mayureswar II	Kotasur	156.27	127,661	30.67	7.12	74.06	25.65	70.89	-

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 65 gram panchayats under 8 community development blocks:[10]

• Mayureswar I block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Baraturigram, Dakshingram, Mollarpur–I, Bajitpur, Jhikodda, Mollarpur–II, Dabuk, Kanachi and Talowan.
• Mayureswar II block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Daspalsa, Kaleswar, Mayureswar, Ulkunda, Dheka, Kundola and Satpalsa.
• Rampurhat I block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Ayas, Dakhalbati, Kusumba, Bonhat, Kasthagara, Mashra, Barshal, Kharun and Narayanpur.
• Rampurhat II block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Bishnupur, Budhigram, Hansan–I, Margram–I, Hansan–II, Margram–II, Dunigram, Kaluha and Sahapur.
• Murarai I block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Chatra, Gorsha, Murarai, Rajgram, Dumurgram, Mahurapur and Palsa.
• Murarai II block consists of rural areas with nine gram panchayats, viz. Amdole, Kushmore–II, Paikar–I, Jajigram, Mitrapur, Paikar–II, Kushmore–I, Nandigram and Rudranagar.
• Nalhati I block consists of rural areas with nine gram panchayats, viz. Banior, Haridaspur, Kaitha–II, Barla, Kalitha, Kurumgram, Bautia, Kaitha–I and Paikpara.
• Nalhati II block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Bara–I, Bhadrapur–I, Noapara, Bara–II, Bhadrapur–II and Shitalgram.

Education

Birbhum district had a literacy rate of 70.68% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Rampurhat subdivision had a literacy rate of 69.12%, Suri Sadar subdivision 71.16% and Bolpur subdivision 72.71%.[11]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Birbhum district, with data for the year 2013-14:[11]

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
Rampurhat	889	99,767	132	9,487	82	68,462	65	85,685	7	16,963	24	3,448	2,291	99,407
Suri Sadar	912	71,882	90	5,188	72	40,161	56	69,109	6	13,912	35	7,620	1,961	58,469
Bolpur	628	48,314	64	5,859	53	31,266	49	60,139	6	17,379	20	3,424	1,333	43,805
Birbhum district	2,429	219,263	286	20,534	207	139,889	170	214,925	19	48,254	79	14,492	5,585	201,681

The following institutions are located in Rampurhat subdivision:

• Rampurhat College was established at Rampurhat in 1950.[12][13]
• Asleha Girls College was established at Rampurhat in 2009.[14]
• Rampurhat Government Polytechnic was established at Rampurhat in 2015.[15]
• Hiralal Bhakat College was established at Nalhati in 1986.[16][17]
• Sofia Girls College was established at Nalhati in 2009.[18][19]
• Nalhati Government Polytechnic was established at Nalhati in 2015.[20]
• Lokepara Mahavidyalaya was established at Lokpara in 2010.[21][22]
• Turku Hansda-Lapsa Hemram Mahavidyalaya was established at Madian in 2006.[23][24]
• Kabi Nazrul College was established at Murarai in 1985.[25][26]
• Murarai Government Polytechnic was established at Murarai in 2015.[27]

Healthcare

Medical facilities in Rampurhat subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)[28]

Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital.

Rampurhat Subdivisional Hospital, Rampurhat, 286 beds
Rampurhat Railway Hospital, Rampurhat, 2 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD Block, location, beds)[29]
Murarai Rural Hospital, Murarai I CD Block, Murarai, 50 beds
Paikar Rural Hospital, Murarai II CD Block, Paikar, 30 beds
Nalhati Rural Hospital, Nalhati I CD Block, Nalhati, 30 beds
Baswa Rural Hospital, Rampurhat II CD Block, Baswa, 30 beds
Mallarpur Rural Hospital, Mayureswar I CD Block, Mallarpur,30 beds
Satpalsa (Basudebpur) Rural Hospital, Mayureswar II CD Block, PO Basudebpur, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD Block, location, beds)[30]
Lohapur Block Primary Health Centre, Nalhati II CD Block, Lohapur, 15 beds
Chakmandala Block Primary Health Centre, Rampurhat II CD Block, Chakmandala, 15 beds

Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds)[31]
Murarai I CD Block: Rajgram (10), Chatra (6)
Murarai II CD Block: Jajigram (10), Rudranagar (10), Bhimpur (6)
Nalhati I CD Block: Kaitha (6), Kurumgram (6), Sonarkundu (10)
Nalhati II CD Block: Sitalgram (6), Bhadrapur (10)
Rampurhat I CD Block: Kasthagara (6), Baidara (PO Haridaspur) (10), Udaypur (PO Dhekuria) (6), Narayanpur (10)
Rampurhat II CD Block: Tarapur (6), Margram (10), Dunigram (6)
Mayureswar I CD Block: Talwa (6), Ratma (PO Daksingram) (6)
Mayureswar II CD Block: Noapara-Ulkunda (PO Gunutia) (10), Dheka (PO Kuliara) (6) and Hatinagar (PO Kotasur) (6)

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Rampurhat subdivision were as follows:[32]

Lok Sabha constituency	Reservation	Vidhan Sabha constituency	Reservation	CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
Birbhum	None	Murarai	None	Murarai I CD Block, and Amdole, Jajigram, Mitrapur, Nandigram, Paikar I and Paikar II GPs of Murarai II CD Block
-	-	Nalhati	None	Nalhati I CD Block, and Kushmore I, Kushmore II and Rudranagar GPs of Murarai II CD Block
-	-	Hansan	None	Rampurhat II and Nalhati II CD Blocks
-	-	Rampurhat	None	Rampurhat munuicipality, Rampurhat I CD Block and Bharkata, Gonpur, Hinglow, Kapista, Rampur and Sekedda GPs of Mohammad Bazar CD Block
-	-	All other Vidhan Sabha segments outside Rampurhat subdivision	-
Bolpur	SC	Mayureswar	None	Mayureswar I and Mayureswar II CD Blocks
-	-	All other Vidhan Sabha segments outside Rampurhat subdivision	-

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