Mathabhanga subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Subdivisions Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Subdivision HeadquartersAreakm2 Population(2011) Rural Population %(2011)Urban Population % (2011)MekhliganjMekhliganj459.78282,75090.099.91MathabhangaMathabhanga896.26654,83196.353.65Cooch Behar SadarCooch Behar754.84748,39477.9222.08TufanganjTufanganj586.44456,31993.026.97DinhataDinhata692.02676,79294.025.98Cooch Behar districtCooch Behar3,387.002,819,02689.7310.27
Administrative units 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.
Gram panchayats The subdivision contains 28 gram panchayats under 3 community development blocks:
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 Police stations in the Mathabhanga subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police Station Area coveredkm2 International borderInter-state borderkmMunicipal Town CD blockMathabhanga322.86 n/a - MathabhangaMathabhanga IGhoksadanga 156.92 - n/a - Mathabhanga IISitalkuchi261.79 n/a - - Sitalkuchi
Blocks Community development blocks in the Mathabhanga subdivision are:
CD block HeadquartersAreakm2 Population(2011) SC %ST %Literacy rate %CensusTownsMathabhanga ISikarpur319.39218,19168.770.0671.51 -Mathabhanga IIMatiar Kuthi309.99227,39764.921.3172.68 -SitalkuchiSitalkuchi262.51185,35354.500.1470.34 -
Education Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012-13.
SubdivisionPrimarySchoolMiddleSchoolHighSchoolHigher SecondarySchoolGeneralCollege, UnivTechnical /Professional InsttNon-formalEducationInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentMekhliganj21624,2105227,78244,0122127,6802285815545625,387Mathabhanga43252,2358052,33814113,4524261,31543,91085781,17170,179Cooch Behar Sadar44161,3754715,3223335,2045659,61468,934293,7491,19561,733Tufanganj31031,2057245,2314617,5103038,27422,871327595036,293Dinhata43142,2134614,7232731,8362944,94613,49243811,2281,950Cooch Behar district1,830211,247297154,94394102,014178231,8291522,065455,0385,000223,323
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.
Educational institutions The following institutions are located in Mathabhanga subdivision: Mathabhanga College was established in 1969 at Mathabhanga. Sitalkuchi College was established in 1999 at Sitalkuchi Madhusudan Hore Mahavidyalaya was established in 2011 at Nishiganj. Ghoksadanga Birendra Mahavidyalaya was established in 2011 at Ghoksadanga.
Healthcare 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.:
Subdivision Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB OtherStateGovtDepttsLocalbodiesCentralGovtDeptts /PSUsNGO /PrivateNursingHomesTotalTotalNumberofBedsTotalNumberofDoctors*IndoorPatientsOutdoorPatientsHospitalsRuralHospitalsBlockPrimaryHealthCentresPrimaryHealthCentresMekhliganj1115 ---192553223,850185,720Mathabhanga1-27 - - - 3132974544,730712,513Cooch Behar Sadar 4 -271 -29251,03011596,233560,813Tufanganj1 -251 - -3122663846,232560,813Dinhata1 -37 - - -3144295062,943624,514Cooch Behar district8110312 -219732,277280273,9883,145,902 .* Excluding nursing homes.
Medical facilities Medical facilities in the Mathabhanga subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) Mathabhanga Subdivisional Hospital, Mathabhanga M, 120 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) 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) Asokbari Block Primary Health Centre, Mathabhanga I CD block, PO Mathabhanga, only OPD
Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) 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 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.
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