Khatra subdivision

Khatra subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Khatra subdivision
Subdivision
Khatra subdivision
Location in West Bengal, India
Khatra subdivision
Khatra subdivision (India)
Coordinates: 22.98°N 86.85°E / 22.98; 86.85
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBankura
HeadquartersKhatra
Area
 • Total2,047.49 km2 (790.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,045,591
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitehttp://sdokhatra.com/

History

Khatra subdivision was established as an additional subdivision on 27 March 1986 and as a full-fledged subdivision on 2 November 1992[1]

Geography

Khatra subdivision is geologically located in the erosional eastern part of Chota Nagpur plateau. Mashak Hill is the highest point in this subdivision. Kangsabati and Shilabati are two prominent river in this subdivision.

Subdivisions in the district

Bankura district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[2]

SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
(2011)		Rural Population %
(2001)		Urban Population %
(2001)
Bankura SadarBankura2596.111,439,14889.2711.43
KhatraKhatra2407.491,045.591100.000
BishnupurBishnupur1870.751,111,93591.048.96
Bankura districtBankura6882.003,596,67492.637.37

Khatra subdivision has a density of population of 434 per km2. 29.07% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.[3]

Places in Khatra subdivision in Bankura district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, C: craft centre, T: ancient/ temple centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Administrative units

Khatra subdivision has 9 police stations, 8 community development blocks, 8 panchayat samitis, 59 gram panchayats, 1,311 inhabited villages, 4 census towns. The census towns are: Khatra, Ledisol, Simlapal and Raipur Bazar. The subdivision has its headquarters at Khatra.[4][5]

Police stations

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

Police StationArea covered
km2		MunicipalitiesCD Block
Indpur300.20–Indpur
Khatra229.68–Khatra
Khatra Subdivision Women's–All blocks in Khatra subdivision
Hirbandh215.80–Hirbandh
Ranibandh–Ranibandh
Barikul–Ranibandh
Taldangra349.7–Taldangra
Simlapal309.27–Simlapal
Raipur252.55–Raipur
Sarenga235.68–Sarenga

Blocks

Community development blocks in Khatra subdivision are:[7][8]

CD BlockHeadquartersArea
km2		Population
(2011)		SC %ST %Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
KhatraKhatra231.82117,03026.4422.0272.182
IndpurIndpur302.60156,52240.599.5967.42
HirbandhHirbandh190.9783,83427.2328.4064.18
RanibandhRanibandh428.51119,08911.4547.0768.53
RaipurGarh Raipur369.92171,37721.8627.6671.331
SarengaSarenga223.78106,80829.1219.1174.25
SimlapalSimlapal310.15143,03826.3814.8868.441
TaldangraTaldangra349.74147,89326.3013.9370.87

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 59 gram panchayats under eight community development blocs:[9]

  • Khatra block: Baidyanathpur, Dhanarah, Khatra Gram–I, Supur, Dahala, Gorabari and Khatra Gram–II.
  • Indpur block: Brahmandiha, Gaurbazar, Indpur, Veduasol, Brojarajpur, Hatgram and Raghunathpur.
  • Hirbandh block: Baharamuri, Hirbandh, Moshiara, Gopalpur and Maliyan.
  • Raipur: Dhanarah, Fulkusma, Motgoda, Sonagara, Dheko, Melera, Raipur, Dundar, Mondalkuli and Shyamsundarpur.
  • Sarenga block: Bikrampur, Gargarla, Neturpur, Chiltore, Goalbari and Sarenga.
  • Ranibandh block: Ambikanagar, Haludkanali, Rajakata, Rautora, Barikul, Puddi, Ranibandh and Rudra.
  • Simlapal block: Bikrampur, Lakshmisagar, Mondalgram, Simlapal, Dubrajpur, Machatora and Parswala.
  • Taldangra block: Amdangra, Harmasra, Saltora, Bibarda, Khalgram, Satmauli, Fulmati, Panchmura and Taldangra.

Education

Bankura district had a literacy rate of 70.26% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Bankura Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 69.56%, Khatra subdivision 69.79% and Bishnupur subdivision 71.60%. [10]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Bankura district for the year 2013–14. It may be noted that 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]

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
Bankura Sadar 1,371 117,820 144 17,951 90 69,329 91 78,909 9 14,782 14 2,865 2,228 69,919
Khatra 1,200 86,786 113 16,805 50 28,178 112 93,919 6 13,067 6 702 1,993 51,849
Bishnupur 979 86,750 112 15,092 57 28,738 81 78,915 6 10,552 14 4,170 1,649 57,769
Bankura district 3,550 291,356 369 49,848 197 126,245 284 251,743 21 38,401 34 7,737 5,870 179,537

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Khatra subdivision:

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 Bankura district.[19]

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
Bankura Sadar 2 6 2 25 3 - 2 31 71 2,628 320 147,890 2,634,248
Khatra 1 7 1 21 - - - 4 34 698 77 58,258 1,440,172
Bishnupur 1 5 1 23 - - - 11 41 698 77 68,068 1,351,349
Bankura district 4 18 4 69 3 - 2 46 146 4,152 459 274,216 5,425,769

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in Khatra subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [20]

  • Khatra Subdivisional Hospital, Khatra, 100 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [21]

  • Taldangra Rural Hospital, Taldangra CD block, Taldangra, 30 beds
  • Indpur Rural Hospital, Indpur CD block, Indpur, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[22]

  • Simla Block Primary Health Centre, Khatra CD block, Khatra, 10 beds

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[23]

  • Khatra CD block: Bonabaid (Kankradara) (10)
  • Hirbandh CD block: Mosiara (Dharampur) (4), Molian (Shyamnagar) (10)
  • Ranibandh CD block: Jhilimili (10), Barikul (2), Halud Kanali (6), Khejuria (6)
  • Taldangra CD block: Harmasra (6), Amdanga (Sabrakon) (10), Panchmura (6), Bibarda (2)
  • Simlapal CD block: Hatibari (Bon Dubrajpur) (4), Lakshmisagar (Rasikpur) (10), Arrah (6)
  • Raipur CD block: Matgoda (6), Phulkusma (10)
  • Sarenga CD block: Dumurtor (Tikarpara) Sarenga (6), Krishnapur (Dumurtor) (10)
  • Indpur CD block: Hatgram (4), Gunnath (6), Saldiha (10)

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Bankura district were as follows:[24]

Lok Sabha constituencyVidhan Sabha constituencyReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats
BankuraRaghunathpurSCIn Purulia district
SaltoraSCSaltora and Mejia CD Blocks; Banasuria, Barashal, Lachhmanpur and Latiaboni gram panchayats of Gangajalghati CD Block
ChhatnaNoneChhatna CD Block; Veduasol, Brahmandiha, Hatgram, Indpur and Raghunathpur GPs of Indpur CD Block
RanibandhSTRanibandh, Hirbandh and Khatra CD Blocks
RaipurSTRaipur and Sarenga CD Blocks
TaldangraNoneBibarda, Fulmati, Harmasra, Khalgram, Panchmura and Taldangra GPs of Taldangra CD Block; Brojarajpur and Gaurbazar gram panchayats of Indpur CD Block; and Simlapal CD Block
BankuraNoneBankura municipality; Bankura I CD Block; and Junbedia, Mankanali and Purandarpur GPs of Bankura II CD Block
Bishnupur (SC)BarjoraNoneBarjora CD Block; and Bhaktabandh, Gangajalghati, Gobindadham, Kapista, Nityanandapur and Piraboni GPs of Gangajalghati CD Block
OndaNoneOnda CD Block; and Bikna, Kosthia, Narrah and Sanbandha GPs of Bankura II CD Block
BishnupurOpenBishnupur municipality; Bishnupur; and Amdangra, Saltora and Satmauli GPs of Taldangra CD Block
KatulpurSCDeshrahkoyalpara, Gopinathpur, Kotulpur, Lego, Mirzapur and Sihar GPs of Kotulpur CD Block; Gelia, Jagannathpur, Kuchiakol, Maynapur,

Salda, Uttarbarh, Hetia, Routkhanda and Shyamnagar GPs of Joypur CD Block

IndasSCIndas CD Block; Balsi I, Balsi II, Biur Betur, Jamkuri and Kushdwip GPs of Patrasayer CD Block; and Laugram, Madanmohanpur GPs of Kotulpur CD Block
SonamukhiSCSonamukhi municipality; Sonamukhi CD Block; and Belut Rasulpur, Beersingha, Hamirpur, Narayanpur and Patrasayar GPs of Patrasayer CD Block
KhandaghoshNoneIn Bardhaman district

References
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