Kakdwip subdivision
Kakdwip | |
|---|---|
_in_South_24_Parganas_(West_Bengal).svg) Location of Kakdwip subdivision in South 24 Parganas district | |
| Coordinates: 21°52′45″N 88°11′29″E / 21.8791446°N 88.1912992°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Headquarters | Kakdwip |
| Government | |
| • CD Blocks | Kakdwip, Namkhana, Patharpratima, Sagar |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Mathurapur |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Patharpratima, Kakdwip, Sagar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,389.95 km2 (536.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,008,653 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 79.44 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 949 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | s24pgs |
Kakdwip subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
[edit]Kakdwip subdivision has full rural population. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta. The southern part of the delta has numerous channels and islands such as the Henry Island, Sagar Island, Frederick Island and Fraserganj Island. The subdivision is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas by special coastal forces. The area attracts large number of tourists – Gangasagar and Fraserganj-Bakkhali are worth mentioning. Gobardhanpur holds a promise for the future.[3][4][5]
Subdivisions
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South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:[6]
| Subdivision | Headquarters | Area (km2) |
Population (2011) |
Urban Population % |
Rural Population % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alipore Sadar | Alipore | 427.43 | 1,490,342 | 59.85 | 40.15 |
| Baruipur | Baruipur | 1,355.44 | 2,396,643 | 31.05 | 68.95 |
| Canning | Canning | 1,103.73 | 1,140,562 | 12.37 | 87.63 |
| Diamond Harbour | Diamond Harbour | 1,264.68 | 2,125,758 | 14.61 | 85.39 |
| Kakdwip | Kakdwip | 1,389.93 | 1,008,653 | 0 | 100 |
| South 24 Parganas | Alipore | 9,960,00 | 8,161,961 | 25.58 | 74.42 |
12.36% of the total population of South 24 Parganas district live in Kakdwip subdivision.
Administrative units
[edit]Kakdwip subdivision has 8 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 42 gram panchayats, 217 mouzas and 202 inhabited villages.[6][7][8][9]
Police stations
[edit]Police stations in Kakdwip subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[6][10]
| Police Station | Area covered (km2) |
Border (km) | Municipal town/ city | CD Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kakdwip | 91 | - | - | Kakdwip, Namkhana |
| Harwood Point Coastal* | 169 | - | - | Kakdwip |
| Namkhana | 95.26 | - | - | Namkhana |
| Fraserganj Coastal | 34.07 | - | - | Namkhana |
| Patharpratima | 293.96 | - | - | Patharpratima |
| Gobardhanpur Coastal | 207 | - | - | Patharpratima |
| Sagar | 225.3 | - | - | Sagar |
| Gangasagar Coastal | 77.72 | - | - | Sagar |
Note:Certain portions of Kakdwip subdivision are within the jurisdiction of Dholahat PS in Diamond Harbour subdivision
.*Newly added
CD Blocks
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Community development blocks in Kakdwip subdivision are:[6][11][12]
| CD Block | Headquarters | Area (km2) |
Population (2011) |
SC % | ST % | Hindus % | Muslims % | Literacy Rate % |
Census Towns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kakdwip | Ganespur | 252.74 | 281,963 | 22.95 | 0.80 | 82.37 | 17.09 | 77.93 | - |
| Namkhana | Namkhana | 370.61 | 182,830 | 25.85 | 0.41 | 85.97 | 13.88 | 85.72 | - |
| Patharpratima | Ramganga | 241.9 | 331,823 | 22.95 | 0.80 | 88.91 | 10.72 | 82.11 | - |
| Sagar | Rudranagar | 282.11 | 212,037 | 26.53 | 0.40 | 87.88 | 11.73 | 84.21 | - |
Gram panchayats
[edit]The subdivision contains 42 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:[13][14]
- Kakdwip CD block consists of eleven gram panchayats: Bapuji, Rabindra, Sri Sri Ramkrishna, Swami Bibekananda, Madhusudanpur, Ramgopalpur, Srinagar, Netaji, Rishi Bankimchandra, Suryanagar and Pratapadityanagar.
- Namkhana CD block consists of seven gram panchayats: Budhakhali, Haripur, Namkhana, Shibrampur, Frezarganj, Mausini and Narayanpur.
- Patharpratima CD block consists of fifteen gram panchayats: Achintyanagar, Dakshin Raipur, Gopalnagar, Ramganga, Banashyamnagar, Digambarpur, Herambagopalpur, Sridharnagar, Brajaballavpur, Durbachati, Laksmijanardanpur, Srinarayanpur Purnachandrapur, Dakshin Gangadharpur, G Plot and Patharpratima.
- Sagar CD block consists of nine gram panchayats: Dhablat, Dhaspara Sumatinagar II, Ghoramara, Ramkarchar, Dhaspara Sumatinagar I, Muriganga I, Rudranagar, Gangasagar and Muriganga II.
Education
[edit]South 24 Parganas district had a literacy rate of 77.51% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Alipore Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.14%, Baruipur subdivision 77.45%, Canning subdivision 70.98%, Diamond Harbour subdivision 76.26% and Kakdwip subdivision 82.04%[15]
Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in South 24 Parganas district, with data for the year 2013-14:[15]
| 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 | |
| Alipore Sadar | 531 | 53,719 | 34 | 4,455 | 50 | 16,471 | 91 | 66,813 | 5 | 8,122 | 6 | 3,094 | 1,379 | 53,429 |
| Baruipur | 883 | 132,649 | 65 | 8,954 | 50 | 26,443 | 128 | 129,195 | 8 | 27,657 | 7 | 6,735 | 3,116 | 138,507 |
| Canning | 532 | 81,697 | 59 | 9,181 | 29 | 10,515 | 55 | 57,921 | 4 | 5,490 | 1 | n/a | 2,105 | 96,622 |
| Diamond Harbour | 1,212 | 116,407 | 61 | 6,680 | 98 | 38,470 | 145 | 113,147 | 7 | 20,061 | 5 | 1,774 | 3,140 | 137,378 |
| Kakdwip | 598 | 53,058 | 45 | 5,654 | 48 | 20,383 | 82 | 56,192 | 3 | 5,420 | 1 | 100 | 1,844 | 78,897 |
| South 24 Parganas district* | 3,756 | 437,530 | 264 | 34,924 | 275 | 118,282 | 501 | 423,268 | 27 | 66,750 | 20 | 11,703 | 11,584 | 504,833 |
.* Does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation
The following institutions are located in Kakdwip subdivision:
- Sundarban Mahavidyalaya was established at Kakdwip in 1965.[16]
- Sagar Mahavidyalaya was established at Harinbari in 1998.[17][18]
- Sibani Mandal Mahavidyalaya was established at Namkhana in 2013.[19]
- Patharpratima Mahavidyalaya was established at Patharpratima in 2001.[20]
Healthcare
[edit]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 South 24 Parganas district.[21]
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Alipore Sadar | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | 48 | 65 | 1,159 | 199 | 33,498 | 633,233 |
| Baruipur | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | - | 2 | - | 66 | 94 | 1,045 | 201 | 48,114 | 1,266,244 |
| Canning | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 15 | 26 | 351 | 49 | 22,467 | 666,377 |
| Diamond Harbour | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | - | - | - | 68 | 95 | 1077 | 169 | 65,051 | 1,325,535 |
| Kakdwip | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | - | - | - | 20 | 36 | 458 | 73 | 28,707 | 405,501 |
| South 24 Parganas district | 4 | 21 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 5 | - | 217 | 316 | 4,090 | 691 | 197,837 | 4,397,890 |
Note: The district data does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The number of doctors exclude private bodies.
Medical facilities in Kakdwip subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)[22]
- Kakdwip Subdivisional Hospital, Kakdwip, 100 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [23]
- Sagar Rural Hospital, Sagar CD Block, Rudranagar, 30 beds
- Dwarikanagar Rural Hospital, Namkhana CD block, Dwarikanagar, 30 beds
- Madhabnagar Rural Hospital, Patharpratima CD block, Madhababnar, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[24]
- Harendranagar Block Primary Health Centre, Kakdwip CD block, Harendranagar, 10 beds
Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[25]
- Kakdwip CD block: Ramchandranagar (10)
- Namkhana CD block: Narayanpur (6), Maharajganj (6), Fraserganj (10), Bagdanga Mousuni (10)
- Patharpratima CD block: Gadamathurpur (10), Brajballavpur (15), Indrapur (10)
- Sagar CD block: Gangasagar (6), Mahendraganj (6), Muriganga (6)
Electoral constituencies
[edit]Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Kakdwip subdivision were as follows:[26]
| Lok Sabha constituency | Reservation | Vidhan Sabha constituency | Reservation | CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathurapur | Reserved for SC | Patharpratima | None | Patharpratima CD Block |
| Kakdwip | None | Kakdwip CD Block, and Budhakhali and Narayanpur gram panchayats of Namkhana CD Block | ||
| Sagar | None | Sagar CD Block, and Frezarganj, Haripur, Mausini, Namkhana and Shibrampur gram panchayats of Namkhana CD Block |
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