Alipurduar subdivision


Alipurduar subdivision is an administrative division of the Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Subdivisions

Alipurduar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
Rural Population %
Urban Population %
AlipurduarAlipurduar2,667.281,491,25079.3820.62
Alipurduar districtAlipurduar2,667.281,491.25079.3820.62

Administrative units

Alipurduar subdivision has 8 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 66 gram panchayats, 338 mouzas, 337 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 20 census towns. The municipality is: Alipurduar. The census towns are: Sisha Jumrha, Uttar Madarihat, Jaigaon, Mechiabasti, Uttar Satali, Uttar Latabari, Jagijhora Barabak, Jateswar, Parangarpar, Falakata, Paschim Jitpur, Chechakhata, Alipurduar Railway Junction, Bholar Dabri, Birpara, Samuktola, Sobhaganj, Laskarpara, Dakshin Rampur and Uttar Kamakhyaguri. The subdivision has its headquarters at the city of Alipurduar.

Police stations

Police stations in the Alipurduar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police
Station		Area
covered
km2		Inter-
national
border		Inter-state
border
km		Municipal
Town		CD block
Kumargramn/an/an/a-Kumargram
Falakatan/a---Falakata
Madarihatn/an/a--Madarihat-Birpara
Birparan/a---Madarihat-Birpara
Kalchinin/a---Kalchini
Jaigaonn/an/a--Kalchini
Alipurduarn/a--AlipurduarAlipurduar I
Samuktalan/a---Alipurduar II

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 66 gram panchayats under 6 community development blocks:
  • Madarihat Birpara block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Bandapani, Hantapara, Madarihat, Totopara Ballalguri, Birpara-I, Khayarbari, Rangalibajna, Birpara-II, Lankapara and Shishujhumra.
  • Alipurduar I block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Banchukamari, Parorpar, Shalkumar-I, Vivekananda-I, Chakowakheti, Patlakhawa, Shalkumar-II, Vivekananda-II, Mathura, Purba Kanthalbari and Tapsikhata.
  • Alipurduar II block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Chaporer Par-I, Mahakalguri, Samuktala, Turturi, Chaparerpar-II, Majherdabri, Tatpara-I, Bhatibari, Kohinoor, Parokata and Tatpara-II.
  • Falakata block consists of 12 gram panchayats, viz. Dalgaon, Dhanirampur-II, Guabarnagar, Mairadanga, Deogaon, Falakata-I, Jateswar-I, Parangerpar, Dhanirampur-I, Falakata-II, Jateswar-II and Shalkumar.
  • Kalchini block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Jaigaon-I, Jaigaon-II, Dalshing Para, Malangi, Satali, Mendabari, Latabari, Chuapara, Kalchini, Garopara and Rajabhatkawa.
  • Kumargram block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Chengamari, Khoardanga-I, Newland Kumargram Sankos, Turturikhanda, Kamakhyaguri-I, Khoardanga-II, Valka Barabisa-I, Kamakhyaguri-II, Kumargram, Raidak and Valka Barabisa-II.

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Alipurduar subdivision are:
CD blockHeadquartersArea
km2		Population
SC %ST %Literacy
rate %		Census
Towns
KumargramKumargram517.68199,60935.7830.0072.483
FalakataFalakata353.93290,72240.6915.9272.744
Madarihat-BirparaMadarihat376.75202,02614.2638.7667.772
KalchiniKalchini711.61298,45810.1040.3068.964
Alipurduar IPachkalguri378.59216,93148.4116.8776.195
Alipurduar IIJashodanga318.92218,27241.8118.4475.762

Education

Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Alipurduar subdivision/ Alipurduar district, with data for the year 2013-14.

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in the Alipuduar subdivision:

Healthcare

The table below presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in Alipurduar subdivision/ district, with data for the year 2012-13:
.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Alipurduar subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals:
  • Alipurduar Subdivisional Hospital, Alipurduar M, 250 beds
  • Alipurduar Jail Hospital, Alipurduar, 9 beds
  • Alipurduar Railway Hospital, Alipurduar, 111 beds
  • Birpara State General Hospital, Birpara, 100 beds
  • Rajabhatkhawa Railway Hospital, Rajabhatkhawa, Kalchini CD block, 2 beds
Rural Hospitals:
Primary Health Centres :
  • Kumargram CD block: Kumargram, Barabisa .
  • Falakata CD block: Chhoto Salkumar, Jateswar.
  • Madarihat CD block: Madhyarangali Bazar , Sishujhuara , Totopara.
  • Kalchini CD block: Satali , Jaigaon
  • Alipurduar I CD block: Munshipara , Silbarihat.
  • Alipurduar II CD block: Samuktala, Turturi.