Kakdwip subdivision

Kakdwip subdivision is an administrative subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and [union territories of India|state] of West Bengal.

Overview

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.

Subdivisions

South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area	Population	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

Kakdwip subdivision has 8 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 42 gram panchayats, 217 mouzas and 202 inhabited villages.

Police stations

Police stations in Kakdwip subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Police Station	Area covered	Border	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

Community development blocks in Kakdwip subdivision are:

CD Block	Headquarters	Area	Population	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

The subdivision contains 42 gram panchayats under 4 Community [Development Block in India|community development blocks]:

Kakdwip CD block consists of eleven gram panchayats: Bapuji, Madhusudanpur, Netaji, Pratapadityanagar, Rabindra, Ramgopalpur, Rishi Bankimchandra, Srinagar, Sri Sri Ramkrishna, Suryanagar and Swami Bibekananda.
Namkhana CD block consists of seven gram panchayats: Budhakhali, Frezarganj, Haripur, Mausini, Namkhana, Narayanpur and Shibrampur.
Patharpratima CD block consists of fifteen gram panchayats: Achintyanagar, Banashyamnagar, Brajaballavpur, Dakshin Gangadharpur, Dakshin Raipur, Digambarpur, Durbachati, G Plot, Gopalnagar, Herambagopalpur, Laksmijanardanpur, Patharpratima, Ramganga, Sridharnagar and Srinarayanpur Purnachandrapur.
Sagar CD block consists of nine gram panchayats: Dhablat, Dhaspara Sumatinagar-I, Dhaspara Sumatinagar-II, Gangasagar, Ghoramara, Muriganga-I, Muriganga-II, Ramkarchar and Rudranagar.
Education

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%

Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in South 24 Parganas district, with data for the year 2013-14:
.* 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.
Sagar Mahavidyalaya was established at Harinbari in 1998.
Sibani Mandal Mahavidyalaya was established at Namkhana in 2013.
Patharpratima Mahavidyalaya was established at Patharpratima in 2001.
Healthcare

The table below 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.
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:

Kakdwip Subdivisional Hospital, Kakdwip, 100 beds

Rural Hospitals:

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:

Harendranagar Block Primary Health Centre, Kakdwip CD block, Harendranagar, 10 beds

Primary Health Centres:

Kakdwip CD block: Ramchandranagar
Namkhana CD block: Narayanpur, Maharajganj, Fraserganj, Bagdanga Mousuni
Patharpratima CD block: Gadamathurpur, Brajballavpur, Indrapur
Sagar CD block: Gangasagar, Mahendraganj, Muriganga
Electoral constituencies

and Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Kakdwip subdivision were as follows:

Lok Sabha constituency	Reservation	Vidhan Sabha constituency	Reservation	CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
Mathurapur	Reserved for SC	Patharpratima	-	Patharpratima CD Block
		Kakdwip	-	Kakdwip CD Block, and Budhakhali and Narayanpur gram panchayats of Namkhana CD Block
		Sagar, [West Bengal Assembly constituency\|Sagar]	-	Sagar CD Block, and Frezarganj, Haripur, Mausini, Namkhana and Shibrampur gram panchayats of Namkhana CD Block