Mathabhanga subdivision

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	Headquarters	Area km²	Population	Rural Population %	Urban Population %
Mekhliganj	Mekhliganj	459.78	282,750	90.09	9.91
Mathabhanga	Mathabhanga	896.26	654,831	96.35	3.65
Cooch Behar Sadar	Cooch Behar	754.84	748,394	77.92	22.08
Tufanganj	Tufanganj	586.44	456,319	93.02	6.97
Dinhata	Dinhata	692.02	676,792	94.02	5.98
Cooch Behar district	Cooch Behar	3,387.00	2,819,026	89.73	10.27

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 covered km²	International border	Inter-state border km	Municipal Town	CD block
Mathabhanga	322.86	n/a	-	Mathabhanga	Mathabhanga I
Ghoksadanga	156.92	-	n/a	-	Mathabhanga II
Sitalkuchi	261.79	n/a	-	-	Sitalkuchi

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Mathabhanga subdivision are:

CD block	Headquarters	Area km²	Population	SC %	ST %	Literacy rate %	Census Towns
Mathabhanga I	Sikarpur	319.39	218,191	68.77	0.06	71.51	-
Mathabhanga II	Matiar Kuthi	309.99	227,397	64.92	1.31	72.68	-
Sitalkuchi	Sitalkuchi	262.51	185,353	54.50	0.14	70.34	-

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.
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.:
.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Mathabhanga subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals:

Mathabhanga Subdivisional Hospital, Mathabhanga M, 120 beds

Rural Hospitals:

Ghoksadanga Rural Hospital, Mathabhanga II CD block, Ghoksadanga, 30 beds
Sitalkuch Rural Hospital, Sitalkuchi CD block, Sitalkuchi, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres:

Asokbari Block Primary Health Centre, Mathabhanga I CD block, PO Mathabhanga, only OPD

Primary Health Centres :

Mathabhanga I CD block: Pakhihaga, Panaguri
Mathabhanga II CD block: Angarkata Paradubi, Khetifulbari, Nishiganj
Sitalkuchi CD block: Chotosalbari, Jatamari

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.