Siliguri subdivision

Siliguri subdivision is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Subdivisions

Darjeeling district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area km²	Population	Rural %	Urban %
Darjeeling Sadar	Darjeeling	921.68	429,391	61.00	39.00
Kurseong	Kurseong	377.35	136,793	58.41	41.59
Mirik	Mirik	125.68	57,887	80.11	19.89
Siliguri	Siliguri	802.01	971,120	55.11	44.89
Darjeeling district	Darjeeling	2,226.72	1,595,191	57.89	42.11

Police stations

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

Police Station	Area covered km²	International border	Inter-state border km	Municipal Town	CD block
Naxalbari	n/a	*	-	-	Naxalbari
Kharibari	n/a	*	**	-	Kharibari
Phansidewa	n/a	*	-	-	Phansidewa
Matigara	n/a/	-	-	-	Matigara
Bagdogra	n/a	-	-	Siliguri	-
Pradhan Nagar	n/a	-	-	Siliguri	-
Siliguri	n/a	-	-	Siliguri	-
Siliguri Women	n/a	-	-	Siliguri	-

.* The total length of border with Nepal is. The total length ofborder with Bangladesh is.
.**The total length of border with Bihar is

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats in Siliguri subdivision are :

Naxalbari block consists of 6 gram panchayats, viz. Naxalbari, Gossaipur, Hatighisa, Maniram, Uttar Bagdogra and Dakshin Bagdogra.
Phansidewa block consists of 7 gram panchayats, viz. Phansidewa-Bansgoan, Chathat-Bansgaon, Bidhannagar-I, Bidhannagar-II, Ghospukur, Jalas-Nijamtara, and Hetmuri-Singhijhora.
Kharibari block consists of 4 gram panchayats, viz. Kharibari-Panishali, Raniganj-Panishali, Binnabari, and Buraganj.
Matigara block consist of 5 gram panchayats, viz. Atharakhai, Patharghata, Matigara I, Matigara II and Champasari.

Blocks

Community development blocks in Siliguri subdivision are:

CD block	Headquarters	Area km²	Population	SC %	ST %	Literacy Rate %	Census Towns
Naxalbari	Naxalbari	181.88	165,523	26.78	19.57	75.47	6
Kharibari	Kharibari	144.88	109,251	53.61	19.46	67.37	2
Phansidewa	Phansidewa	312.15	204,522	29.68	30.61	64.46	-
Matigara	Bairatisal	143.00	197,278	35.75	13.42	74.76	6

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 803,888 and formed 82.78% of the population. Muslims numbered 91,478 and formed 9.42% of the population. Christians numbered 61,477 and formed 6.33% of the population. Buddhists numbered 7,534 and formed 0.78% of the population. Others numbered 6,733 and formed 0.69% of the population.

Education

Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Darjeeling 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 Siliguri subdivision:

University of North Bengal was established at Raja Rammohunpur in 1962.
Siliguri College was established in 1950 at Siliguri.
Siliguri Mahila Mahabidyalaya was established at Siiguri in 1981.
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Government College was established in 2010 at Siliguri.
Siliguri College of Commerce was established at Siliguri in 1962.
Munshi Premchand Mahavidyalaya was established in 2008 at Siliguri.
Gyan Jyoti College was established in 2005 at Siliguri.
Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya was established at Uttar Bagdogra in 1988.
Nakshalbari College was established in 2008 at Naxalbari.
Indian Institute of Legal Studies was established in 2009 at Siliguri.
North Bengal Medical College was established in 1968 at Shushrut Nagar.
North Bengal Dental College was established in 1990 at Shushrut Nagar.

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 Darjeeling district, with data for the year 2012-13.:
.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in Siliguri subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals:

North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Shushrut Nagar, 589 beds
North Bengal Dental College, Shushrut Nagar
Siliguri District Hospital, Siliguri, 320 beds
BSF Hospital, Kadamtala, Siliguri, 50 beds

Rural Hospitals:

Naxalbari Rural Hospital, Naxalbari CD block, Naxalbari, 50 beds
Kharibari Rural Hospital, Kharibari CD block, Kharibari, 34 beds
Phansidewa Rural Hospital, Phansidewa CD block, Phansidewa, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres:

Matigara Block Primary Health Centre, Matigara CD block, Matigarahat, 10 beds

Primary Health Centres :

Naxalbari CD block: Bagdogra
Phansidewa CD block: Bidhannagar
Kharibari CD block: Rangali, Batasi

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the ward no. 1 to 30 and 45 to 47 of the Siliguri municipal corporation will constitute the Siliguri assembly constituency of West Bengal. The Phansidewa block and the Kharibari block constitute the Phansidewa assembly constituency. The three villages of Sitong Forest, Sivok Hill Forest and Sivok Forest under the Champasari gram panchayat of the Matigara block will be part of Kurseong assembly constituency. Rest of the area under the Matigara block and the area under the Naxalbari block will constitute the Matigara-Naxalbari assembly constituency. The Phansidewa constituency will be reserved for Scheduled tribes (ST) candidates. The Matigara-Naxalbari constituency will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. All these four constituencies will be part of the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.