Canning
Subdivision
Map Outlining Canning Subdivision
Map Outlining Canning Subdivision
Canning is located in West Bengal
Canning
Canning
Location in West Bengal
Canning is located in India
Canning
Canning
Location in India
Coordinates: 22°18′50″N 88°39′54″E / 22.3139917°N 88.6650753°E / 22.3139917; 88.6650753
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
HeadquartersCanning
Area
 • Total1,103.74 km2 (426.16 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,140,562
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743329
Telephone code+91 3218
Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituenciesJaynagar (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituenciesGosaba (SC), Basanti (SC), Canning Paschim (SC), Canning Purba
Websitewww.s24pgs.gov.in

Canning subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Subdivisions

South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:[3]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 Urban
Population %
(2011)		 Rural
Population %
(2011)
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

13.97% of the total population of South 24 Parganas district live in Canning subdivision.

Administrative units

Canning subdivision has 6 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 46 gram panchayats, 241 mouzas, 228 inhabited villages and 10 census towns. The census towns are: Kalaria, Gaur Daha, Banshra, Rajapur, Taldi, Bayarsingh, Matla, Dighirpar, Makhal Tala and Basanti.[3][4][5][6]

See also: Sundarbans settlements

Police stations

Police stations in Canning subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[3][7]

Police station Area covered
(km2)		 Border (km) Municipal town/ city CD Block
Canning 204.34 - - Canning I
Jibantala 238.93 - - Canning I, Canning II
Basanti 428 - - Basanti
Jharkhali Coastal 52 ? - Basanti
Gosaba 127 ? - Gosaba
Sundarban Coastal 2,852 ? - Gosaba

Blocks

Community development blocks in Canning subdivision are:[3][8][9]

CD Block Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 SC % ST % Hindus % Muslims % Literacy
Rate %		 Census
Towns
Canning I Canning 187.86 304,724 47.55 1.22 61.97 37.49 70.76 8
Canning II Deuli 214.93 252,523 20.93 5.90 31.08 67.08 66.51 1
Basanti Basanti 404.21 336,717 35.53 5.96 52.48 44.87 68.31 1
Gosaba Gosaba 296.73 246,598 62.69 9.47 88.06 8.63 78.98 -

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 46 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:[10][11]

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%[12]

Statistics in the table below present a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in South 24 Parganas district, with data for the year 2013–14:[12]

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 Canning subdivision:

Healthcare

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.[17]

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 Canning subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)[18]

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[19]

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[20]

Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[21]

Legislative Assembly Segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the Gosaba CD Block and two gram panchayats under the Basanti CD Block: Chunakhali and Maszidbati, will together form the Gosaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency). All the other gram panchayats under the Basanti CD Block, along with Atharobanki gram panchayat under the Canning II CD Block will together form the Basanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency). The areas under the Canning I CD Block and the Narayanpur gram panchayat under the Canning II CD Block will together form the Canning Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency). All the other seven gram panchayats under the Canning II CD Block will be part of the area covered by the Canning Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency). The legislative assembly constituencies of Gosaba, Basanti and Canning Paschim will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. All the four legislative assembly constituencies will be legislative assembly segments of the Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.[22]

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  16. ^ "Sukanta College". SC. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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  19. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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