Islampur subdivision
Subdivision
Coordinates: 26°16′N 88°12′E / 26.27°N 88.20°E / 26.27; 88.20
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth Dinajpur
HeadquartersIslampur
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registrationWB 91& WB 92
Websitewb.gov.in

Islampur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. This subdivision was earlier a part of Bihar and was transferred to West Bengal with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act in 1956.[1]

Subdivisions

Uttar Dinajpur district is divided into two administrative subdivisions:[2]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2
(2001)		 Population
(2011)		 Urban
Population %
(2011)		 Rural
Population %
(2011)
Raiganj Raiganj 1,350.56 1,337,229 19.39 80.61
Islampur Islampur 1,768.57 1,669,895 6.17 93.83
Uttar Dinajpur district Raiganj 3,140.00 3,007,134 12.05 87.95

Administrative units

Islampur subdivision has 5 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 59 gram panchayats, 757 mouzas, 730 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 2 census towns. The municipalities are at Islampur and Dalkhola. The census towns are: Chopra and Hanskunda. The subdivision has its headquarters at Islampur.[2]

Police stations

Police stations in Islampur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[2][3]

Police station Area covered
(km2)		 Border (km) Population Municipal town/ city CD Block
Islampur 331.20 n/a 241,910 Islampur Islampur
Chopra 378.40 n/a 283,761 - Chopra
Goalpokhar 354 40 320,810 - Goalpokhar I, Goalpokhar II (part)
Chakulia 266.04 - 290,850 - Goalpokhar II (part)
Dalkhola ? - 199,000 Dalkhola Karandighi (part), Goalpokhar II (part)
Karandighi 388.42 n/a 318,677 - Karandighi (part)

Blocks

Community development blocks in Islampur subdivision are:[4][5]

CD Block Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 SC % ST % Hindus % Muslims % Literacy
Rate %		 Census
Towns
Islampur Islampur 329.44 308,518 16.99 2.90 27.56 72.13 53.53 -
Chopra Chopra 380.82 284,403 17.87 7.05 33.92 64.01 59.90 1
Goalpokhar I Goalpokhar 365.11 326,120 13.32 3.86 22.35 77.26 42.26 1
Goalpokhar II Chakulia 298.69 291,252 22.28 6.06 34.52 64.14 46.07 -
Karandighi Karandighi 390.52 368,322 29.30 7.81 45.74 53.71 53.42 -

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 59 gram panchayats under 5 community development blocks:[6][7]

Education

Uttar Dinajpur district had a literacy rate of 59.07% (for population of 7 years and above) as per the census of India 2011. Raiganj subdivision had a literacy rate of 66.94%, Islampur subdivision 52.40%.[8]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Uttar Dinajpur district for the year 2012-13:[8]

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
Raiganj 810 104,842 83 7,836 18 9,525 140 146,367 4 18,334 6 973 2,218 111,064
Islampur 760 171,598 72 14,226 27 22,437 86 121,719 2 9,683 1 47 2,648 221,977
Uttar Dinajpur district 1,570 276,440 155 22,062 45 31,962 226 268,086 6 28,017 7 1,020 4,866 333,041

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.[8]

The following institutions are located in Islampur 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 2013 in Uttar Dinajpur district.[13]

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
Raiganj 2 - 3 10 1 1 - 6 23 774 67 61,438 1,274,032
Islampur 1 1 4 9 - - - 7 22 455 59 50,520 1,500,160
Uttar Dinajpur district 3 1 7 19 1 1 - 13 45 1,229 126 112,058 2,774,192

.* Excluding nursing homes

Medical facilities available in Islampur subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)[14]
Islampur Subdivisional Hospital, Islampur, 136 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[14]
Karandighi Rural Hospital, Karandighi CD block, Karandighi, 30 beds
Lodhan Rural Hospital, Goalpokhar I CD block, Goalpokhar, 30 beds
Chakulia Rural Hospital, Goalpokhar II CD block, Chakulia, 30 beds
Dalua Rural Hospital, Chopra CD block, Dalua, 30 beds
Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[14]
Karandighi CD block: Dalkhola (6), Rasakbowa (10)
Goalpokhar I CD block: Goagaon (10)
Goalpokhar II CD block: Kanki (10), Toryal (2)
Islampur CD block: Sujali (4)
Chopra CD block: Sonapur (6), Daspara (10), Lakshmipur (4)

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Islampur subdivision were as follows:[15]

Lok Sabha constituency Reservation Vidhan Sabha constituency Reservation CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
Raiganj None Islampur None Islampur municipality, and Agdimti Khanti, Gaisal I, Gaisal II, Gunjaria, Islampur, Matikunda I, Matikunda II, Panditpota I, Panditpota II, Ramganj I and Ramganj II GPs of Islampur CD block
Goalpokhar None Goalpokhar I CD block
Chakulia None Goalpokhar II CD block and Bazargaon I and Bazargaon II GPs of Karandighi CD block
Karandighi None Altapur I, Altapur II, Dalkhola I, Dalkhola II, Domhana, Karandighi I, Karandighi II, Lahutara I, Lahutara II, Raniganj, Rasakhowa I and Rasakhowa II GPs of Karandighi CD Block
Other assembly segments outside the subdivision
Darjeeling None Chopra None Chopra CD block and Kamalagaon Sujali GP of Islampur
Other assembly segments outside the subdivision

References

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  3. ^ "Uttar Dinajpur District Police". PS Information. District Police. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook Uttar Dinajpur, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Uttar Dinajpur district on the fifth page. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. ^ "BDO Offices under Uttar Dinajpur District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Dakshin Dinajpur - Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  7. ^ "List of Districts/C.D.Blocks/ Police Stations with Code No., Number of G.Ps and Number of Mouzas". Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Uttar Dinajpur". Basic data: Table 4.4, 4.5, Clarifications: other related tables. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Islampur College". College Dekho. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Islampur College". College Admission. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Shree Agrasen Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Chopra Kamala Paul Smriti Mahaviyalaya". CKPSM. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  13. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Uttar Dinajpur". Table 3.1, 3.3. Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  14. ^ a b c "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18, 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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