Arambag subdivision explained

Arambag subdivision
Settlement Type:Subdivision
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.88°N 87.78°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Name2:Hooghly
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Arambag
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1,058.87
Population Total:1,264,602
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:WB
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English

Arambag subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

Arambag subdivision is a rural dominated area. All the blocks in the subdivision have their entire population living in the rural areas. Arambagh municipality is the only urban area in the entire subdivision. A major portion of the subdivision is part of the Dwarakeswar-Damodar inter-riverine plain with alluvial soil. Only a small portion in the western fringe of the subdivision is upland. The entire area is a part of the Gangetic Delta.[1] [2]

History

Arambagh subdivision was formed in 1819. It was earlier known as Jahanabad. On 19 April 1900 the name of Jahanabad was changed to Arambagh, which means "the garden of ease and comfort". Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was in-charge of the subdivision in its earlier days.[3] The ruins of a fort at Gar Mandaran provided the setting for Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Durgeshnandini, published in 1865.[4]

Subdivisions

The Hooghly district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[5]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2
Population
(2011)
Rural
Population %
(2011)
Urban
Population %
(2011)
ChinsurahHugli-Chuchura1,148.151,657,51868.6331.37
ChandannagoreChandannagar508.081,127,17658.5241.48
SriramporeSerampore422.451,469,84926.8873.12
ArambagArambag1,058.871,264,60294.775.23
Hooghly districtChinsurah3,149.005,519,14561.4338.57

Administrative units

Arambag subdivision has 4 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 63 gram panchayats, 567 mouzas, 554 inhabited villages and 1 municipality. The single municipality is at Arambag. The subdivision has its headquarters at Arambag.[6] [7] thumb|440 px|right

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 63 gram panchayats under 6 community development blocks:[8]

Police stations

Police stations in Arambag subdivision have the following jurisdiction:[9] [10]

Police station Area covered
km2
Municipal town CD Block
Goghatn/a - Goghat I, Goghat II
Arambagn/a ArambagArambagh
Khanakuln/a - Khanakul I, Khanakul II
Pursurahn/a - Pursurah

Blocks

Community development blocks in Arambag subdivision are:[5] [11]

CD Block Headquarters
Area
km2
Population
(2011)
SC %ST %Hindus %Muslims %Literacy
Rate %
Census
Towns
Goghat IGoghat186.32140,03038.796.0189.719.7578.70-
Goghat IIKamarpukur190.03160,58536.154.7283.4815.4877.24-
ArambaghArambag269.31285,20737.571.4677.9921.7179.01-
PursurahPursurah100.42173,43721.350.4883.5116.2882.12-
Khanakul IKhanakul171.92254,43428.810.3075.9623.9077.73-
Khanakul IIKhanakul121.83184,73430.070.0284.2115.6779.16-

Economy

Industries

Arambagh Hatcheries Ltd. is a poultry and egg related industry based at Arambag. It was incorporated in 1973.[12]

Agriculture

Hooghly is an agriculturally prosperous district of West Bengal. Although the economy has been shifting away from agriculture, it is still the pre-dominant economic activity and the main source of livelihood for the rural people of the district. One third of the district income comes from agriculture.[13] Given below is an overview of the agricultural production (all data in tonnes) for Arambagh subdivision, other subdivisions and the Hooghly district, with data for the year 2013-14.[14]

CD Block/ Subdivision RiceWheat Jute PulsesOil seedsPotatoesSugarcane
Goghat I55,229- - - 3,33584,730-
Goghat II109,9002- - 5,91240,723-
Arambagh43,248- 2,022- 5,08460,883-
Khanakul I27,0932455,380- 1,898187,352-
Khanakul II17,5902423,090301,76815,076-
Pursurah1,951255,409111,480126,139123,934
Arambagh subdivision255,01175134,5413019,477514,903123,934
Chinsurah subdivision235,56192111,218410,362812,808162
Chandannagore subdivision189,79112136,276- 6,522313,692-
Srirampore subdivision126,8521139,820128,058436,1112,437
Hooghly district807,215190421,8554644,4192,077,514126,533

Handloom weaving

The handloom sarees of Dhaniakhali, Begampur, Jangipara, Rajbalhat areas and dhutis of Haripal, Rajbalhat, Khanakul areas of Hooghly district are widely familiar.[15]

Education

Hooghly district had a literacy rate of 81.80% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Chinsurah subdivision had a literacy rate of 79.17%, Chandannagore subdivision 83.01%, Srirampore subdivision 86.13% and Arambag subdivision 79.05. [16]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Hooghly district for the year 2013-14:[16]

SubdivisionPrimary
School
Middle
School
High
School
Higher Secondary
School
General
College, Univ
Technical /
Professional Instt
Non-formal
Education
InstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudent
InstitutionStudentInstitutionStudent
Chinsurah89985,213463,8859848,722109124,068716,3422610,5642,41345,289
Chandannagore60653,382323,3124622,0007789,132620,45067781,29729,127
Srirampore57764,207253,6116537,99797108,199816,63137931,33733,060
Arambag93580,705495,4628348,5137691,911716,95032281,83857,383
Hooghly district3,013283,40715216,270292157,232359413,3102870,3733812,3636,885164,859

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.[16]

The following institutions are located in Arambagh 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 Hooghly district.[23]

SubdivisionHealth & Family Welfare Deptt, WB Other
State
Govt
Deptts
Local
bodies
Central
Govt
Deptts /
PSUs
NGO /
Private
Nursing
Homes
TotalTotal
Number
of
Beds
Total
Number
of
Doctors*
Indoor
Patients
Outdoor
Patients
Hospitals
Rural
Hospitals
Block
Primary
Health
Centres
Primary
Health
Centres
Chinsurah12324---31611,09110894,2131,830,358
Chandannagore13align="center"-8align="center"-align="center"-align="center"-41538285670,7241,105,060
Srirampore32212align="center"-align="center"--80991,8948563,6191,252,941
Arambag11516align="center"-align="center"-align="center"-35589195783,4691,743,719
Hooghly district681060align="center"-align="center"-align="center"-1872714,732306312,0255,932,078
.* Excluding nursing homes

Medical facilities in Arambagh subdivision are as follows:
Hospital: (Name, location, beds)[24]
Arambagh Subdivisonal Hospital, Arambagh Municipality, 250 beds.

Rural Hospitals: (Name, block, location, beds) [24]
Akri Shrirampur Rural Hospital, Pursurah CD Block, Akri Shrirampur, 30 bed.
Khanakul Rural Hospital, Khanakul I CD Block, Khanakul, 60 beds.
Natibpur Rural Hospital, Khanakul II CD Block, Natibpur, 30 beds.
Dakshin Narayanpur Rural Hospital, Arambagh CD Block, Dakshin Narayanpur, 30 beds.
Kamarpukur Rural Hospital, Goghat II CD Block, Kamarpukur, 60 beds.
Goghat Block Primary Health Centre, Goghat I CD Block, Goghat, 10 beds.

Primary Health Centres (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC name/location, beds)[24]
Arambagh CD Block: Malaypur, PO Keshabpur, (10 beds), Selepur, PO Chuadanga (10 beds), Muthadanga, PO Mayapur (10 beds), Dihibagnan (4 beds).
Goghat I CD Block: Nakunda (6 beds).
Goghat II CD Block: Jitarpur, PO Bhuskunda (2 beds), Taraghat (10 beds), Badanganj (2 beds).
Khanakul I CD Block: Ghoshpur, PO Pilkhan (10 beds), Tantisal (10 beds), Harimohan Golap Sundari, PO Raghunathpur (4 beds).
Khanakul II CD Block: Sabalsinghpur (10 beds), Morakhana (2 beds), Ramchandrapur (6 beds)
Pursurah CD Block: Fatepur, PO Parshyampur (4 beds), Dihibatpur, PO Alati (10 beds).

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Arambag subdivision were as follows:[25]

Lok Sabha constituency ReservationVidhan Sabha constituency ReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
ArambaghReserved for SCPursurahNonePursurah community development block, along with Arunda, Balipur, Rammohan I, Rammohan II and Tantisal gram panchayats of Khanakul I CD Block, and Harinkhola I and Harinkhola II GPs of Arambagh CD Block
- - ArambagReserved for SCArambag municipality, and Arandi I, Arandi II, Batanal, Gaurhati I, Gaurhati II, Madhabpur,Mayapur I, Mayapur II, Malaypur I, Malaypur II, Salepur I, Salepur II and Tirol GPs of Arambagh CD Block
- - GoghatReserved for SCGoghat I and Goghat II CD Blocks
- - KhanakulReserved for SCKhanakul II CD Block, and Ghoshpur, Khanakul I, Khanakul II, Kishorpur I, Kishorpur II, Pole I,Pole II, Thakuranichak I, and Thakuranichak II GPs of Khanakul I CD Block
- - Other two assembly segments are in Chandannagore subdivision and one assembly segment is in Paschim Medinipur district- -

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA . Physiography, pages 17–24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 19 June 2017 .
  2. Web site: District Human Development Report: Hooghly . Demographical Profile of the District, page 39 . Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2011 . 14 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170807182323/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/DHDR_Hooghly.pdf . 7 August 2017 . dead .
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Hooghly, series 20, part XII B, 2011 . Page 13 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 2 July 2017.
  4. News: Banking on history, religion to attract tourists in Hooghly . The Hindu . 25 September 2011 . The Hindu, 26 September 2011 . 24 June 2017.
  5. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly . Table 2.2, 2.4(a) . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 6 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  6. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly . Table 2.1 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 6 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  7. Web site: Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal . Hooghly - Revised in March 2008 . Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal . 19 June 2017.
  8. Web site: Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal . Hooghly - Revised in March 2008 . Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal . 20 June 2017.
  9. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly . Tables 2.1, 2.2 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 6 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  10. Web site: Hooghly District Police . West Bengal Police . 20 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170705234600/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/Hooghly/hglyphone.php . 5 July 2017 . dead .
  11. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 24 October 2016.
  12. Web site: Arambag Hatcheries . Zauba Corp . 19 July 2017.
  13. Web site: District Human Development Report: Hooghly . page 58 . Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2011 . 26 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170807182323/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/DHDR_Hooghly.pdf . 7 August 2017 . dead .
  14. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly . Tables 18.1. Data for subdivisions/ district calculated by totalling the CD Block data provided . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 6 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  15. Web site: District Human Development Report: Hooghly . page 67 . Development and Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2011 . 26 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170807182323/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/DHDR_Hooghly.pdf . 7 August 2017 . dead .
  16. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly . Basic data: Table 4.4, 4.5, Clarifications: other related tables . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 6 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  17. Web site: Netaji Mahavidyalaya . NM . 30 June 2017.
  18. Web site: Raja Rammohan Roy Mahavidyalaya . RRRM . 30 June 2017.
  19. Web site: Sri Ramkrishna Sarada Vidyamahapith . SRSMV . 30 June 2017.
  20. Web site: Arambagh Girls' College . AGC . 30 June 2017.
  21. Web site: Kabikankan Mukundaram Mahavidyalaya . College Admission . 30 June 2017.
  22. Web site: Aghorekamini Prakashchandra Mahavidyalaya . AKPCM . 30 June 2017.
  23. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly . Table 3.1, 3.3 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 6 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  24. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics . Government of West Bengal . 15 July 2017.
  25. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18, 15 February 2006 . 24 May 2017. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.