Berhampore subdivision explained

Berhampore subdivision
Settlement Type:Subdivision
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.4°N 88.5°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Murshidabad
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Baharampur
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1,195.57
Population Total:1,725,525
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Berhampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Overview

The Bhagirathi River splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east. Barhampur subdivision lies in the Ganges-Bhagirathi Basin, which is a long and narrow river valley in the Bagri region. It has fertile soil suitable for cultivation.[1] [2]

History

The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located south-west of Baharampur.[3] [4] [5] The famous Chinese scholar Xuanzang mentioned it in his travelogues.[6]

Geography

The headquarters of Murshidabad district are located at Baharampur.[7]

Subdivisions

Murshidabad district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[8]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2 		Population
(2011) 		Rural
Population %
(2011)		Urban
Population %
(2011)
BarhampurBaharampur1,195.571,725,52580.1519.85
KandiKandi1,200.761,155,64593.216.79
JangipurJangipur1,097.821,972,30856.4343.57
LalbagMurshidabad1019.101,253,88692.367.64
DomkolDomkol837.88996,44397.552.45
Murshidabad district5,324.007,103,80780.2819.72

Administrative units

Barhampur subdivision has 7 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 61 gram panchayats, 383 mouzas, 323 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 10 census towns. The municipalities are: Baharampur and Beldanga. The census towns are: Goaljan, Kasim Bazar, Banjetia, Shib Danga, Gopjan, Gora Bazar, Ajodhya Nagar, Chaltia, Haridasmati and Barua (P). The subdivision has its headquarters at Baharampur.[9] [10]

Police stations

Police stations in Barhampur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[11] [12]

Police station Area covered
km2		Municipal town CD Block
Baharampurn/a BaharampurBerhampore (partly)
Daulatabadn/a - Berhampore (partly)
Beldangan/a BeldangaBeldanga I
Rejinagarn/a - Beldanga II (partly)
Shaktipurn/a - Beldanga II (partly)
Naodan/a - Naoda
Hariharparan/a - Hariharpara

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 61 gram panchayats under 5 community development blocks:[13]

Blocks

Community development blocks in Barhampur subdivision are:[14] [15]

CD Block Headquarters
Area
km2 		Population
(2011) 		SC %ST %Muslims %Hindus %Decadal
Growth Rate
2001-2011 %		Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
BerhamporeBaharampur314.19446,81717.222.4253.6345.9417.9573.519
Beldanga ISarulia168.75319,3223.950.0878.2521.4023.1870.061
Beldanga IIShaktipur207.93250,4588.330.2261.8238.0519.1667.86-
NaodaSurangapur231.39226,8596.530.6771.8727.9915.6066.09-
HariharparaHariharpara253.14257,5716.371.1880.7019.0416.1669.20-

Economy

Infrastructure

All inhabited villages in Murshidabad district are connected to the national electricity grid.[16]

See the individual block pages for more information about the infrastructure.

Agriculture

Murshidabad is a predominantly agricultural district. A majority of the population depends on agriculture for a living. The land is fertile. The eastern portion of the Bhagirathi, an alluvial tract, is very fertile for growing Aus paddy, jute and rabi crops. The Kalantar area in the south-eastern portion of the district, is a low-lying area with stiff dark clay and supports mainly the cultivation of Aman paddy. The west flank of the Bhagirathi is a lateritic tract intersected by numerous bils and old river beds. It supports the cultivation of Aman paddy, sugar cane and mulberry.[17]

Given below is an overview of the agricultural production (all data in tonnes) for Barhampur subdivision, other subdivisions and the Murshidabad district, with data for the year 2013–14.[18]

CD Block/ Subdivision RiceWheat Jute PulsesOil seedsPotatoesSugarcane
Berhampore81,19922,533227,6381,0728,8874,40579
Beldanga I38,16410,29993,73234312,1018,288-
Beldanga II107,95117,434126,5381576,3964,095160,074
Naoda9,08618,863253,3322,11959717,050-
Hariharpara32,18739,962213,5512,0677,3346,07678
Barhampur subdivision268,587109,091914,7915,75835,31539,914160,221
Kandi subdivision487,2074,1576,1864,8189,35585,886106,646
Jangipur subdivision207,47245,261207,4259,37412,37538,19752,344
Lalbag subdivision68,03420,304427,4507,80922,59240,9973,295
Domkol subdivision80,899109,518730,39316,75533,410117,08225,023
Murshidabad district1,112,199288,3312,286,24544,514113,047322.076347,529

Education

Murshidabad district had a literacy rate of 66.59% (for population of 7 years and above) as per the census of India 2011. Barhampur subdivision had a literacy rate of 72.60%, Kandi subdivision 66.28%, Jangipur subdivision 60.95%, Lalbag subdivision 68.00% and Domkal subdivision 68.35%.[19]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Murshidabad district for the year 2013-14:[19]

SubdivisionPrimary
School		Middle
School		High
School		Higher Secondary
School		General
College, Univ		Technical /
Professional Instt		Non-formal
Education
InstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudent
Barhampur72888,37110713,3643731,21492162,613717,418112,7962,278100,164
Kandi67266,03010511,2484632,7526187,48257,83034001,71774,370
Jangipur747144,4167214,1592530,00476194,025515,33555002,793160,236
Lalbag60172,429748,9972422,17466120,454513,08877592,08293,891
Domkol43252,1777311,7912223,2014786,67237,211112,4571,61274,330
Murshidabad district3,180423,42343159,559154139,345342651,2462560,882376,91210,482502,991

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.[19]

The following institutions are located in Barhampur 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 Murshidabad district.[36]

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
Barhampur224153--45711,645282149,3932,094,027
Kandi123171align="center"-align="center"-6305676885,6241,005,056
Jangipur11615align="center"-align="center"-2123759062141,4271,043,548
Lalbag12314align="center"-11234548365105,5621,154,275
Domkol1229align="center"-align="center"-align="center"-19332524445,110802,309
Murshidabad district6918704131052162,537521527,1166,099,215
.* Excluding nursing homes

Medical facilities in Barhampur subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)[37]

Rural Hospitals: (Name, block, location, beds)[37]

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, block, location, beds)[37]

Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds)[37]

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Barhampur subdivision were as follows:[39]

Lok Sabha constituency ReservationVidhan Sabha constituency ReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
BaharampurNoneBharatpurNoneBharatpur II CD Block, and Alugram, Amlai, Bharatpur, Sijgram and Talgram GPs of Bharatpur I CD Block
RejinagarNoneBeldanga II CD Block, and Begunbari, Kapasdanga and Mirjapur I GPs of Beldanga I CD Block
BeldangaNoneBeldanga municipality, Bhabta I, Bhabta II, Debkundu, Mirjapur II, Mahula I and Sujapur Kumarpur GPs of Beldanga I CD Block, and Bhakuri II, Haridasmati, Naoda Panur, Rajdharpara and Rangamati Chandpara GPs of Berhampore CD Block
BaharampurNoneBaharampur municipality, and Bhakuri I, Daulatabad, Gurudaspur, Hatinagar and Manindranagar GPs of Berhampore CD Block
NaodaNoneNaoda CD Block and Chaitannapur I, Chaitannapur II, Madda and Mahula II GPs of Beldanga I CD Block
Burwan
in Kandi subdivision		Reserved for SCBiprasekhar, Burwan I, Burwan II, Kharjuna, Kuli, Kurunnorun, Panchthupi, Sabaldaha, Sabalpur, Sahora and Sundarpur gram panchayats of Burwan community development block and Gadda, Jajan and Gundiria GPs of Bharatpur I CD Block
Kandi
in Kandi subdivision		NoneKandi municipality, Kandi CD Block, and Satui Chaurigachha GPs of Berhampore CD Block
MurshdiabadNoneHariharparaNoneHariharpara CD Block and Chhaighari and Madanpur GPs of Berhampore CD Block
1 assembly segment in Lalbag subdivision and 5 assembly segments in Domkol subdivision
JangipurNoneNabagram
in Lalbag subdivision		Reserved for SCNabagram CD Block, and Niyallishpara Goaljan, Radharghat I, Radharghat II and Sahajadpur GPs of Berhampore CD Block
4 assembly segment in Jangipur subdivision, 2 assembly segments in Lalbag subdivision and 1 assembly segment in Kandi subdivision

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A . Physiography, Page 13 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 24 July 2017 .
  2. Web site: Murshidabad . Geography . Murshidabad district authorities. 24 July 2017.
  3. Ray, Nihar Ranjan, Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba,, 1980 edition, pp. 160-161, Paschim Banga Niraksharata Durikaran Samiti
  4. Sengupta, Nitish, History of the Bengali-speaking People, p.25, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
  5. Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, first published 1971, reprint 2005, pp. 5-6, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, .
  6. Web site: District Gazeteer . Chapter 3: History . Murshidabad District Administration . 12 September 2017.
  7. Web site: Murshidabad . Murshidabad district authorities. 12 September 2017.
  8. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad, Tables 2.2, 2.4(a) . Note: At the time of uploading of the revised version of this page the internet version of the District Statistical Handbook had been taken off but there is a print version . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 16 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php . 29 July 2017 . dead .
  9. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad . Table 2.1 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 16 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php . 29 July 2017 . dead .
  10. Web site: Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal . Murshidabad of West Bengal . 16 May 2017.
  11. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabd . Tables 2.1, 2.2 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 17 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php . 29 July 2017 . dead .
  12. Web site: Murshidabad District Police . West Bengal Police . 25 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170823011111/http://www.murshidabadpolicewb.gov.in/ . 23 August 2017 . dead .
  13. Web site: Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal . Murshidabad - Revised in March 2008 . Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal . 25 August 2017.
  14. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad . Table 2.1 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 6 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170302072706/http://dospiwb.org.in/download.php?v=13 . 2 March 2017 . dead .
  15. 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 . 16 May 2017.
  16. Web site: District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Pages 96-97 Table 36: Distribution of villages according to availability of different amenities,2011 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. . 11 September 2017.
  17. Web site: District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Pages 17-19: Soil and cropping pattern, Land and land-use pattern . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. . 4 August 2017.
  18. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad . Table 18.1. Data for subdivisions/ district calculated by totalling the CD Block data provided . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 26 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php . 29 July 2017 . dead .
  19. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad . Basic data: Table 4.4, 4.5, Clarifications: other related tables . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 10 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php . 29 July 2017 . dead .
  20. Web site: The Murshidabad University Act, 2017 . 3 June 2021.
  21. Web site: Krishnath College. KC. 12 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912111919/http://krishnathcollege.com/webdata.php?v=10. 12 September 2017. dead.
  22. Web site: KC . College Admission . 12 September 2017.
  23. Web site: Berhampore College . BC . 13 September 2017.
  24. Web site: Berhampore Girls' College . BGC . 12 September 2017.
  25. Web site: Berhampore Girls' College . College Admission . 12 September 2017.
  26. Web site: Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore . GCETTB . 12 September 2017.
  27. Web site: Murshidabad College of Engineering & Technology . meetbhb . 12 September 2017.
  28. Web site: Central Sericulture and Research Institute, Berhampore (W.B.). Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India . 12 September 2017.
  29. Web site: Haji A.K,Khan College . HAKKC . 12 September 2017.
  30. Web site: Haji A.K.Khan College . College Admission . 12 September 2017.
  31. Web site: Sewnarayan Rameswar Fatepuria College. Shiksha . 12 September 2017.
  32. Web site: Jatindra Rajendra Mahavidyalaya . JRM . 12 September 2017.
  33. Web site: Jatindra Rajendra Mahavidyalaya . College Admission . 12 September 2017.
  34. Web site: Union Christian Training College . UCTC . 12 September 2017.
  35. Web site: Monarch College of Art and Technology . College Admission . 12 September 2017.
  36. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad . Table 3.1, 3.3 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 20 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php . 29 July 2017 . dead .
  37. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics . Government of West Bengal . 18 September 2017 . 28 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 . dead .
  38. News: মুর্শিদাবাদ গ্রামীন চিকিৎসক সমিতির জেলা সম্মেলন . 5 December 2018 . WB Mirror . 5 December 2018.
  39. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18, 15 February 2006 . 9 September 2017. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.

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