| Jangipur police district | |
| Nickname: | JPD |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Jangipur  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Established Title: | Jangipur Police District |
| Established Date: | 1 January 2020 |
| Government Type: | Police |
| Leader Title: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Title1: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Population Growth |
| Demographics Type2: | Languages |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics2 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 742225 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Tehsils |
| Leader Title2: | Administrative District |
| Leader Name2: | Murshidabad district |
| Leader Title3: | Administrative Division |
| Leader Name3: | Malda |
| Leader Title4: | Headquarters |
| Leader Name4: | Raghunathganj |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Literacy |
Jangipur police district[1] is a police district of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was established in September 2020.[2] Tel: (+91) 3483266201
Murshidabad district is divided into two police districts. Jangipur subdivision is one of the seven blocks under Jangipur police district. This block is : 1. Farakka, 2. Samserganj, 3. Suti I, 4. Suti II, 5. Raghunathganj I, 6. Raghunathganj II, 7. Sagardighi.
Jangipur subdivision has 5 police stations, 7 community development blocks, 7 panchayat samitis, 61 gram panchayats, 561 mouzas, 420 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 52 census towns. The municipalities are: Jangipur and Dhulian. The census towns are: Farakka Barrage Township, Srimantapur (P), Benia Gram, Arjunpur, Sibnagar, Memrejpur, Pranpara, Mahadebnagar, Anup Nagar, Jaffrabad, Kankuria, Uttar Mahammadpur, Chachanda, Dhusaripara, Serpur, Kohetpur, Bhasaipaikar, Jaykrishnapur, Basudebpur, Madna, Ramakantapur, Nayabahadurpur, Fatellapur, Jagtaj, Debipur, Aurangabad, Mahendrapur, Hafania, Dafahat, Paschim Punropara, Ichhlampur, Chakmeghoan, Kakramari, Khanpur, Khidirpur, Bhabki, Ghorsala, Srikantabati, Charka, Dafarpur, Ramnagar, Mirzapur, Giria, Mithipur, Jot Kamal, Osmanpur, Sahajadpur, Khodarampur, Donalia, Teghari, Krishna Sali and Bara Jumla. The subdivision has its headquarters at Jangipur.[3] [4]
Police stations in Jangipur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[5] [6]
| Police station | Area covered km2 | India-Bangladesh border km | Inter-state border KM | Municipal town | CD Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farakka | n/a | - | n/a | - | Farakka |
| Samserganj | n/a | n/a | n/a | Dhulian | Samserganj |
| Suti | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | Suti I, Suti II |
| Raghunathganj | n/a | n/a | n/a | Jangipur | Raghunathganj I, Raghunathganj II |
| Sagardighi | n/a | - | - | - | Sagardighi |
Murshidabad district has a 125.35 km long international border with Bangladesh of which 42.35 km is on land and the remaining is riverine.[7]
There are reports of Bangladeshi infiltrators entering Murshidabad district.[8] [9] An estimate made in 2000 places the total number of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India at 1.5 crore, with around 3 lakh entering every year. The thumb rule for such illegal immigrants is that for each illegal person caught four get through. While many immigrants have settled in the border areas, some have moved on, even to far way places such as Mumbai and Delhi. The border is guarded by the Border Security Force.[10] During the UPA government, Sriprakash Jaiswal, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, had made a statement in Parliament on 14 July 2004, that there were 12 million illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators living in India, and West Bengal topped the list with 5.7 million Bangladeshis. More recently, Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs in the NDA government has put the figure at around 20 million.[11] Critics point out that the Bengali politicians, particularly those from the ruling Trinamool Congress and the CPI (M), believe that a soft approach to the problem helps them to win Muslim votes.[12]
Community development blocks in Jangipur subdivision are:[13] [14] [15]
| CD Block | Headquarters | Area km2 | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Muslims % | Hindus % | Decadal Growth Rate 2001-2011 % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farakka | Farakka | 132.74 | 274,111 | 11.93 | 1.88 | 67.15 | 32.23 | 24.57 | 60.47 | 8 |
| Samserganj | Dhulian | 84.21 | 284,072 | 6.48 | 0.06 | 83.48 | 16.38 | 34.09 | 54.98 | 11 |
| Suti I | Ahiran | 143.68 | 179,908 | 14.37 | 0.15 | 58.15 | 41.62 | 29.02 | 58.06 | 4 |
| Suti II | Dafahat | 111.13 | 278,922 | 7.34 | 0.18 | 72.53 | 27.22 | 30.82 | 55.23 | 13 |
| Raghunathganj I | Raghunathganj | 140.91 | 195,627 | 27.11 | 1.33 | 56.48 | 43.32 | 26.73 | 64.49 | 6 |
| Raghunathganj II | Giria | 140.91 | 265,336 | 8.76 | 0.03 | 81.97 | 17.87 | 37.82 | 61.17 | 10 |
| Sagardighi | Sagadighi | 345.42 | 310,461 | 18.78 | 6.38 | 64.68 | 31.56 | 23.06 | 65.26 | - |
The subdivision contains 61 gram panchayats under 7 community development blocks:[16]