| Malbazar subdivision | |
| Settlement Type: | Subdivision |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.85°N 88.75°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jalpaiguri |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Malbazar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Iso Code: | ISO 3166-2 --> |
| Registration Plate: | WB |
Malbazar subdivision is an administrative division of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Jalpaiguri district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[1] [2]
| Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km2 | Population (2011) | Rural Population % (2011) | Urban Population % (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalpaiguri Sadar | Jalpaiguri | 2,245.47 | 1,811,885 | 62.01 | 37.99 |
| Malbazar | Malbazar | 1,150.84 | 569,711 | 88.68 | 11.32 |
| Dhupguri | Dhupguri | - | - | - | - |
| Jalpaiguri district | Jalpaiguri | 3,396.31 | 2,381,596 | 68.39 | 31.61 |
Malbazar subdivision has 3 police stations, 3 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 22 gram panchayats, 171 mouzas, 160 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 6 census towns. The municipality is: Malbazar. The census towns are: Odlabari, Dakshin Odlabari, Lataguri, Matialihat, Chalsa Mahabari and Mangalbari. The subdivision has its headquarters at Malbazar.[2] [3]
Police stations in the Malbazar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[2] [4]
| Police Station | Area covered km2 | International border | Inter-state border km | Municipal Town | CD block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mal | n/a | - | - | - | Mal (part) Kranti (part) |
| Nagrakata | n/a | - | - | Malbazar (part) | Nagrakata (part) |
| Mitiali | n/a | n/a | - | - | Matiali |
| Banarhat | n/a | - | - | - | Nagrakata (part) |
Community development blocks in the Malbazar subdivision are:[2] [5] [6]
| CD block | Headquarters | Area km2 | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mal | Mal | 545.90 | 299.556 | 26.84 | 34.50 | 66.31 | 3 |
| Matiali | Chalsa Mahabari | 204.90 | 117,540 | 14.99 | 44.06 | 66.98 | 3 |
| Nagrakata | Nagrakata | 397.48 | 127,397 | 13.84 | 49.16 | 61.27 | - |
The subdivision contains 22 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:[7] [8]
Statistics in the table below offer a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Jalpaguri district, with data for the year 2013-14.[9]
| 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 | |
| Jalpaiguri Sadar | 911 | 115,080 | 38 | 6,912 | 51 | 51,110 | 116 | 161,827 | 8 | 19,460 | 34 | 13,075 | 2,752 | 189,077 |
| Malbazar | 291 | 40,856 | 28 | 4,930 | 13 | 14,522 | 27 | 37,144 | 1 | 3,810 | 1 | 252 | 1,643 | 78,471 |
| Jalpaiguri district | 1,202 | 156,936 | 66 | 11,842 | 64 | 65,632 | 143 | 198,971 | 9 | 13,270 | 35 | 13,327 | 4,395 | 267,448 |
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.[9]
The following institution is located in the Malbazar subdivision:
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 Jalpaiguri district, with data for the year 2014:[11]
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Jalpaiguri Sadar | 2 | 4 | align="center" | - | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 50 | 1965 | 269 | 136,901 | 1,435,220 |
| Malbazar | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | - | align="center" | - | 19 | 30 | 541 | 50 | 33,971 | 448,216 |
| Jalpaiguri district | 3 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 30 | 2,506 | 319 | 170,872 | 1,883.436 | |
Medical facilities in the Malbazar subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [12]
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [13]
Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[14]
Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[15]
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Malbazar municipality the Mal block will constitute the Mal assembly constituency of West Bengal. The Metiali block and the Nagrakata block will be part of the Nagrakata assembly constituency. Both the constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. Mal constituency will be part of Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Nagrakata constituency will be part of Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for ST candidates.[16]