| Mathabhanga subdivision | |
| Settlement Type: | Subdivision |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.33°N 89.22°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cooch Behar |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Mathabhanga |
| 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: | IN-WB |
| Registration Plate: | WB |
Mathabhanga subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[1] [2]
| Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km2 | Population (2011) | Rural Population % (2011) | Urban Population % (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mekhliganj | Mekhliganj | 459.78 | 282,750 | 90.09 | 9.91 |
| Mathabhanga | Mathabhanga | 896.26 | 654,831 | 96.35 | 3.65 |
| Cooch Behar Sadar | Cooch Behar | 754.84 | 748,394 | 77.92 | 22.08 |
| Tufanganj | Tufanganj | 586.44 | 456,319 | 93.02 | 6.97 |
| Dinhata | Dinhata | 692.02 | 676,792 | 94.02 | 5.98 |
| Cooch Behar district | Cooch Behar | 3,387.00 | 2,819,026 | 89.73 | 10.27 |
Mathabhanga subdivision has 3 police stations, 3 community development blocks, 3 panchayat samitis, 28 gram panchayats, 265 mouzas, 260 inhabited villages and 1 municipality. The municipality is: Mathabhanga. The subdivision has its headquarters at Mathabhanga.[2] [3]
The subdivision contains 28 gram panchayats under 3 community development blocks:[4]
Police stations in the Mathabhanga subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: [5] [6] [7]
| Police Station | Area covered km2 | International border | Inter-state border km | Municipal Town | CD block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathabhanga | 322.86 | n/a | - | Mathabhanga | Mathabhanga I |
| Ghoksadanga | 156.92 | - | n/a | - | Mathabhanga II |
| Sitalkuchi | 261.79 | n/a | - | - | Sitalkuchi |
Community development blocks in the Mathabhanga subdivision are:[2] [8] [9]
| CD block | Headquarters | Area km2 | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathabhanga I | Sikarpur | 319.39 | 218,191 | 68.77 | 0.06 | 71.51 | - | |
| Mathabhanga II | Matiar Kuthi | 309.99 | 227,397 | 64.92 | 1.31 | 72.68 | - | |
| Sitalkuchi | Sitalkuchi | 262.51 | 185,353 | 54.50 | 0.14 | 70.34 | - | |
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012-13.[10]
| 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 | |
| Mekhliganj | 216 | 24,210 | 52 | 27,782 | 4 | 4,012 | 21 | 27,680 | 2 | 2858 | 1 | 55 | 456 | 25,387 |
| Mathabhanga | 432 | 52,235 | 80 | 52,338 | 14 | 113,452 | 42 | 61,315 | 4 | 3,910 | 8 | 578 | 1,171 | 70,179 |
| Cooch Behar Sadar | 441 | 61,375 | 47 | 15,322 | 33 | 35,204 | 56 | 59,614 | 6 | 8,934 | 29 | 3,749 | 1,195 | 61,733 |
| Tufanganj | 310 | 31,205 | 72 | 45,231 | 46 | 17,510 | 30 | 38,274 | 2 | 2,871 | 3 | 275 | 950 | 36,293 |
| Dinhata | 431 | 42,213 | 46 | 14,723 | 27 | 31,836 | 29 | 44,946 | 1 | 3,492 | 4 | 381 | 1,228 | 1,950 |
| Cooch Behar district | 1,830 | 211,247 | 297 | 154,943 | 94 | 102,014 | 178 | 231,829 | 15 | 22,065 | 45 | 5,038 | 5,000 | 223,323 |
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.[10]
The following institutions are located in Mathabhanga subdivision:
The table below presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2013 in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012-13.: [16]
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Mekhliganj | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | 1 | 9 | 255 | 32 | 23,850 | 185,720 |
| Mathabhanga | 1 | align="center" | - | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | 3 | 13 | 297 | 45 | 44,730 | 712,513 | |
| Cooch Behar Sadar | 4 | - | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | 2 | 9 | 25 | 1,030 | 115 | 96,233 | 560,813 | ||
| Tufanganj | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 12 | 266 | 38 | 46,232 | 560,813 | ||
| Dinhata | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | 3 | 14 | 429 | 50 | 62,943 | 624,514 | ||
| Cooch Behar district | 8 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 2 | - | 2 | 19 | 73 | 2,277 | 280 | 273,988 | 3,145,902 | ||
Medical facilities in the Mathabhanga subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [17]
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [18]
Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[19]
Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[20]
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Mathabhanga municipality, Mathabhanga - II block and Hazrahat - I, Hazrahat - II and Pachagarh gram panchayats of Mathabhanga - I block together will constitute the Mathabhanga assembly constituency of West Bengal. The other seven gram panchayats of Mathabhanga - I block, viz. Bairagirhat, Kursamari, Shikarpur, Gopalpur, Jorpatki, Nayarhat and Kedarhat will form the Sitalkuchi assembly constituency along with the whole area under Sitalkuchi block. Both the constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. Both constituencies will be part of Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates.[21]