Rampurhat subdivision explained

Rampurhat Subdivision
Settlement Type:	Subdivision
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:	24.17°N 87.78°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Birbhum
Seat Type:	Headquarters
Seat:	Rampurhat
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 46

Rampurhat subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Overview

The northern portion of Rampurhat subdivision is part of the Nalhati Plains, a sub-micro physiographic region, and the southern portion is part of the Brahmani-Mayurakshi Basin, another sub-micro physiographic region occupying the area between the Brahmani in the north and the Mayurakshi in the south. There is an occasional intrusion of Rajmahal Hills, from adjoining Santhal Parganas, towards the north-western part of the subdivision.^[1]

Geography

Subdivisions

Birbhum district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:^{[2] [3] [4]}

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area km^2 (2001)	Population (2011)	Rural Population % (2011)	Urban Population % (2011)
Rampurhat	Rampurhat	1,574.23	1,508,506	96.62	3.38
Suri Sadar	Suri	1,782.72	1,121,871	96.57	3.43
Bolpur	Bolpur	1,186.66	872,027	96.56	3.44
Birbhum district		4,545.00	3,502,404	96.59	3.41

Administrative units

Rampurhat subdivision has 5 police stations, 8 community development blocks, 8 panchayat samitis, 65 gram panchayats, 760 mouzas, 725 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 6 census towns. The municipalities are: Rampurhat and Nalhati. The census towns are: Murarai, Barua Gopalpur, Ambhua, Kashimnagar, Bishnupur and Fatehpur. The subdivision has its headquarters at Rampurhat.^{[5] [3] [4]}

Police stations

Police stations in Rampurhat subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:^{[5] [6]}

Police station	Area covered km^2	Municipal town	CD Block
Nalhati	359.5	Nalhati	Nalhati I, Nalhati II
Murarai	356.9	-	Murarai I, Murarai II
Mayureswar	381.0	-	Mayureswar II
Rampurhat	472.4	Rampurhat	Rampurhat I
Margram	n/a	-	Rampurhat II
Tarapith	n/a	n/a	Rampurhat II (Budhigram Gram Panchayat & Sahapur Gram Panchayat)
Mallarpur	n/a	n/a	Mayureswar I
Paikar	n/a	n/a	n/a

Blocks

Community development blocks in Rampurhat subdivision are:^{[7] [3] [8] [9]}

CD Block	Headquarters	Area km^2 (2001)	Population (2011)	SC %	ST %	Hindus %	Muslims %	Literacy Rate %	Census Towns
Murarai I	Murarai	175.51	190,802	24.60	4.56	40.58	58.92	55.67	3
Murarai II	Paikar	185.33	222,033	18.04	0.54	24.91	75.00	58.28	1
Nalhati I	Nalhati	249.71	204,818	36.02	4.99	52.11	46.64	69.83	-
Nalhati II	Lohapur	109.15	127,785	21.26	0.41	29.79	70.10	71.68	-
Rampurhat I	Rampurhat	287.63	188,435	31.96	13.70	67.38	30.61	73.29	-
Rampurhat II	Margram	181.55	187,823	31.72	0.57	51.64	48.20	70.77	1
Mayureswar I	Mallarpur	224.83	159,782	34.07	6.69	69.84	29.33	71.52	1
Mayureswar II	Kotasur	156.27	127,661	30.67	7.12	74.06	25.65	70.89	-

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 65 gram panchayats under 8 community development blocks:^[10]

• Mayureswar I block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Baraturigram, Dakshingram, Mollarpur - I, Bajitpur, Jhikodda, Mollarpur - II, Dabuk, Kanachi and Talowan.
• Mayureswar II block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Daspalsa, Kaleswar, Mayureswar, Ulkunda, Dheka, Kundola and Satpalsa.
• Rampurhat I block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Ayas, Dakhalbati, Kusumba, Bonhat, Kasthagara, Mashra, Barshal, Kharun and Narayanpur.
• Rampurhat II block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Bishnupur, Budhigram, Hansan - I, Margram - I, Hansan - II, Margram - II, Dunigram, Kaluha and Sahapur.
• Murarai I block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Chatra, Gorsha, Murarai, Rajgram, Dumurgram, Mahurapur and Palsa.
• Murarai II block consists of rural areas with nine gram panchayats, viz. Amdole, Kushmore - II, Paikar - I, Jajigram, Mitrapur, Paikar - II, Kushmore - I, Nandigram and Rudranagar.
• Nalhati I block consists of rural areas with nine gram panchayats, viz. Banior, Haridaspur, Kaitha - II, Barla, Kalitha, Kurumgram, Bautia, Kaitha - I and Paikpara.
• Nalhati II block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Bara - I, Bhadrapur - I, Noapara, Bara - II, Bhadrapur - II and Shitalgram.

Education

Birbhum district had a literacy rate of 70.68% as per the provisional figures of the 2011 census. Rampurhat subdivision had a literacy rate of 69.12%, Suri Sadar subdivision 71.16% and Bolpur subdivision 72.71%.^[11] Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Birbhum district, with data for the year 2013-14:^[11]

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
Rampurhat	889	99,767	132	9,487	82	68,462	65	85,685	7	16,963	24	3,448	2,291	99,407
Suri Sadar	912	71,882	90	5,188	72	40,161	56	69,109	6	13,912	35	7,620	1,961	58,469
Bolpur	628	48,314	64	5,859	53	31,266	49	60,139	6	17,379	20	3,424	1,333	43,805
Birbhum district	2,429	219,263	286	20,534	207	139,889	170	214,925	19	48,254	79	14,492	5,585	201,681

The following institutions are located in Rampurhat subdivision:

• Rampurhat College was established at Rampurhat in 1950.^{[12] [13]}
• Asleha Girls College was established at Rampurhat in 2009.^[14]
• Rampurhat Government Polytechnic was established at Rampurhat in 2015.^[15]
• Hiralal Bhakat College was established at Nalhati in 1986.^{[16] [17]}
• Sofia Girls College was established at Nalhati in 2009.^{[18] [19]}
• Nalhati Government Polytechnic was established at Nalhati in 2015.^[20]
• Lokepara Mahavidyalaya was established at Lokpara in 2010.^{[21] [22]}
• Turku Hansda-Lapsa Hemram Mahavidyalaya was established at Madian in 2006.^{[23] [24]}
• Kabi Nazrul College was established at Murarai in 1985.^{[25] [26]}
• Murarai Government Polytechnic was established at Murarai in 2015.^[27]

Healthcare

Medical facilities in Rampurhat subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)^[28]

Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital.

Rampurhat Subdivisional Hospital, Rampurhat, 286 beds
Rampurhat Railway Hospital, Rampurhat, 2 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD Block, location, beds)^[29]
Murarai Rural Hospital, Murarai I CD Block, Murarai, 50 beds
Paikar Rural Hospital, Murarai II CD Block, Paikar, 30 beds
Nalhati Rural Hospital, Nalhati I CD Block, Nalhati, 30 beds
Baswa Rural Hospital, Rampurhat II CD Block, Baswa, 30 beds
Mallarpur Rural Hospital, Mayureswar I CD Block, Mallarpur, 30 beds
Satpalsa (Basudebpur) Rural Hospital, Mayureswar II CD Block, PO Basudebpur, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD Block, location, beds)^[30]
Lohapur Block Primary Health Centre, Nalhati II CD Block, Lohapur, 15 beds
Chakmandala Block Primary Health Centre, Rampurhat II CD Block, Chakmandala, 15 beds

Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds)^[31]
Murarai I CD Block: Rajgram (10), Chatra (6)
Murarai II CD Block: Jajigram (10), Rudranagar (10), Bhimpur (6)
Nalhati I CD Block: Kaitha (6), Kurumgram (6), Sonarkundu (10)
Nalhati II CD Block: Sitalgram (6), Bhadrapur (10)
Rampurhat I CD Block: Kasthagara (6), Baidara (PO Haridaspur) (10), Udaypur (PO Dhekuria) (6), Narayanpur (10)
Rampurhat II CD Block: Tarapur (6), Margram (10), Dunigram (6)
Mayureswar I CD Block: Talwa (6), Ratma (PO Daksingram) (6)
Mayureswar II CD Block: Noapara-Ulkunda (PO Gunutia) (10), Dheka (PO Kuliara) (6) and Hatinagar (PO Kotasur) (6)

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Rampurhat subdivision were as follows:^[32]

Lok Sabha constituency	Reservation	Vidhan Sabha constituency	Reservation	CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
Birbhum	None	Murarai	None	Murarai I CD Block, and Amdole, Jajigram, Mitrapur, Nandigram, Paikar I and Paikar II GPs of Murarai II CD Block
-	-	Nalhati	None	Nalhati I CD Block, and Kushmore I, Kushmore II and Rudranagar GPs of Murarai II CD Block
-	-	Hansan	None	Rampurhat II and Nalhati II CD Blocks
-	-	Rampurhat	None	Rampurhat munuicipality, Rampurhat I CD Block and Bharkata, Gonpur, Hinglow, Kapista, Rampur and Sekedda GPs of Mohammad Bazar CD Block
-	-	All other Vidhan Sabha segments outside Rampurhat subdivision	-
Bolpur		Mayureswar	None	Mayureswar I and Mayureswar II CD Blocks
-	-	All other Vidhan Sabha segments outside Rampurhat subdivision	-

Notes and References

1. Web site: District Census Handbook Birbhum, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Page 15: Physiography . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 30 January 2018.
2. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2008, Birbhum . Table 2.2 . Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 30 January 2018.
3. 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 . 30 January 2018.
4. Web site: 2011 Census - Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 30 January 2018 .
5. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2008, Birbhum . Table 2.1 . Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 30 January 2018.
6. Web site: Birbhum Police . Police Stations . West Bengal Police. 30 January 2018.
7. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2008, Birbhum . Tables 2.1, 2.2 . Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 30 January 2018.
8. Web site: District Census Handbook: Birbhum, Series 20, Part XII B . Map of Birbhum with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 30 January 2018 .
9. Web site: C1 Population by Religious Community . West Bengal . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 30 January 2018.
10. 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 . 30 January 2018.
11. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Birbhum . Basic data: Table 4.4, 4.5, Clarifications: other related tables . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 11 August 2019 .
12. Web site: Rampurhat College . RC. 9 February 2018.
13. Web site: Rampurhat College . College Admission . 9 February 2018.
14. Web site: Asleha Girls College . College Admission . 9 February 2018.
15. Web site: Rampurhat Government Polytechnic . RGP . 9 February 2018.
16. Web site: Hiralal Bhakat College . HBC . 9 February 2018.
17. Web site: Hiralal Bhakat College . College Admission . 9 February 2018.
18. Web site: Sofia Girls College . way2college. 9 February 2018.
19. Web site: Sofia Girls' College . College Admission . 9 February 2018.
20. Web site: Nalhati Government Polytechnic . NGP . 9 February 2018.
21. Web site: Lokepara Mahavidyalaya . LM . 9 February 2018.
22. Web site: Lokepara Mahavidyalaya . College Admission . 9 February 2018.
23. Web site: Turku Hansda Lapsa Hembram Mahavidyalaya . THLHM . 9 February 2018.
24. Web site: Turku Hansda Lapsa Hembram Mahavidyalaya . College Admission . 9 February 2018.
25. Web site: Kabi Nazrul College . KNC . 9 February 2018.
26. Web site: Kabi Nazrul College . College Admission . 9 February 2018.
27. Web site: Murarai Government Polytechnic . way2college . 9 February 2018.
28. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics - Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 9 February 2018 .
29. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 9 February 2018.
30. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres . Government of West Bengal . 26 January 2018.
31. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres . Government of West Bengal . 26 January 2018.
32. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 15 February 2006 . 11 February 2018. West Bengal. Election Commission of India.