Dhupguri subdivision

Dhupguri subdivision is an administrative division of Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Dhupguri subdivision
Subdivision
Coordinates: 26.59°N 89.01°E / 26.59; 89.01
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Formation	19 January 2024 (2024-01-19)
Headquarters	Dhupguri
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration	WB-71/WB-72
Website	jalpaiguri.gov.in

History

The subdivision was previously part of the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision. Following the death of Bishnu Pada Roy, a local Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Dhupguri, a by-election was held in 2023. The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government promised that if they won the seat, they would establish a separate subdivision within three months. After TMC won the seat, the state assembly passed the motion to form the subdivision on 12 October 2023. The subdivision was officially established on 20 January 2024.^[1][2]

Administrative units

The subdivision will be carved out of Dhupguri town, Banarhat block, and parts of Malbazar. As a result, Jalpaiguri district will have three subdivisions, the others being Jalpaiguri Sadar and Malbazar subdivisions.^[3][4]

Police stations

Police stations in the Malbazar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:^[5]

Police Station	Area covered km2	International border	Inter-state border km	Municipal Town	CD block
Dhupguri	n/a	-	-	-	Dhupguri
Banarhat	n/a	Bhutan	-	-	Banarhat #Nagrakata (part)

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 16 gram panchayats under 2 community development blocks:^[6]

• Dhupguri (community development block) consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Barogharia, Gadhearkuthi, Godong I, Godong II, Jharaltagram I, Magurmari I, Magurmari II, Sakoajhora II, and Salbari II.
• Banarhat (community development block) consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Sakoajhora-I, Salbari-I, Salbari-II, Banarhat-I, Banarhat-II, Chamurchi and Binnaguri Gram Panchayats.

Population

As of the 2011 Census, total population is 4,14,854.^[7]

Population	Rural	Urban	Total
Male	1,93,071	17,500	2,10,571
Female	1,87,019	17,264	2,04,283
Density	813 / km²	1,272 / km²	838 / km²