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Egra subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Subdivisions

Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[1]

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Administrative units

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H
Alangiri
H Alangiri (H)
H Alangiri (H)
H
Panchrol
H Panchrol (H)
H Panchrol (H)
H
Paikbheri
H Paikbheri (H)
H Paikbheri (H)
P
Haldi River
R
Kajlagarh
R Kajlagarh (R)
R Kajlagarh (R)
R
Ramchandrapur
R Ramchandrapur, Purba Medinipur (R)
R Ramchandrapur, Purba Medinipur (R)
R
Gangadharbar
R Gangadharbar (R)
R Gangadharbar (R)
R
Golara Nij
R Golara Nij (R)
R Golara Nij (R)
R
Palpara
R Palpara, Purba Medinipur (R)
R Palpara, Purba Medinipur (R)
R
Kismat Bajkul
R Kismat Bajkul (R)
R Kismat Bajkul (R)
R
Tethi Bari
R Tethi Bari (R)
R Tethi Bari (R)
R
Madhabpur
R Madhabpur, Purba Medinipur (R)
R Madhabpur, Purba Medinipur (R)
R
Pratapdighi
R Pratapdighi (R)
R Pratapdighi (R)
R
Bhagabanpur
R Bhagabanpur (R)
R Bhagabanpur (R)
R
Patashpur
R Patashpur (R)
R Patashpur (R)
CT
Hincha Gerya
CT Hincha Gerya (CT)
CT Hincha Gerya (CT)
CT
Benudia
CT Benudia (CT)
CT Benudia (CT)
CT
Amarshi Kasba
CT Amarshi Kasba (CT)
CT Amarshi Kasba (CT)
M
Egra
M Egra (M)
M Egra (M)
Cities and towns in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre.
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Egra subdivision has 3 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 42 gram panchayats, 708 mouzas, 682 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 3 census towns. The municipality is: Egra. The census towns are: Amarshi Kasba, Benudia and Hincha Gerya. The subdivision has its headquarters at Egra.[2][3]

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Area

Egra subdivision has an area of 940.96  km2, population in 2011 of 958,939 and density of population of 1,019 per km2. 18.82% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.[4]

Police stations

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

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*The data for area is as per the website of Purba Medinipur Police, but it appears that it has not been updated for a long time.

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Blocks

Community development blocks in Egra subdivision are:[4][6][7]

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Gram Panchayats

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Front view of Aatchala Dakhsina Kali temple at Bhagabanpur

The subdivision contains 42 gram panchayats under 5 community development blocks:[8]

  • Bhagabanpur I block: Benodia, Gurgram, Kalaberia, Shimulia, Bhagwanpur, Kajlagarh, MahammadpurI, Bivisanpur, Kakra and MahammadpurII.
  • Egra I Barida, Jumki, Rishi Bankimchandra, Chatri, KasbaEgra, Jerthan, Panchrol and Saharha.
  • Egra II block: Basudevpur, Bibekananda, Dubda, Paniparul, Bathuari, Deshbandhu, Manjusree and Sarbaday.
  • Patashpur I block: AmarshiI, Brajalalpur, Gokulpur, AmarshiII, ChistipurI, Gopalpur, Barhat, ChistipurII and Naipur.
  • Patashpur II block: Argoyal, Mathura, Pataspur, Sreerampur, Khargram, Panchet and South Khanda.
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Education

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With a literacy rate of 87.66% Purba Medinipur district ranked first amongst all districts of West Bengal in literacy as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011.[9] Within Purba Medinipur district, Tamluk subdivision had a literacy rate of 85.98%, Haldia subdivision 86.67%, Egra subdivision 86.18% and Contai subdivision 89.19%. All CD Blocks and municipalities in the district had literacy levels above 80%.[10]

Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Purba Medinipur district for the year 2013-14.[10]

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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, polytechnics, 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 Egra subdivision:

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Healthcare

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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 2014 in Purba Medinipur district.[14]

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Medical facilities available in Egra subdivision are as follows:

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Sharabhuja Gauranga Dalan temple at Panchrol, Egra subdivision

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [15]
Egra Subdivision Hospital, Egra, 68 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[15]
Bhagabanpur Rural Hospital, Bhagabanpur I CD block, Bhagabanpur, 30 beds
Gangadharbar Rural Hospital, Egra II CD block, Gangadharbar, PO Pirijkhanbar, 30 beds
Patashpur Rural Hospital, Patashpur II CD block, Patashpur, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centre: (Name, block, location, beds)[15]
Gonara BPHC, Patashpur I CD Block, Golara Nij, PO Manglamaro, 10 beds
Ramchandrapur BPHC, Egra I CD Block, Ramchandrapur, PO Kharbandhi, 10 beds
Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[15]
Egra I CD block: Chatla (2), Kasabagola, PO Panchrol (2)
Egra II CD block: Paniparul (10), Betamaheshpur, PO Maheshpur (10), Shyampur, PO Bidurpur (2)
Patashpur I CD block: Borhat, PO Katranka (6)
Patashpur II CD block: Pratapdighi (10), Argoal (10)
Bhagabanpur I CD block: Bibhisanpur (10), Kajalgarh (6), Seulipur, PO Paschimbarh (6)

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Electoral constituencies

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Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Purba Medinipur district were as follows:[16]

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