Ghatal subdivision

Ghatal subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Earlier it was part of Hooghly District. Later in 1872 it was merged with Medinipur District.

Ghatal Subdivision ঘাটাল
Subdivision
Ghatal Subdistrict
Coordinates: 22.67°N 87.72°E / 22.67; 87.72
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Headquarters	Ghatal
Government
• Type	Legislative Assembly
Area
• Total	953.09 km2 (367.99 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,047,679
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB50, WB34, WB36
Website	wb.gov.in

Subdivisions

Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhargram subdivision from the district in 2017:^[1]

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area km2	Population (2011)	Rural Population % (2011)	Urban Population % (2011)
Medinipur Sadar	Midnapore	2,441.50	1,435,321	86.05	13.95
Kharagpur	Kharagpur	2,913.17	2,293,909	85.67	14.33
Ghatal	Ghatal	953.09	1,047,679	87.94	12.06
Paschim Medinipur district	Midnapore	6,307.76	4,776,909	86.28	13.72

Ghatal subdivision has a population density of 1,099 per km². 21.93% of the district population resides in this subdivision.^[1]

Administrative units

Ghatal subdivision has 3 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 48 gram panchayats, 656 mouzas, 630 inhabited villages and 5 municipalities. The municipalities are: Chandrakona, Khirpai, Ramjibanpur, Ghatal and Kharar. The subdivision has its headquarters at Ghatal.^[2][3]

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Uttar Bar

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Radhanagar

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Radhakantapur

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Palashpai

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Narajole

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Laoda

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Lachhipur

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Kotalpur

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Jayantipur

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Jalshara

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Iswarpur

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Gobindanagar

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Gangadaspur

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Dihi Baliharpur

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Chaipat

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Baikunthapur

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Alui

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Ajuria

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Birsingha

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Sonakhali

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Daspur

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Ramjibanpur

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Khirpai

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Kharar

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Ghatal

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Cities and towns in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Police stations

Police stations in Ghatal subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:^[4]

Police Station	Area covered km2	Municipal Town	CD Block
Chandrakona	n/a	Chandrakona, Khirpai, Ramjibanpur	Chandrakona I, Chandrakona II
Ghatal	n/a	Ghatal, Kharar	Ghatal
Daspur	n/a	-	Daspur I, Daspur II

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 48 gram panchayats under 5 community development blocks:^[5]

• Chandrakona I block: Jara, Mangrul, Monoharpur–I, Lakshmipur, Manikkundu and Monoharpur–II.
• Chandrakona II block: Bandipur–I, Basanchora, Bhagabantapur–II, Bandipur–II, Bhagabantapur–I and Kuapur.
• Daspur I block: Basudevpur, Nandanpur–I, Panchberia, Sarberia–II, Daspur–I, Nandanpur–II, Rajnagar, Daspur–II, Niz Narajol and Sarberia–I.
• Daspur II block: Benai, Goura, Kheput Dakshnibarh, Ranichak, Chaipat, Jyotghanashyam, Khukurdaha, Sahachak, Dudhkomra, Kamalpur, Nishchintapur, Gochhati, Khanjapur and Palashpai.
• Ghatal block: Ajabnagar–I, Dewanchak–I, Mansuka–I, Monoharpur–I, Ajabnagar–II, Dewanchak–II, Mansuka–II, Monoharpur–II, Beersingha, Irhpala, Mohanpur and Sultanpur.

Blocks

Community development blocks in Ghatal subdivision are:^[6][7]

CD Block	Headquarters	Area km2	Population (2011)	SC %	ST %	Literacy Rate %	Census Towns
Chandrakona I	Khirpai	193.54	136,006	34.38	5.53	78.93	-
Chandrakona II	Chandrakona	150.44	123,269	30.28	5.55	76.96	-
Ghatal	Ghatal	216.05	219,555	32.90	1.76	81.08	-
Daspur I	Daspur	168.30	203,987	24.34	2.79	83.99	-
Daspur II	Sonakhali	165.45	238,529	12.54	0.25	85.62	-

Education

Paschim Medinipur district had a literacy rate of 78.00% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Medinipur Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 76.23%, Kharagpur subdivision 80.51% and Ghatal subdivision 82.55%. ^[8]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a subdivision-wise comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Paschim Medinipur district, after separation of Jhargram subdivision, for the year 2013-14.^[8]

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
Medinipur Sadar	1,086	88,909	118	13,825	45	38,322	118	143,051	8	11,058	15	2,281	2,844	112,971
Kharagpur	1,576	131,008	126	8,902	127	63,099	170	177,644	7	9,058	12	11,190	4,365	147,242
Ghatal	786	59,984	30	2,543	88	44,064	66	65,255	4	4,413	5	626	1,501	54,169
Paschim Medinipur district	3,448	279,901	274	25,270	260	145,485	354	385,950	19	24,529	32	14,097	8,700	314,382

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, adult high schools, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.^[8]

The following institutions are located in Ghatal subdivision:

• Chandrakona Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya at Chandrakona was established in 1985.^[9]
• Institute of Science and Technology at Dhurbila, Dhamkuria, Chandrakona, near Prayag Film City, a private engineering and management college, was established in 2006.^[10]
• Narajole Raj College at Narajole was established in 1966.^[11][12]
• Chaipat Saheed Pradyot Bhattacharya Mahavidyalaya at Chaipat was established in 2007.^[13]
• Ghatal Government Polytechnic

Healthcare

The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the subdivision-wise medical facilities available and patients treated, after the separation of Jhargram, in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Paschim Medinipur district.^[14]

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
Medinipur Sadar	2	5	1	15	3	-	1	26	53	2,117	323	121,486	1,375,817
Kharagpur	2	8	2	27	2	1	2	54	98	1841	197	93,110	1,814,309
Ghatal	1	4	1	15	-	-	-	46	67	988	66	46,006	742,984
Paschim Medinipur district	5	17	24	77	5	1	3	126	208	4,946	586*	260,602	3,933,110

• Excluding nursing homes

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Ghatal subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) ^[15]

• Ghatal Subdivisional Hospital, Ghatal (M), 200 beds

Rural hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) ^[16]

• Khirpai Rural Hospital, Chandrakona I CD block, Khirpai, 30 beds
• Chandrakona Rural Hospital, Chandrakona II CD block, Chandrakona, 60 beds
• Daspur Rural Hospital, Daspur I CD block, Daspur, 30 beds
• Sonakhali Rural Hospital, Daspur II CD block, Sonakhali, 30 beds

Block primary health centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)^[17]

• Viidyasagar Block Primary Health Centre, Ghatal CD block, Birsingha, 10 beds

Primary health centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)^[18]

• Chandrakona I CD block: Ramjibanpur (10), Ramkrishnapur (PO Tatarpara) (10), Mangrul (PO Goaldanga Mangrul) (10), Dingal (PO Dingal-Kumargeria) (10), Jara (2)
• Chandrrakona II CD block: Basanchora (PO Chhatraganj) (10), Bhagabantapur (4),
• Ghatal CD block: Khasbarh (6), Natuk (10),
• Daspur I: Makrampur (PO Choto Makrampur) (4), Narajole (10), Sekenday (2)
• Daspur II: Khukurda (10), Nischintapur (6), Chaipat (6)

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Paschim Medinipur district were as follows from 2006:^[19]

Lok Sabha constituency	Vidhan Sabha constituency	Reservation	CD Block and/or Gram panchayats
Jhargram (ST)	Garbeta	None	Garhbeta I CD Block and Amlasuli, Jogardanga, Piyasala and Sarboth GPs of Garhbeta II CD Block.
	Salboni	None	Bhimpur, Bishnupur, Debgram, Lalgeria and Salboni GPs of Salboni CD Block, Goaltor, Gohaldanga, Jeerapara, Makli, Patharpara and Pingbani GPs of Garhbeta II CD Block and Garhbeta III CD Block.
	Other assembly segments outside the district
Medinipur	Egra	None	Egra municipality, Egra I CD Block, and Basudevpur, Deshbandhu, Dubda, Manjusree, Paniparul, Sarbaday and Bibekananda GPs of Egra II CD Block in Purba Medinipur district.
	Dantan	None	Dantan II and Mohanpur CD Blocks, and Chak Islampur GP of Dantan I CD Block.
	Keshiary	ST	Keshiari CD Block, and Alikosha, Angua, Ainkola, Dantan I, Dantan II, Monoharpur, Salikotha and Tararui GPs of Dantan I CD Block.
	Kharagpur Sadar	None	Kharagpur municipality and Kharagpur Railway Settlement of Kharagpur I CD Block.
	Narayangarh	None	Narayangarh
	Kharagpur	None	Kharagpur I CD Block, and Banpura, Panchkhuri I, Panchkhuri II, Pathra and Shiromoni GPs of Midnapore Sadar CD Block.
	Medinipur	None	Midnapore municipality, Chandra, Dherua, Monidaha and Tantigeria GPs of Midnapore Sadar CD Block and Bankibandh, Garhmal, Karnagarh, Kashijora and Shatpati GPs of Salboni CD Block.
Ghatal	Panskura Paschim	None	Panskura I CD Block in Purba Medinipur district.
	Sabang	None	Sabang CD Block, and Jalchak I, Jalchak II and Maligram GPs of Pingla CD Block.
	Pingla	None	Dhaneswarpur, Gobordhanpur, Jamna, Karkai, Kshirai, Kusumda and Pindurui GPs of Pingla CD Block and Kharagpur II CD Block
	Debra	None	Debra CD Block
	Daspur	None	Daspur II, and Basudevpur, Daspur I, Daspur II, Nandanpur I, Nandanpur II and Panchberia GPs of Daspur I CD Block.
	Ghatal	SC	Ghatal municipality, Ghatal CD Block, Khara municipality, and Rajnagar, Sarberia I and Sarberia II GPs of Daspur I CD Block.
	Keshpur	SC	Keshpur CD Block.