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Mathabhanga subdivision

Administrative area in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mathabhanga subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Subdivisions

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Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[1][2]

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Jaldhaka River
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Sitai
R Sitai, Cooch Behar (R)
R Sitai, Cooch Behar (R)
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Kuchlibari
R Kuchlibari (R)
R Kuchlibari (R)
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Sitalkuchi
R Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar (R)
R Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar (R)
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Sikarpur
R Sikarpur, Cooch Behar (R)
R Sikarpur, Cooch Behar (R)
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Nishiganj
R Nishiganj (R)
R Nishiganj (R)
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Matiar Kuthi
R Matiar Kuthi (R)
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Ghoksadanga
R Ghoksadanga (R)
R Ghoksadanga (R)
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Changrabandha
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CT Changrabandha (CT)
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Mekhliganj
M Mekhliganj (M)
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Haldibari
M Haldibari, India (M)
M Haldibari, India (M)
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Mathabhanga
M Mathabhanga (M)
M Mathabhanga (M)
Places in the Mathabhanga, Mekhliganj subdivisions and Sitai CD block in Dinhata subdivision of Cooch Behar district
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Administrative units

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]

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Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 28 gram panchayats under 3 community development blocks:[4]

  • Sitalkuchi block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Barokaimari, Chhotosalbari, Gosairhat, Lalbazar, Bhawerthana, Golenowhati, Khalisamari and Sitalkuchi.
  • Mathabhanga I block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Bairagirhat, HazrahatII, Kursamari, Shikarpur, Gopalpur, Jorpatki, Nayarhat, HazrahatI, Kedarhat and Pachagarh.
  • Mathabhanga II block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. AngarkataPardubi, Ghoksardanga, NishiganjII, Unishbisha, Barasoulmari, Latapota, Premerdanga, Fulbari, NishiganjI and Ruidanga.
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Police stations

Police stations in the Mathabhanga subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: [5][6][7]

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Blocks

Community development blocks in the Mathabhanga subdivision are:[2][8][9]

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Education

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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]

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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, 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]

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Mathabhanga subdivision:

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Healthcare

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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]

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.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Mathabhanga subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)[17]

  • Mathabhanga Subdivisional Hospital, Mathabhanga M, 120 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[18]

  • Ghoksadanga Rural Hospital, Mathabhanga II CD block, Ghoksadanga, 30 beds
  • Sitalkuch Rural Hospital, Sitalkuchi CD block, Sitalkuchi, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[19]

  • Asokbari Block Primary Health Centre, Mathabhanga I CD block, PO Mathabhanga, only OPD

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[20]

  • Mathabhanga I CD block: Pakhihaga (10), Panaguri (PO Shibpur) (10)
  • Mathabhanga II CD block: Angarkata Paradubi (PO Paradubi) (6), Khetifulbari (PO Fulbari) (10), Nishiganj (10)
  • Sitalkuchi CD block: Chotosalbari (6), Jatamari (4)
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Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Mathabhanga municipality, MathabhangaII block and HazrahatI, HazrahatII and Pachagarh gram panchayats of MathabhangaI block together will constitute the Mathabhanga assembly constituency of West Bengal. The other seven gram panchayats of MathabhangaI 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]

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