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Berhampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Berhampore subdivision
Subdivision
Berhampore subdivision
Location in West Bengal, India
Berhampore subdivision
Berhampore subdivision (India)
Coordinates: 24.10°N 88.25°E / 24.10; 88.25
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
HeadquartersBaharampur
Area
 • Total1,195.57 km2 (461.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,725,525
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN
Websitewb.gov.in

Overview


The Bhagirathi River splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east. Barhampur subdivision lies in the Ganges-Bhagirathi Basin, which is a long and narrow river valley in the Bagri region. It has fertile soil suitable for cultivation.[1][2]


History


The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south-west of Baharampur.[3][4][5] The famous Chinese scholar Xuanzang mentioned it in his travelogues.[6]


Geography


The headquarters of Murshidabad district are located at Baharampur.[7]


Subdivisions


Murshidabad district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[8]

SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
(2011)		Rural
Population %
(2011)		Urban
Population %
(2011)
BarhampurBaharampur1,195.571,725,52580.1519.85
KandiKandi1,200.761,155,64593.216.79
JangipurJangipur1,097.821,972,30856.4343.57
LalbagMurshidabad1019.101,253,88692.367.64
DomkolDomkol837.88996,44397.552.45
Murshidabad district5,324.007,103,80780.2819.72
[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities, towns and locations in the Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, Murshidabad district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centres
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Administrative units


Barhampur subdivision has 7 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 61 gram panchayats, 383 mouzas, 323 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 10 census towns. The municipalities are: Baharampur and Beldanga. The census towns are: Goaljan, Kasim Bazar, Banjetia, Shib Danga , Gopjan, Gora Bazar, Ajodhya Nagar, Chaltia, Haridasmati and Barua (P). The subdivision has its headquarters at Baharampur.[9][10]


Police stations


Police stations in Barhampur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[11][12]

Police stationArea covered
km2		Municipal townCD Block
Baharampurn/aBaharampurBerhampore (partly)
Daulatabadn/a-Berhampore (partly)
Beldangan/aBeldangaBeldanga I
Rejinagarn/a-Beldanga II (partly)
Shaktipurn/a-Beldanga II (partly)
Naodan/a-Naoda
Hariharparan/a-Hariharpara

Gram Panchayats


The subdivision contains 61 gram panchayats under 5 community development blocks:[13]


Blocks


Community development blocks in Barhampur subdivision are:[14][15]

CD BlockHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
(2011)		SC %ST %Muslims %Hindus %Decadal
Growth Rate
2001-2011 %		Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
BerhamporeBaharampur314.19446,81717.222.4253.6345.9417.9573.519
Beldanga ISarulia168.75319,3223.950.0878.2521.4023.1870.061
Beldanga IIShaktipur207.93250,4588.330.2261.8238.0519.1667.86-
NaodaSurangapur231.39226,8596.530.6771.8727.9915.6066.09-
HariharparaHariharpara253.14257,5716.371.1880.7019.0416.1669.20-

Economy



Infrastructure


All inhabited villages in Murshidabad district have power supply.[16]

See the individual block pages for more information about the infrastructure.


Agriculture


Murshidabad is a predominantly agricultural district. A majority of the population depends on agriculture for a living. The land is fertile. The eastern portion of the Bhagirathi, an alluvial tract, is very fertile for growing Aus paddy, jute and rabi crops. The Kalantar area in the south-eastern portion of the district, is a low lying area with stiff dark clay and supports mainly the cultivation of Aman paddy. The west flank of the Bhagirathi is a lateritic tract intersected by numerous bils and old river beds. It supports the cultivation of Aman paddy, sugar cane and mulberry.[17]

Given below is an overview of the agricultural production (all data in tonnes) for Barhampur subdivision, other subdivisions and the Murshidabad district, with data for the year 2013-14.[18]

CD Block/ SubdivisionRiceWheatJutePulsesOil seedsPotatoesSugarcane
Berhampore81,19922,533227,6381,0728,8874,40579
Beldanga I38,16410,29993,73234312,1018,288-
Beldanga II107,95117,434126,5381576,3964,095160,074
Naoda9,08618,863253,3322,11959717,050-
Hariharpara32,18739,962213,5512,0677,3346,07678
Barhampur subdivision268,587109,091914,7915,75835,31539,914160,221
Kandi subdivision487,2074,1576,1864,8189,35585,886106,646
Jangipur subdivision207,47245,261207,4259,37412,37538,19752,344
Lalbag subdivision68,03420,304427,4507,80922,59240,9973,295
Domkol subdivision80,899109,518730,39316,75533,410117,08225,023
Murshidabad district1,112,199288,3312,286,24544,514113,047322.076347,529

Education


Murshidabad district had a literacy rate of 66.59% (for population of 7 years and above) as per the census of India 2011. Barhampur subdivision had a literacy rate of 72.60%, Kandi subdivision 66.28%, Jangipur subdivision 60.95%, Lalbag subdivision 68.00% and Domkal subdivision 68.35%.[19]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Murshidabad district for the year 2013-14:[19]

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
Barhampur 728 88,371 107 13,364 37 31,214 92 162,613 7 17,418 11 2,796 2,278 100,164
Kandi 672 66,030 105 11,248 46 32,752 61 87,482 5 7,830 3 400 1,717 74,370
Jangipur 747 144,416 72 14,159 25 30,004 76 194,025 5 15,335 5 500 2,793 160,236
Lalbag 601 72,429 74 8,997 24 22,174 66 120,454 5 13,088 7 759 2,082 93,891
Domkol 432 52,177 73 11,791 22 23,201 47 86,672 3 7,211 11 2,457 1,612 74,330
Murshidabad district 3,180 423,423 431 59,559 154 139,345 342 651,246 25 60,882 37 6,912 10,482 502,991

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.[19]

The following institutions are located in Barhampur subdivision:


Healthcare


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 Murshidabad district.[37]

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
Barhampur 2 2 4 15 3 - - 45 71 1,645 282 149,393 2,094,027
Kandi 1 2 3 17 1 - - 6 30 567 68 85,624 1,005,056
Jangipur 1 1 6 15 - - 2 12 37 590 62 141,427 1,043,548
Lalbag 1 2 3 14 - 1 1 23 45 483 65 105,562 1,154,275
Domkol 1 2 2 9 - - - 19 33 252 44 45,110 802,309
Murshidabad district 6 9 18 70 4 1 3 105 216 2,537 521 527,116 6,099,215

.* Excluding nursing homes

Medical facilities in Barhampur subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)[38]

Rural Hospitals: (Name, block, location, beds)[38]

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, block, location, beds)[38]

Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds)[38]


Electoral constituencies


Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Barhampur subdivision were as follows:[40]

Lok Sabha constituencyReservationVidhan Sabha constituencyReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
BaharampurNoneBharatpurNoneBharatpur II CD Block, and Alugram, Amlai, Bharatpur, Sijgram and Talgram GPs of Bharatpur I CD Block
RejinagarNoneBeldanga II CD Block, and Begunbari, Kapasdanga and Mirjapur I GPs of Beldanga I CD Block
BeldangaNoneBeldanga municipality, Bhabta I, Bhabta II, Debkundu, Mirjapur II, Mahula I and Sujapur Kumarpur GPs of Beldanga I CD Block, and Bhakuri II, Haridasmati, Naoda Panur, Rajdharpara and Rangamati Chandpara GPs of Berhampore CD Block
BaharampurNoneBaharampur municipality, and Bhakuri I, Daulatabad, Gurudaspur, Hatinagar and Manindranagar GPs of Berhampore CD Block
NaodaNoneNaoda CD Block and Chaitannapur I, Chaitannapur II, Madda and Mahula II GPs of Beldanga I CD Block
Burwan
in Kandi subdivision		Reserved for SCBiprasekhar, Burwan I, Burwan II, Kharjuna, Kuli, Kurunnorun, Panchthupi, Sabaldaha, Sabalpur, Sahora and Sundarpur gram panchayats of Burwan community development block and Gadda, Jajan and Gundiria GPs of Bharatpur I CD Block
Kandi
in Kandi subdivision		NoneKandi municipality, Kandi CD Block, and Satui Chaurigachha GPs of Berhampore CD Block
MurshdiabadNoneHariharparaNoneHariharpara CD Block and Chhaighari and Madanpur GPs of Berhampore CD Block
1 assembly segment in Lalbag subdivision and 5 assembly segments in Domkol subdivision
JangipurNoneNabagram
in Lalbag subdivision		Reserved for SCNabagram CD Block, and Niyallishpara Goaljan, Radharghat I, Radharghat II and Sahajadpur GPs of Berhampore CD Block
4 assembly segment in Jangipur subdivision, 2 assembly segments in Lalbag subdivision and 1 assembly segment in Kandi subdivision



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