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Ghatal subdivision

Coordinates: 22°40′N 87°43′E / 22.67°N 87.72°E / 22.67; 87.72
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Ghatal Subdivision
ঘাটাল
Subdivision
Ghatal Subdistrict
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Coordinates: 22°40′N 87°43′E / 22.67°N 87.72°E / 22.67; 87.72
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
HeadquartersGhatal
Government
 • TypeLegislative Assembly
Area
 • Total953.09 km2 (367.99 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,047,679
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB50, WB34, WB36
Websitewb.gov.in

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.

Subdivisions

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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

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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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8km
5miles
Rupnarayan River
Uttar Bar
H
Uttar Bar (H)
Radhanagar
H
Radhanagar, Paschim Medinipur (H)
Radhakantapur
H
Radhakantapur (H)
Palashpai
H
Palashpai (H)
Narajole
H
Narajole (H)
Laoda
H
Laoda (H)
Lachhipur
H
Lachhipur (H)
Kotalpur
H
Kotalpur (H)
Jayantipur
H
Jayantipur (H)
Jalshara
H
Jalshara (H)
Iswarpur
H
Iswarpur (H)
Gobindanagar
H
Gobindanagar (H)
Gangadaspur
H
Gangadaspur (H)
Dihi Baliharpur
H
Dihi Baliharpur (H)
Chaipat
H
Chaipat (H)
Baikunthapur
H
Baikunthapur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
Alui
H
Alui (H)
Ajuria
H
Ajuria (H)
Birsingha
R
Birsingha (R)
Sonakhali
R
Sonakhali, Paschim Medinipur (R)
Daspur
R
Daspur (R)
Ramjibanpur
M
Ramjibanpur (M)
Khirpai
M
Khirpai (M)
Kharar
M
Kharar, Ghatal (M)
Ghatal
M
Ghatal (M)
Chandrakona
M
Chandrakona (M)
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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

Healthcare

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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

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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

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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.

References

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  10. ^ "Institute of Science and Technology". College Admission. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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  13. ^ "Chaipat Saheed Pradyot Bhattacharya Mahavidyalaya". CSPBM. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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  16. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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