# Canning subdivision

Canning subdivision is an administrative subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview

Canning subdivision has a very low level of urbanization. Only 12.37% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.63% lives in the rural areas. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area borders on the Sundarbans National Park and a major portion of it is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. The Matla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as khals. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas with special coastal force.

## Subdivisions

South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:
| Subdivision | Headquarters | Area (km$^2$) | Population (2011) | Urban Population % | Rural Population % |
| Alipore Sadar | Alipore | 427.43 | 1,490,342 | 59.85 | 40.15 |
| Baruipur | Baruipur | 1,355.44 | 2,396,643 | 31.05 | 68.95 |
| Canning | Canning | 1,103.73 | 1,140,562 | 12.37 | 87.63 |
| Diamond Harbour | Diamond Harbour | 1,264.68 | 2,125,758 | 14.61 | 85.39 |
| Kakdwip | Kakdwip | 1,389.93 | 1,008,653 | 0 | 100 |
| South 24 Parganas | Alipore | 9,960,00 | 8,161,961 | 25.58 | 74.42 |
13.97% of the total population of South 24 Parganas district live in Canning subdivision.

## Administrative units

Canning subdivision has 6 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 46 gram panchayats, 241 mouzas, 228 inhabited villages and 10 census towns. The census towns are: Kalaria, Gaur Daha, Banshra, Rajapur, Taldi, Bayarsing, Matla, Dighirpar, Makhal Tala and Basanti.

## Police stations

Police stations in Canning subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
| Police Station | Area covered (km$^2$) | Border (km) | Municipal town/ city | CD Block |
| Canning | 204.34 | - | - | Canning I |
| Jibantala | 238.93 | - | - | Canning I, Canning II |
| Basanti | 428 | - | - | Basanti |
| Jharkhali Coastal | 52 | ? | - | Basanti |
| Gosaba | 127 | ? | - | Gosaba |
| Sundarban Coastal | 2,852 | ? | - | Gosaba |

## CD Blocks

Community development blocks in Canning subdivision are:
| CD Block | Headquarters | Area (km$^2$) | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Hindus % | Muslims % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns |
| Canning I | Canning | 187.86 | 304,724 | 47.55 | 1.22 | 61.97 | 37.49 | 70.76 | 8 |
| Canning II | Deuli | 214.93 | 252,523 | 20.93 | 5.90 | 31.08 | 67.08 | 66.51 | 1 |
| Basanti | Basanti | 404.21 | 336,717 | 35.53 | 5.96 | 52.48 | 44.87 | 68.31 | 1 |
| Gosaba | Gosaba | 296.73 | 246,598 | 62.69 | 9.47 | 88.06 | 8.63 | 78.98 | - |

## Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 46 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:
* Canning I CD block consists of ten gram panchayats: Bansra, Daria, Dighirpar, Gopalpur, Hatpukuria, Itkhola, Matla-I, Matla-II, Nikarighata and Taldi.
* Canning II CD block consists of nine gram panchayats: Atharobanki, Deuli-I, Deuli-II, Kalikatala, Matherdighi, Narayanpur, Sarengabad, Tambuldaha-I and Tambuldaha-II.
* Basanti CD block consists of 13 gram panchayats: Amjhara, Basanti, Bharatgarh, Charabidya, Chunakhali, Foolmalancha, Jharkhali, Jyotishpur, Kanthalberia, Maszidbati, Nafarganj, Ramchandrakhali and Uttar Mokamberia.
* Gosaba CD block consists of 14 gram panchayats: Amtali, Bali-I, Bali-II, Bipradaspur, Chhota Mollakhali, Gosaba, Kachukhali, Kumirmari, Lahiripur, Pathankhali, Radhanagar Taranagar, Rangabelia, Satjelia and Shambhunagar.

## Education

South 24 Parganas district had a literacy rate of 77.51% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Alipore Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.14%, Baruipur subdivision 77.45%, Canning subdivision 70.98%, Diamond Harbour subdivision 76.26% and Kakdwip subdivision 82.04%
Statistics in the table below present a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in South 24 Parganas district, with data for the year 2013–14:
| Subdivision | Primary School | Primary School | Middle School | Middle School | High School | High School | Higher Secondary School | Higher Secondary School | General College, Univ | General College, Univ | Technical / Professional Instt | Technical / Professional Instt | Non-formal Education | Non-formal Education |
| Subdivision | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student |
| Alipore Sadar | 531 | 53,719 | 34 | 4,455 | 50 | 16,471 | 91 | 66,813 | 5 | 8,122 | 6 | 3,094 | 1,379 | 53,429 |
| Baruipur | 883 | 132,649 | 65 | 8,954 | 50 | 26,443 | 128 | 129,195 | 8 | 27,657 | 7 | 6,735 | 3,116 | 138,507 |
| Canning | 532 | 81,697 | 59 | 9,181 | 29 | 10,515 | 55 | 57,921 | 4 | 5,490 | 1 | n/a | 2,105 | 96,622 |
| Diamond Harbour | 1,212 | 116,407 | 61 | 6,680 | 98 | 38,470 | 145 | 113,147 | 7 | 20,061 | 5 | 1,774 | 3,140 | 137,378 |
| Kakdwip | 598 | 53,058 | 45 | 5,654 | 48 | 20,383 | 82 | 56,192 | 3 | 5,420 | 1 | 100 | 1,844 | 78,897 |
| South 24 Parganas district* | 3,756 | 437,530 | 264 | 34,924 | 275 | 118,282 | 501 | 423,268 | 27 | 66,750 | 20 | 11,703 | 11,584 | 504,833 |
.* Does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation
The following institutions are located in Canning subdivision:
* Bankim Sardar College was established at Tangrakhali in 1955.
* Sundarban Hazi Desarat College was established at Pathankhali in 1961.
* Jibantala Rokeya Mahavidyalaya was established at Mallikati, Jibantala, in 2001.
* Sukanta College was established at Bhangonkhali in 2008.

## 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 South 24 Parganas district.
| Subdivision | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | 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 |
| Subdivision | Hospitals | Rural Hospitals | Block Primary Health Centres | Primary Health Centres | 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 |
| Alipore Sadar | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | 48 | 65 | 1,159 | 199 | 33,498 | 633,233 |
| Baruipur | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | - | 2 | - | 66 | 94 | 1,045 | 201 | 48,114 | 1,266,244 |
| Canning | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 15 | 26 | 351 | 49 | 22,467 | 666,377 |
| Diamond Harbour | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | - | - | - | 68 | 95 | 1077 | 169 | 65,051 | 1,325,535 |
| Kakdwip | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | - | - | - | 20 | 36 | 458 | 73 | 28,707 | 405,501 |
| South 24 Parganas district | 4 | 21 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 5 | - | 217 | 316 | 4,090 | 691 | 197,837 | 4,397,890 |
Note: The district data does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The number of doctors exclude private bodies.
Medical facilities in Canning subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)
* Canning Subdivisional Hospital, Canning, 100 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)
* Matherdighi Rural Hospital, Canning II CD block, Matherdighi, 30 beds
* Basanti Rural Hospital, Basanti CD block, Basanti, 30 beds
* Gosaba Rural Hospital, Gosaba CD block, Gosaba, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)
* Ghutiari Sharif Block Primary Health Centre, Canning I CD block, Ghutiari Sharif, 10 beds
Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)
* Canning II CD block: Kuchitala (Sarangabad) (10)
* Basanti CD block: Mahespur (PO Bharadwazpur) (6), Kanthalberia (10), Herobhanga-Jharkhali (PO Jharkhali Bazar) (6)
* Gosaba CD block: Chhota Mollakhali (10), Dakshin Radhanagar (PO Dhalarhat) (6)

## Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Canning subdivision were as follows:
| Lok Sabha constituency | Reservation | Vidhan Sabha constituency | Reservation | CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas |
| Jaynagar | Reserved for SC | Gosaba | Reserved for SC | Gosaba CD Block, and Chunakhali and Maszidbati gram panchayats of Basanti CD Block |
| | | Basanti | Reserved for SC | Amjhara, Basanti, Bharatgarh, Charabidya, Foolmalancha, Jharkhali, Jyotishpur, Kanthalberia, Nafarganj, Ramchandrakhali and Uttar Mokamberia gram panchayats of Basanti CD Block, and Atharobanki gram panchayat of Canning II CD Block |
| | | Canning Paschim | Reserved for SC | Canning I CD Block, and Narayanpur gram panchayat of Canning II CD Block |
| | | Canning Purba | None | Deuli-I, Deuli-II, Kalikatala, Matherdighi, Sarengabad, Tambuldaha-I and Tambuldaha-II gram panchayats of Canning II CD Block, and Bodra, Chandaneswar-I, Chandaneswar-II, Durgapur, Shanksahar and Tarda gram panchayats of Bhangar I CD Block |