# Diamond Harbour subdivision

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

## Overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives the rural areas. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta. The eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters and the western part, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi-Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level. Archaeological excavations at Deulpota and Harinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 2,000 years ago.

## 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 |
26.04% of the total population of South 24 Parganas district live in Diamond Harbourr subdivision.

## Administrative units

Diamond Harbour subdivision has 11 police stations, 9 community development blocks, 9 panchayat samitis, 99 gram panchayats, 890 mouzas, 839 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 35 census towns. The municipality is at Diamond Harbour. The census towns are: Ajodhyanagar, Sirakol, Uttar Bishnupur, Ghola Noapara, Usthi, Barijpur, Uttar Kusum, Kalikapota, Bamna, Dhamua, Shyampur, Nainan, Uttar Kalas, Dihi Kalas, Swangrampur, Bilandapur, Magrahat, Chandpur (M), Bangsidharpur (M), Purba Bishnupur, Berandari Bagaria, Dhola, Hasimnagar, Baneshwarpur, Chandpala Anantapathpur, Fatepur, Masat, Sangrampur, Mohanpur, Durganagar, Patdaha, Krishna Chandrapur, Mathurapur, Purba Ranaghat, Lalpur,

## Police stations

Police stations in Diamond Harbour subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
| Police Station | Area covered (km$^2$) | Border (km) | Municipal town/ city | CD Block |
| Falta | 130.68 | - | - | Falta |
| Magrahat | 136.93 | - | - | Magrahat II |
| Usthi | 119.04 | - | - | Magrahat I |
| Diamond Harbour | n/a | - | Diamond Harbour | Diamond Harbour I, Diamond Harbour II |
| Diamond Harbour Women | n/a | - | Diamond Harbour | Diamond Harbour I |
| Ramnagar | n/a | - | - | Diamond Harbour II |
| Parulia Coastal | n/a | - | - | Diamond Harbour I, Diamond Harbour II |
| Mandirbazar | 118.07 | - | - | Mandirbazar |
| Mathurapur | 115 | - | - | Mathurapur I |
| Raidighi | 227.45 | - | - | Mathurapur II |
| Kulpi | 166.63 | - | - | Kulpi |
| Dholahat | 312.67 | - | - | Kulpi, Mathurapur I, Kakdwip, Patharpratima |

## CD Blocks

Community development blocks in Diamond Harbour subdivision are:
| CD Block | Headquarters | Area (km$^2$) | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Hindus % | Muslims % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns |
| Falta | Harindanga | 130.68 | 249,561 | 24.15 | 0.03 | 64.86 | 35.00 | 77.17 | 4 |
| Magrahat I | Usthi | 119.04 | 269,494 | 20.48 | 0.08 | 40.44 | 57.78 | 77.41 | 9 |
| Magrahat II | Magrahat | 136.93 | 304,744 | 34.61 | 0.05 | 48.60 | 50.01 | 77.41 | 8 |
| Diamond Harbour I | Diamond Harbour | 68.43 | 135,160 | 18.63 | 0.01 | 47.72 | 52.16 | 75.72 | 4 |
| Diamond Harbour II | Sarisha | 95.59 | 190,801 | 26.55 | 0.04 | 59.77 | 39.68 | 76.91 | 1 |
| Mandirbazar | Mandirbazar | 118.07 | 214,040 | 42.49 | 0.01 | 62.03 | 37.65 | 75.89 | 3 |
| Mathurapur I | Mathurapur | 147.3 | 169,263 | 35.18 | 0.25 | 59.44 | 40.41 | 73.93 | 4 |
| Mathurapur II | Baribhanga Abad | 227.45 | 280,839 | 28.23 | 2.10 | 82.08 | 15.37 | 77.77 | - |
| Kulpi | Kulpi | 210.83 | 283,197 | 29.67 | 0.11 | 58.87 | 40.60 | 75.49 | 2 |

## Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 99 gram panchayats under 9 community development blocks:
* Falta CD block consists of 13 gram panchayats: Banganagar-I, Banganagar-II, Belsingha-I, Belsingha-II, Chaluari, Debipur, Falta, Fatepur, Gopalpur, Harindanga-I, Harindanga-II, Mallikpur and Noyapukuria.
* Magrahat I CD block consists of 11 gram panchayats: Ektara, Hariharpur, Kalikapota, Lakshmikantapur, Rangilbad, Sherpur, Shrichanda, Sirakol, Usthi, Uttarkusum and Yearpur.
* Magrahat II CD block consists of 14 gram panchayats: Amratala, Dhamua Dakshin, Dhamua Uttar, Dhanpota, Dihikalas, Gokarni, Hotor Morjada, Jugdia, Magrahat Paschim, Magrahat Purba, Mohanpur, Multi, Nainan and Urelchandpur.
* Diamond Harbour I CD block consists of eight gram panchayats: Basuldanga, Bolsiddhi Kalinagar, Derak, Harindanga, Kanpur Dhanaberia, Mashat, Netra and Parulia.
* Diamond Harbour II CD block consists of eight gram panchayats: Bhadura Haridas, Kalatalahat, Kamarpole, Khorda, Mathur, Nurpur, Patra and Sarisa.
* Mandirbazar CD block consists of ten gram panchayats: Anchana, Chandpur, Dakshin Bishnupur, Dhanurhat, Gabberia, Ghateswar, Jagadishpur, Kecharkur, Krishnapur and Nisapur.
* Mathurapur I CD block consists of ten gram panchayats: Abad Bhagawanpur, Dakshin Lakshminarayanpur, Debipur, Krishnachandrapur, Lalpur, Mathurapur Paschim, Mathurapur Purba, Nalua, Shankarpur and Uttar Lakshminarayanpur.
* Mathurapur II CD block consists of 11 gram panchayats: Dighirpar Bakultala, Gilarchhat, Kankandighi, Kasinagar, Kautala, Khari, Kumrapara, Nagendrapur, Nandakumarpur, Radhakantapur and Raidighi.
* Kulpi CD block consists of 14 gram panchayats: Baburmahal, Belpukur, Chandipur, Dhola, Gajipur, Iswaripur, Kamarchak, Karanjali, Keoratala, Kulpi, Rajarampur, Ramkishore, Ramkrishnapur and Ramnagar Gazipur.

## Municipal towns/ cities

An overview of the only municipal town in Diamond Harbour subdivision is given below:
| Municipal town/ city | Area (km$^2$) | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Hindus % | Muslims % | Literacy Rate % |
| Diamond Harbour | 10.36 | 41,802 | 12.49 | 0.17 | 85.98 | 13.75 | 85.93 |

## 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%
Given in the table below is 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 Diamond Harbour subdivision:
* Diamond Harbour Women's University was established at Sarisha in 2013.
* Neotia Institute of Technology Management and Science was established at PO Amira in 2002.
* Shishuram Das College was established at Bhushna, Kamarzole in 2010,
* Fakir Chand College was established at Diamond Harbour in 1948. It is the oldest college in the district.
* Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital was established at Diamond Harbour in 2019.
* Shirakole Mahavidyalaya was established in 2007 at Sirakol.
* Sadhan Chandra Mahavidyalaya was established at Harindanga in 2007.
* Dhola Mahavidyalaya was established at Dhola in 2009.
* Raidighi College was established at Raidighi in 1995.
* L.J.D. College was established at Punya, PO Saharahat, in 2015.
* Magrahat College was established at Magrahat in 1996.

## 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 Diamond Harbour subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)
* Diamond Harbour Subdivisional Hospital, Diamond Harbour, 250 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)
* Mathurapur Rural Hospital, Mathurapur I CD block, Mathurapur, 60 beds
* Raidighi Rural Hospital, Mathurapur II CD block, Raidighi, 60 beds
* Baneswarpur Rural Hospital, Magrahat I CD block, Baneswarpur, 30 beds
* Magrahat Rural Hospital, Magrahat II CD block, Magrahat, 30 beds
* Panchagram (Netra) Rural Hospital, Diamond Harbour I CD block, PO Panchagram Singhi, 30 beds
* Naiyarat Rural Hospital, Mandirbazar CD block, Naiyarat, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)
* Falta Block Primary Health Centre, Falta CD block, Falta, 10 beds
* Sarisha Block Primary Health Centre, Diamond Harbour II CD block, Sarisha, 15 beds
* Kulpi Block Primary Health Centre, Kulpi CD block, Kulpi, 15 beds
Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)
* Falta CD block: Dholtikuri (PO Charberia) (6)
* Magrahat I CD block: Sirakol (6)
* Magrahat II CD block: Mohanpu (6), Gokarni (6)
* Diamond Harbour I CD block: Bardron (PO Hatuganj) (10), Raghunathpur (Masat) (6)
* Diamond Harbour II CD block: Gandia Raghunathpur (6), Paschim Bhabanipur (PO Mukundapur) (6)
* Mathurapur I CD block: Jadavpur (6), Ghatbakultala (10)
* Mathurapur II CD block: Purandarpur (PO Pukurhat (6), Baribhanga Abad (6), Gilerchat (6)
* Kulpi CD block: Dakshin Jagadishpur (6), Belpukur (10), Ramkishorepur (6), Jamtalhat (6)

## Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Diamond Harbour subdivision were as follows:
| Lok Sabha constituency | Reservation | Vidhan Sabha constituency | Reservation | CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas |
| Mathurapur | Reserved for SC | Kulpi | None | Kulpi CD Block |
| | | Raidighi | None | Mathurapur II CD Block, and Abad Bhagawanpur, Debipur, Krishnachandrapur, Lalpur, Nalua and Shankarpur gram panchayats of Mathurapur I CD Block |
| | | Mandirbazar | Reserved for SC | Mandirbazar CD Block, and Dakshin Lakshminarayanpur, Mathurapur Paschim, Mathurapur Purba and Uttar Lakshminarayanpur gram panchayats of Mathurapur I CD Block |
| | | Magrahat Paschim | None | Magrahat I CD Block, and Netra gram panchayat of Diamond Harbour I CD Block |
| Jaynagar | Reserved for SC | Magrahat Purba | Reserved for SC | Magrahat II CD Block |
| Diamond Harbour | None | Diamond Harbour | None | Basuldanga, Bolsiddhi Kalinagar, Derak, Harindanga, Kanpur Dhanaberia, Mashat and Parulia gram panchayats of Diamond Harbour I CD Block, Kamarpole, Khorda, Mathur, Nurpur, Patra and Sarisa gram panchayats of Diamond Harbour II CD Block, and Diamond Harbour municipality |
| | | Falta | None | Falta CD Block, and Bhadura Haridas and Kalatalahat gram panchayats of Diamond Harbour II CD Block |