# Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision

Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision is an administrative division of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Geography
### Subdivisions

Jalpaiguri district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
| Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km$^2$ | Population (2011) | Rural Population % (2011) | Urban Population % (2011) |
| Jalpaiguri Sadar | Jalpaiguri | 2,245.47 | 1,811,885 | 62.01 | 37.99 |
| Malbazar | Malbazar | 1,150.84 | 569,711 | 88.68 | 11.32 |
| Dhupguri | Dhupguri | - | - | - | - |
| Total: Jalpaiguri district | Jalpaiguri | 3,396.31 | 2,381,596 | 68.39 | 31.61 |

### Administrative units

Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision has 4 police stations, 3 community development blocks, 3 panchayat samitis, 42 gram panchayats, 144 mouzas, 133 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities, part of 1 municipal corporation and 5 census towns. The municipal corporation partly in the subdivision is Siliguri. The municipalities are: Jalpaiguri and Mainaguri. The census towns are: Dabgram, Binnaguri, Chakiabhita, Kharia, and Dakshin Khagrabari. The subdivision has its headquarters at Jalpaiguri.

## Police stations

Police stations in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
| Police Station | Area covered km$^2$ | International border | Inter-state border km | Municipal Town | CD block |
| Rajganj | n/a | n/a | - | - | Rajganj (part) |
| Pradhan Nagar | n/a | - | - | Siliguri (part) | Rajganj (part) |
| Jalpaiguri | n/a | n/a | - | Jalpaiguri | Jalpaiguri |
| Mainaguri | n/a | - | - | Mainaguri | Maynaguri |
* Dhupguri and Banarhat police station now under the Dhupguri subdivision.

### Blocks

Community development blocks in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision are:
| CD block | Headquarters | Area km$^2$ | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns |
| Rajganj | Rajganj | 614.82 | 373,766 | 49.56 | 4.12 | 69.82 | 3 |
| Jalpaiguri | Jalpaiguri | 500.65 | 323,455 | 60.78 | 6.06 | 73.81 | 1 |
| Maynaguri | Mainaguri | 530.60 | 329,932 | 71.20 | 1.32 | 75.63 | 2 |

## Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 42 gram panchayats under 3 community development blocks:
* Jalpaiguri block consists of 14 gram panchayats, viz. Kharia, Arabinda, Paharpur, Mondalghat, Bahadur, Patkata, Belakoba, Barapatina Nutanabos, Garalbari, Nagar Berubari, South Berubari, Kharija–Barubari–I, Kharija–Barubari–II and Boalmari–Nandanpur.
* Maynaguri block consists of 15 gram panchayats, viz. Amguri, Domohoni–I, Domohoni–II, Madhabdanga–I, Madhabdanga–II, Padamoti–I, Padamoti–II, Barnish, Ramshai, Churabhandar, Khagrabari–I, Khagrabari–II, Dharmapur, Saptibari–I and Saptibari–II.
* Rajganj block consists of 12 gram panchayats, viz. Dabgram I, Dabgram–II, Fulbari I, Fulbari–II, Binnaguri, Sannyasikata, Majhiali,Panikauri, Sukhani, Kukurjan, Sikarpur, Mantadari and Junglee Mohal Forest Area.

## Education

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Jalpaguri 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 |
| Jalpaiguri Sadar | 911 | 115,080 | 38 | 6,912 | 51 | 51,110 | 116 | 161,827 | 8 | 19,460 | 34 | 13,075 | 2,752 | 189,077 |
| Malbazar | 291 | 40,856 | 28 | 4,930 | 13 | 14,522 | 27 | 37,144 | 1 | 3,810 | 1 | 252 | 1,643 | 78,471 |
| Jalpaiguri district | 1,202 | 156,936 | 66 | 11,842 | 64 | 65,632 | 143 | 198,971 | 9 | 13,270 | 35 | 13,327 | 4,395 | 267,448 |
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.

### Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision:
* Ananda Chandra College, was established at Jalpaiguri in 1942. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers honours courses in arts and science, a post-grauduate course in Bengali and an under-graduate course in physical education.
* Ananda Chandra College of Commerce, was established at Jalpaiguri in 1965. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers courses in commerce and some other subjects also.
* Banarhat Kartik Oraon Hindi Government College, was established at Banarhat in 2014. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it is a Hindi-medium institution offering courses in arts and science.
* Dhupguri Girls’ College, was established at Dhupguri in 2013. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers courses in arts.
* Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, is an autonomous institution established in 1961.
* Jalpaiguri Law College, was established in 1981. It offers a five year integrated course.
* Kabi Sukanta Mahavidyalaya, was established at Dhupguri in 1981.Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers courses in arts and commerce.
* Maynaguri College, was established in 1999. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers courses it offers courses in arts and science.
* North Bengal St. Xavier’s College, a Jesuit institution was established at Rajganj in 2007. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal it offers courses in arts, science and commerce.
* Prasannadeb Women’s College, was established at Jalpaiguri in 1950. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers courses in arts and science.
* Rajganj College, was established in 2009. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers courses in arts.
* Jalpaiguri Polytechnic Institute, was established in 1951. Affiliated with the WBSCTE, it offers diploma courses in Civil, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.
* Maynaguri Government Polytechnic, was established in 2015. Affiliated with the WBSCTE, it offers diploma courses in Civil, Instrumentation and Control Engineering and Survey Engineering.
* Rajganj Government Polytechnic, was established in 2016. Affiliated with the WBSCTE, it offers diploma courses in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
* Jalpaiguri Institute of Technology, was established in 2015. Affiliated with the WBSCTE, it offers diploma courses in Civil, Computer Science & Technology, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

## 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 Jalpaiguri district, with data for the year 2014.:
| 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 |
| Jalpaiguri Sadar | 2 | 4 | - | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 50 | 1965 | 269 | 136,901 | 1,435,220 |
| Malbazar | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | 19 | 30 | 541 | 50 | 33,971 | 448,216 |
| Jalpaiguri district | 3 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 30 | 2,506 | 319 | 170,872 | 1,883.436 |
.* Excluding nursing homes.

### Medical facilities

Medical facilities in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)
* Jalpaiguri District Hospital, Jalpaiguri M, 610 beds
* Rani Ashrumati Memorial T.B. Hospital, Jalpaiguri, 60 beds
* Jalpaiguri Jail Hospital, Jalpaiguri, 30 beds
* Jalpaiguri Police Hospital, Jalpaiguri, 28 beds
* New Jalpaiguri Railway Hospital, Bhaktinagar, Rajganj CD block, 100 beds
* Domohoni Railway Hospital, Domohoni, Maynaguri CD block, 2 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)
* Maynaguri Rural Hospital, Maynaguri CD block, Mainaguri, 60 beds
* Dhupguri Rural Hospital, Dhupguri CD block, Dhupguri, 30 beds
* Rajganj Rural Hospital, Rajganj CD block, Payachari, 30 beds
* Belacoba Rural Hospital, Jalpaiguri CD block, Prasannanagr, 30 beds
Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)
* Jalpaiguri CD block: Bahadur (4), Kharija Berubari (10), Nadanpur Bolamari (PO Bolamari) (4), Rangdhamali (10), South Berubari (PO Manikganj) (4).
* Maynaguri CD block: Barnes (10), Bhurangabari (PO Bakali) (10), Churabhandar (10), Singhimari (Domohoni) (6), Saptibari (10), Ramsi (PO Panbari) (6).
* Dhupguri CD block: Jhar Altargram (PO Dankanmari) (4), Sakarjhora (PO Sajnapara) (4), Duramari (Salbari) (6).
* Rajganj CD block: Kalinagar (10), Sikarpur (6), Kukrajn (Sukbari) (6).