# Balurghat subdivision

Balurghat subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Subdivisions

Dakshin Dinajpur district is divided into two administrative subdivisions:
| Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km$^2$2001 | Population (2011) | Urban Population % (2011) | Rural Population % (2011) |
| Balurghat | Balurghat | 1,202.88 | 905,540 | 18.56 | 81.44 |
| Gangarampur | Buniadpur | 1,047.90 | 770,736 | 8.86 | 91.14 |
| Dakshin Dinajpur district | Balurghat | 2,219.00* | 1,676,276 | 14.10 | 85.90 |
.*2011

## Administrative units

Balurghat subdivision has 4 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 35 gram panchayats, 888 mouzas, 852 inhabited villages, 1 municipality, 3 census towns and 1 outgrowth. The only municipality is at Balurghat. The census towns are Patiram, Dakra and Chak Bhrigu. The outgrowth is Baidyanathpara. The subdivision has its headquarters at Balurghat.

## Police stations

Police stations in Balurghat subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
| Police station | Area covered (km$^2$) | Border (km) | Population | Municipal town/ city | CD Block |
| Balurghat | n/a | n/a | 401,934 | Balurghat | Balurghat |
| Balurghat Women | - | - | - | - | Balurghat subdivision |
| Hili | n/a | n/a | 83,700 | - | Hili |
| Kumarganj | n/a | n/a | 160,120 | - | Kumarganj |
| Tapan | n/a | n/a | 248,305 | - | Tapan |

## Blocks

Community development blocks in Balurghat subdivision are:
| CD Block | Headquarters | Area km$^2$ | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Hindus % | Muslims % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns |
| Balurghat | Balurghat | 369.39 | 250,764 | 29.40 | 26.41 | 92.34 | 5.18 | 73.96 | 3 |
| Hili | Hili | 90.78 | 83,754 | 25.71 | 18.26 | 88.27 | 9.63 | 76.04 | - |
| Kumarganj | Kumarganj | 286.62 | 169,102 | 25.93 | 17.01 | 64.89 | 32.66 | 74.57 | - |
| Tapan | Tapan | 445.63 | 250,764 | 32.32 | 22.34 | 70.34 | 27.31 | 68.62 | - |

## Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 35 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:
* Hili block consists of 5 gram panchayats, viz. Binshira, Hili, Panjul, Dhalpara and Jamalpur.
* Balurghat block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Amritakhand, Chakvrigu, Gopalbati, Patiram, Bolla, Chingishpur, Jalghar, Vatpara, Boaldar, Danga and Najirpur.
* Kumarganj block consists of 8 gram panchayats, viz. Batun, Deor, Mohana, Safanagar, Bhour, Jakirpur, Ramkrisnapur and Samjia.
* Tapan block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Ajmatpur, Gophanagar, Hazratpur, Rampara Chenchra, Autina, Gurail, Malancha, Tapanchandipur, Dwip Khanda, Harsura and Ramchandrapur.

## Education

Dakshin Dinajpur district had a literacy rate of 72.82% (for population of 7 years and above) as per the census of India 2011. Balurghat subdivision had a literacy rate of 75.78%, Gangarampur subdivision 69.24%.
Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Dakshin district 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 |
| Balurghat | 671 | 46,548 | 42 | 4,482 | 52 | 74,677 | 55 | 68,352 | 4 | 6,930 | 4 | 385 | 2,304 | 55,876 |
| Gangarampur | 505 | 51,355 | 56 | 5,078 | 33 | 82,967 | 51 | 69,003 | 3 | 7,100 | 1 | 100 | 1,457 | 51,230 |
| Dakshin Dinajpur district | 1,176 | 97,903 | 98 | 9,560 | 85 | 157,644 | 106 | 137,655 | 7 | 14,030 | 5 | 485 | 3,761 | 107,106 |
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.
The following institutions are in Balurghat subdivision:
Balurghat College was established as an Intermediate college in 1948 at Balurghat. Degree courses were added from 1953 onwards.
Balurghat Mahila Mahavidyalaya was established in 1970 at Balurghat.
Balurghat Law College was established in 2001 at Balurghat.
Jamini Majumdar Memorial College was established at Patiram in 2008.
Nathaniyal Murmu Memorial College was established at Tapan in 2011.
S.B.S. Government College, Hili was established at Hili in 2015.
Kumarganj College was established at Kumarganj in 2016.

## 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 Dakshin Dinajpur 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 |
| Balurghat | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 23 | 822 | 69 | 64,346 | 1,233,046 |
| Gangarampur | 1 | 3 | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | 16 | 465 | 43 | 49,043 | 898,363 |
| Dakshin Dinajpur district | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 39 | 1,287 | 112 | 113,389 | 2,131,409 |
.* Excluding nursing homes
Medical facilities available in Balurghat subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) Balurghat General Hospital (District Hospital), Balurghat, 320 beds Balurghat Police Hospital, Balurghat, 50 beds Balurghat Poura Hospital and Matri Sadan, Balurghat, 32 beds Rural Hospitals: (Name, block, location, beds) Hili Rural Hospital, Hili CD Block, Hili, 25 beds Kumarganj Rural Hospital, Kumarganj CD Block, Kumarganj, 30 beds Tapan Rural Hospital, Tapan CD Block, Tapan, 30 beds Khaspur Rural Hospital, Balurghat CD Block, Khaspur, 30 beds Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds) Kumarganj CD Block: Penitora (Samjia PHC) (10), Bathur (10), Deor (10) Tapan CD Block: Monahali (10), Chenchra (Rampara (Chenchra) PHC) (10), Balapur (Malancha PHC) (10) Balurghat CD Block: Bara Kasipur (Bharandah (Bolader) PHC) (10), Bolla (10), Nazirpur (10), Chak Bhrigu (Dakra PHC) (10), Kamarpara (10) Hili CD Block: Tear (Binsira PHC) (10), Trimohini (10)

## Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Balurghat subdivision were as follows:
| Lok Sabha constituency | Reservation | Vidhan Sabha constituency | Reservation | CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas |
| Balurghat | None | Kumarganj | None | Kumarganj CD Block and Ashokegram, Basuria, Chaloon and Uday GPs of Gangarampur CD Block |
| | | Balurghat | None | Balurghat municipality, Amritakhand, Vatpara and Chingishpur GPs of Balurghat CD Block and Hilli CD Block |
| | | Tapan | ST | Dwipkhanda, Gophanagar, Harsura, Malancha and Tapan Chandipur GPs of Tapan CD Block, and Boaldar, Chak Vrigu, Jalghar, Bolla, Danga, Gopalbati, Najirpur and Patiram GPs of Balurghat CD Block |
| | | Gangarampur | SC | Gangarampur municipality, Belbari I, Damdama, Gangarampur and Nandanpur GPs of Gangrampur CD Block, and Ajmatpur, Autina, Gurail, Hazratpur, Ramchandrapur and Rampara Chenchra GPs of Tapan CD Block |
| | | Other assembly segments outside the subdivision | | |