# Malbazar subdivision

Malbazar 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 | - | - | - | - |
| Jalpaiguri district | Jalpaiguri | 3,396.31 | 2,381,596 | 68.39 | 31.61 |

### Administrative units

Malbazar subdivision has 3 police stations, 3 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 22 gram panchayats, 171 mouzas, 160 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 6 census towns. The municipality is: Malbazar. The census towns are: Odlabari, Dakshin Odlabari, Lataguri, Matialihat, Chalsa Mahabari and Mangalbari. The subdivision has its headquarters at Malbazar.

## Police stations

Police stations in the Malbazar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
| Police Station | Area covered km$^2$ | International border | Inter-state border km | Municipal Town | CD block |
| Mal | n/a | - | - | - | Mal (part) Kranti (part) |
| Nagrakata | n/a | - | - | Malbazar (part) | Nagrakata (part) |
| Mitiali | n/a | n/a | - | - | Matiali |
| Banarhat# | n/a | - | - | - | Nagrakata (part) |
# Banarhat police station is in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision

### Blocks

Community development blocks in the Malbazar subdivision are:
| CD block | Headquarters | Area km$^2$ | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns |
| Mal | Mal | 545.90 | 299.556 | 26.84 | 34.50 | 66.31 | 3 |
| Matiali | Chalsa Mahabari | 204.90 | 117,540 | 14.99 | 44.06 | 66.98 | 3 |
| Nagrakata | Nagrakata | 397.48 | 127,397 | 13.84 | 49.16 | 61.27 | - |

## Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 22 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:
* Mal (community development block) consists of six gram panchayats, viz. Bagrakot, Damdim, Rangamati, Kumlai, Odlabari and Tesimala.
* Matiali (community development block) consists of five gram panchayats, viz. Bidhannagar, Matiali Hat, Matiali–Batabari–II, Indong–Matiali and Matiali–Batabari–I.
* Nagrakata (community development block) consists of five gram panchayats, viz. Angrabhasa–I, Champaguri, Sulkapara, Angrabhasa–II and Luksan.
* Kranti (community development block) consists of six gram panchayats, viz. Lataguri, Rajadanga, Changmari, Kranti, Moulani and Chipadanga.

## Education

Statistics in the table below offer 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 institution is located in the Malbazar subdivision:
* Parimal Mitra Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established at Malbazar in 1985. Affiliated with the University of North Bengal, it offers courses in arts and commerce.

## 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 the Malbazar subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)
* Mal Subdivisional Hospital, Malbazar, 100 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)
* Sulkapara Rural Hospital, Nagrakata CD block, Sulkapara, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)
* Mangalbari Block Primary Health Centre, Matiali CD block, PO Chalsa, 15 beds
* Odlabari Block Primary Health Centre, Mal CD block, Odlabari, PO Panbari, 10 beds
Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)
* Matiali CD block: Indong Metali (6), Mathachulka (10).
* Nagrakata CD block: Lookshan (4), Dhumpara (PO Nathna) (10).
* Mal CD block: Chak Moulani (PO Lataguri) (6), Uttar Saripukhari (PO Krantihat) (4), Dakshin Hanskhali (6).

## Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Malbazar municipality the Mal block will constitute the Mal assembly constituency of West Bengal. The Metiali block and the Nagrakata block will be part of the Nagrakata assembly constituency. Both the constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. Mal constituency will be part of Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Nagrakata constituency will be part of Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for ST candidates.