Tehatta subdivision
Tehatta subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview. Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southwards from the head of the delta. The Tehatta subdivision is topographically part of the Nadia Plain North. The Jalangi River forms the district/ subdivision border in the north-western part and then flows through the subdivision. The other important rivers are Mathabhanga and Bhairab. The subdivision slopes in a south-easterly direction and on the east has a long boundary with  Bangladesh. The area had large forests. The huge influx of East Bengali refugees that took place in the district immediately after the partition of India and the steady influx ever since paved way for conversion of forest into agricultural land. Subdivisions. Nadia district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Administrative units. Tehatta subdivision has 5 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 36 gram panchayats, 240 mouzas, 217 inhabited villages and 2 census towns. The census towns are: Karimpur and Uttampur. The subdivision has its headquarters at Tehatta. Police stations. Police stations in Tehatta subdivision have the  following features and jurisdiction: Blocks. Community development blocks in Tehatta subdivision are: Gram Panchayats. The subdivision contains 36 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks: Karimpur I block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Harekrishnapur, Jamsherpur, Karimpur–II, Pipulbaria, Hogolbaria, Karimpur–I, Madhugari and Shikarpur. Karimpur II block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Dhoradaha–I, Murutia, Narayanpur–II, Rahamatpur, Dhoradaha–II, Nandanpur, Natidanga–I, Dighal Kandi, Narayanpur–I and Natidanga&nda Tehatta I block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Betai–I, Chhitka, Patharghata–I, Shyamnagar, Betai–II, Kanainagar, Patharghata–II, Tehatta, Chanderghat, Natna and Raghunathpur. Tehatta II block consists  of seven gram panchayats, viz. Barnia, Hanspukuria, Palsunda–I, Sahebnagar, Gopinathpur, Palasipara and Palsunda–II. Education. Nadia district had a literacy rate of 74.97% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Tehatta subdivision had a literacy rate of 67.25%, Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision 71.03%, Ranaghat subdivision 79.51% and Kalyani subdivision 83.35. Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Nadia district for the year 2013-14: The following institutions are located in Tehatta subdivision: 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 Nadia district. Medical facilities. Medical facilities in Tehatta subdivision are as follows: Hospital in Tehatta subdivision: (Name, location, beds) Tehatta Subdivisional Hospital at Tehatta wuth 68 beds. Rural Hospitals and BPHC: (Name, block, location, beds) Karimpur Rural Hospital, Karimpur I CD Block, Karimpur, 50 beds Nathidanga Rural Hospital, Karimpur II CD Block, Natidanga, 30 beds Palashipara (Pritimoyee) Rural Hospital, Tehatta II CD Block, Palashipara, 30 beds Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds) Nazirpur Block Primary Health Centre, Tehatta I CD Block , Nazirpur, 10 beds Primary Health Centres (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds) Karimpur I CD Block: Sikarpur (10 beds), Bagchi Jamsherpur (10 beds) Karimpur II CD Block: Nandanpur (10 beds) Tehatta I CD Block: Kusthia (6 beds), Shyamnagar (10 beds) Tehatta II CD Block: Barnia (10 beds), Chhota Nalda (6 beds) Electoral constituencies. Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Tehatta subdivision were as follows: