Chanchal subdivision
Chanchal subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography. Chanchal subdivision covers the Tal, one of the three physiographic sub-regions of the district. The Tal region gradually slopes down towards the south-west and merges with the Diara sub-region… (it) is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.” Subdivisions. Malda district is divided into two administrative subdivisions: Administrative units. Chanchal subdivision has 4 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 49 gram panchayats, 524 mouzas, 508 inhabited villages and 1 census town. The census  town is: Chanchal. The subdivision has its headquarters at Chanchal. Police stations. Police stations in Chanchal subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: Blocks. Community development blocks in Chanchal subdivision are: Gram panchayats. The subdivision contains 49 gram panchayats under 6 community development blocks: Education. Malda district had a literacy rate of 61.73% (for population of 7 years and above) as per the census of India 2011. Malda Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 63.76% and Chanchal subdivision 57.68%. Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Malda district for  the year 2013-14: Educational institutions. The following institutions are located in the Chanchal 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 Malda district. Medical facilities. Medical facilities available in Chanchal subdivision are as follows: Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) Chanchal Subdivisional Hospital, Chanchal, 100 beds Rural Hospitals: (Name, block, location, beds) Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital, Harishchandrapur I CD Block, Harishchandrapur, 65 beds Ratua Rural Hospital, Ratua I CD Block, Ratua, 30 beds Araidanga Rural Hospital, Ratua II CD  Block, Araidanga, 30 beds Masaldabazar Rural Hospital, Harishchandrapur II CD Block, Mashaldaha PO Kariali, 30 beds Malatipur Rural Hospital, Chanchal II, Malatipur, 30 beds Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds) Ratua I CD Block: Debipur (10), Mahanandatola (10), Samsi (10) Ratua II CD Block: Khailsona (Sultanganj PHC) (6), Kumarganj (10) Harishchandrapur I CD Block: Vingal (Bhingola PHC) (4), Boroi (6), Khushida (10) Harishchandrapur II CD Block: Bhaluka Bazar (Bhaluka PHC) (10), Hadamnagar (6) Chanchal I CD Block: Kharba (10), Singia (Nadishik PHC) (10) Chanchal II CD Block: Chandrapara (4), Chorolmoni (Khempur PHC) (10) Electoral constituencies. Lok  Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Chanchal subdivision were as follows: