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Bishnupur subdivision

Bishnupur subdivision

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Bishnupur subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Subdivisions

Bankura district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2Population
(2011)Rural Population %
(2001)Urban Population %
(2001)
Bankura Sadar
Khatra
Bishnupur
Bankura district

Bishnupur subdivision has a density of population of 595 per km2. 29.07% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.

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Administrative units

Bishnupur subdivision has 6 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 56 gram panchayats, 890 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 1 census town. The municipalities are Bishnupur and Sonamukhi. The census town is: Kotulpur. The subdivision has its headquarters at Bishnupur.{{Cite web |access-date=9 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225032419/http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs%28RevisedMarch-2008%29.doc |archive-date=25 February 2009

Police stations

Police stations in Bishnupur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Police StationArea covered
km2Municipal TownCD Block
Bishnupur
Jaypur
Kotulpur
Sonamukhi
Patrasayer
Indas

Blocks

Community development blocks in Bishnupur subdivision are:

CD BlockHeadquartersArea
km2Population
(2011)SC %ST %Literacy
rate %Census
Towns
Bishnupur
Indas
Joypur
Patrasayer
Kotulpur
Sonamukhi

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 56 gram panchayats under six community development blocks:

  • Bishnupur block consists of: Ayodhya, Bhara, Morar, Bankadaha, Dwarika–Gossainpur, Radhanagar, Belsulia, Layekbandh and Uliyara.
  • Indas block consists of: Akui–I, Dighalgram, Karisunda, Sahaspur, Akui–II, Indas–I, Mongalpur, Amrul, Indas–II and Rol.
  • Joypur block consists of: Gelia, Kuchiakol, Salda, Hetia, Maynapur, Shyamnagar, Jagannathpur, Rautkhanda and Uttarbarh.
  • Patrasayer block consists of: Balsi–I, Belut–Rasulpur, Jamkuri, Patrasayar, Balsi–II, Biur–Betur, Kushdwip, Beersingha, Hamirpur and Narayanpur.
  • Kotulpur block consists of: Deshrahkoyalpara, Kotulpur, Lego, Mirzapur, Gopinathpur, Laugram, Madanmohanpur and Sihar.
  • Sonamukhi block consists of: Coochdihi, Dihipara, Panchal, Radhamohanpur, Dhansimla, Hamirhati, Piarbera, Dhulai, Manikbazar and Purbanabasan.

Education

Bankura district had a literacy rate of 70.26% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Bankura Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 69.56%, Khatra subdivision 69.79% and Bishnupur subdivision 71.60%.

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Bankura district for the year 2013-14. It may be noted that 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.

SubdivisionPrimary
SchoolMiddle
SchoolHigh
SchoolHigher Secondary
SchoolGeneral
College, UnivTechnical /
Professional InsttNon-formal
EducationInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudentInstitutionStudent
Bankura Sadar1,371117,82014417,9519069,3299178,909914,782142,8652,22869,919
Khatra1,20086,78611316,8055028,17811293,919613,06767021,99351,849
Bishnupur97986,75011215,0925728,7388178,915610,552144,1701,64957,769
Bankura district3,550291,35636949,848197126,245284251,7432138,401347,7375,870179,537

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Bishnupur subdivision:

  • Ramananda College at Bishnupur was established in 1945. It has four hostels – two for boys, one for girls and one special hostel for meritorious but poor boys.
  • Mallabhum Institute of Technology was established in 2002. It is affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. It has hostel facilities.
  • KG Engineering Institute at Bishnupur is a government polytechnic, started as an industrial school in 1922, became a full-fledged polytechnic in 1949 and taken over by the state government.
  • Mallabhum Institute of Polytechnic, at Braja Radha Nagar, Bishnupur.
  • Bishnupur Public Institute of Engineering at Siromonipur, Bishnupur, is a private polytechnic.
  • Sonamukhi College at Sonamukhi was established in 1966.
  • Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya, located at Chatra, PO Darapur, Kotulpur CD Block, was established in 2001.
  • Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya at Patrasayer was established in 2005.
  • Indas Mahavidyalaya at Indas was established in 2006.
  • Akui Kamalabala Women's College was established at Akui in 2015.
  • Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya was established at Bhara in 2009.
  • Nikhil Banga Sikhsan Mahavidyalaya at Bishnupur was established in 1971 and offers courses leading to B.Ed. and B.P.Ed.
  • Joypur B.Ed. College at Jaypur,
  • Bishnupur Public Institute of Education at Siromonipur affiliated to Burdwan University. .[25]

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 Bankura district.

SubdivisionHealth & Family Welfare Deptt, WBOther
State
Govt
DepttsLocal
bodiesCentral
Govt
Deptts /
PSUsNGO /
Private
Nursing
HomesTotalTotal
Number
of
BedsTotal
Number
of
DoctorsIndoor
PatientsOutdoor
PatientsHospitals
Rural
Hospitals
Block
Primary
Health
Centres
Primary
Health
Centres
Bankura Sadar262253-231712,628320147,8902,634,248
Khatra17121---4346987758,2581,440,172
Bishnupur15123---11416987768,0681,351,349
Bankura district4184693-2461464,152459274,2165,425,769

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in Bishnupur subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)

  • Bishnupur Subdivisional Hospital, Bishnupur, 250 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)

  • Sonamukhi Rural Hospital, Sonamukhi CD block, Sonamukhi, 30 beds
  • Kotulpur Rural Hospital, Kotulpur CD block, Kotulpur, 60 beds
  • Patrasayer Rural Hospital, Patrasayer CD block, Hat Krishnanagar, Patrasayer, 30 beds
  • Indas Rural Hospital, Indas CD block, Indas, 30 beds
  • Radhanagar Rural Hospital, Bishnupur CD block, Radhanagar, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)

  • Joypur Block Primary Health Centre, Joypur CD block, Joypur, 15 beds

**Primary Health Centres **: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)

  • Sonamukhi CD block: Dhulai (Gopikantapur) (6), Panchal (6), Kundu Pushkarini (10), Sitaljhore (6)
  • Patrasayer CD block: Purba Naldanga (Roll) (6), Pandua (Kushdwip) (4), Balsi (10)
  • Kotulpur CD block: Gopinathpur (6), Lego (10), Laugram Karakheria (10), Sihar (10), Mirjapur (4), Deshra (Deopara) (10)
  • Indas CD block: Akui (4), Keneti (Santasram Indus) (10), Dighalgram (6)
  • Joypur CD block: Hijaldiha (10), Uttarbar (Magura) (10), Hetia (panchayat management) (6), Jagannathpur (10)
  • Bishnupur CD block: Ajodhya (6), Kankila (6), Bhora (10)

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Bankura district were as follows:

Lok Sabha constituencyVidhan Sabha constituencyReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats
Bankura
Bishnupur (SC)

Notable people

  • Khan Bahadur Dr. Syed Muhammed Siddique, MLA for Bankura

References

References

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  5. "Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Bankura District". Census Commission of India.
  6. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  7. "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal.
  8. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  9. "Ramananda College". Ramananda College.
  10. "Mallabhum Institute of Technology". MIT.
  11. "KG Engineering Institute". KGEI.
  12. "Mallabhum Institute of Polytechnic".
  13. "Bishnupur Public Institute of Engineering". BPIE.
  14. "Sonamukhi College". Sonamukhi College.
  15. "Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya". CRP Mahavidyalaya.
  16. "Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya". Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya.
  17. "Indas Mahavidyalaya". College Admission.
  18. "Akui Kamalabala Women's College". AKWC.
  19. "Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya". SDDKM.
  20. "Nikhil Banga Sikshan Mahavidyalaya". NBSM.
  21. "Joypur B.Ed. College". University of Burdwan.
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