Malbazar subdivision

Malbazar subdivision is an administrative division of the Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Malbazar subdivision
Subdivision
Malbazar subdivision
Location in West Bengal, India
Malbazar subdivision
Malbazar subdivision (India)
Coordinates: 26.85°N 88.75°E / 26.85; 88.75
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJalpaiguri
HeadquartersMalbazar
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN

Geography

Subdivisions

Jalpaiguri district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[1][2]


SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
(2011)		Rural Population %
(2011)		Urban Population %
(2011)
Jalpaiguri SadarJalpaiguri2,245.471,811,88562.0137.99
MalbazarMalbazar1,150.84569,71188.6811.32
Jalpaiguri districtJalpaiguri3,396.312,381,59668.3931.61


Places and tea estates in Malbabazar subdivision (including Mal, Nagrakata and Matiali CD blocks) in Jalpaiguri district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate, JRS: junction railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Administrative units

Malbazar subdivision has 3 police stations, 3 community development blocks, 3 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.[2] [3]

Police stations

Police stations in the Malbazar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: [2][4]

Police StationArea covered
km2		International border
Inter-state border
km		Municipal TownCD block
Maln/a---Mal (part)
Nagrakatan/a--Malbazar (part)Nagrakata (part)
Mitialin/an/a--Matiali
Banarhat#n/a---Nagrakata

# Banarhat police station is in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Malbazar subdivision are:[2][5][6]

CD blockHeadquartersArea
km2		Population
(2011)		SC %ST %Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
MalMal545.90299.55626.8434.5066.313
MatialiChalsa Mahabari204.90117,54014.9944.0666.983
NagrakataNagrakata397.48127,39713.8449.1661.27-

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 22 gram panchayats under 3 community development blocks:[7]

Education

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Jalpaguri district, with data for the year 2013-14.[8]

Subdivision Primary
School		 Middle
School		 High
School		 Higher Secondary
School		 General
College, Univ		 Technical /
Professional Instt		 Non-formal
Education
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.[8]

Educational institutions

The following institution is located in the Malbazar 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 Jalpaiguri district, with data for the year 2014: [10]

Subdivision 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
Hospitals
 Rural
Hospitals
 Block
Primary
Health
Centres
 Primary
Health
Centres
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) [11]

  • Mal Subdivisional Hospital, Malbazar, 100 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) [12]

  • Sulkapara Rural Hospital, Nagrakata CD block, Sulkapara, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[13]

  • 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)[14]

  • 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.[15]

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References
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  10. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 3.1, 3.3. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  11. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  12. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  13. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  14. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  15. "Press Note, Delimitation Commission" (PDF). Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission. pp. 5, 23. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
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