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

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.

Police stations

Police stations in the Malbazar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police StationArea covered
km2		International border
Inter-state border
km		Municipal TownCD block
Maln/a---Mal
Nagrakatan/a--Malbazar Nagrakata
Mitialin/an/a--Matiali
Banarhat#n/a---Nagrakata

  1. Banarhat police station is in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision

    Blocks

Community development blocks in the Malbazar subdivision are:
CD blockHeadquartersArea
km2		Population
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:
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Jalpaguri district, with data for the year 2013-14.
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:
The table below 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:
.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Malbazar subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals:
Rural Hospitals:
Block Primary Health Centres:
Primary Health Centres :
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 candidates. Mal constituency will be part of Jalpaiguri , which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates. Nagrakata constituency will be part of Alipurduars , which will be reserved for ST candidates.