Ranaghat subdivision


Ranaghat 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 Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The Churni separates the two plains. The area slopes southwards. A portion of the east forms the 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:
SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
Rural
Population %
Urban
Population %
TehattaTehatta862.18796,24597.152.85
Krishnanagar SadarKrishnanagar1,661.102,186,50379.20520.795
RanaghatRanaghat893.581,432,76158.3241.68
KalyaniKalyani526.57891,56323.2776.73
Nadia districtKrishnanagar3,927.005,307,07266.8633.14

Administrative units

Ranaghat subdivision has 6 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 47 gram panchayats, 327 mouzas, 293 inhabited villages 3 municipalities, 2 notified areas, 23 census towns and 5 outgrowth. The municipalities are: Ranaghat, Santipur and Birnagar. The notified areas are: Taherpur and Cooper's Camp. The census towns are: Nrisinghapur, Harinadibhastsala, Ghoralia, Beharia, Phulia, Bagula, Badkulla, Patuli, Gangni, Kamgachhi, Raghabpur, Panpara, Aistala, Satigachha, Anulia, Gopalpur, Parbbatipur, Halalpur Krishnapur, Hijuli, Ranaghat, Nasra, Gangnapur and Belgharia. Outgrowths around Ranaghat are: Taherpur, Barasat, Bhaduri, Mahisdanga and Magurkhali.
The subdivision has its headquarters at Ranaghat.

Police stations

Police stations in Ranaghat subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police stationArea covered
km2		India-Bangladesh
border km		Municipal townCD Block
Shantipur111.945-ShantipurSantipur
Hanskhali22925-Hanskhali
Ranaghat, Taherpur250+154.74-Ranaghat, Birnagar, TaherpurRanaghat I
Dhantala, Gangnapur206+10212Cooper's CampRanaghat II

Blocks

Community development blocks in Ranaghat subdivision are:
CD BlockHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
SC %ST %Hindus %Muslims %Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
SantipurPhulia171.41241,08041.291.3286.4511.8573.105
HanskhaliBagula246.29293,04049.172.8687.9811.3980.113
Ranaghat IHabibpur145.53232,28236.561.9193.825.6777.619
Ranaghat IINokari279.03368,68147.394.3985.6512.5979.386

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 47 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:
Hanskhali block consists of 13 gram panchayats, viz. Bagula;I, Betna Gobindapur, Mamjoan, Ramnagar Barachupria;I, Bagula;II, Dakshinpara&;I, Mayurhat;I, Batkulla;I, Dakshinpara;II, Mayurhat;II, Ramnagar Barachupria;II, Batkulla;II and Gajna.
Santipur block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Arbandi-I, Baganchra, Fulia Township, Nabla, Arbandi-II, Belgoria-I, Gayeshpur, Babla, Belgoria-II and Haripur.
Ranaghat I block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Anulia, Kalinarayanpur Paharpur, Nawpara Masunda, Ramnagar-II, Barasat, Payradanga, Tarapur, Habibpur, Khisma and Ramnagar-I.
Ranaghat II block consists of 14 gram panchayats, viz. Anishmali, Baidyapur-II, Kamalpur, Raghunathpur Hijuli-II, Aranghata, Debagram, Majhergram, Bahirgachi, Duttafulia, Nokari, Raghunathpur Hijuli-I, Baidyapur-I, Jugalkishore and Shyamnagar.

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 is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Nadia district 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.
The following institutions are located in Ranaghat subdivision:
The table below presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Nadia district.
.* Excluding nursing homes
Hospitals in Ranaghat subdivision:

Ranaghat Subdivisional Hospital, Anulia, 171 beds

Santipur State General Hospital, Santipur, 131 beds

Coopers' P.L. Home and Hospital, Cooper's Camp, 30 beds
Rural Hospitals:

Bagula Rural Hospital, Hanskhali CD Block, Bagula, 30 beds

Habibpur Rural Hospital, Ranaghat I CD Block, Habibpur, 30 beds

Aranghata Rural Hospital, Ranaghat II CD Block, Aranghata, 30 beds

Nabla Block Primary Health Centre, Santipur CD Block, Fulia Colony, 10 beds
Primary Health Centres

Santipur CD Block: Arbandhi, Baganchora, Gayeshpur

Hanskhali CD Block: Badkulla, Ramnagar, Hanskhali, Dakshinpara

Ranaghat I CD Block: Paschim Noapara Bhabasundari, Paharpur, Taherpur.

Ranaghat II CD Block: Duttapulia, Gangnapur, Kamalpur, Gangsara

Electoral constituencies

and Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Ranaghat subdivision were as follows:
Lok Sabha constituencyReservationVidhan Sabha constituencyReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
RanaghatReserved for SCKrishnaganjReserved for SCKrishnaganj* community development block, and Badkulla-I, Badkulla-II, Betna Gobindapur, Dakshin Para I, Dakshin Para II, Gajna, Mayurhat I and Mayurhat II gram panchayats of Hanskhali CD Block
Nabadwip-Nabadwip municipality*, Nabadwip* CD Block, and Bhaluka and Joania GPs of Krishnanagar I* CD Block
.* Krishnaganj, Nabadwip and Krishnanagar I are in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision
Santipur-Shantipur municipality, and Babla, Baganchra, Belgoria I, Belgoria II Gayeshpur and Haripur GPs of Santipur CD Block
Ranaghat Uttar Paschim-Ranaghat municipality, Taherpur notified area, Birnagar municipality, and Ramnagar I, Barasat, Kalinarayanpur-Paharpur and Khisma GPs of Ranaghat I CD Block, and Arbandi I, and Arbandi II GPs of Santipur CD Block, and Fulia Township
Ranaghat DakshinReserved for SCAnishmali, Baidyapur I, Baidyapur II, Debagram, Majher Gram, Nokari, Raghunathpur Hijuli I and Shyamnagar GPs of Ranaghat II CD Block, Anulia, Habibpur, Nawpara Masunda, Payradanga, Ramnagar II and Tarapur GPs of Ranaghat I CD Block and Cooper's Camp notified area.
Ranaghhat Uttar PurbaReserved for SCAranghata, Bahirgachhi, Duttapulia, Jugalkishore, Kamalpur and Raghunathpur Hijuli II gram panchayats of Ranaghat II CD Block, and Bagula I, Bagula II, Mamjoan, Ramnagar Bara Chupria I and Ramnagar Bara Chupria II GPs of Hanskhali CD Block
Chakdaha**-Chakdaha municipality, and Chanduria I, Dubra, Ghetugachhi, Rautari, Silinda I, Silinda II, Tatla Iand Tatla II gram panchayats of Chakdaha CD Block
.** Chakdaha is in Kalyani subdivision