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'''Katwa subdivision''' is an administrative subdivision of the [[Bardhaman district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].
'''Katwa subdivision''' is an administrative subdivision of the [[Bardhaman district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Overview==
The Katwa subdivision extends from the Kanksa-Ketugram plain to the Bhagirathi basin. The [[Ajay River|Ajay]] flows through the subdivision and joins the [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf |title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Barddhaman |work = Physiography, pages 13-14| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | accessdate = 3 March 2017}}</ref>


==Subdivisions==
==Subdivisions==

Revision as of 01:36, 5 March 2017

Katwa subdivision
কাটোয়া মহকুমা
Subdivision
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBardhaman
HeadquartersKatwa
Area
 • Total
1,070.48 km2 (413.31 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
963,022
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN
Websitehttp://bardhaman.gov.in/

Katwa subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Overview

The Katwa subdivision extends from the Kanksa-Ketugram plain to the Bhagirathi basin. The Ajay flows through the subdivision and joins the Bhagirathi.[1]

Subdivisions

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

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 Rural
Population %
(2001)		 Urban
Population %
(2001)
Asansol Asansol 831.89 1,672,659 16.63 83.37
Durgapur Durgapur 1,028.65 1,396,960 29.66 70.34
Bardhaman Sadar North Bardhaman 1,701.06 1,399,035 71.67 28.33
Bardhaman Sadar South Memari 1,410.03 1,198,155 95.54 4.46
Katwa Katwa 1,070.48 963,022 88.44 11.56
Kalna Kalna 993.75 1,097,732 87.00 13.00
Bardhaman district Bardhaman 7024.00 7,717,563 59.84 40.16

Katwa subdivision has a density of population of 900 per km2. 12.48% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.[3]

Administrative units

Katwa subdivision has 3 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 46 gram panchayats, 388 mouzas, 373 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 1 census town. The municipalities are at Katwa and Dainhat. The census town is: Panuhat. The subdivision has its headquarters at Katwa.[4][5]

Police stations

Police stations in Katwa subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[6][7]

Police station Area covered
km2		 Municipal town CD Block
Mongalkote 192.15 - Mongalkote
Ketugram 359 - Ketugram I, Ketugram II
Katwa 351.03 Katwa and Dainhat municipal areas Katwa I, Katwa II

Blocks

Community development blocks in Katwa subdivision are:[3][8]

CD Block Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 SC % ST % Hindus % Muslims % Literacy
Rate %		 Census
Towns
Mongalkote Nutanhat 365.44 263,240 31.13 2.83 64.74 34.93 67.97 -
Ketugram I Kandra 193.98 165,408 25.79 0.62 52.98 46.77 68.00 -
Ketugram II Gangatikuri 160.03 118,567 36.64 0.58 79.75 20.15 65.96 -
Katwa I Katwa 168.94 173,087 31.62 0.62 70.33 29.41 70.36 1
Katwa II Dainhat 163.20 136,708 29.48 1.44 75.42 24.45 69.16 -

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 46 gram panchayats under 5 community development blocks:[9]

  • Katwa–I block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Alampur, Karajgram, Sargram, Gidhagram, Khajurdihi, Sreekhanda, Goai, Koshigram and Sudpur.
  • Katwa–II block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Agradwip, Jagadanandspur, Palsona, Sreebati, Gazipur, Karui and Singi.
  • Ketugram–I block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Agardanga, Berugram, Murgram–Gopalpur, Pandugram, Ankhona, Jyandas–Kandara, Palita and Rajur.
  • Ketugram–II block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Billeswar, Ketugram, Nabagram, Sitahati, Gangatikuri, Maugram and Nirol.
  • Mongolkote block consists of 15 gram panchayats, viz. Bhalugram, Jhilu–II, Lakhuria, Paligram, Chanak, Kaichar–I, Majigram, Shimulia–I, Gotistha, Kaichar–II, Mongalkot, Shimulia–II, Jhilu–I, Kshirgram and Nigan.

Education

Bardhaman district had a literacy rate of 76.21% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Asansol subdivision had a literacy rate of 77.33%, Durgapur subdivision 79.39%, Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision 75.89%, Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision 76.89%, Katwa subdivision 70.40% and Kalna subdivision 75.16%. [10]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Bardhaman district for the year 2013-14:[10]

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
Asansol 678 97,084 33 4,029 57 41,686 95 109,054 8 18,463 41 8,036 1,608 45,957
Durgapur 515 71,689 29 2,208 58 37,182 73 90,423 7 12,719 37 18,190 1,633 53,679
Bardhaman Sadar North 831 73,733 36 2,715 107 63,856 83 86,912 7 23,122 37 7,566 2,035 72,653
Bardhaman Sadar South 787 59,920 38 3,138 103 59,680 60 62,371 5 9,521 7 2,069 2,067 64,473
Katwa 601 52,239 21 1,637 74 45,704 42 44,645 3 7,965 8 1,190 1,412 64,979
Kalna 673 54,249 26 1,984 74 55,964 51 65,334 4 9,594 7 663 1,761 67,996
Bardhaman district 4,085 408,914 183 15,711 473 304,072 404 458,739 34 81,384 137 37,714 10,516 368,737

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.[10]

The following institutions are located in Katwa 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 Bardhaman district.[15]

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
Asansol 1 1 6 22 2 - 14 78 124 4,399 566 113,234 1,713,044
Durgapur 1 1 4 12 1 - 9 40 68 2,087 371 86,690 2,148,697
Bardhaman Sadar North 1 1 4 21 2 - 1 67 97 2,862 547 149,912 2,214,118
Bardhaman Sadar South - 1 5 21 - - - 12 39 374 41 209,640 1,619,459
Katwa 1 1 5 13 - - - 8 28 452 59 65,055 1,291,942
Kalna 1 1 4 17 - - - 20 43 619 45 49,640 1,186,491
Bardhaman district 5 6 28 106 5 - 24 225 399 10,793 1,629 674,171 10,173,751

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Katwa subdivision were as follows: [16]

Lok Sabha constituency Reservation Vidhan Sabha constituency Reservation CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
Bardhaman Purba Reserved for SC Katwa None Katwa municipality, Dainhat municipality, Katwa II CD Block and Khajurdihi, Sudpur, Karajgram and Goai gram panchayats of Katwa I CD Block.
All other Vidhan Sabha segments outside Katwa subdivision
Bolpur Reserved for SC Mangalkot None Mongalkote CD Block and Saragram, Gidhgram and Alampur gram panchayats of Katwa I CD Block
Ketugram None Ketugram I and Ketugram II CD Blocks and Koshigram and Srikhanda gram panchayats of Katwa I CD Block
Ausgram Reserved for SC Guskara municipality, Ausgram I and Ausgram II CD Blocks
All other Vidhan Sabha segments outside Katwa subdivision

References

  1. ^ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Barddhaman" (PDF). Physiography, pages 13-14. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Bardhaman - Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Tables 2.1, 2.2,. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 26 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. ^ "Burdwan District Police". Police Station. West Bengal Police. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  8. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Bardhaman - Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  10. ^ a b c "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Basic data: Table 4.4, 4.5, Clarifications: other related tables. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Katwa College". KC. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya". KRKKM. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Chandrapur College". CC. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Government General Degree College, Mangalkote". GGDC. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  15. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 3.1, 3.3. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18, 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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