Gangarampur subdivision

Gangarampur subdivision at Buniadpur
গঙ্গারামপুর মহকুমা এর প্রধান কার্যালয়,বুনিয়াদপুর
subdivision
Gangarampur subdivision at Buniadpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Gangarampur subdivision at Buniadpur
Gangarampur subdivision at Buniadpur (India)
Coordinates: 25°24′N 88°31′E / 25.40°N 88.52°E / 25.40; 88.52Coordinates: 25°24′N 88°31′E / 25.40°N 88.52°E / 25.40; 88.52
Country  India
State West Bengal
District South Dinajpur
Headquarter Buniadpur
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration WB

Gangarampur at Buniadpur subdivision is a subdivision of the Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Gangarampur , Buniadpur municipality and four community development blocks: Gangarampur, Buniadpur-Banshihari, Harirampur and Kushmandi. The four blocks contain 30 gram panchayats. The subdivision has its headquarter in Buniadpur.

Area

Apart from the Gangarampur and Buniadpur municipality, the subdivision contains rural areas of 29 gram panchayats under four community development blocks: Gangarampur, Buniadpur-Banshihari, Harirampur and Kushmandi.[1] There is no urban area under these four blocks.[2]

Blocks

Gangarampur block

Rural area under Gangarampur block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Ashokegram, Belbari–II, Gangarampur, Sukdevpur, Basuria, Chaloon, Jahangirpur, Uday, Belbari–I, Damdama and 4no.Nandanpur.[1] Gangarampur police station serves this block.[3] Headquarters of this block is in Gangarampur.[4]

Buniadpur-Banshihari block

Rural area under Buniadpur-Banshihari (Community development block)|Banshihari block consists of four gram panchayats, viz. Ellahabad, Ganguria,Brajaballavpur and Mahabari.[1] Banshihari police station serves this block.[3] Headquarters of this block is in Buniadpur.[4]

Harirampur block

Rural area under Harirampur block consists of six gram panchayats, viz. Bagichapur, Gokarna, Saiyadpur, Bairhatta, Pundari and Shirshi.[1] Harirampur police station serves this block.[3] Headquarters of this block is in Harirampur.[4]

Kushmandi block

Rural area under Kushmandi block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Akcha, Deul, Karanji, Maligaon, Beroil, Kalikamora, Kushmandi and Udaypur.[1] Kushmandi police station serves this block.[3] Headquarters of this block is in Kushmandi.[4]

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Kushmandi block and the gram panchayats of Belbari–II, Jahangirpur and Sukdevpur under the Gangarampur block together will constitute the Kushmandi assembly constituency of West Bengal. The gram panchayats of Ashokegram, Basuria, Chaloon an Uday under the Gangarampur block will be part of the Kumarganj assembly constituency. The Gangarampur municipality and the gram panchayats of Gangarampur, Belbari–I, Damdama and Nandanpur under the Gangarampur block will be part of the Gangarampur assembly constituency. The Harirampur block and the Bangsihari block will form the Harirampur assembly constituency. Kushmandi and Gangarampur constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. All the four assembly constituencies will be part of the Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008". West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 19 March 2008. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "District Wise List of Statutory Towns( Municipal Corporation,Municipality,Notified Area and Cantonment Board) , Census Towns and Outgrowths, West Bengal, 2001". Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "List of Districts/C.D.Blocks/ Police Stations with Code No., Number of G.Ps and Number of Mouzas". Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Contact details of Block Development Officers". South Dinajpur district. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
  5. ↑ "Press Note, Delimitation Commission" (PDF). Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission. pp. 6–7, 23. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
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