Malbazar subdivision

Malbazar subdivision
Malbazar subdivision
	Subdivision
	Malbazar subdivision Location in West Bengal, India Malbazar subdivision Malbazar subdivision (India)
	Coordinates: 26.85°N 88.75°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Headquarters	Malbazar
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:IN

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:[1][2]

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area km²	Population (2011)	Rural Population % (2011)	Urban Population % (2011)
Jalpaiguri Sadar	Jalpaiguri	2,245.47	1,811,885	62.01	37.99
Malbazar subdivision	Malbazar	1,150.84	569,711	88.68	11.32
Jalpaiguri district	Jalpaiguri	3,396.31	2,381,596	68.39	31.61

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.[2] [3]

Police stations

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

Police Station	Area covered km²	International border	Inter-state border km	Municipal Town	CD block
Mal	n/a	-	-	-	Mal (part)
Nagrakata	n/a	-	-	Malbazar (part)	Nagrakata (part)
Mitiali	n/a	n/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 block	Headquarters	Area km²	Population (2011)	SC %	ST %	Literacy Rate %	Census Towns
Mal	Mal	545.90	299.556	26.84	34.50	66.31	3
Matiali	Chalsa Mahabari	204.90	117,540	14.99	44.06	66.98	3
Nagrakata	Nagrakata	397.48	127,397	13.84	49.16	61.27	-

Gram Panchayats

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

Mal (community development block) consists of 12 gram panchayats, viz. Bagrakot, Damdim, Lataguri, Rajadanga, Changmari, Kranti, Moulani, Rangamati, Chapadanga, Kumlai, Odlabari and Tesimala.

Matiali (community development block) consists of five gram panchayats, viz. Bidhannagar, Matiali Hat, Matiali–Batabari–II, Indong–Matiali and Matiali–Batabari–I.

Nagrakata (community development block) consists of five gram panchayats, viz. Angrabhasa–I, Champaguri, Sulkapara, Angrabhasa–II and Luksan.

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.[8]

References

"Jalpaiguri". District Profile. District administration. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b,. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 June 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
"Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Jalpaiguri. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
"Search a Police Station". Jalpaiguri Police. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
"CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
"District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Fifth page, map of Jalpaiguri district. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
"Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Bankura – Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
"Press Note, Delimitation Commission" (PDF). Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission. pp. 5, 23. Retrieved 10 January 2009.

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[admin-1] "Jalpaiguri". District Profile. District administration. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[handbook-2] "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b,. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 June 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

[3] "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Jalpaiguri. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[4] "Search a Police Station". Jalpaiguri Police. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[census2011-5] "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[map-6] "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Fifth page, map of Jalpaiguri district. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[7] "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Bankura – Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[8] "Press Note, Delimitation Commission" (PDF). Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission. pp. 5, 23. Retrieved 10 January 2009.