Bolpur subdivision
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Bolpur Subdivision | |
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Subdivision | |
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| Coordinates: 23°40′N 87°43′E / 23.67°N 87.72°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Headquarters | Bolpur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | wb |
Bolpur Subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Bolpur subdivision is part of the Suri-Bolpur Plain, a sub-micro physiographic region. It covers the interfluves of the Mayurakshi and Ajay, in the south-eastern part of the district. This area exhibits somewhat upland topography sloping from north-west to south-east.[1]
Geography
Subdivisions
Birbhum district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[2][3][4]
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| Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km2 (2001) | Population (2011) | Rural population % (2011) | Urban population % (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rampurhat | Rampurhat | 1,574.23 | 1,508,506 | 96.62 | 3.38 |
| Suri Sadar | Suri | 1,782.72 | 1,121,871 | 96.57 | 3.43 |
| Bolpur | Bolpur | 1,186.66 | 872,027 | 96.56 | 3.44 |
| Birbhum district | 4,545.00 | 3,502,404 | 96.59 | 3.41 | |
Administrative units
Bolpur subdivision has 4 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 40 gram panchayats, 621 mouzas, 579 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 4 census towns. The municipality is: Bolpur. The census towns are: Ilambazar, Surul, Parota and Labhpur. The subdivision has its headquarters at Bolpur.[5][3][4]
Police stations
Police stations in Bolpur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: [5][6][7]
| Police station | Area covered km2 | Municipal town | CD Block |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolpur | 333.6 | Bolpur | Bolpur Sriniketan |
| Bolpur Women | n/a | Bolpur | Bolpur Sriniketan |
| Santiniketan | n/a | Bolpur | Bolpur Sriniketan |
| Labhpur | 271.2 | - | Labpur |
| Nanoor | 309.2 | - | Nanoor |
| Ilambazar | 259.5 | - | Ilambazar |
Blocks
Community development blocks in Bolpur subdivision are:[8][3][9][10]
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| CD Block | Headquarters | Area km2 (2001) | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Hindus % | Muslims % | Literacy rate % | Census Towns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labpur | Labhpur | 267.98 | 201,901 | 30.53 | 4.71 | 69.24 | 30.54 | 71.20 | 1 |
| Nanoor | Nanoor | 311.83 | 218,654 | 32.54 | 2.39 | 64.71 | 34.97 | 69.45 | 1 |
| Bolpur Sriniketan | Sriniketan | 334.58 | 202,553 | 30.59 | 19.06 | 73.92 | 25.45 | 70.67 | 1 |
| Ilambazar | Ilambazar | 261.54 | 168,709 | 23.63 | 8.94 | 51.67 | 47.41 | 74.27 | 1 |
Gram panchayats
The subdivision contains 40 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:[11]
- Bolpur Sriniketan block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Bahiri–Panchshowa, Raipur–Supur, Sarpalehana–Albandha, Singhee, Kankalitala, Ruppur, Kasba, Sattor and Sian Muluk.
- Ilambazar block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Batikar, Ghurisha, Mongoldihi, Belati, Illambazar, Nanasole, Dharampur, Joydev–Kenduli and Sirsha.
- Labpur block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Bipratikuri, Dwaraka, Jamna, Labpur–II, Chauhatta–Mahodari–I, Hatia, Kurunnahar, Thiba, Chauhatta & Mahodari –II, Indus and Labpur.
- Nanoor block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Bara Saota, Daskalgram–Kareya–I, Chandidas Nanoor, Daskalgram–Kareya–II, Kirnahar–II, Kirnahar–I, Thupsara, Uchkaran, Charkalgram, Jalundi and Nawanagar Kadda.
Education
Birbhum district had a literacy rate of 70.68% as per the provisional figures of the census of 2011. Rampurhat subdivision had a literacy rate of 69.12%, Suri Sadar subdivision 71.16% and Bolpur subdivision 72.71%.[12]
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Birbhum district, with data for the year 2013-14:[12]
| 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 | |
| Rampurhat | 889 | 99,767 | 132 | 9,487 | 82 | 68,462 | 65 | 85,685 | 7 | 16,963 | 24 | 3,448 | 2,291 | 99,407 |
| Suri Sadar | 912 | 71,882 | 90 | 5,188 | 72 | 40,161 | 56 | 69,109 | 6 | 13,912 | 35 | 7,620 | 1,961 | 58,469 |
| Bolpur | 628 | 48,314 | 64 | 5,859 | 53 | 31,266 | 49 | 60,139 | 6 | 17,379 | 20 | 3,424 | 1,333 | 43,805 |
| Birbhum district | 2,429 | 219,263 | 286 | 20,534 | 207 | 139,889 | 170 | 214,925 | 19 | 48,254 | 79 | 14,492 | 5,585 | 201,681 |
The following institutions are located in Bolpur subdivision:
- Visva-Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore at Santiniketan in 1921. It was declared a central university and an “institution of national importance” in 1951.[13]
- Bolpur College was established at Bolpur in 1950.[14][15]
- Purni Devi Chaudhuri Girls' College was established at Bolpur in 2004.[16]
- Bengal Institute of Technology & Management (BITM), a private engineering college on Santiniketan-Sriniketan Bypass, PO Dwaranda, was established in 2001.[17]
- Santiniketan Institute of Polytechnic (SIP), a polytechnic college on Tatarpur, Muluk, Bolpur-Santiniketan, Birbhum, was established in 2010.[18]
- Sambhunath College was established at Labhpur in 1963.[19][20]
- Chandidas Mahavidyalaya was established at Khujutipara in 1972.[21]
- Kabi Joydeb Mahavidyalaya was established at Ilambazar in 2007.[22][23]
