Kakdwip subdivision

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HeadquartersKakdwip
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websites24pgs.gov.in
Kakdwip
Subdivision
Location of Kakdwip subdivision in South 24 Parganas district
Location of Kakdwip subdivision in South 24 Parganas district
Coordinates: 21°52′45″N 88°11′29″E / 21.8791446°N 88.1912992°E / 21.8791446; 88.1912992
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
HeadquartersKakdwip
Government
 • CD BlocksKakdwip, Namkhana, Patharpratima, Sagar
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMathurapur
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesPatharpratima, Kakdwip, Sagar
Area
 • Total
1,389.95 km2 (536.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,008,653
 • Density725.676/km2 (1,879.49/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy82.04 per cent
 • Sex ratio953 ♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websites24pgs.gov.in

Kakdwip subdivision is an administrative subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Kakdwip subdivision has full rural population. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta. The southern part of the delta has numerous channels and islands such as the Henry Island, Sagar Island, Frederick Island and Fraserganj Island. The subdivision is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas by special coastal forces. The area attracts large number of tourists – Gangasagar and Fraserganj-Bakkhali are worth mentioning. Gobardhanpur holds a promise for the future.[3][4][5]

Subdivisions

South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:[6]

SubdivisionHeadquartersArea
(km2)		Population
(2011)		Urban
population %		Rural
Population %
Alipore SadarAlipore427.431,490,34259.8540.15
BaruipurBaruipur1,355.442,396,64331.0568.95
CanningCanning1,103.731,140,56212.3787.63
Diamond HarbourDiamond Harbour1,264.682,125,75814.6185.39
KakdwipKakdwip1,389.931,008,6530100
South 24 ParganasAlipore9,960,008,161,96125.5874.42

12.36% of the total population of South 24 Parganas district live in Kakdwip subdivision.

Administrative units

Kakdwip subdivision has 8 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 42 gram panchayats, 217 mouzas and 202 inhabited villages.[6][7][8][9]

Police stations

Police stations in Kakdwip subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[6][10]

Police StationArea covered
(km2)		Border (km)Municipal town/ cityCD Block
Kakdwip91--Kakdwip, Namkhana
Harwood Point Coastal*169--Kakdwip
Namkhana95.26--Namkhana
Fraserganj Coastal34.07--Namkhana
Patharpratima293.96--Patharpratima
Gobardhanpur Coastal207--Patharpratima
Sagar225.3--Sagar
Gangasagar Coastal77.72--Sagar

Note:Certain portions of Kakdwip subdivision are within the jurisdiction of Dholahat PS in Diamond Harbour subdivision

.*Newly added

CD Blocks

Community development blocks in Kakdwip subdivision are:[6][11][12]

CD BlockHeadquartersArea
(km2)		Population
(2011)		SC %ST %Hindus %Muslims %Literacy
rate %		Census
Towns
KakdwipGanespur252.74281,96322.950.8082.3717.0977.93-
NamkhanaNamkhana370.61182,83025.850.4185.9713.8885.72-
PatharpratimaRamganga241.9331,82322.950.8088.9110.7282.11-
SagarRudranagar282.11212,03726.530.4087.8811.7384.21-

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 42 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:[13][14]

  • Kakdwip CD block consists of eleven gram panchayats: Bapuji, Madhusudanpur, Netaji, Pratapadityanagar, Rabindra, Ramgopalpur, Rishi Bankimchandra, Srinagar, Sri Sri Ramkrishna, Suryanagar and Swami Bibekananda.
  • Namkhana CD block consists of seven gram panchayats: Budhakhali, Frezarganj, Haripur, Mausini, Namkhana, Narayanpur and Shibrampur.
  • Patharpratima CD block consists of fifteen gram panchayats: Achintyanagar, Banashyamnagar, Brajaballavpur, Dakshin Gangadharpur, Dakshin Raipur, Digambarpur, Durbachati, G Plot, Gopalnagar, Herambagopalpur, Laksmijanardanpur, Patharpratima, Ramganga, Sridharnagar and Srinarayanpur Purnachandrapur.
  • Sagar CD block consists of nine gram panchayats: Dhablat, Dhaspara Sumatinagar-I, Dhaspara Sumatinagar-II, Gangasagar, Ghoramara, Muriganga-I, Muriganga-II, Ramkarchar and Rudranagar.

Education

South 24 Parganas district had a literacy rate of 77.51% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Alipore Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.14%, Baruipur subdivision 77.45%, Canning subdivision 70.98%, Diamond Harbour subdivision 76.26% and Kakdwip subdivision 82.04%[15]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in South 24 Parganas district, with data for the year 2013-14:[15]

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
Alipore Sadar 531 53,719 34 4,455 50 16,471 91 66,813 5 8,122 6 3,094 1,379 53,429
Baruipur 883 132,649 65 8,954 50 26,443 128 129,195 8 27,657 7 6,735 3,116 138,507
Canning 532 81,697 59 9,181 29 10,515 55 57,921 4 5,490 1 n/a 2,105 96,622
Diamond Harbour 1,212 116,407 61 6,680 98 38,470 145 113,147 7 20,061 5 1,774 3,140 137,378
Kakdwip 598 53,058 45 5,654 48 20,383 82 56,192 3 5,420 1 100 1,844 78,897
South 24 Parganas district* 3,756 437,530 264 34,924 275 118,282 501 423,268 27 66,750 20 11,703 11,584 504,833

.* Does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation

The following institutions are located in Kakdwip subdivision:

Healthcare

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References

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