Bankura Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Subdivisions

Bankura district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Bankura Sadar subdivision has a density of population of 554 per km2. 40.1% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.

Administrative units

Bankura Sadar subdivision has 9 police stations, 8 community development blocks, 8 panchayat samitis, 75 gram panchayats, 1,384 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 4 census towns. Bankura is the only municipality in this subdivision. The census towns are: Jhanti Pahari, Barjora, Bhutgerya and Beliatore. The subdivision has its headquarters at Bankura.

Police stations

Police stations in Bankura Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Blocks

Community development blocks in Bankura Sadar subdivision are:

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 75 gram panchayats under eight community development blocks:

Education

Bankura district had a literacy rate of 70.26% as per the provisional figures of the 2011 census. Bankura Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 69.56%, Khatra subdivision 69.79% and Bishnupur subdivision 71.60%. Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Bankura district for the year 2013–14. It may be noted that 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.

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Bankura Sadar 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 Bankura district.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in Bankura Sadar subdivision are as follows: Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds) **Primary Health Centres **: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Bankura district were as follows: