Bolpur Subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Overview

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.

Geography

Subdivisions

Birbhum district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

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.

Police stations

Police stations in Bolpur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Blocks

Community development blocks in Bolpur subdivision are:

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 40 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:

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%. Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Birbhum district, with data for the year 2013-14: The following institutions are located in Bolpur subdivision:

Healthcare

Medical facilities in Bolpur subdivision are as follows: Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) Bolpur Subdivisional Hospital, Bolpur, well known as Sian Hospital, 125 beds Pearson Memorial Hospital, Santiniketan, 50 beds Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD Block, location, beds) Labpur Rural Hospital, Labpur CD Block, Labhpur, 30 beds Nanoor Rural Hospital, Nanoor CD Block, Nanoor, 30 beds Ilambazar Rural Hospital, Ilambazar CD Block, Ilambazar, 30 beds Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD Block, location, beds) Bolpur Block Primary Health Centre, Bolpur Sriniketan CD Block, Bolpur, 60 beds Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds) Bolpur Sriniketan CD Block: Panchsowa (6), Sattore Kasba (PO Sattore) (10), Supur (PO Rajatpur) (10) Labpur CD Block: Bipratikuri (6), Dwaraka (6), Ramkrishnapur (PO Brahamanigram) (6), Thiba (10), Abhadanga (6) Nanoor CD Block: Banagram (PO Nanoor) (6), Khujutipara (10), Kirnahar (10) Ilambazar CD Block: Batikar (10), Jaydev Kenduli (6)

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Bolpur subdivision were as follows: