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

Overview

Canning subdivision has a very low level of urbanization. Only 12.37% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.63% lives in the rural areas. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area borders on the Sundarbans National Park and a major portion of it is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. The Matla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as khals. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas with special coastal force.

Subdivisions

South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions: 13.97% of the total population of South 24 Parganas district live in Canning subdivision.

Administrative units

Canning subdivision has 6 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 46 gram panchayats, 241 mouzas, 228 inhabited villages and 10 census towns. The census towns are: Kalaria, Gaur Daha, Banshra, Rajapur, Taldi, Bayarsing, Matla, Dighirpar, Makhal Tala and Basanti.

Police stations

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

CD Blocks

Community development blocks in Canning subdivision are:

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 46 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:

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% Statistics in the table below present a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in South 24 Parganas district, with data for the year 2013–14: .* Does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation The following institutions are located in Canning 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 South 24 Parganas district. Note: The district data does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The number of doctors exclude private bodies. Medical facilities in Canning 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 Canning subdivision were as follows: