Chinsurah subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Overview

The eastern portion of Chinsurah subdivision is part of the Hooghly Flats, a natural physiographic region, that is a narrow strip of land along the Hooghly. The interior of the subdivision is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, the agriculturally rich alluvial plains lying between the two rivers. The entire area is a part of the Gangetic Delta. The Hooghly is a tidal river and has a high west bank. The Portuguese, the Dutch, the French, the Danes and the British dominated industry, trade and commerce in this area for more than two centuries, and as a result the Hooghly Flats region is highly industrialised.

Subdivisions

The Hooghly district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

Administrative units

Chinsurah subdivision has 9 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 69 gram panchayats, 756 mouzas, 741 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities, 1 outgrowth and 23 census towns. The municipalities are Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality and Bansberia Municipality. The census towns are: Kola, Hansghara, Raghunathpur, Madhusudanpur, Amodghata, Alikhoja, Shankhanagar, Chak Bansberia, Manushpur, Keota, Kodalia, Naldanga, Kulihanda, Dharmapur, Simla, Badhagachhi, Mirdhanga, Sripur, Jirat, Batika, Pandua, Purusattompur and Namajgram. The subdivision has its headquarters at Hugli-Chuchura. The right bank of the Hooghly River has been industrialised over a long period. With the leading European powers dominating the area's industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised areas in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant. In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two are overwhelmingly rural and two are wholly rural. The map alongside shows a portion of Chinsurah subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

The following Municipalities, Outgrowth and Census Towns in Chinsurah subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: Hugli-Chinsurah (M), Bansberia (M), Bara Khejuria (Out Growth), Shankhanagar (CT), Amodghata (CT), Chak Bansberia (CT), Naldanga (CT), Kodalia (CT), Kulihanda (CT), Simla (CT), Dharmapur (CT) and Keota (CT).

Police stations

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

Blocks

Community development blocks in Chinsurah subdivision are:

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 69 gram panchayats under 5 community development blocks:

Economy

Industry

Industries are concentrated in the cities and towns of the Chinsurah Mogra area (outside the CD Block area), along the Hooghly. In the 17th and 18th centuries different industrial units came into existence with the development of various European settlements along the Hooghly. Initially, it was traditional industries, but later comparatively heavier industries came in. Amongst the better known industrial units in Chinsurah subdivision are:

Handloom weaving

The handloom sarees of Dhaniakhali, Begampur, Jangipara, Rajbalhat areas and dhutis of Haripal, Rajbalhat, Khanakul areas of Hooghly district are widely familiar.

Agriculture

Hooghly is an agriculturally prosperous district of West Bengal. Although the economy has been shifting away from agriculture, it is still the pre-dominant economic activity and the main source of livelihood for the rural people of the district. One third of the district income comes from agriculture. Given below is an overview of the agricultural production (all data in tonnes) for Chinsurah subdivision, other subdivisions and the Hooghly district, with data for the year 2013-14.

Education

Hooghly district had a literacy rate of 81.80% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Chinsurah subdivision had a literacy rate of 79.17%, Chandannagore subdivision 83.01%, Srirampore subdivision 86.13% and Arambag subdivision 79.05. The table below (data in numbers) gives a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Hooghly district for the year 2013-14: Note: 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. The following institutions are located in Chinsurah 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 Hooghly district. .* Excluding nursing homes Medical facilities in Chinsurah subdivision are as follows: Hospitals in: (Name, location, beds) Hugli District Hospital, Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality, 550 beds Chunchura Police Hospital, Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality, 98 beds Hugli Jail Hospital, Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality, 27 beds Bandel ESI Hospital, Chinsurah Mogra CD Block, PO Bandel, 250 beds Bandel Railway Hospital, Polba Dadpur CD Block, PO Bandel, 4 beds Bandel Thermal Power Station Hospital, Bansberia Municipality, PO Tribeni, 10 beds Rural Hospitals: (Name, block, location, beds) Pandua Rural Hospital, Pandua CD Block, Pandua, 30 beds Dhaniakhali Rural Hospital, Dhaniakhali CD Block, Dhaniakhali, 30 beds Mogra Rural Hospital, Chinsurah Mogra CD Block, Mogra, 30 beds Ahmedpur Rural Hospital, Balagarh CD Block, Patuligram, 30 beds Polba Rural Hospital, Polba Dadpur CD Block, Polba, 30 beds Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds) Chinsurah Mogra CD Block: Digsui (10 beds), R.N.Debdas (Naldanga), Bandel (6 beds) Bansberia Municipality: Bansberia (5 beds) Balagarh CD Block: Bakulia, Bakuliagram (6 beds), Dumurdaha-Nityanadapur, Gopalpur (10 beds), Guptipara (10 beds), Mohipalpur, Bridabanpur (4 beds), Sukharia, Somra (4 beds), Sripur-Bolagarh, Balagarh (10 beds) Pandua CD Block: B.L.Mukherjee (Boinchigram), Boinchi (10 beds), Itachuna (10 beds), Dwarbasini (4 beds), Ramswarpur-Gopalnagar, Chandpur (10 beds), Haraldaspur, Hatni (10 beds), Jamgram (6 beds). Polba Dadpur CD Block: Danarpur (10 beds), Makalpur (10 beds), Kamdebpur, Sugandha (4 beds). Dhaniakhali CD Block: Bhandarhati (10 beds), Chopa (10 beds), Gurup, Palashi (10 beds), Porabazar (6 beds), Khejurdaha-Milki, Bhastara (10 beds). Private Hospitals:* (Name, location, beds) Vivekananda Seva Sadan, Vill & PO Mandra, Dhaniakhali, 25 beds Jannedra Memorial Child Health Care Hospital, Lions Club, Dhaniakhali, 25 beds .* Excluding nursing homes

Electoral constituencies

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