Contai Subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Subdivisions

Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

Administrative units

Contai subdivision has 10 police stations, 8 community development blocks, 8 panchayat samitis, 61 gram panchayats, 1155 mouzas, 1129 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 2 census towns. The municipality is: Contai. The census towns are: Khadalgobra and Basantia. The subdivision has its headquarters at Contai.

Area

Contai subdivision has an area of 1,251.21 km2, population in 2011 of 1,385,307 and density of population of 1,107 per km2. 27.18% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.

Police stations

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

Blocks

Community development blocks in Contai subdivision are:

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 61 gram panchayats under 8 community development blocks:

Education

With a literacy rate of 87.66% Purba Medinipur district ranked first amongst all districts of West Bengal in literacy as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Within Purba Medinipur district, Tamluk subdivision had a literacy rate of 85.98%, Haldia subdivision 86.67%, Egra subdivision 86.18% and Contai subdivision 89.19%. All CD Blocks and municipalities in the district had literacy levels above 80%. Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Purba Medinipur 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, polytechnics, 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 Contai 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 Purba Medinipur district. Medical facilities available in Contai subdivision are as follows: Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) Contai Subdivision Hospital, Contai, 141 beds Digha State General Hospital, Digha, 50 beds Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) Basantia Rural Hospital, Deshapran CD block, Basantia, 30 beds Bhupatinagar Mugberia Rural Hospital, Bhagabanpur II CD block, Bhupatinagar, 30 beds Silaberia Rural Hospital, Khejuri II CD block, Silaberia, 30 beds Bararankura Rural Hospital, Ramnagar II CD block, PO Balisai, 30 beds Block Primary Health Centre: (Name, block, location, beds) Majna BPHC, Contai I CD block, Majna, 15 beds Kharipukuria BPHC, Contai III CD block, Kharipukuria, PO Nachinda Bazar, 10 beds Kamarda BPHC, Khejuri I CD block, Kamarda Bazar, 15 beds Digha Aghore Kamini BPHC, Ramnagar I CD block, Digha, 15 beds Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) Contai I CD block: Kulberia (6), Nayaput (10) Deshapran CD block: Barabantalia (15), Daulatpur, PO Dariapur (10) Contai III CD block: Banamalichatta (10), Bhaitgarh (?), Deulbarh (2) Bhagabanpur II CD block: Barberia (10), Simulia (6) Khejuri I CD block: Heria (10) Khejuri II CD block: Janka (10) Ramnagar I CD block: Chandanpur (10), Gobra (6), Sadihat (6), Pichhaboni, PO Chowlkhola (10) Ramnagar II CD block: Nijmaithula, PO Batatala (10), Hamirpur, PO Depal (2)

Electoral constituencies

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