Malda Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Malda Sadar subdivision covers both the Barind Tract and the Diara, two of the three physiographic subregions of the district. The Barind “is made up of the ancient alluvial humps that are remnants of old riverine flood plains that remained unaffected subsequently by inundation and renewed silting.” It forms an upland slightly higher than the surrounding areas and extends beyond the borders of the district. “The Diara is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium in the transitional zone between the Barind upland and the marshy Tal tract. The soil is light with sandy appearance and is very fertile.

Subdivisions

Malda district is divided into two administrative subdivisions:

Administrative units

Malda Sadar subdivision has 9 police stations, 9 community development blocks, 9 panchayat samitis, 97 gram panchayats, 1,274 mouzas, 1,105 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 26 census towns. The municipalities are at English Bazar and Old Malda. The census towns are: Bandhail, Rangabhita, Baksinagar, Kachu Pukur, Kendua, Aiho, Jhangra, Chhatinamor, Sahapur, Milki, Sonatala, Bagbari, Chhota Suzapur, Bara Suzapur, Chaspara, Nazirpur, Jalalpur, Bamangram, Jadupur, Silampur, Baliadanga, Alipur, Karari Chandpur, Birodhi, Jagannathpur and Krishnapur. The subdivision has its headquarters at English Bazar.

Police stations

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

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 97 gram panchayats under 9 community development blocks:

Blocks

Community development blocks in Malda Sadar subdivision are:

Education

Malda district had a literacy rate of 61.73% (for population of 7 years and above) as per the census of India 2011. Malda Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 63.76% and Chanchal subdivision 57.68%. Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Malda 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.

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in the Malda 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 Malda district. .* Excluding nursing homes

Medical facilities

Medical facilities available in Malda Sadar subdivision are as follows: Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) Malda District Hospital, English Bazar, 600 beds Malda Railway Hospital, English Bazar, 100 beds English Bazar Police Hospital, English Bazar, 30 beds Raja Sarat Chandra TB Hospital, English Bazar, 30 beds EBM Matri Sadan, English Bazar, 15 beds Malda District Correctional Home Hospital, English Bazar, 10 beds Rural Hospitals: (Name, block, location, beds) Manikchak Rural Hospital, Manikchak CD Block, Manikchak, 30 beds Gazole Rural Hospital, Gazole CD Block, Gazole, 30 beds R.N.Roy Rural Hospital, Habibpur CD Block, Bulbulchandi, 30 beds Bamangola Rural Hospital, Bamangola CD Block, Maheshpur, 30 beds Hatimari Rural Hospital, Gazole CD Block, Hatimari, 30 beds Moulpur Rural Hospital, Old Malda (M), Old Malda, 30 beds Milki Rural Hospital, English Bazar CD Block, Milki, 30 beds Silampur Rural Hospital, Kaliachak I CD Block, Silampur, PO Kaliachak, 30 beds Bangitola Rural Hospital, Kaliachak II CD Block, Bangitola, 30 beds Bedrabad Rural Hospital, Kaliachak III CD Block, Bedrabad, PO Baisnabnagar, 30 beds Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds) Manikchak CD Block: Bhutni (10), Mathurapur (4), Nurpur (4) Gazole CD Block: Babupur (4), Kutubshahar (Pandua PHC) (10 ), Purba Ranipur (Ranipur PHC) (10) Habibpur CD Block: Manikora (Bahadurpur PHC) (10), Goramary (Rishipur PHC) (4) Bamangola CD Block: Ashrampur (Kashimpur PHC) (4), Nalagola (Uttar Nayapara PHC) (10) Old Malda CD Block: Jatradanga (6), Mahadevpur (Muchia PHC) (10) English Bazar CD Block: KG Chandipur (Chandipur PHC) (10), Mahadipur (10) Kaliachak I CD Block: Sujapur (10), Jadupur (Naoda-Jadupur PHC) (2), Pirojpur (Narayanpur PHC) (2) Kaliachak II CD Block: Rajnagar (Hamidpur PHC) (4), Mothabari (10) Kaliachak III CD Block: Sabdalpur (Kumbhira PHC) (10), Gopalganj (10)

Electoral constituencies

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