Raiganj subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Subdivisions

Uttar Dinajpur district is divided into two administrative subdivisions:

Administrative units

Raiganj subdivision has 4 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 39 gram panchayats, 747 mouzas, 745 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 3 census towns. The municipalities are at Raiganj and Kaliaganj. The census towns are: Nachhratpur Katabari, Kasba and Itahar. The subdivision has its headquarters at Raiganj.

Police stations

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

Blocks

Community development blocks in Raiganj subdivision are:

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 39 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:

Education

Uttar Dinajpur district had a literacy rate of 59.07% (for population of 7 years and above) as per the census of India 2011. Raiganj subdivision had a literacy rate of 66.94%, Islampur subdivision 52.40%. The table below offers a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Uttar Dinajpur district for the year 2012-13: 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 Raiganj 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 2013 in Uttar Dinajpur district. .* Excluding nursing homes Medical facilities available in Raiganj subdivision are as follows: Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) Raiganj District Hospital, Raiganj, 300 beds Kasba Police Hospital, PO Debipur, Raiganj, 50 beds Kaliaganj State General Hospital, Kaliaganj, 60 beds Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) Itahar Rural Hospital, Itahar CD block, Itahar, 30 beds Hemtabad Rural Hospital, Hemtabad CD block, Uttar Dinajpur, 30 beds Block Primary Health Centre: (Name, block, location, beds) Rampur BPHC, Raiganj CD block, Rampur, 10 beds Kunour BPHC, Kaliaganj CD block, Kunour, 10 beds Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) Raiganj CD block: PO Bhupalpur (Durgapur PHC) (6), PO Bhupalpur (Bindol PHC) (6), PO Bholahat (Bhatun PHC) (10) Itahar CD block: Marani (10), Churaman (6), Paraharipur (Surun PHC) (6) Kaliaganj CD block: Majhiar (6) Hemtabad CD block: Bangalbari (10), Baharail (6)

Electoral constituencies

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