Tehatta subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Overview

Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southwards from the head of the delta. The Tehatta subdivision is topographically part of the Nadia Plain North. The Jalangi River forms the district/ subdivision border in the north-western part and then flows through the subdivision. The other important rivers are Mathabhanga and Bhairab. The subdivision slopes in a south-easterly direction and on the east has a long boundary with Bangladesh. The area had large forests. The huge influx of East Bengali refugees that took place in the district immediately after the partition of India and the steady influx ever since paved way for conversion of forest into agricultural land.

Subdivisions

Nadia district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

Administrative units

Tehatta subdivision has 5 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 36 gram panchayats, 240 mouzas, 217 inhabited villages and 2 census towns. The census towns are: Karimpur and Uttampur. The subdivision has its headquarters at Tehatta.

Police stations

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

Blocks

Community development blocks in Tehatta subdivision are:

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 36 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks: Karimpur I block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Harekrishnapur, Jamsherpur, Karimpur–II, Pipulbaria, Hogolbaria, Karimpur–I, Madhugari and Shikarpur. Karimpur II block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Dhoradaha–I, Murutia, Narayanpur–II, Rahamatpur, Dhoradaha–II, Nandanpur, Natidanga–I, Dighal Kandi, Narayanpur–I and Natidanga&nda Tehatta I block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Betai–I, Chhitka, Patharghata–I, Shyamnagar, Betai–II, Kanainagar, Patharghata–II, Tehatta, Chanderghat, Natna and Raghunathpur. Tehatta II block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Barnia, Hanspukuria, Palsunda–I, Sahebnagar, Gopinathpur, Palasipara and Palsunda–II.

Education

Nadia district had a literacy rate of 74.97% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Tehatta subdivision had a literacy rate of 67.25%, Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision 71.03%, Ranaghat subdivision 79.51% and Kalyani subdivision 83.35. Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Nadia 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 Tehatta 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 Nadia district. .* Excluding nursing homes

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in Tehatta subdivision are as follows: Hospital in Tehatta subdivision: (Name, location, beds) Tehatta Subdivisional Hospital at Tehatta with 68 beds. Rural Hospitals and BPHC: (Name, block, location, beds) Karimpur Rural Hospital, Karimpur I CD Block, Karimpur, 50 beds Nathidanga Rural Hospital, Karimpur II CD Block, Natidanga, 30 beds Palashipara (Pritimoyee) Rural Hospital, Tehatta II CD Block, Palashipara, 30 beds Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds) Nazirpur Block Primary Health Centre, Tehatta I CD Block, Nazirpur, 10 beds Primary Health Centres (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds) Karimpur I CD Block: Sikarpur (10 beds), Bagchi Jamsherpur (10 beds) Karimpur II CD Block: Nandanpur (10 beds) Tehatta I CD Block: Kusthia (6 beds), Shyamnagar (10 beds) Tehatta II CD Block: Barnia (10 beds), Chhota Nalda (6 beds)

Electoral constituencies

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