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Alipore Sadar subdivision

Alipore Sadar subdivision
আলিপুর সদর মহকুমা
subdivision
Alipore Sadar subdivision is located in West Bengal
Alipore Sadar subdivision
Alipore Sadar subdivision
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°32′N 88°20′E / 22.53°N 88.33°E / 22.53; 88.33Coordinates: 22°32′N 88°20′E / 22.53°N 88.33°E / 22.53; 88.33
Country  India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
Headquarters Alipore
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN

Alipore Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of three municipalities (Budge Budge, Pujali and Maheshtala) and five community development blocks: Bishnupur–I, Bishnupur–II, Budge Budge–I, Budge Budge–II and Thakurpukur Maheshtala. The five blocks contain ten census towns and 45 gram panchayats. Apart from these, a large parts of Calcutta Municipal Corporation fall in this Alipore Sadar subdivision. The subdivision has its headquarters at Alipore.

Apart from the municipalities of Budge Budge, Pujali and Maheshtala, the subdivision contains ten census towns and rural areas of 45 gram panchayats under five community development blocks: Bishnupur–I, Bishnupur–II, Budge Budge–I, Budge Budge–II and Thakurpukur Maheshtala. The ten census towns are: Bishnupur, Kanyanagar, Amtala, Chak Enayetnagar, Balarampur, Uttar Raypur, Birlapur, Chak Kashipur, Bowali and Chata Kalikapur.

Rural area under Bishnupur–I block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Amgachhia, Dakshin Gauripur Chakdhir, Kulerdari, Raskhali, Andhar Manik, Panakua, Bhandaria Kastekumari, Julpia, Paschim Bishnupur, Keoradanga and Purba Bishnupur. Urban area under this block consists of two census towns: Bishnupur and Kanyanagar. Bishnupur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Bishnupur.


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