Bankura Sadar subdivision বাঁকুড়া সদর মহকুমা |
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Subdivision | |
Location in West Bengal, India | |
Coordinates: 23°15′N 87°04′E / 23.25°N 87.07°ECoordinates: 23°15′N 87°04′E / 23.25°N 87.07°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Bankura |
Headquarters | Bankura |
Area | |
• Total | 2,596.11 km2 (1,002.36 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,439,148 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Website | http://bankura.gov.in/ |
Bankura Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Bankura district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Bankura Sadar subdivision has a density of population of 554 per km2. 40.1 % of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.
Bankura Sadar subdivision has 9 police stations, 8 community development blocks, 8 panchayat samitis, 75 gram panchayats, 1,384 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 4 census towns. Bankura is the only municipality in this subdivision. The census towns are: Jhanti Pahari, Barjora, Bhutgerya and Beliatore. The subdivision has its headquarters at Bankura.
Police stations in Bankura Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Community development blocks in Bankura Sadar subdivision are:
The subdivision contains 75 gram panchayats under eight community development blocks:
Bankura district had a literacy rate of 70.26% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Bankura Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 69.56%, Khatra subdivision 69.79% and Bishnupur subdivision 71.60%.
Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Bankura 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, 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 Bankura Sadar subdivision:
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 Bankura district.