Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision বর্ধমান সদর উত্তর মহকুমা |
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Subdivision | |
Location in West Bengal, India | |
Coordinates: 23°15′N 87°51′E / 23.25°N 87.85°ECoordinates: 23°15′N 87°51′E / 23.25°N 87.85°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Bardhaman |
Headquarters | Bardhaman |
Area | |
• Total | 1,701.06 km2 (656.78 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,399,035 |
• Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
Website | http://bardhaman.gov.in/ |
Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
The uneven laterite territory found in the western part of Bardhaman district extends up to Ausgram and then the alluvial flood plains commence. Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision extends from the Kanksa Ketugram plain, which lies along the Ajay on the north to the Bardhaman Plain, the central plain area of the district, with the Damodar on the south and the west.
Bardhaman district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision has a density of population of 822 per km2. 18.13% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.
Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision has 5 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 55 gram panchayats, 516 mouzas, 495 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 5 census towns. The two municipalities are at Bardhaman and Guskara. The census towns are: Goda, Bahir Sarbamangala, Mirzapur, Nari and Gangpur. The subdivision has its headquarters at Bardhaman.
Police stations in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
In the police set up Kanksa PS is under the Subdivisional Police Officer of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision.
Community development blocks in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision are:
The subdivision contains 55 gram panchayats under 6 community development blocks:
Bardhaman district had a literacy rate of 76.21% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Asansol subdivision had a literacy rate of 77.33%, Durgapur subdivision 79.39%, Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision 75.89%, Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision 76.89%, Katwa subdivision 70.40% and Kalna subdivision 75.16%.
Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Bardhaman district for the year 2013-14: