Barhampur subdivision
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Barhampur subdivision বহরমপুর মহকুমা |
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| Subdivision | |
 Barhampur subdivision
 Barhampur subdivision
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| Coordinates: 24°06′N 88°15′E / 24.10°N 88.25°ECoordinates: 24°06′N 88°15′E / 24.10°N 88.25°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Headquarters | Baharampur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,195.57 km2 (461.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,725,525 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
| Website | wb |
Barhampur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
The Bhagirathi River splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east. Barhampur subdivision lies in the Ganges-Bhagirathi Basin, which is a long and narrow river valley in the Bagri region. It has fertile soil suitable for cultivation.
Murshidabad district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Barhampur subdivision has 7 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 61 gram panchayats, 383 mouzas, 323 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 10 census towns. The municipalities are: Baharampur and Beldanga. The census towns are: Goaljan, Kasim Bazar, Banjetia, Shib Danga , Gopjan, Gora Bazar, Ajodhya Nagar, Chaltia, Haridasmati and Barua (P). The subdivision has its headquarters at Baharampur.
Police stations in Barhampur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Community development blocks in Barhampur subdivision are:
The subdivision contains 61 gram panchayats under 5 community development blocks:
Murshidabad district had a literacy rate of 66.59% (for population of 7 years and above) as per the census of India 2011. Barhampur subdivision had a literacy rate of 72.60%, Kandi subdivision 66.28%, Jangipur subdivision 60.95%, Lalbag subdivision 68.00% and Domkal subdivision 68.35%.
Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Murshidabad 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.
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