Contai subdivision
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Contai subdivision কাঁথি মহকুমা |
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| Subdivision | |
 Contai subdivision
 Contai subdivision
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| Coordinates: 21°47′N 87°45′E / 21.78°N 87.75°ECoordinates: 21°47′N 87°45′E / 21.78°N 87.75°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Headquarters | Contai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,251.21 km2 (483.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,385,307 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | www |
Contai subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Contai subdivision has 10 police stations, 8 community development blocks, 8 panchayat samitis, 61 gram panchayats, 1155 mouzas, 1129 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 2 census towns. The municipality is: Contai. The census towns are: Khadalgobra and Basantia. The subdivision has its headquarters at Contai.
Contai subdivision has an area of 1,251.21 km2, population in 2011 of 1,385,307 and density of population of 1,107 per km2. 27.18% 0f the population of the district resides in this subdivision.
Police stations in Contai subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Community development blocks in Contai subdivision are:
The subdivision contains 61 gram panchayats under 8 community development blocks:
With a literacy rate of 87.66% Purba Medinipur district ranked first amongst all districts of West Bengal in literacy as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Within Purba Medinipur district, Tamluk subdivision had a literacy rate of 85.98%, Haldia subdivision 86.67%, Egra subdivision 86.18% and Contai subdivision 89.19%. All CD Blocks and municipalities in the district had literacy levels above 80%.
Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Purba Medinipur 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, polytechnics, 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 Contai subdivision:
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