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Ghatal subdivision

Ghatal subdivision
ঘাটাল মহকুমা
Subdivision
Ghatal subdivision is located in West Bengal
Ghatal subdivision
Ghatal subdivision
Ghatal subdivision is located in India
Ghatal subdivision
Ghatal subdivision
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°40′N 87°43′E / 22.67°N 87.72°E / 22.67; 87.72Coordinates: 22°40′N 87°43′E / 22.67°N 87.72°E / 22.67; 87.72
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Headquarters Ghatal
Area
 • Total 953.09 km2 (367.99 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 1,047,679
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB
Website wb.gov.in

Ghatal subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

Ghatal subdivision has a density of population of 1,099 per km2. 17.72% 0f the population of the district resides in this subdivision.

Ghatal subdivision has 3 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 48 gram panchayats, 656 mouzas, 630 inhabited villages and 5 municipalities. The municipalities are: Chandrakona, Khirpai, Ramjibanpur, Ghatal and Kharar. The subdivision has its headquarters at Ghatal.

Police stations in Ghatal subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Community development blocks in Ghatal subdivision are:

The subdivision contains 48 gram panchayats under 5 community development blocks:

Paschim Medinipur district had a literacy rate of 78.00% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Jhargram subdivision had a literacy rate of 70.92%, Medinipur Sadar subdivision 76.23%, Kharagpur subdivision 80.51% and Ghatal subdivision 82.55%.

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive subdivision-wise picture of the education scenario in Paschim 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, 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, adult high schools, 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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