Kalna subdivision
| Kalna subdivision | |
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| Subdivision | |
 Kalna subdivision
 Kalna subdivision
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| Coordinates: 23°13′N 88°10′E / 23.22°N 88.17°ECoordinates: 23°13′N 88°10′E / 23.22°N 88.17°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Headquarters | Kalna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 993.75 km2 (383.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,097,732 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
| Website | http://bardhaman.gov.in/ |
Kalna subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Kalna subdivision is spread mostly across the Bhagirathi basin, with its western part intruding into the Bardhaman plain, the central plain area of the district.
Purba Bardhaman district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Kalna subdivision has 4 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 47 gram panchayats, 543 mouzas, 525 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 9 census towns. The single municipality is at Kalna. The census towns are: Srirampur, Hatsimla, Jaluidanga, Gopinathpur, Nasratpur, Dhatrigram, Piarinagar, Uttar Goara and Shashpur. The subdivision has its headquarters at Kalna.
As per the 2011 Census of India data Kalna subdivision, after bifurcation of Bardhaman district in 2017, had a total population of 1,087,732. There were 556,573 (51%) males and 531,159 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 113,711.
As per the 2011 census data the total number of literates in Kalna subdivision, after bifurcation of Bardhaman district in 2017, was 732,111 (75.16% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 402,516 (80.70% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 329,595 (69.35% of the female population over 6 years).
See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
In the 2011 census Hindus numbered 766,230 and formed 70.44% of the population in Kalna subdivision. Muslims numbered 306,360 and formed 28.17% of the population. Christians numbered 1,859 and formed 0.17% of the population. Others numbered 13,283 and formed 1.22% of the population.
Police stations in Kalna subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Community development blocks in Kalna subdivision are:
The subdivision contains 47 gram panchayats under 5 community development blocks:
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