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Khatra subdivision

Khatra subdivision
খাতড়া মহকুমা
Subdivision
Khatra subdivision is located in West Bengal
Khatra subdivision
Khatra subdivision
Khatra subdivision is located in India
Khatra subdivision
Khatra subdivision
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°59′N 86°51′E / 22.98°N 86.85°E / 22.98; 86.85Coordinates: 22°59′N 86°51′E / 22.98°N 86.85°E / 22.98; 86.85
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Headquarters Khatra
Area
 • Total 2,047.49 km2 (790.54 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,045,591
 • Density 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB
Website http://bankura.gov.in/

Khatra subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Khatra subdivision was established as an additional subdivision on 27 March 1986 and as a full-fledged subdivision on 2 November 1992

Bankura district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

Khatra subdivision has a density of population of 434 per km2. 29.07% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.

Khatra subdivision has 9 police stations, 8 community development blocks, 8 panchayat samitis, 59 gram panchayats, 1,311 inhabited villages, 4 census towns. The census towns are: Khatra, Ledisol, Simlapal and Raipur Bazar. The subdivision has its headquarters at Khatra.

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

Community development blocks in Khatra subdivision are:

The subdivision contains 59 gram panchayats under eight community development blocs:

Bankura district had a literacy rate of 70.26% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Bankura Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 69.56%, Khatra subdivision 69.79% and Bishnupur subdivision 71.60%.

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Bankura 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, 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 Khatra subdivision:

The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Bankura district.


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