Dinhata subdivision


Dinhata subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Subdivisions

Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
Rural Population %
Urban Population %
MekhliganjMekhliganj459.78282,75090.099.91
MathabhangaMathabhanga896.26654,83196.353.65
Cooch Behar SadarCooch Behar754.84748,39477.9222.08
TufanganjTufanganj586.44456,31993.026.97
DinhataDinhata692.02676,79294.025.98
Cooch Behar districtCooch Behar3,387.002,819,02689.7310.27

Administrative units

Dinhata subdivision has 2 police stations, 3 community development blocks, 3 panchayat samitis, 33 gram panchayats, 302 mouzas, 300 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 1 census town. The municipality is: Dinhata. The census town is: Bhangri Pratham Khanda. The subdivision has its headquarters at Dinhata.

Police stations

Police stations in the Dinhata subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police StationArea covered
km2		International border
Inter-state border
km		Municipal TownCD block
Dinhata514n/a-DinhataDinhata I
Dinhata Women-----
Sahebganjn/an/a--Dinhata II ?
Sitalkuchi156.82n/a--Sitai

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Dinhata subdivision are:
CD blockHeadquartersArea
km2		Population
SC %ST %Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
Dinhata IDinhata279.67286,26943.970.4173.231
Dinhata IISahebganj246.98244,06643.780.5172.33-
SitaiSitai160.82110,33366.090.1962.79-

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 33 gram panchayats under 3 community development blocks:
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012-13.
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.

Educational institution

The following institution is located in Dinhata subdivision:
The table below presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2013 in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012-13.:
.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Dinhata subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals:
Rural Hospitals:
Block Primary Health Centres:
Primary Health Centres :
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Dinhata municipality, Dinhata-II block and Bhetaguri-I, Dinhata Village-I, Dinhata Village-II and Putimari-I gram panchayats of Dinhata-I block together will constitute the Dinhata assembly constituency of West Bengal. The other twelve gram panchayats of Dinhata-I block, viz. Bara Atiabari-I, Gosanimari-II, Bara Atiabari-II, Gitaldaha-I, Matalhat, Putimari-II, Bara Soulmari, Gitaldaha-II, Okrabari, Gosanimari-I, Petla and Bhetaguri-II will form the Sitai assembly constituency along with the whole area under Sitai block. Sitai constituency will be reserved for Scheduled castes candidates. Both constituencies will be part of Cooch Behar, which will be reserved for SC candidates.