Malda Sadar subdivision
Malda Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Malda Sadar subdivision covers both the Barind Tract and the Diara, two of the three physiographic subregions of the district. The Barind “is made up of the ancient alluvial humps that are remnants of old riverine flood plains that remained unaffected subsequently by inundation and renewed silting.” It forms an upland slightly higher than the surrounding areas and extends beyond the borders of the district. “The Diara is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium in the transitional zone between the Barind upland and the marshy Tal tract. The soil is light with sandy appearance and is very fertile.Subdivisions
Malda district is divided into two administrative subdivisions:| Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km2 | Population | Urban Population % | Rural Population % |
| Malda Sadar | English Bazar | 2,515.43 | 2,650,466 | 20.23 | 79.77 |
| Chanchal | Chanchal | 1,160.44 | 1,338,379 | 0.42 | 88.58 |
| Malda district | English Bazar | 3,733.00 | 3,988,845 | 13.58 | 86.42 |
Administrative units
Malda Sadar subdivision has 9 police stations, 9 community development blocks, 9 panchayat samitis, 97 gram panchayats, 1,274 mouzas, 1,105 inhabited villages, 2 municipalities and 26 census towns. The municipalities are at English Bazar and Old Malda. The census towns are: Bandhail, Rangabhita, Baksinagar, Kachu Pukur, Kendua, Aiho, Jhangra, Chhatianmor, Sahapur, Milki, Sonatala, Bagbari, Chhota Suzapur, Bara Suzapur, Chaspara, Nazirpur, Jalalpur, Bamangram, Jadupur, Silampur, Baliadanga, Alipur, Karari, Birodhi, Jagannathpur and Krishnapur. The subdivision has its headquarters at English Bazar.Blocks
Community development blocks in Malda Sadar subdivision are:| CD Block | Headquarters | Area km2 | Population | SC % | ST % | Hindus % | Muslims % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns |
| Gazole | Gazole | 513.73 | 343,830 | 37.36 | 19.94 | 75.53 | 22.28 | 63.07 | 2 |
| Bamangola | Pakuahat | 206.20 | 143,906 | 49.46 | 20.15 | 88.08 | 8.87 | 68.09 | - |
| Habibpur | Habibpur | 397.10 | 210,669 | 50.02 | 29.11 | 91.06 | 1.23 | 58.81 | 4 |
| Old Malda | Narayanpur | 228.00 | 156,365 | 32.16 | 15.05 | 71.25 | 26.36 | 59.61 | 3 |
| English Bazar | Malda | 251.85 | 274,627 | 17.31 | 1.89 | 50.43 | 49.53 | 63.03 | 3 |
| Manikchak | Manikchak | 316.39 | 269,813 | 27.73 | 14.87 | 57.28 | 42.68 | 57.77 | - |
| Kaliachak I | Kaliachak | 106.60 | 392,517 | 3.83 | 0.39 | 11.54 | 88.39 | 65.25 | 11 |
| Kaliachak II | Mothabari | 209.17 | 210,105 | 15.56 | 2.29 | 32.42 | 67.53 | 64.89 | 1 |
| Kaliachak III | Dariapur | 127.37 | 359,071 | 29.44 | 7.05 | 52.17 | 47.70 | 54.16 | 2 |
Gram panchayats
The subdivision contains 97 gram panchayats under 9 community development blocks:- English Bazar block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Amriti, Jadupur-I, Kotwali, Narhatta, Binodpur, Jadupur-II, Mahadipur, Sovanagar, Fulbaria, Kajigram and Milki.
- Gazole block consists of 15 gram panchayats, viz. Alal, Chaknagar, Karkach, Raniganj-II, Bairgachhi-I, Deotala, Majhra, Sahajadpur, Bairgachhi-II, Gazole-I, Pandua, Salaidanga, Babupur, Gazole-II and Raniganj-I.
- Habibpur block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Aktail, Bulbulchandi, Jajail, Rishipur, Aiho, Dhumpur, Kanturka, Sreerampur, Baidyapur, Habibpur and Mangalpur.
- Kaliachak I block consists of 14 gram panchayats, viz. Alinagar, Gayeshbari, Kaliachak-II, Silampur-II, Alipur-I, Jalalpur, Mozampur, Sujapur, Alipur-II, Jaluabadhal, Naoda-Jadupur, Bamongram-Mashimpur, Kaliachak-I, Silampur-I.
- Kaliachak II block consists of 9 gram panchayats, viz. Bangitola, Rajnagar, Uttar Lakshmipur, Gangaprasad, Rathbari, Uttar Panchanandapur-II, Hamidpur, Uttar Panchanandapur-I and Mothabari.ayet.
- Kaliachak III block consists of 14 gram panchayats, viz. Akandabaria, Bhagabanpur, Lakshmipur, Bakhrabad, Charianantapur, Pardeonapur-Sovapur, Bedrabad iu, Golapganj, Beernagar-I, Krishnapur, Sahabajpur, Beernagar-II, Kumbhira, Sahabanchak.
- Manikchak block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Chowki Mirdadpur, Enayetpur, Manikchak, Nurpur, Dakshin Chandipur, Gopalpur, Mathurapur, Uttar Chandipur, Dharampur, Heeranandapur and Nazeerpur.
- Old Malda block consists of 6 gram panchayats, viz. Bhabuk, Mahisbathani, Muchia, Jatradanga, Mangalbari and Sahapur.
- Bamangola block consists of 6 gram panchayats, viz. Bamangola, Gobindapur-Maheshpur, Jagdala, Pakuahat, Chandpur and Madnabati.
Education
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Malda district for the year 2013-14:
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.
Healthcare
The table below presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Malda district..* Excluding nursing homes
Electoral constituencies
and Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Malda Sadar subdivision were as follows:| Lok Sabha constituency | Reservation | Vidhan Sabha constituency | Reservation | CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas |
| Maldaha Uttar | - | Habibpur | ST | Bamangola CD Block and Aktail, Baidyapur, Bulbul Chandi, Dhumpur, Habibpur, Jajail, Kanturka and Mangalpur gram panchayats of Habibpur CD Block |
| Gazole | SC | Gazole CD Block | ||
| Maldaha | SC | Old Maldah municipality, Old Malda) CD Block, Narhatta gram panchayat of English Bazar CD Block, and Aiho, Rishipur and Sreerampur gram panchayats of Habibpur CD Block | ||
| Other four assembly segments in Chanchal subdivision | ||||
| Maldaha Dakshin | - | Manikchak | - | Manikchak CD Block, and Milki, Fulbaria and Sovanagar gram panchayats of English Bazar CD Block |
| English Bazar | - | English Bazar municipality and Amriti, Binodpur, Jadupur I, Jadupur II, Kajigram, Kotwali and Mahadipur gram panchayats of English Bazar CD Block | ||
| Mothabari | - | Kaliachak II CD Block, and Alinagar and Kaliachak I gram panchayats of Kaliachak I CD Block | ||
| Sujapur | - | Alipur I, Alipur II, Bamongram Mashimpur, Gayeshbari, Jalalpur, Jalua Badhal, Kalia Chak II, Mozampur, Naoda Jadupur, Silampur I, Silampur II and Sujapur gram panchayats of Kaliachak I CD Block | ||
| Baisnabnagar | - | Kaliachak III CD Block | ||
| Other two assembly sehments in Murshidabad district |