Dinhata subdivision

Dinhata subdivision
Subdivision
Coordinates: 26°08′N 89°28′E / 26.13°N 89.47°E / 26.13; 89.47
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Cooch Behar
Headquarters	Dinhata
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB-64
Website	dinhata.in

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

Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:^[3][4]

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S

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M

B

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L

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D

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Kamteswari
temple

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Rajpat

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River

Mara Torsha

Gangadhar River

River

Dudhkumar

Dharla River

Nakkatigachhi

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Chamta

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Bhuchungmari

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Bara Kodali

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Andaranfulbari

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Airani Chitalia

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Gosanimari

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Sahebganj

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Gitaldaha

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Bamanhat

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Natabari

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Bakshirhat

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Dinhata

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Tufanganj

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Bhangri
Pratham
Khanda

CT

Kamat Phulbari

CT

Chhota Laukuthi

CT

  

Places in the Tufanganj and Dinhata subdivisions (except Sitai CD block) in Cooch Behar district
CT: census town, M: municipal town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

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.^[4][5]

The police stations in the Dinhata subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:^[6][7][8]

Community development blocks in the Dinhata subdivision are:^[4][9][10]

The subdivision contains 33 gram panchayats under 3 community development blocks:^[11]

• Dinhata I block consists of 16 gram panchayats, viz. Bara Atia bari–I, Dinhata Village–II, Gosanimari–II, Putimari–I, Bara Atiabari–II, Gitaldaha–I, Matalhat, Putimari–II, Bara Soulmari, Gitaldaha–II, Okrabari, BHETAGURI–I, Dinhata Village–I, Gosanimari–I, Petla and Bhetaguri–II.
• Dinhata II block consists of 12 gram panchayats, viz. Bamanhat–I, –II, Kishamat Dasgram, Sukarukuthi, Bamanhat–II, Chowdhurihat, Najirhat–I, Barasakdal, Gobra Chhara Nayarhat Najirhat–II, Burirhat–I and Sahebganj.
• Sitai block consists of five gram panchayats, viz. Adabari, Chamta, Sitai–II, Brahmottar–Chatra and Sitai–I.

Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012–13.^[12]

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.^[12]

The following institution is located in Dinhata subdivision:

• Dinhata College was established in 1956 at Dinhata.^[13]

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 2013 in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012–13.:^[14]

.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities in the Dinhata subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) ^[15]

• Dinhata Subdivisional Hospital, Dinhata M, 180 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) ^[16]

• Bamanhat Rural Hospital, Dinhata II CD block, Bamanhat, 30 beds
• Sitai Rural Hospital, Sitai CD block, Sitaihat, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)^[17]

• Gosanimari Block Primary Health Centre, Dinhata I CD block, Gosanimari, 30 beds

Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)^[18]

• Dinhata I CD block: Okrabari (6)
• Dinhata II CD block: Kisamath (Dasgram) (4), Tharaikhana (2), Nayerhat (10), Najirkhana (6)
• Sitai CD block: Nakarjan (4), Adabari (PO Kisamat Adabari) (4)

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 (SC) candidates. Both constituencies will be part of Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates.^[19]