Arambag subdivision


Arambag subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Overview

Arambag subdivision is a rural dominated area. All the blocks in the subdivision have cent percent population living in the rural areas. Arambagh municipality is the only urban area in the entire subdivision. A major portion of the subdivision is part of the Dwarakeswar-Damodar inter-riverine plain with alluvial soil. Only a small portion in the western fringe of the subdivision is upland. The entire area is a part of the Gangetic Delta.

History

Arambagh subdivision was formed in 1819. It was earlier known as Jahanabad. On 19 April 1900 the name of Jahanabad was changed to Arambagh, which means "the garden of ease and comfort". Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was in-charge of the subdivision in its earlier days. The ruins of a fort at Gar Mandaran provided the setting for Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Durgeshnandini, published in 1865.

Subdivisions

The Hooghly district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2
Population
Rural
Population %
Urban
Population %
ChinsurahHugli-Chuchura1,148.151,657,51868.6331.37
ChandannagoreChandannagar508.081,127,17658.5241.48
SriramporeSerampore422.451,469,84926.8873.12
ArambagArambag1,058.871,264,60294.775.23
Hooghly districtChinsurah3,149.005,519,14561.4338.57

Administrative units

Arambag subdivision has 4 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 63 gram panchayats, 567 mouzas, 554 inhabited villages and 1 municipality. The single municipality is at Arambag. The subdivision has its headquarters at Arambag.

Police stations

Police stations in Arambag subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police stationArea covered
km2
Municipal townCD Block
Goghatn/a-Goghat I, Goghat II
Arambagn/aArambagArambagh
Khanakuln/a-Khanakul I, Khanakul II
Pursurahn/a-Pursurah

Blocks

Community development blocks in Arambag subdivision are:
CD BlockHeadquarters
Area
km2
Population
SC %ST %Hindus %Muslims %Literacy
Rate %
Census
Towns
Goghat IGoghat186.32140,03038.796.0189.719.7578.70-
Goghat IIKamarpukur190.03160,58536.154.7283.4815.4877.24-
ArambaghArambag269.31285,20737.571.4677.9921.7179.01-
PursurahPursurah100.42173,43721.350.4883.5116.2882.12-
Khanakul IKhanakul171.92254,43428.810.3075.9623.9077.73-
Khanakul IIKhanakul121.83184,73430.070.0284.2115.6779.16-

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 63 gram panchayats under 6 community development blocks:

Industries

Arambagh Hatcheries Ltd. is a poultry and egg related industry based at Arambag. It was incorporated in 1973.

Agriculture

Hooghly is an agriculturally prosperous district of West Bengal. Although the economy has been shifting away from agriculture, it is still the pre-dominant economic activity and the main source of livelihood for the rural people of the district. One third of the district income comes from agriculture. Given below is an overview of the agricultural production for Arambagh subdivision, other subdivisions and the Hooghly district, with data for the year 2013-14.
CD Block/ SubdivisionRiceWheatJutePulsesOil seedsPotatoesSugarcane
Goghat I55,229---3,33584,730-
Goghat II109,9002--5,91240,723-
Arambagh43,248-2,022-5,08460,883-
Khanakul I27,0932455,380-1,898187,352-
Khanakul II17,5902423,090301,76815,076-
Pursurah1,951255,409111,480126,139123,934
Arambagh subdivision255,01175134,5413019,477514,903123,934
Chinsurah subdivision235,56192111,218410,362812,808162
Chandannagore subdivision189,79112136,276-6,522313,692-
Srirampore subdivision126,8521139,820128,058436,1112,437
Hooghly district807,215190421,8554644,4192,077,514126,533

Handloom weaving

The handloom sarees of Dhaniakhali, Begampur, Jangipara, Rajbalhat areas and dhutis of Haripal, Rajbalhat, Khanakul areas of Hooghly district are widely familiar.

Education

Hooghly district had a literacy rate of 81.80% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Chinsurah subdivision had a literacy rate of 79.17%, Chandannagore subdivision 83.01%, Srirampore subdivision 86.13% and Arambag subdivision 79.05.
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Hooghly 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.
The following institutions are located in Arambagh subdivision:
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 Hooghly district.
.* Excluding nursing homes
Medical facilities in Arambagh subdivision are as follows:

Hospital:

Arambagh Subdivisonal Hospital, Arambagh Municipality, 250 beds.
Rural Hospitals:

Akri Shrirampur Rural Hospital, Pursurah CD Block, Akri Shrirampur, 30 bed.

Khanakul Rural Hospital, Khanakul I CD Block, Khanakul, 60 beds.

Natibpur Rural Hospital, Khanakul II CD Block, Natibpur, 30 beds.

Dakshin Narayanpur Rural Hospital, Arambagh CD Block, Dakshin Narayanpur, 30 beds.

Kamarpukur Rural Hospital, Goghat II CD Block, Kamarpukur, 60 beds.

Goghat Block Primary Health Centre, Goghat I CD Block, Goghat, 10 beds.
Primary Health Centres

Arambagh CD Block: Malaypur, PO Keshabpur,, Selepur, PO Chuadanga, Muthadanga, PO Mayapur, Dihibagnan.

Goghat I CD Block: Nakunda.

Goghat II CD Block: Jitarpur, PO Bhuskunda, Taraghat, Badanganj.

Khanakul I CD Block: Ghoshpur, PO Pilkhan, Tantisal, Harimohan Golap Sundari, PO Raghunathpur.

Khanakul II CD Block: Sabalsinghpur, Morakhana, Ramchandrapur

Pursurah CD Block: Fatepur, PO Parshyampur, Dihibatpur, PO Alati.

Electoral constituencies

and Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Arambag subdivision were as follows:
Lok Sabha constituencyReservationVidhan Sabha constituencyReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
ArambaghReserved for SCPursurah-Pursurah community development block, along with Arunda, Balipur, Rammohan I, Rammohan II and Tantisal gram panchayats of Khanakul I CD Block, and Harinkhola I and Harinkhola II GPs of Arambagh CD Block
--ArambagReserved for SCArambag municipality, and Arandi I, Arandi II, Batanal, Gaurhati I, Gaurhati II, Madhabpur,Mayapur I, Mayapur II, Malaypur I, Malaypur II, Salepur I, Salepur II and Tirol GPs of Arambagh CD Block
--GoghatReserved for SCGoghat I and Goghat II CD Blocks
--KhanakulReserved for SCKhanakul II CD Block, and Ghoshpur, Khanakul I, Khanakul II, Kishorpur I, Kishorpur II, Pole I,Pole II, Thakuranichak I, and Thakuranichak II GPs of Khanakul I CD Block
--Other two assembly segments are in Chandannagore subdivision and one assembly segment is in Paschim Medinipur district--