Kakdwip subdivision


Kakdwip subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Subdivisions

South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:
SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2
Population
Urban
Population %
Rural
Population %
Alipore SadarAlipore427.431,490,34259.8540.15
BaruipurBaruipur1,355.442,396,64331.0568.95
CanningCanning1,103.731,140,56212.3787.63
Diamond HarbourDiamond Harbour1,264.682,125,75814.6185.39
KakdwipKakdwip1,389.931,008,6530100
South 24 ParganasAlipore9,960,008,161,96125.5874.42

12.36% of the total population of South 24 Parganas district live in Kakdwip subdivision.

Administrative units

Kakdwip subdivision has 8 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 42 gram panchayats, 217 mouzas and 202 inhabited villages.

Police stations

Police stations in Kakdwip subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police stationArea covered
Border Municipal town/ cityCD Block
Kakdwip91--Kakdwip, Namkhana
Harwood Point Coastal*169--Kakdwip
Namkhana95.26--Namkhana
Fraserganj Coastal34.07--Namkhana
Sagar225.3--Sagar
Gangasagar Coastal77.72--Sagar
Patharpratima293.96--Patharpratima
Gobardhanpur Coastal207--Patharpratima

Note:Certain portions of Kakdwip subdivision are within the jurisdiction of Dholahat PS in Diamond Harbour subdivision
.*Newly added

Blocks

Community development blocks in Kakdwip subdivision are:
CD BlockHeadquarters
Area
km2
Population
SC %ST %Hindus %Muslims %Literacy
Rate %
Census
Towns
KakdwipGanespur252.74281,96322.950.8082.3717.0977.93-
NamkhanaNamkhana370.61182,83025.850.4185.9713.8885.72-
SagarRudranagar282.11212,03726.530.4087.8811.7384.21-
PatharpratimaRamganga241.9331,82322.950.8088.9110.7282.11-

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 42 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:
South 24 Parganas district had a literacy rate of 77.51% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Alipore Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.14%, Baruipur subdivision 77.45%, Canning subdivision 70.98%, Diamond Harbour subdivision 76.26% and Kakdwip subdivision 82.04%

Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in South 24 Parganas district, with data for the year 2013-14:
.* Does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation
The following institutions are located in Kakdwip 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 South 24 Parganas district.
Note: The district data does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The number of doctors exclude private bodies.
Medical facilities in Kakdwip 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 West Bengal, the areas under the Patharpratima CD Block forms the Patharpratima . The Kakdwip CD Block, along with two gram panchayats under the Namkhana CD Block: Budhakhali and Narayanpur, will form the Kakdwip . The other five gram panchayats under the Namkhana CD Block along with the areas covered by the Sagar CD Block will form the Sagar . All the three legislative assembly constituencies will be legislative assembly segments of the Mathurapur , which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates.