Tehatta subdivision


Tehatta subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Overview

Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southwards from the head of the delta. The Tehatta subdivision is topographically part of the Nadia Plain North. The Jalangi River forms the district/ subdivision border in the north-western part and then flows through the subdivision. The other important rivers are Mathabhanga and Bhairab. The subdivision slopes in a south-easterly direction and on the east has a long boundary with Bangladesh. The area had large forests. The huge influx of East Bengali refugees that took place in the district immediately after the partition of India and the steady influx ever since paved way for conversion of forest into agricultural land.

Subdivisions

Nadia district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
SubdivisionHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
Rural
Population %
Urban
Population %
Tehatta subdivisionTehatta862.18796,24597.152.85
Krishnanagar SadarKrishnanagar1,661.102,186,50379.20520.795
RanaghatRanaghat893.581,432,76158.3241.68
KalyaniKalyani526.57891,56323.2776.73
Nadia districtKrishnanagar3,927.005,307,07266.8633.14

Administrative units

Tehatta subdivision has 5 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 36 gram panchayats, 240 mouzas, 217 inhabited villages and 2 census towns. The census towns are: Karimpur and Uttampur.
The subdivision has its headquarters at Tehatta.

Police stations

Police stations in Tehatta subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police stationArea covered
km2		India-Bangladesh
border km		Municipal townCD Block
Karimpur116.7964-Karimpur I
Hogalbaria122.514-Karimpur I
Murutia85.0532-Karimpur II
Thanapara97.0835--Karimpur II
Tehatta51945-Tehatta I
Palashipara-Tehatta II

Blocks

Community development blocks in Tehatta subdivision are:
CD BlockHeadquarters
Area
km2		Population
SC %ST %Hindus %Muslims %Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
Karimpur IBaruipara215.78183,55617.463.2067.7731.9567.702
Karimpur IIRahmatpur224.38217,13616.181.2239.5260.3862.04
Tehatta ITehatta249.55244,32234.911.8368.9529.2170.72
Tehatta IIPalashipara172.47151,23116.591.3850.0049.8968.52

Gram Panchayats

The subdivision contains 36 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:
Karimpur I block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Harekrishnapur, Jamsherpur, Karimpur-II, Pipulbaria, Hogolbaria, Karimpur-I, Madhugari and Shikarpur.
Karimpur II block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Dhoradaha-I, Murutia, Narayanpur-II, Rahamatpur, Dhoradaha-II, Nandanpur, Natidanga-I, Dighal Kandi, Narayanpur-I and Natidanga&nda
Tehatta I block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Betai-I, Chhitka, Patharghata-I, Shyamnagar, Betai-II, Kanainagar, Patharghata-II, Tehatta, Chanderghat, Natna and Raghunathpur.
Tehatta II block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Barnia, Hanspukuria, Palsunda-I, Sahebnagar, Gopinathpur, Palasipara and Palsunda-II.

Education

Nadia district had a literacy rate of 74.97% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Tehatta subdivision had a literacy rate of 67.25%, Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision 71.03%, Ranaghat subdivision 79.51% and Kalyani subdivision 83.35.
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Nadia 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 Tehatta 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 Nadia district.
.* Excluding nursing homes
Hospital in Tehatta subdivision:

Tehatta Subdivisional Hospital, Tehatta, 68 beds
Rural Hospitals and BPHC:

Karimpur Rural Hospital, Karimpur I CD Block, Karimpur, 50 beds

Nathidanga Rural Hospital, Karimpur II CD Block, Nathidanga, 30 beds

Palashipara Rural Hospital, Tehatta II CD Block, Palashipara, 30 beds

Nazirpur Block Primary Health Centre, Tehatta I CD Block, Nazirpur, 10 beds
Primary Health Centres

Karimpur I CD Block: Sikarpur, Bagchi Jamsherpur

Karimpur II CD Block: Nandanpur

Tehatta I CD Block: Kusthia, Shyamnagar

Tehatta II CD Block: Barnia, Chhota Nalda

Electoral constituencies

and Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Tehatta subdivision were as follows:
Lok Sabha constituencyReservationVidhan Sabha constituencyReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
Murshidabad-Karimpur-Karimpur I community development block and Dhoradaha I, Dhoradaha II, Murutia, Natidanga I, Natidanga II and Rahamatpur gram panchayats of Karimpur II community development block
All other Vidhan Sabha segments in Murshidabad district
Krishnanagar-Tehatta-Betai I, Betai II, Chhitka, Kanainagar, Natna, Patharghata I, Raghunathpur, Shyamnagar and Tehatta GPs of Tehatta I CD Block and Dighal, Kandi, Nandanpur, Narayanpur I and Narayanpur II GPs of Karimpur II CD Block
Palashipara-Chanderghat and PatharghataII gram panchayats of Tehatta I CD Block, Tehatta II CD Block, and Bikrampur, Bilkumari, Dhananjaypur and Haranagar GPs of Nakashipara CD Block
All other Vidhan Sabha segments outside Tehatta subdivision