Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision

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Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision বর্ধমান সদর উত্তর মহকুমা
subdivision
Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bardhaman
Headquarters	Bardhaman
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:IN

Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision is a subdivision of the Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Bardhaman municipality, Guskara municipality and six community development blocks: Ausgram — I, Ausgram–II, Bhatar, Burdwan–I, Burdwan–II and Galsi–II. The six blocks contain 55 gram panchayats. The subdivision has its headquarters at Bardhaman.

Area

Apart from the Bardhaman municipality and Guskara municipality, the subdivision contains rural areas of 55 gram panchayats under six community development blocks: Ausgram — I, Ausgram–II, Bhatar, Burdwan–I, Burdwan–II and Galsi–II. There is no urban are under any of these six blocks.

Blocks

Ausgram–I block

Rural area under Ausgram–I block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Ausgram, Billagram, Dignagar–II, Ukta, Berenda, Dignagar–I and Guskara–II. Ausgram police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Guskara.

Ausgram–II block

Rural area under Ausgram–II block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Amarpur, Eral, Ramnagar, Vedia, Debshala, Kota and Valki. Bud Bud and Ausgram police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Amrargarh.

Bhatar block

Rural area under Bhatar block consists of 14 gram panchayats, viz. Amarun–I, Banpash, Eruar, Sahebganj–I, Amarun–II, Barabeloon–I, Mahachanda, Sahebganj–II, Bolgona, Barabeloon–II, Mahata, Bamunara, Bhatar and Nityanandapur. Bhatar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Bhatar.

Burdwan–I block

Rural area under Burdwan–I block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Baghar–I, Belkash, Rayan–I, Baghar–II, Kshetia, Rayan–II, Bandul–I, Kurmun–I, Saraitikar. Bardhaman police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Mirzapur and Kamnara.

Burdwan–II block

Rural area under Burdwan–II block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Baikunthapur–I, Barsul–I, Kurmun–II, Baikunthapur–II, Barsul–II, Nabastha–I, Bandul–II, Gobindapur and Nabastha–II. Bardhaman and Memari police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Barsul and Barsul (Unnayani).

Galsi–II block

Rural area under Galsi–II block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Adra, Gohogram, Maszidpur, Bhunri, Khano, Sanko, Galsi, Kurkuba and Satinandi. Galsi police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Galsi.

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal:

• The Bardhaman municipality area will form the area under the Bardhaman Dakshin assembly constituency of West Bengal.
• Two gram panchayats under the Galsi–II block — Galsi and Kurkuba — will be part of the Galsi assembly constituency.
• The other seven gram panchayats under the Galsi–II block will be part of the area under the Khandaghosh assembly constituency.
• The Bhatar block and two gram panchayats of Bardhaman–I block — Kurman–I and Kshetia — will together form the area under the Bhatar assembly constituency.
• The other seven gram panchayats under the Bardhaman–I block and the area under the Bardhaman–II block will together form the domain of the Bardhaman Uttar assembly constituency.
• The Guskara municipality, the Ausgram–I block and the Ausgram–II block will together form the domain of the Ausgram assembly constituency.
• The constituencies of Bardhaman Uttar, Galsi and Ausgram will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates.
• The Khandaghosh constituency will be an assembly segment of the Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates.
• The constituencies of Bardhaman Dakshin, Bardhaman Uttar, Galsi and Bhatar will be assembly segments of the Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).
• The Ausgram constituency will be an assembly segment under the Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates.