Ranaghat subdivision

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Ranaghat Sub-Division
রাণাঘাট মহকুমা
Sub Division
Location in West Bengal, India
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Country  India
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Headquarters Ranaghat
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN
Website www.ranaghat.org

Ranaghat Subdivision is a subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Shantipur municipality, Ranaghat municipality, Birnagar municipality, Taherpur municipality, and Cooper's Camp municipality, and four community development blocks: Hanskhali, Shantipur, Ranaghat–I and Ranaghat–II. The four blocks contain 47 gram panchayats and six census towns and two notified areas. The subdivision has its headquarters at Ranaghat.

Area

Apart from the municipalities of Shantipur, Ranaghat and Birnagar, the subdivision contains six census towns and two notified areas and rural areas of 47 gram panchayats under four community development blocks: Hanskhali, Shantipur, Ranaghat–I and Ranaghat–II.[1] The six census towns are: Phulia, Aistala, Satigachha, Gopalpur, Parbbatipur and Nasra.[2] The two notified areas are: Taherpur and Cooper's Camp.[2]

Blocks

Hanskhali block

Rural area under Hanskhali block consists of 13 gram panchayats, viz. Bagula;I, Betna Gobindapur, Mamjoan, Ramnagar Barachupria;I, Bagula;II, Dakshinpara&;I, Mayurhat;I, Batkulla;I, Dakshinpara;II, Mayurhat;II, Ramnagar Barachupria;II, Batkulla;II and Gajna.[1] There is no urban area under this block.[2] Hanskhali police station serves this block.[3] Headquarters of this block is in Hanskhali.[4]

Santipur block

Rural area under Santipur block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Arbandi–I, Baganchra, Fulia Township, Nabla, Arbandi–II, Belgoria–I, Gayeshpur, Babla, Belgoria–II and Haripur.[1] Urban area under this block consists of and one census town: Phulia.[2] Shantipur police station serves this block.[3] Headquarters of this block is in Fulia Township.[4]

Ranaghat–I block

Rural area under Ranaghat–I block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Anulia, Kalinarayanpur Paharpur, Nawpara Masunda, Ramnagar–II, Barasat, Payradanga, Tarapur, Habibpur, Khisma and Ramnagar–I.[1] Urban area under this block consists of four census towns: Aistala, Satigachha, Gopalpur and Parbbatipur and one notified area: Taherpur.[2] Ranaghat police station serves this block.[3] Headquarters of this block is in Habibpur.[4]

Ranaghat–II block

Rural area under Ranaghat–II block consists of 14 gram panchayats, viz. Anishmali, Baidyapur–II, Kamalpur, Raghunathpur Hijuli–II, Aranghata, Debagram, Majhergram, Bahirgachi, Duttafulia, Nokari, Raghunathpur Hijuli–I, Baidyapur–I, Jugalkishore and Shyamnagar.[1] Urban area under this block consists of one census town: Nasra and one notified area: Cooper's Camp.[2] Dhantala and Ranaghat police stations serve this block.[3] Headquarters of this block is in Nokari.[4]

Haringhata block

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the Santipur municipality and six gram panchayats under the Santipur block, viz. Babla, Baganchra, Belgoria–I, Belgoria–II, Gayeshpur and Haripur, together will form the Santipur assembly constituency of West Bengal. The Ranaghat Uttar Paschim assembly constituency will consist of the area covered by the other four gram panchayats under this block, viz. Arbandi–I, Arbandi–II, Fulia Township and Nabla, along with the Taherpur notified area, the Birnagar municipality, the Ranaghat municipality, and four gram panchayats under the Ranaghat–I block, viz. Ramnagar–I, Barasat, Kalinarayanpur Paharpur and Khisma. The other six gram panchayats under the Ranaghat–I block, viz. Anulia, Habibpur, Nawpara Masunda, Payradanga, Ramnagar–II and Tarapur, along with Cooper's Camp notified area, and eight gram panchayats under the Ranaghat–II block, viz. Anishmali, Baidyapur–I, Baidyapur–II, Debagram, Majhergram, Nokari, Raghunathpur Hijuli–I and Shyamnagar, will form the Ranaghat Dakshin assembly constituency. The Ranaghat Uttar Purba assembly constituency will be formed by the other six gram panchayats under the Ranaghat–II block, viz. Aranghata, Bahirgachi, Duttafulia, Kamalpur, Jugalkishore and Raghunathpur Hijuli–II, along with five gram panchayats under the Hanskhali block, viz. Bagula–I, Bagula–II, Mamjoan, Ramnagar Barachupria–I and Ramnagar Barachupria–II. The other eight gram panchayats under the Hanskhali block, viz. Betna Gobindapur, Dakshinpara–I, Mayurhat–I, Batkulla–I, Dakshinpara–II, Mayurhat–II, Batkulla–II and Gajna, will be part of the Krishnaganj assembly constituency. Ranaghat Dakshin, Ranaghat Uttar Purba and Krishnaganj assembly constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. All of these five assembly constituencies will be part of the Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates.[5]

References

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