Country |
India |
State |
West Bengal |
Headquarters |
Midnapore |
Lok Sabha constituencies |
Medinipur, Ghatal, Jhargram (ST) - all have assembly segments in adjoining districts, Arambagh - with one assembly segmant in the district |
Assembly seats |
Dantan, Nayagram, Gopiballavpur, Jhargram, Keshiary, Kharagpur Sadar, Narayangarh, Sabang, Pingla, Kharagpur, Debra, Daspur, Ghatal, Chandrakona, Garbeta, Salboni, Keshpur, Medinipur, Binpur |
Area |
9,345 km 2 (3,608 sq mi) |
Population (2011) - Total |
59,43,300 |
Density |
640/km 2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Urban |
11.9 per cent |
Literacy |
79.04 per cent |
Sex ratio |
960 |
Major highways |
NH 6, NH 60 |
Average annual precipitation |
2,111 mm |
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Administrative subdivisions
The district comprises four subdivisions: Kharagpur, Medinipur Sadar, Ghatal and Jhargram. Kharagpur subdivision consists of Kharagpur municipality and ten community development blocks: Dantan–I, Dantan–II, Pingla, Kharagpur–I, Kharagpur–II, Sabang, Mohanpur, Narayangarh, Keshiari and Debra. Medinipur Sadar subdivision consists of Midnapore municipality and six community development blocks: Medinipur Sadar, Garhbeta–I, Garhbeta–II, Garhbeta–III, Keshpur and Shalboni. Ghatal subdivision consists of five municipalities (Ramjibanpur, Chandrakona, Kshirpai, Kharar and Ghatal) and five community development blocks: Chandrakona–I, Chandrakona–II, Daspur–I, Daspur–II and Ghatal. Jhargram subdivision consists of Jhargram municipality and eight community development blocks: Binpur–I, Binpur–II, Jamboni, Jhargram, Gopiballavpur–I, Gopiballavpur–II, Nayagram and Sankrail.
Midnapore is the district headquarters. There are 21 police stations, 29 development blocks, 8 municipalities and 290 gram panchayats in this district.
Other than municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocks which in turn are divided into rural areas and census towns. In total there are 12 urban units: 8 municipalities and 4 census towns.
Kharagpur subdivision
- One municipality: Kharagpur .
- Dantan–I community development block consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
- Dantan–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
- Pingla community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
- Kharagpur–I community development block consists of rural areas with 7 gram panchayats and one census town: Kharagpur Railway Settlement .
- Kharagpur–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
- Sabang community development block consists of rural areas only with 13 gram panchayats.
- Mohanpur community development block consists of rural areas only with 5 gram panchayats.
- Narayangarh community development block consists of rural areas only with 16 gram panchayats.
- Keshiari community development block consists of rural areas with 9 gram panchayats and one census town: Deuli .
- Debra community development block consists of rural areas with 14 gram panchayats and one census town: Balichak .
Medinipur Sadar subdivision
- One municipality: Midnapore .
- Medinipur Sadar community development block consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
- Garhbeta–I community development block consists of rural areas only with 12 gram panchayats.
- Garhbeta–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
- Garhbeta–III community development block consists of rural areas with 8 gram panchayats and one census town: Durllabhganj .
- Keshpur community development block consists of rural areas only with 15 gram panchayats.
- Shalboni community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
Ghatal subdivision
- Five municipalities: Ramjibanpur , Chandrakona , Khirpai , Kharar and Ghatal .
- Chandrakona–I community development block consists of rural areas only with 6 gram panchayats.
- Chandrakona–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 6 gram panchayats.
- Daspur–I community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
- Daspur–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 14 gram panchayats.
- Ghatal community development block consists of rural areas only with 12 gram panchayats.
Jhargram subdivision
- One municipality: Jhargram .
- Binpur–I community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
- Binpur–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
- Jamboni community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
- Jhargram community development block consists of rural areas only with 13 gram panchayats.
- Gopiballavpur–I community development block consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
- Gopiballavpur–II community development block consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
- Nayagram community development block consists of rural areas only with 12 gram panchayats.
- Sankrail community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
According to the 2011 census Paschim Medinipur district has a population of 5,943,300, roughly equal to the nation of Eritrea or the US state of Missouri. This gives it a ranking of 14th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 636 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,650 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.44%. Paschim Medinipur has a sex ratio of 960 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79.04%.
BLOCKS IN PASCHIM MEDINIPUR
BINPUR-I
E-mail ID : bdolalgarh@gmail.com
BINPUR-II
Telephone Number(Office): 03221-253240 E-mail ID : binpur2@gmail.com
CHANDRAKONA-I
Telephone Number(Office): 03225-260235 E-mail ID : chandrakona1@rediffmail.com
CHANDRAKONA-II
Telephone Number(Office): 03225-266239 E-mail ID : bdockn2@gmail.com
DANTAN-I
Telephone Number(Office): 03229-253234 E-mail ID :bdo@dantan1.in
DANTAN-II
Telephone Number(Office): 03229-259257 E-mail ID : bdodan2@gmail.com
DASPUR-I
Telephone Number(Office) : 03225-254235 E-mail ID : kishalaybhowmick@gmail.com
DASPUR-II
Telephone Number(Office) : 03225-248366 E-mail ID : bdodasp2@gmail.com
DEBRA
Telephone Number(Office) : 03222-244273 E-mail ID :bdodebra@rediffmail.com
GARHBETA-I
Telephone Number(Office) : 03227-265053 E-mail ID : bdo.garh1@gmail.com
GARHBETA-II
Telephone Number(Office) : 03227-288237 E-mail ID : garhbeta2@gmail.com
GARHBETA-III
Telephone Number(Office) : 03227-282274 E-mail ID :bdogarhbeta3@gmail.com
GHATAL
Telephone Number(Office) : 03225-255047 E-mail ID : bdoghatal@rediffmail.com
GOPIBALLAVPUR-I
Telephone Number(Office) : 03221-266240 E-mail ID : bdogopi1@gmail.com
GOPIBALLAVPUR-II
Telephone Number(Office) : 03221-261240 E-mail ID : bdogopi2@gmail.com
JAMBONI
Telephone Number(Office) : 03221-268249 E-mail ID : bdojamboni@gmail.com
JHARGRAM
Telephone Number(Office) : 03221-255071 E-mail ID : bdojhargram@gmail.com
KESHIARY
Tlephone Number(Office) : 03229-252236 E-mail ID : bdo_keshiary@rediffmail.com
KESHPUR
Telephone Number(Office) : 03227-250248 E-mail ID : keshpurbdo@gmail.com
KHARAGPUR-I
Telephone Number(Office) : 03222-291032 E-mail ID : kgp1ps@gmail.com
KHARAGPUR-II
Telephone Number(Office) : 03222-247235 E-mail ID : kgp2.madpur@gmail.com
MIDNAPORE SADAR
Tlephone Number(Office) : 03222-275211 E-mail ID :bdomidsadar@gmail.com
MOHANPUR
Telephone Number(Office) : 03220-232239 E-mail ID : bdo_mohanpur@rediffmail.com
NARAYANGARH
Telephone Number(Office) : 03229-255229 E-mail ID : bdonarayangarh@rediffmail.com
NAYAGRAM
Telephone Number(Office) : 03223-267206 E-mail ID : bdonayagram@yahoo.com
PINGLA
Telephone Number(Office) : 03222-238542 E-mail ID : pinglablock@gmail.com
SABONG
Telephone Number(Office) : 03222-249232 : E-mail ID: bdosabang@gmail.com
SALBONI
Telephone Number(Office) : 03227-285229 E-mail ID : bdosalboni@gmail.com
SANKRAIL
Telephone Number(Office) : 03223-268248 E-mail ID : bdo.sankrail@gmail.com
MIDNAPORE - KHARAGPUR
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Name of the Head of Office |
Chairman, Midnapore Kharagpur Development Authority |
Designation of the HOD: |
Principal Secretary
UD Department |
Address of the Office |
Sahid Kshudiram Zilla Parikalpana Bhavan ,(2nd Floor)
Zilla Parishad Complex, Midnapore
P.O.- Midnapore, Dist – Paschim Medinipur |
Phone No. |
03222-261739 |
Name of the SPIO, i.r.t. RTI |
Smt. Indrani Saha, WBCS (Exe.)
Ex-Officio, Deputy Secretary, UD, Department |
Phone No & e-mail id of SPIO |
033-23349394 |
Acts, Statutes, Rules, administered by the Office |
i)WB T & CP, Act, 1979 & the Relevant Rules,
ii) WB Municipal Act, 1973,
iii) WB Municipal Building Rules,
iv) Building Architectural Control Regulation of MKDA, v) WB Panchayet Act, 1973 & Rules,
vi) WB Land Reforms Act, 1955 & Rules,
vii) Land Acquisition Act, 1895 & L.A.Manual,
viii) Public Demand Recovery Act etc,
ix) PWD, Manual etc |
RIGHT TO INFORMATION
Name of the PIO |
------, WBCS(Exe) |
Contact Details |
03222-274425 (Extn. 454) |
Name of appellate authority |
------ |
Contact No. with e-mail ID |
03222 275455
admg09@gmail.com |
DISTRICT AT A GLANCE
| Description |
Year |
Unit |
Particulars |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Administrative set UP : |
| District Head Quarters: |
Medinipur |
|
Sub-division |
2007 |
Number |
4 |
| Police Station |
" |
" |
28 |
| Inhabited Villages |
2001 |
" |
7580 |
| Mouza |
" |
" |
8701 |
| Municipal Corporation |
2007 |
" |
- |
| Municipality |
" |
" |
8 |
| Block |
" |
" |
29 |
| Panchayat Samity |
" |
" |
29 |
| Gram Panchayat |
" |
" |
290 |
| Gram Sansad |
" |
" |
3491 |
| Area and Population: |
|
Area |
2001 |
Sq.K.M. |
9786.00(P) |
| Population |
" |
Number |
5193411 |
| Density of population |
" |
per sq. k.m |
531 |
| Percentage of population: |
|
Male |
" |
Per cent |
50.99 |
| Female |
" |
" |
49.01 |
| Rural |
" |
" |
88.10 |
| Urban |
" |
" |
11.90 |
| Climate |
|
Annual rainfall |
2007 |
m.m. |
2111 |
| Temperature : |
|
Maximum |
" |
Degree Celsius |
42 |
| Minimum |
" |
" |
10 |
| Workers : |
|
Total workers |
2001 |
Per cent |
41.04 |
|
Non-workers |
" |
" |
58.96 |
| Agriculture and Irrigation: |
| Cropped area |
2006-07 |
Hectares |
555.62 |
| Percentage of irrigated area |
" |
Per cent |
77.05 |
| Cultivated area |
|
| Yield rate of Rice |
" |
Kg. per hec. |
2598 |
| Medical facilities: |
|
|
|
| Hospitals & Health Centres |
2007 |
Number |
244 |
|
Sub-Centres |
2006-07 |
" |
908 |
| Family welfare centres |
" |
" |
47 |
| Total beds |
|
2007 |
" |
4782 |
| Beds per lakh of Population |
" |
" |
92 |
| Educational Institutions : |
|
Primary |
2006-07 |
" |
4668 |
|
Middle |
" |
" |
110 |
|
High |
" |
" |
389 |
| Higher Secondary |
" |
" |
264 |
| General College |
" |
" |
21 |
| University(Gen. & Tech.) |
" |
" |
1 |
| Literates: Male |
2001 |
Per cent |
81.30 |
|
Female |
" |
" |
59.10 |
|
Total |
" |
" |
70.40 |
| Industry: |
|
|
|
| Registered Working factories |
2007 |
Number |
351(P)(C) |
| Small Industrial Establishments |
| Registered under C.& 5.5.1 .. |
Upto Sept. 2006 |
" |
38566 (C) |
| Micro, small & Medium Enterprises |
Oct. 2006 - Mar 2007 |
" |
206 |
| Employment in: |
|
|
|
| State Govt. Offices |
As on 31.12.2007 |
" |
19771(P) |
| Registered Working factories |
2007 |
" |
38231(P) (C) |
| Smallindustrial Establishments |
| Registered under C. & 5.5.1. |
Upto Sept. 2006 |
" |
193183 (C) |
| Micro, small & Medium Enterprises |
Oct. 2006 - Mar 2007 |
" |
2474 |
| Employment Situation: |
|
|
|
| Applicants on live-register |
2006 |
" |
478747 |
| Electricity : |
. |
|
|
| Mouzas electrified |
2006-07 |
" |
5169 |
| Consumption of electricity |
" |
'000 Kwh |
750027 |
| Co-operative Societies : |
| Societies |
" |
Number |
2131 |
| Members |
" |
" |
639197 |
| Working Capital |
" |
'000 Rs |
12718430 |
| Commercial Bank |
June 2007 |
Number |
298 |
| Transport & Communication: |
| Post Offices |
2006-07 |
Number |
1420 (C) |
| Post & Telegraph Offices(Combined) |
" |
" |
230 (C.) |
| Road Length: |
| Surfaced |
" |
K.M. |
9716 |
| Un-surfaced |
" |
" |
17406 |
| Number of registered Motor vehicles |
" |
Number |
163710 |
| Finance: |
| Net collection from small savings |
" |
Rs. |
2664018 |
| Total revenue |
" |
" |
1808442 |
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