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Domkal subdivision

Coordinates:24°07′N88°33′E/ 24.12°N 88.55°E/24.12; 88.55
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Domkal subdivision
Subdivision
Coordinates:24°07′N88°33′E/ 24.12°N 88.55°E/24.12; 88.55
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Established14 December 1999
HeadquartersDomkal
Area
• Total837.88 km2(323.51 sq mi)
Population
• Total996,443
• Density1,200/km2(3,100/sq mi)
Languages
• OfficialBengali,English
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitewb.gov.in

Domkal subdivisionis an administrative subdivision ofMurshidabad districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.

Overview

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TheBhagirathi Riversplits the Murshidabad district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east. Domkal subdivision lies in the Raninagar plain at the north-eastern corner of the Bagri region. The Raninagar plain lies between theJalangiandBhairabrivers. It is a low-lying area and is characterized by the nature of inundation along with many swamps. ThePadma Riverseparates Murshidabad district fromMalda districtandChapai NawabganjandRajshahidistricts of Bangladesh in the north.[1][2]

Geography

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Subdivisions

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Murshidabad district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[3]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 Rural
Population %
(2011)		 Urban
Population %
(2011)
Barhampur Baharampur 1,195.57 1,725,525 80.15 19.85
Kandi Kandi 1,200.76 1,155,645 93.21 6.79
Jangipur Jangipur 1,097.82 1,972,308 56.43 43.57
Lalbag Murshidabad 1019.10 1,253,886 92.36 7.64
Domkal Domkal 837.88 996,443 97.55 2.45
Murshidabad district 5,324.00 7,103,807 80.28 19.72
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5miles
B
A
N
G
L
A
D
E
S
H
Kiriteswari Temple
H
Kiriteswari Temple (H)
Rosnaiganj
H
Rosnaiganj (H)
Nashipur
H
Nashipur (H)
Baranagar
H
Baranagar, Murshidabad (H)
Gorba
Nala
Bhairab
River
Jalangi
River
Padma River
Bhagirathi River
Khushbagh
H
Khushbagh (H)
Shaikhpara
R
Shaikhpara (R)
Sagarpara
R
Sagarpara (R)
Sadikhanr Diar
R
Sadikhanr Diar (R)
Raninagar
R
Raninagar (R)
Kasbagoas
R
Kasbagoas (R)
Jalangi
R
Jalangi (R)
Domkal
R
Domkal (R)
Bhagirathpur
R
Bhagirathpur (R)
Ranitala
R
Ranitala (R)
Nasipur
R
Nasipur (R)
Nabagram
R
Nabagram, India (R)
Lalgola
border checkpost
R
Lalgola (R)
Krishnapur
R
Krishnapur, Murshidabad (R)
Kismattatla
R
Kismattatla (R)
Bhagawangola
R
Bhagawangola (R)
Azimganj
M
Azimganj (M)
Jiaganj
M
Jiaganj (M)
Murshidabad
M
Murshidabad (M)
Islampur
CT
Islampur, Murshidabad (CT)
Harharia Chak
CT
Harharia Chak (CT)
Cities, towns and locations in the Lalbag and Domkal subdivisions, Murshidabad district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical place
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Administrative units

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Domkal subdivision has 4 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4panchayat samitis,38gram panchayats,240mouzas,203 inhabited villages and 2census towns.The census towns are:IslampurandHarharia Chak. The subdivision has its headquarters atDomkal.[4][5]

Police stations

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Police stations in Domkal subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[6][7]

Police station Area covered
km2		 India-Bangladesh
border km		 Municipal town CD Block
Domkal n/a – – Domkal
Jalangi n/a n/a – Jalangi
Islampur n/a – – Raninagar I
Raninagar n/a n/a – Raninagar II

Murshidabad district has a 125.35 km long international border with Bangladesh of which 42.35 km is on land and the remaining is riverine.[8]

There are reports ofBangladeshi infiltratorsentering Murshidabad district.[9][10]An estimate in 2000 placed the total number of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India at 15 million, with around 0.3 million entering every year. The thumb rule for such illegal immigrants is that for each illegal person caught four get through. While many immigrants have settled in the border areas, some have moved on, even to far way places such as Mumbai and Delhi. The border is guarded by theBorder Security Force.[11]During the UPA government,Sriprakash Jaiswal,Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, had made a statement in Parliament on 14 July 2004, that there were 12 million illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators living in India, and West Bengal topped the list with 5.7 million Bangladeshis. More recently,Kiren Rijiju,Minister of State for Home Affairs in the NDA government has put the figure at around 20 million.[12]Critics point out that the Bengali politicians, particularly those from the rulingTrinamool Congressand theCPI (M),believe that a soft approach to the problem help them to win Muslim votes.[13]

Blocks

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Community development blocks in Domkal subdivision are:[14][15]

CD Block Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 SC% ST% Muslims% Hindus% Decadal
Growth Rate
2001–2011%		 Literacy
Rate %		 Census
Towns
Domkal Domkal 305.19 363,976 2.61 0.33 89.69 10.16 16.78 63.90 –
Jalangi Sahebrampur,Jalangi 210.63 252,477 12.61 1.16 73.27 26.57 17.11 67.35 –
Raninagar I Kasbagoas 146.93 189,105 7.56 0.26 81.69 18.20 22.31 67.25 2
Raninagar II Raninagar 175.13 190,885 11.62 0.29 80.78 19.03 22.34 63.60 –

Gram Panchayats

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The subdivision contains 34gram panchayatsunder 4community development blocks21 Ward comprising 23 mouzas underDomkal Municipality:[16]

  • DomkalCD Block – Garaimari, Sarangpur, Bhagirathpur, Garibpur, Juranpur, Dhulauri, Ghoramara, Madhurkul and Raipur.
  • Raninagar–ICD Block – Herampur, Islampurchak, Paharpur, Hurshi, Lochanpur and Tenkaraipur Balumati.
  • Raninagar–IICD Block – Kalinagar–I, Katlamari–II, Rajapur, Kalinagar–II, Malibari–I, Raninagar–I, Katlamari–I, Malibari–II and Raninagar–II.
  • Jalangi– Choapara, Ghoshpara, Khayramari, Sahebnagar, Debipur, Jalangi, Sadikhanderah, Faridpur, Katabari andSagarpara.

River bank erosion

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As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of theGangesalone in Murshidabad district.[17]The main channel of the Ganges has a bankline of 94 km along its right bank from downstream of Farakka Barrage to Jalangi. Severe erosion occurs all along this bank. The encroaching river wiped out 50 mouzas and engulfed about 10,000 hectares of fertile land. The following blocks have to face the brunt of erosion year after year:Farakka,Samserganj,Suti I,Suti II,Raghunathganj II,Lalgola,Bhagawangola I,Bhagawangola II,Raninagar I,Raninagar IIandJalangi.As per official estimate, till 1992–94 more than 10,000 hectares of chars (flood plain sediment island) have developed in main places, which have become inaccessible from the Indian side but can be reached easily from Bangladesh.[18]

See also –River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts

Economy

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Infrastructure

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All inhabited villages in Murshidabad district have power supply.[19]

See the individual block pages for more information about the infrastructure available.

Agriculture

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Murshidabad is a predominantly agricultural district. A majority of the population depends on agriculture for a living. The land is fertile. The eastern portion of the Bhagirathi, analluvialtract, is very fertile for growingAuspaddy, jute andrabi crops.The Kalantar area in the south-eastern portion of the district, is a low-lying area with stiff dark clay and supports mainly the cultivation of Aman paddy. The west flank of the Bhagirathi is alateritictract intersected by numerousbilsand old river beds. It supports the cultivation of Aman paddy, sugar cane and mulberry.[20]

Given below is an overview of the agricultural production (all data in tonnes) for Domkal subdivision, other subdivisions and the Murshidabad district, with data for the year 2013–14.[21]

CD Block/ Subdivision Rice Wheat Jute Pulses Oil seeds Potatoes Sugarcane
Domkal 12,459 39,749 313,768 4,592 3,158 69,013 5,845
Jalangi 27,904 23,144 180,928 6,114 3,591 28,758 15,643
Raninagar I 24,675 26,581 119,818 2,819 13,908 4,285 3,535
Raninagar II 15,861 20,044 115,879 3,230 12,753 15,026 –
Domkal Subdivision 80,899 109,518 730,393 16,755 33,410 117,082 25,023
Barhampur subdivision 268,587 109,091 914,791 5,758 35,315 39,914 160,221
Kandi subdivision 487,207 4,157 6,186 4,818 9,355 85,886 106,646
Jangipur subdivision 207,472 45,261 207,425 9,374 12,375 38,197 52,344
Lalbag subdivision 68,034 20,304 427,450 7,809 22,592 40,997 3,295
Murshidabad district 1,112,199 288,331 2,286,245 44,514 113,047 322.076 347,529

Education

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Murshidabad district had a literacy rate of 66.59% (for population of 7 years and above) as per the census of India 2011. Barhampur subdivision had a literacy rate of 72.60%, Kandi subdivision 66.28%, Jangipur subdivision 60.95%, Lalbag subdivision 68.00% and Domkal subdivision 68.35%.[22]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Murshidabad district for the year 2013–14:[22]

Subdivision Primary
School 		Middle
School 		High
School 		Higher Secondary
School 		General
College, Univ 		Technical /
Professional Instt 		Non-formal
Education
Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student
Barhampur 728 88,371 107 13,364 37 31,214 92 162,613 7 17,418 11 2,796 2,278 100,164
Kandi 672 66,030 105 11,248 46 32,752 61 87,482 5 7,830 3 400 1,717 74,370
Jangipur 747 144,416 72 14,159 25 30,004 76 194,025 5 15,335 5 500 2,793 160,236
Lalbag 601 72,429 74 8,997 24 22,174 66 120,454 5 13,088 7 759 2,082 93,891
Domkal 432 52,177 73 11,791 22 23,201 47 86,672 3 7,211 11 2,457 1,612 74,330
Murshidabad district 3,180 423,423 431 59,559 154 139,345 342 651,246 25 60,882 37 6,912 10,482 502,991

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.[22]

The following institutions are located in Domkal subdivision:

Healthcare

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The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Murshidabad district.[32]

Subdivision Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB Other
State
Govt
Deptts 		Local
bodies 		Central
Govt
Deptts /
PSUs 		NGO /
Private
Nursing
Homes 		Total Total
Number
of
Beds 		Total
Number
of
Doctors* 		Indoor
Patients 		Outdoor
Patients
Hospitals
 Rural
Hospitals
 Block
Primary
Health
Centres
 Primary
Health
Centres
Barhampur 2 2 4 15 3 – – 45 71 1,645 282 149,393 2,094,027
Kandi 1 2 3 17 1 - - 6 30 567 68 85,624 1,005,056
Jangipur 1 1 6 15 - - 2 12 37 590 62 141,427 1,043,548
Lalbag 1 2 3 14 - 1 1 23 45 483 65 105,562 1,154,275
Domkal 1 2 2 9 - - - 19 33 252 44 45,110 802,309
Murshidabad district 6 9 18 70 4 1 3 105 216 2,537 521 527,116 6,099,215

.* Excluding nursing homes

Medical facilities in Domkal subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals:(Name, location, beds)[33]
Domkal Subdivisional Hospital,Domkal,68 beds

Rural Hospitals:(Name, block, location, beds)[33]
Sadikhan's Dear Rural Hospital, Jalangi CD Block,Sadikhan's Dear,30 beds
Islampur Rural Hospital, Raninagar I CD Block,Islampur,30 beds
Raninagar (Godhanpara) Rural Hospital, Raninagar II CD Block,Raninagar,15 beds

Block Primary Health Centres:(Name, block, location, beds)[33]
Bhagirathpur BPHC, Domkal CD Block,Bhagirathpur,10 beds

Primary Health Centres:(CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds)[33]
Domkal CD Block: Garaimari (4), Jitpur (10)
Jalangi CD Block: Faridpur (4),Sagarpara(10)
Raninagar I CD Block: Hurshi, Maricha (6), Herampur (10)
Raninagar II CD Block: Bilpocha Kobra, Nabipur (6), Katlamari (10)

Electoral constituencies

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Lok Sabha(parliamentary) andVidhan Sabha(state assembly) constituencies in Domkal subdivision were as follows:[34]

Lok Sabha constituency Reservation Vidhan Sabha constituency Reservation CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
Murshidabad None Raninagar None Raninagar ICD Block, Kalinagar I, Kalinagar II, Malibari I, Malibari II and Raninagar I GPs ofRaninagar IICD Block and Dhulauri GP ofDomkalCD Block
Domkal None Ajimganjgola, Bhagirathpur, Domkal, Garaimari, Garibpur, Ghoramara, Jitpur, Juginda, Juranpur, Madhurkul, Raipur and Sarangpur GPs ofDomkalCD Block
Jalangi None JalangiCD Block, and Katlamari I, Katlamari II, Rajapur and Raninagar II GPs ofRaninagar IICD Block
Bhagabangola
inLalbag subdivision		 None Bhagawangola IIcommunity development blockand Bhagawangola, Habaspur, Hanumantanagar, Kuthirampur, Mahammadpur, Mahisasthali and Sundarpurgram panchayatsofBhagawangola ICD Block
Murshidabad
inLalbag subdivision		 None Murshidabadmunicipality,Jiaganj Azimganjmunicipality andMurshidabad-JiaganjCD Block
Hariharpara
inBarhampur subdivision		 None HariharparaCD Block and Chhaighari and Madanpur GPs ofBerhamporeCD Block
One assembly segment inTehatta subdivisionof Nadia district

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