Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision

Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision জলপাইগুড়ি সদর মহকুমা
subdivision
Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 26°31′N 88°44′E / 26.52°N 88.73°E / 26.52; 88.73Coordinates: 26°31′N 88°44′E / 26.52°N 88.73°E / 26.52; 88.73
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Headquarters	Jalpaiguri
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:IN

Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Jalpaiguri and Dhupguri municipalities and four community development blocks: Jalpaiguri, Mainaguri, Dhupguri and Rajganj. The four blocks contain 62 gram panchayats and three census towns. The subdivision has its headquarters at Jalpaiguri. Siliguri municipal corporation, which lies mainly in Darjeeling district, has 14 out of 47 wards located in this subdivision.

Area

Apart from the Jalpaiguri and Dhupguri municipalities, the subdivision contains three census towns and rural areas of 62 gram panchayats under four community development blocks: Jalpaiguri, Mainaguri, Dhupguri and Rajganj.^[1] The three census towns are: Mainaguri, Banarhat Tea Garden and Gairkata.^[2] During Census 2001, Dhupguri was a census town, but it was promoted to a municipality in 2001.^[3]

Blocks

Jalpaiguri block

Rural area under Jalpaiguri block consists of 14 gram panchayats, viz. Arabinda, Boalmari–Nandanpur, Kharija–Barubari–I, Paharpur, Bahadur, South Berubari, Kharija–Berubari–II, Patkata, Baropatia Nutanabos, Garalbari, Mondalghat, Belakoba, Kharia and Nagar Berubari.^[1] There is no urban area under this block.^[2] Jalpaiguri police station serves this block.^[4] Headquarters of this block is in Jalpaiguri.^[5]

Mainaguri block

Rural area under Mainaguri block consists of 16 gram panchayats, viz. Amguri, Domohoni–I, Madhabdanga–I, Padamoti–II, Barnis, Domohoni–II, Madhabdanga–II, Ramshai, Churabhandar, Khagrabari–I, Maynaguri, Saptibari–I, Dharmapur, Khagrabari–II, Padamoti–I and Saptibari–II.^[1] Urban area under this block consists of one census town: Mainaguri.^[2] Maynaguri police station serves this block.^[4] Headquarters of this block is in Mainaguri.^[5]

Dhupguri block

Rural area under Dhupguri block consists of 16 gram panchayats, viz. Banarhat–I, Salbari–I, Jharaltagram–I, Sakoyajhora–II, Banarhat–II, Salbari–II, Jharaltagram–II, Barogharia, Gadhearkuthi, Magurmari–I, Binnaguri, Godong–I, Magurmari–II, Chamurchi, Godong–II, Sakoyajhora–I.^[1] Urban area under this block consists of two census towns: Banarhat Tea Garden and Gairkata.^[2] Dhupguri and Banarhat police stations serve this block.^[4] Headquarters of this block is in Dhupguri.^[5]

Rajganj block

Rural area under Rajganj block consists of 12 gram panchayats, viz. Binnaguri, Fulbari–I, Majhiali, Sannyasikata, Dabgram–I, Fulbari–II, Mantadari, Sikarpur, Dabgram–II, Kukurjan, Panikauri and Sukhani.^[1] There is no urban area under this block.^[2] Bhaktinagar and Rajganj police stations serve this block.^[4] Headquarters of this block is in Rajganj.^[5]

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the area under the two gram panchayats of Binnaguri and Sakoyajhora–I under the Dhupguri block will be part of the Madarihat assembly constituency of West Bengal. Twelve gram panchayats under Dhupguri block, viz. Banarhat–I, Salbari–I, Jharaltagram–I, Sakoyajhora–II, Salbari–II, Jharaltagram–II, Barogharia, Gadhearkuthi, Magurmari–I, Godong–I, Magurmari–II and Godong–II will form the Dhupguri assembly constituency. The other two gram panchayats Chamurchi and Banarhat–II under Dhupguri block will be part of Nagrakata assembly constituency. The Mainaguri block will form the Mainaguri assembly constituency. The Jalpaiguri municipality and ten gram panchayats of Jalpaiguri block, viz. Arabinda, Bahadur, Boalmari–Nandanpur, Garalbari, Kharia, Kharija–Barubari–I, Kharija–Berubari–II, Mondalghat, Nagar Berubari and South Berubari will form the Jalpaiguri assembly constituency. The other four gram panchayats of the Jalpaiguri block, viz. Paharpur, Patkata, Baropatia Nutanabos and Belakoba will form the Rajganj assembly constituency along with eight gram panchayats of Rajganj block, viz. Binnaguri, Kukurjan, Majhiali, Mantadari, Panikauri, Sannyasikata, Sikarpur and Sukhani. The other four gram panchayats of Rajganj block, viz. Fulbari–I, Dabgram–I, Fulbari–II and Dabgram–II will form the Dabgram–Fulbari assembly constituency along with the ward no. 31 to 44 of Siliguri municipal corporation, which are part of this subdivision. Madarihat and Nagrakata constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled tribes (ST) candidates. Dhupguri, Mainaguri, Jalpaiguri and Rajganj constituency will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. Madarihat and Nagrakata assembly constituencies will be part of Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for ST candidates. All the other five assembly constituencies will be part of Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates.^[6]

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