Tehatta subdivision

Tehatta subdivision
তেহট্ট মহকুমা
subdivision
Tehatta subdivision

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 23°42′N 88°33′E / 23.70°N 88.55°ECoordinates: 23°42′N 88°33′E / 23.70°N 88.55°E
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Headquarters Tehatta
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN
Website nadia.nic.in

Tehatta subdivision is a subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of four community development blocks: KarimpurI, KarimpurII, TehattaI and TehattaII. The four blocks contain 36 gram panchayats and one census town. The subdivision has its headquarters at Tehatta.

Area

The subdivision contains one census town and rural areas of 36 gram panchayats under four community development blocks: KarimpurI, KarimpurII, TehattaI and TehattaII.[1] The only census town is: Karimpur.[2]

Blocks

KarimpurI block

Rural area under KarimpurI block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Harekrishnapur, Jamsherpur, KarimpurII, Pipulbaria, Hogolbaria, KarimpurI, Madhugari and Shikarpur.[1] Urban area under this block consists of and one census town: Karimpur.[2] Hogalberia, Karimpur and Marutia police stations serve this block.[3] Headquarters of this block is in Sikarpur.[4]

KarimpurII block

Rural area under KarimpurII block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. DhoradahaI, Murutia, NarayanpurII, Rahamatpur, DhoradahaII, Nandanpur, NatidangaI, Dighal Kandi, NarayanpurI and NatidangaII.[1] There is no urban area under this block.[2] Thanapara, Karimpur and Marutia police stations serve this block.[3] Headquarters of this block is in Rahamatpur.[4]

TehattaI block

Rural area under TehattaI block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. BetaiI, Chhitka, PatharghataI, Shyamnagar, BetaiII, Kanainagar, PatharghataII, Tehatta, Chanderghat, Natna and Raghunathpur.[1] There is no urban area under this block.[2] Tehatta police station serves this block.[3] Headquarters of this block is in Tehatta.[4]

TehattaII block

Rural area under TehattaII block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Barnia, Hanspukuria, PalsundaI, Sahebnagar, Gopinathpur, Palasipara and PalsundaII.[1] There is no urban area under this block.[2] Tehatta police station serves this block.[3] Headquarters of this block is in Palashipara.[4]

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the KarimpurI block together with six gram panchayats under the KarimpurII block, viz. DhoradahaI, DhoradahaII, Murutia, NatidangaI, NatidangaII and Rahamatpur, will constitute the Karimpur assembly constituency of West Bengal. The other four gram panchayats under the KarimpurII block, viz. Dighal Kandi, Nandanpur, NarayanpurI and NarayanpurII, along with nine gram panchayats under the TehattaI blockBetaiI, BetaiII, Chhitka, Kanainagar, Natna, PatharghataI, Raghunathpur, Shyamnagar and Tehatta, will form the Tehatta assembly constituency. The other two gram panchayats under the TehattaI block, viz. Chanderghat and PatharghataII, will be part of the Palashipara assembly constituency along with the area under the TehattaII block. Karimpur constituency will be an assembly segment of the Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency), whereas Tehatta and Palashipara constituencies will be segments of the Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[5] Tehatta Subdivisional Area

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008". West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "District Wise List of Statutory Towns( Municipal Corporation,Municipality,Notified Area and Cantonment Board) , Census Towns and Outgrowths, West Bengal, 2001". Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "List of Districts/C.D.Blocks/ Police Stations with Code No., Number of G.Ps and Number of Mouzas". Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Nadia district. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  5. "Press Note, Delimitation Commission" (PDF). Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission. pp. 9, 23. Retrieved 2009-01-12.