Diamond Harbour subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Subdivisions
South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:
26.04% of the total population of South 24 Parganas district live in Diamond Harbourr subdivision.
Administrative units
Diamond Harbour subdivision has 11 police stations, 9 community development blocks, 9 panchayat samitis, 99 gram panchayats, 890 mouzas, 839 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 35 census towns. The municipality is at Diamond Harbour. The census towns are: Ajodhyanagar, Sirakol, Uttar Bishnupur, Ghola Noapara, Usthi, Barijpur, Uttar Kusum, Kalikapota, Bamna, Dhamua, Shyampur, Nainan, Uttar Kalas, Dihi Kalas, Swangrampur, Bilandapur, Magrahat, Chandpur (M), Bangsidharpur (M), Purba Bishnupur, Berandari Bagaria, Dhola, Hasimnagar, Baneshwarpur, Chandpala Anantapathpur, Fatepur, Masat, Sangrampur, Mohanpur, Durganagar, Patdaha, Krishna Chandrapur, Mathurapur, Purba Ranaghat, Lalpur,
Police stations
Police stations in Diamond Harbour subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Blocks
Community development blocks in Diamond Harbour subdivision are:
Gram panchayats
The subdivision contains 99 gram panchayats under 9 community development blocks:
Diamond Harbour I CD block consists of eight gram panchayats: Basuldanga, Derak, Masat, Bolsiddhi Kalinagar, Harindanga, Netra, Kanpur Dhanaberia and Parulia. Diamond Harbour II CD block consists of eight gram panchayats: Bhadura Haridas, Khordo, Patra, Kalatalahat, Mathur, Sarisha, Kamarpol and Nurpur. Falta CD block consists of 13 gram panchayats: Banganagar I, Chaluari, Gopalpur, Noyapukuria, Banganagar II, Debipur, Harindanga I, Belsingha I, Falta, Harindanga II, Belsingha II, Fatepur and Mallikpur. Kulpi CD block consists of 14 gram panchayats: Baburmahal, Gajipur, Keoratala, Ramkrishnapur, Belpukur, Iswaripur, Kulpi, Ramnagar Gazipur, Chandipur, Kamarchak, Rajarampur, Dhola, Karanjali and Ramkishore. Magrahat I CD block consists of 11 gram panchayats: Yearpur, Lakshmikantapur, Shrichanda, Uttar Kusum, Ektara, Rangilabad, Sirakol, Hariharpur, Kalikapota, Sangrampur, Sherpur and Usthi. Magrahat II CD block consists of 14 gram panchayats: Amratala, Magrahat Paschim, Nainan, Dhamua Dakshnin, Gokarni, Magrahat Purba, Urelchandpur, Dhamua Uttar, Hotor Morjada, Mohanpur, Dhanpota, Jugdia and Multi. Mandirbazar CD block consists of ten gram panchayats: Anchna, Nisapur, Ghateswar, Krishnapur, South Bishnupur, Dhanurhat, Jagadishpur, Chandpur Chaitanyapur, Gabberia and Kecharkur. Mathurapur I CD block consists of ten gram panchayats: Abad Bhagawanpur, Krishna Chandrapur, Mathurapur Purba, Uttar Lakshminarayanpur, Dakshin Laksminarayanpur, Lalpur, Nalua, Mathurapur Paschim, Shankarpur and Debipur. Mathurapur II CD block consists of 11 gram panchayats: Dighirpar Bakultala, Kankandighi, Kumrapara, Radhakantapur, Gilarchhat, Kasinagar, Nagendrapur, Raidighi, Kautala, Khari and Nandakumarpur.
Education
South 24 Parganas district had a literacy rate of 77.51% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Alipore Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.14%, Baruipur subdivision 77.45%, Canning subdivision 70.98%, Diamond Harbour subdivision 76.26% and Kakdwip subdivision 82.04%
Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in South 24 Parganas district, with data for the year 2013-14:
.* Does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation
The following institutions are located in Diamond Harbour subdivision: Diamond Harbour Women's University was established at Sarisha in 2013. Neotia Institute of Technology Management and Science was established at PO Amira in 2002. Shishuram Das College was established at Bhushna, Kamarzole in 2010, Fakir Chand College was established at Diamond Harbour in 1948. It is the oldest college in the district. Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital was established at Diamond Harbour in 2019. Shirakole Mahavidyalaya was established in 2007 at Sirakol. Sadhan Chandra Mahavidyalaya was established at Harindanga in 2007. Dhola Mahavidyalaya was established at Dhola in 2009. Raidighi College was established at Raidighi in 1995. L.J.D. College was established at Punya, PO Saharahat, in 2015. Magrahat College was established at Magrahat in 1996.