Lalbag subdivision
Subdivision
Interactive map of Lalbag subdivision
Coordinates:24°11′N88°16′E / 24.18°N 88.27°E /24.18; 88.27
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Headquarters	Murshidabad
Area
• Total	1,019.10 km2 (393.48 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,253,886
• Density	1,230.39/km2 (3,186.68/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali,English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	wb.gov.in

Lalbag subdivision is an administrative subdivision ofMurshidabad district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.

TheBhagirathi River splits the Murshidabad district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east. The Lalbag subdivision is spread over both Bagri and Rarh physiographic regions from the Jalangi-BhagirathiInterfluve to the Ganges-Bhagirathi basin to the Nabagram plains.^[1][2][3]

In 1704, whenMurshid Quli Khan wasDivan, he shifted his headquarters from Dhaka to Maksudabad and renamed itMurshidabad. In 1717, when Murshid Quli Khan becameSubahdar, he made Murshidabad the capital ofSubah Bangla (then Bengal, Bihar and Odisha).^[4]

After the defeat ofSiraj ud-Daulah in theBattle of Plassey by the forces of the BritishEast India Company, in 1757,Mir Jafar became a puppet ruler.^[5] In 1773, the East India Company established a capital in Calcutta and appointed its firstGovernor-General,Warren Hastings, and became directly involved in governance.^[6]

Murshidabad district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:^[7]

8km
5miles

B

A

N

G

L

A

D

E

S

H

H

Kiriteswari Temple

H

Rosnaiganj

H

Nashipur

H

Baranagar

Z

Gorba
Nala

Y

Bhairab
River

X

Jalangi
River

W

Padma River

V

Bhagirathi River

H

Khushbagh

R

Shaikhpara

R

Sagarpara

R

Sadikhanr Diar

R

Raninagar

R

Kasbagoas

R

Jalangi

R

Domkal

R

Bhagirathpur

R

Ranitala

R

Nasipur

R

Nabagram

R

Lalgola
border checkpost

R

Krishnapur

R

Kismattatla

R

Bhagawangola

M

Azimganj

M

Jiaganj

M

Murshidabad

CT

Islampur

CT

Harharia Chak

   

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

Lalbag subdivision has 6 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5panchayat samitis, 44gram panchayats, 474mouzas, 430 inhabited villages and 2 municipalities. The municipalities are:Murshidabad andJiaganj Azimganj.The subdivision has its headquarters atMurshidabad.^[8][9]

Police stations in Lalbag subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:^[10][11]

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.^[12]

There are reports ofBangladeshi infiltrators entering Murshidabad district.^[13][14] An estimate in 2000 places the total number of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India at 1.5 crore, with around 3 lakh 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.^[15] 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.^[16] Critics point out that the Bengali politicians, particularly those from the rulingTrinamool Congress and theCPI (M), believe that a soft approach to the problem help them to win Muslim votes.^[17]

Community development blocks in Lalbag subdivision are:^[18][19]

The subdivision contains 44gram panchayats under 5community development blocks:^[20]

• Murshidabad–Jiaganj CD Block - Bahadurpur, Kapasdanga, Prasadpur, Dahapara, Mukundabag, Tentulia, Dangapara and Natungram.
• Bhagawangola–I CD block - Bhagawangola, Hanumantanagar, Kuthirampur, Mahisasthali, Habaspur, Kantanagar, Mahammadpur and Sundarpur.
• Bhagawangola–II CD Block - Akheriganj, Baligram, Nashipur, Amdahara, Kharibona and Saralpur.
• Lalgola CD Block - Airmari Krishnapur, Dewansarai, Lalgola, Nashipur, Bahadurpur, JasaitalaJasaitala., Manikchak, Paikpara, Bilborakopra, Kalmegha, Maiya and Ramchandrapur.
• Nabagram CD Block - Amarkundu, Kiriteswari, Narayanpur, Shibpur, Gura–Pashla, Mahurul, Panchgram, Hajbibidanga, Nabagram and Rasulpur.

As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of theGanges alone in Murshidabad district.^[21] 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 II andJalangi. 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.^[22]

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

All inhabited villages in Murshidabad district have power supply.^[23]

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

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, analluvial tract, is very fertile for growingAus paddy, 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 alateritic tract intersected by numerousbils and old river beds. It supports the cultivation of Aman paddy, sugar cane and mulberry.^[24]

Given below is an overview of the agricultural production (all data in tonnes) for Lalbag subdivision, other subdivisions and the Murshidabad district, with data for the year 2013-14.^[25]

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%.^[26]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Murshidabad district for the year 2013-14:^[26]

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.^[26]

The following institutions are located in Lalbag subdivision:

• Subhas Chandra Bose Centenary College was established in 1998 at Lalbagh.^[27]
• Lalgola College was established in 2006 atLalgola^[28]
• Nabagram Amar Chand Kundu College was established in 2009 atNabagram.^[29][30]
• Sripat Singh College was established in 1949 atJiaganj. TheŚvetāmbaraJainzemindar of Jiaganj, Sripat Singh Dugar, gifted the palatial out-house of his palace and a handsome sum in cash for the college. Affiliated with theUniversity of Kalyani, Along with undergraduate courses, it offers post graduation in Bengali.^[31][32]
• Rani Dhanya Kumari College was initially started as an evening college in the premises ofSripat Singh College in 1962 atJiaganj. It shifted to its present premises in 1972.^[33][34]
• Jiaganj College of Engineering and Technology at Jiaganj offers diploma courses in engineering.^[35]

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.^[36]

.* Excluding nursing homes

Medical facilities in Lalbag subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)^[37]
Lalbag Subdivisional Hospital,Murshidabad, 250 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, block, location, beds)^[37]
Jiaganj Rural Hospital, Murshidabad-Jiaganj CD Block,Jiaganj, 30 beds
Krishnapur Rural Hospital, Lalgola CD Block,Krishnapur, 50 beds
Kanapukur Rural Hospital, Bhagawangola I CD Block,Kismattatla, 15 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, block, location, beds)^[37]
Nabagram BPHC, Nabagram CD Block,Nabagram, 15 beds
Nasipur BPHC, Bhagawangola II CD Block,Nasipur, 15 beds

Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds)^[37]
Murshidabad-Jiaganj CD Block:Azimganj (15), Dangapara, Hasanpur (4), Lalkuthi, Dahapara (4)
Nabagram CD Block: Panchgram (10), Nimgram-Beluri (4), Bagirapara, Rasulpur (4), Kiriteswari (6)
Lalgola CD Block: Rajarampur (4), Krishnapur-Dinupara (10)
Bhagawangola I CD Block: Oper-Orahar, Sundarpur (2), Habaspur (10)
Bhagawangola II CD Block: Fulpur (4), Kolan-Radhakantapur (10)

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) andVidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Lalbag subdivision were as follows:^[38]

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