Suri Sadar subdivision
Subdivision
Interactive map of Suri Sadar subdivision
Coordinates:23°55′N87°32′E / 23.92°N 87.53°E /23.92; 87.53
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Headquarters	Suri
Languages
• Official	Bengali,English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	wb.gov.in

Suri Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision ofBirbhum district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.

Starting in its northern parts with the Brahmani-Mayurakshi Basin, a sub-micro physiographic region occupying the area between theBrahmani in the north and theMayurakshi in the south, Suri Sadar subdivision merges with the Suri-Bolpur Plain, another sub-micro physiographic region that covers theinterfluves of theMayurakshi and theAjay. The plain area exhibits somewhat upland topography sloping from north-west to south-east. The western part of the subdivision forms the Bakreswar Uplands, an extension of the plateau region ofSanthal Parganas. The undulating area rises to high ridges on the western boundary withJharkhand.^[1]

Birbhum district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:^[2][3][4]

Suri Sadar subdivision has 9 police stations, 7 community development blocks, 7panchayat samitis, 62gram panchayats, 1092mouzas, 951 inhabited villages, 3municipalities and 5census towns. The municipalities are:Suri,Sainthia andDubrajpur. The census towns are:Karidhya,Kalipur,Ahmedpur,Tantipara andRajnagar. The subdivision has its headquarters atSuri.^[5][3][4]

Police stations in Suri Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:^[5][6][7]

Community development blocks in Suri Sadar subdivision are:^{[8][3][9][10]}

The subdivision contains 62gram panchayats under 7community development blocks:^[11]

• Suri I block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Alunda, Karidhya, Mallickpur, Tilpara, Bhurkuna, Khatanga and Nagari.
• Suri II block consists of six gram panchayats, viz. Abinashpur, Domdama, Koma, Banshanka, Kendua and Purandarpur.
• Sainthia block consists of 12 gram panchayats, viz. Ahmadpur, Banagram, Horisara, Panrui, Bhromorkol, Deriapur, Hatora, Sangra, Amarpur, Fulur, Mathpalsa and Sreenidhipur.
• Dubrajpur block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Balijuri, Hetampur, Loba, Sahapur, Chinpai, Jashpur, Paduma, Gohaliara, Laxmi-Narayanpur and Parulia.
• Khayrashol block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Babuijore, Kendgore, Nakrakonda, Rupuspur, Barrah, Khoyrasole, Panchra, Hazratpur, Lokepur and Parsundi.
• Rajnagar block consists of five gram panchayats, viz. Bhabanipur, Gangmuri-Joypur, Tantipara, Chandrapur and Rajnagar.
• Mahammad Bazar block consists of 12 gram panchayats, viz. Angargaria, Charicha, Hinglow, Puranagram, Bharkata, Deucha, Kapista, Rampur, Bhutura, Gonpur, Mahamadbazar and Sekedda.

Birbhum district had a literacy rate of 70.68% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Rampurhat subdivision had a literacy rate of 69.12%, Suri Sadar subdivision 71.16% and Bolpur subdivision 72.71%.^[12]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Birbhum district, with data for the year 2013-14:^[12]

The following institutions are located in Suri Sadar subdivision:

• Suri Vidyasagar College was established atSuri in 1942.^[13][14]
• Birbhum Mahavidyalaya was established at Suri in 1979^[15][16]
• Birbhum Institute of Engineering & Technology, an AICTE approved engineering college, was established at Suri in 1999.^[17]
• Krishna Chandra College was established atHetampur in 1896.^[18][19]
• Abhedananda Mahavidyalaya was established atSainthia in 1965.^[20]
• Rajnagar Mahavidyalaya was established atRajnagar in 2009.^[21]
• Sailajananda Falguni Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established atKhoyrasol in 1998.^[22]
• Basantika Institute of Engineering and Technology (Polytechnic) atGonpur offers diploma courses in engineering.^[23]

Medical facilities in Suri Sadar subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)^[24]

• Birbhum District Hospital,Suri, 525 beds
• Birbhum Jail Hospital, Suri, 72 beds
• Birbhum Police Hospital, Suri, 20 beds
• Niramoy TB Sanatorium, Giridanga (Dubrajpur), 300 beds
• Massanjore Irrigation Hospital, Massanjore (Dumka), 2 beds

(Physically outside the subdivision but administratively under it)

State General Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)

• Sainthia State General Hospital, College Road,Sainthia, 100 beds

Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD Block, location, beds)^[25]

• Mohammad Bazar Rural Hospital, Mohammad Bazar CD Block, PO Pattelnagar, 30 beds
• Rajnagar Rural Hospital, Rajnagar CD Block,Rajnagar, 30 beds
• Sultanpur Rural Hospital, Suri II CD Block, POAbinashpur, 30 beds
• Dubrajpur Rural Hospital, Dubrajpur CD Block, POHetampur Rajbati, 30 beds
• Nakrakonda Rural Hospital, Khoyrasol CD Block,Nakrakonda, 30 beds

Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD Block, location, beds)^[26]

• Barachaturi Block Primary Health Centre, Suri I CD Block, PO Khatanga, 15 beds

Primary Health Centres: (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds)^[27]

• Mohammad Bazar CD Block: Bharkata (10), Puranogram (6), Rampur (10), Sakeddah (PO Dighalgram) (6)
• Rajnagar CD Block: Bhabanipur (6), Tantipara (10)
• Suri I CD Block: Kachujore (PO Mhubuna) (10), Chakdaha (6)
• uri II CD Block:Purandarpur (10), Patanda (PO Ikra) (6)
• Sainthia CD Block: Amarpur (PO Gargaria) (10), Bharmarkole (PO Kachuihata) (10), Sangra (PO Chhotosangra) (10) Srinidhipur (PO Purbasiur) (6) and Iswarpur (PO Ahmedpur) (10)
• Dubrajpur CD Block: Balijuri (10), Jashpur (PO Ghoratore) (6), Jatra (6),Bakreshwar (6)
• Khoyrasol CD Block: Barrah (10), Panchra (PO Panchrahat) (6),Lokpur (6)

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) andVidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Suri Sadar subdivision were as follows:^[28]

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