Baruipur subdivision
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Baruipur subdivision is a subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district
South 24 Parganas district
South 24 Parganas district is an important district of West Bengal State with its district headquarters in Alipore. It has the urban fringe of Calcutta on one side and the remote riverine villages in the Sundarbans....

 in the state of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It consists of three municipalities (Baruipur
Baruipur
Baruipur is a city and a municipality in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Baruipur is 25 km from Sealdah Station.-Geography:Baruipur is located at . It has an average elevation of 9 metres ....

, Rajpur Sonarpur
Rajpur Sonarpur
Rajpur Sonarpur is a city and a municipality under Sonarpur police station of Baruipur subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal...

 and Jaynagar Mazilpur
Jaynagar Mazilpur
Jaynagar Majilpur is a town and a municipality in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Both the places are also identified separately a Jaynagar and Majilpur...

) and seven community development blocks: Baruipur, Bhangar–I, Bhangar–II, Jaynagar–I, Jaynagar–II, Kultali and Sonarpur. The seven blocks contain two census town
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

s and 80 gram panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s. The subdivision has its headquarters at Baruipur.

Area

Apart from the municipalities of Baruipur
Baruipur
Baruipur is a city and a municipality in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Baruipur is 25 km from Sealdah Station.-Geography:Baruipur is located at . It has an average elevation of 9 metres ....

, Rajpur Sonarpur
Rajpur Sonarpur
Rajpur Sonarpur is a city and a municipality under Sonarpur police station of Baruipur subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal...

 and Jaynagar Mazilpur
Jaynagar Mazilpur
Jaynagar Majilpur is a town and a municipality in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Both the places are also identified separately a Jaynagar and Majilpur...

, the subdivision contains two census town
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

s and rural areas of 80 gram panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s under seven community development blocks
Community Development Block in India
The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

: Baruipur, Bhangar–I, Bhangar–II, Jaynagar–I, Jaynagar–II, Kultali and Sonarpur. The two census towns are: Bhangar Raghunathpur
Bhangar Raghunathpur
See Raghunathpur for other towns with a similar name.Bhangar Raghunathpur is a census town in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Bhangar has a police station in Baruipur subdivision.-Demographics:...

 and Uttar Durgapur
Uttar Durgapur
Uttar Durgapur is a census town in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Uttar Durgapur had a population of 5062. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Uttar Durgapur has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the...

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Baruipur block

Rural area under Baruipur
Baruipur (community development block)
Baruipur is an administrative division in Baruipur subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Baruipur police station serves this block...

 block consists of 18 gram panchayats, viz. Begumpur, Dhapdhapi–II, Mallickpur, Shankarpur–II, Belegachhi, Hardhah, Nabagram, Shikharbali–I, Brindakhali, Hariharpur, Ramnagar–I, Shikharbali–II, Champahati, Kalyanpur, Ramnagar–II, Dhapdhapi–I, Madarhat and Shankarpur–I. There is no urban area under this block. Baruipur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Piyali Town.

Bhangar–I block

Rural area under Bhangar–I
Bhangore I (community development block)
Bhangore I is an administrative division in Baruipur subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Bhangar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Gobindapur...

 block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Bodra, Durgapur, Pranganj, Chandaneswar–I, Jagulgachhi, Shanksahar, Chandaneswar–II, Narayanpur and Tarda. Urban area under this block consists of one census town: Bhangar Raghunathpur
Bhangar Raghunathpur
See Raghunathpur for other towns with a similar name.Bhangar Raghunathpur is a census town in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Bhangar has a police station in Baruipur subdivision.-Demographics:...

. Bhangar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Gobindapur.

Bhangar–II block

Rural area under Bhangar–II
Bhangore II (community development block)
Bhangore II is an administrative division in Baruipur subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Bhangar police station serves this block...

 block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Bamanhata, Bhagawanpur, Chaltaberia, Shanpukur, Benttata–I, Bhogali–I, Polerhat–I, Benttata–II, Bhogali–II, Polerhat–II. There is no urban area under this block. Bhangar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Bhangar.

Jaynagar–I block

Rural area under Jaynagar–I
Jaynagar I (community development block)
Jaynagar I is an administrative division in Baruipur subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Jaynagar and Kultali police stations serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Baru...

 block consists of 12 gram panchayats, viz. Baharu Kshetra, Dhosa Chandaneswar, Khakurdaha, Uttar Durgapur, Bamangachhi, Narayanitala, Chaltaberia, Harinarayanpur, Rajapur Korabeg, Dakshin Barasat, Jangalia and Sripur. Urban area under this block consists of one census town: Uttar Durgapur
Uttar Durgapur
Uttar Durgapur is a census town in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Uttar Durgapur had a population of 5062. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Uttar Durgapur has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the...

. Jaynagar and Kultali police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Baru.

Jaynagar–II block

Rural area under Jaynagar–II
Jaynagar II (community development block)
Jaynagar II is an administrative division in Baruipur subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Jaynagar and Kultali police stations serve this block...

 block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Baishata, Futigoda, Mayahauri, Sahajadapur, Beledurganagar, Gardoani, Mayda, Chuprijhara, Manirtat and Nalgora. There is no urban area under this block. Jaynagar and Kultali police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Ramkrishna Ashram.

Kultali block

Rural area under Kultali
Kultali (community development block)
Kultali is an administrative division in Baruipur subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kultali police station serves this block...

 block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Deulbari Debipur, Jalaberia–I, Maipith Baikunthapur, Gopalganj, Jalaberia–II, Gurguria Bhubaneswari, Kundakhali Godabar, Meriganj–I and Meriganj–II. There is no urban area under this block. Kultali police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Jamtalahat.

Sonarpur block

Rural area under Sonarpur
Sonarpur (community development block)
Sonarpur is an administrative division in Baruipur subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sonarpur police station serves this block...

 block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Banhooghly–I, Kalikapur–II, Kheyadaha–II, Pratapnagar, Banhooghly–II, Kamrabad, Langalberia, Sonarpur–II, Kalikapur–I, Kheyadaha–I and Poleghat. There is no urban area under this block. Sonarpur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Rajpur.

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the area under Kultali block along with four gram panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s under the Jaynagar–II block, viz. Baishata, Chuprijhara, Manirtat and Nalgora, will form the Kultali assembly constituency of West Bengal. The other six gram panchayats under the Jaynagar–II block, the Jaynagar Mazilpur municipality and six gram panchayats under the Jaynagar–I block, viz. Baharu Kshetra, Dakshin Barasat, Harinarayanpur, Rajapur Korabeg, Sripur and Uttar Durgapur, will together form the Jaynagar assembly constituency. The other six gram panchayats under the Jaynagar–I block and nine gram panchayats under the Baruipur block, viz. Begumpur, Belegachhi, Brindakhali, Champahati, Hardhah, Nabagram, Ramnagar–I, Ramnagar–II and South Garia, will together form the Baruipur Purba assembly constituency. The other ten gram panchayats under the Baruipur block along with the Baruipur municipality will form the Baruipur Paschim assembly constituency. Wards 8–24 of the Rajpur Sonarpur municipality and six gram panchayats under Sonarpur block, viz. Kalikapur–I, Kalikapur–II, Langalberia, Poleghat, Pratapnagar and Sonarpur–II, will together form the Sonarpur Dakshin assembly constituency. The other six gram panchayats under Sonarpur block, along with wards 1–7 and 25–33 of Rajpur Sonarpur municipality will form the Sonarpur Uttar assembly constituency. The Bhangar–II block and three gram panchayats under the Bhangar–I block, viz. Jagulgachhi, Narayanpur and Pranganj, will together define the extent of the Bhangar assembly constituency. The other six gram panchayats under the Bhangar–I block will be part of the Canning Purba assembly constituency. The constituencies of Kultali, Jaynagar and Baruipur Purba will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. The constituencies of Kultali, Canning Purba and Jaynagar will be assembly segments of the Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates. The constituencies of Baruipur Purba, Baruipur Paschim, Sonarpur Uttar, Sonarpur Dakshin and Bhangar will be assembly segments of the Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Jadavpur is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Jadavpur in West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...

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