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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chanchal subdivision
| native_name = চাঁচল মহকুমা
| native_name_lang =
| settlement_type = Subdivision
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.39|N|87.99|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Malda district|Malda]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Chanchal]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN]]
| registration_plate = WB
}}
'''Chanchal subdivision''' is an administrative subdivision of the [[Malda district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
Chanchal subdivision covers the Tal, one of the three physiographic sub-regions of the district. The Tal region gradually slopes down towards the south-west and merges with the Diara sub-region… (it) is strewn with innumerable [[marsh]]es, [[Beel|bils]] and [[oxbow lake]]s.”<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1906_PART_A_DCHB_MALDAH.pdf |title = District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | accessdate = 9 November 2018}}</ref>

==Subdivisions==
Malda district is divided into two administrative subdivisions:<ref name=handbook2014>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda |work = Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 9 November 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Subdivision ||Headquarters|| Area km2 || Population (2011) ||Urban Population % (2011)||Rural Population % (2011)
|-
|[[Malda Sadar subdivision|Malda Sadar]] ||[[English Bazar]]||2,515.43||2,650,466||20.23||79.77
|-
|Chanchal||[[Chanchal]]||1,160.44||1,338,379||0.42||88.58
|-
![[Malda district]]||[[English Bazar]]||3,733.00||3,988,845||13.58||86.42
|-
|}

==Administrative units==
Chanchal subdivision has 4 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 49 gram panchayats, 524 [[mouza]]s, 508 inhabited villages and 1 [[census town]]. The census town is: [[Chanchal]]. The subdivision has its headquarters at Chanchal.<ref name=handbook2014/><ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 9 November 2018}}</ref>

==Police stations==
Police stations in Chanchal subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:<ref name=handbook2014/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.policewb.gov.in/wbp/telephone/dist/mld.html | title = Malda District Police | work = Telephone Numbers | publisher = District Police | accessdate = 9 November 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181109085942/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/telephone/dist/mld.html | archive-date = 9 November 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Police station ||Area covered (km2) ||Border (km)||Municipal town/ city || CD Block
|-
|[[Harishchandrapur#Police station|Harishchandrapur]]|| n/a || - || - ||[[Harishchandrapur I]], [[Harishchandrapur II]]
|-
|[[Chanchal#Police station|Chanchal]]|| n/a || - || - ||[[Chanchal I]], [[Chanchal II]]
|-
|[[Pukhuria#Police station|Pukhuria]]|| n/a || - || - ||[[Ratua II]]
|-
|[[Ratua#Police station|Ratua]]|| n/a || - || - ||[[Ratua I]]
|-
|}

==Blocks==
Community development blocks in Chanchal subdivision are:<ref name=handbook2014/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1906_PART_A_DCHB_MALDAH.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Maldah, Series 20 Part XII A | work= Map of Maldah with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page) |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | accessdate = 9 November 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/2102 |title = BDO Offices under Malda District | work= Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal |publisher= West Bengal Public Library Network | accessdate = 8 November 2018 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! CD Block ||Headquarters|| Area km2 || Population (2011) ||[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC]] %||[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|ST]] %||[[Hindus]] %||[[Muslims]] %||Literacy Rate %||Census Towns
|-
|[[Harishchandrapur I]]||[[Harishchandrapur]]||171.40||199,493||24.60||2.08||42.10||57.81||52.47|| -
|-
|[[Harishchandrapur II]]||[[Khanta|Khanta (Barduari)]]||217.22||251,345||12.85||2.88||27.24||72.61||54.34|| -
|-
|[[Chanchal I]]||[[Chanchal]]||162.08||204,740||13.37||0.42||29.75||70.06||65.09||1
|-
|[[Chanchal II]]||[[Malatipur, Malda|Malatipur]]||205.22||205,333||8.33||6.71||29.44||69.48||57.38|| -
|-
|[[Ratua I]]||[[Ratua]]||225.17||275,388||11.09||8.52||34.46||65.28||60.13|| -
|-
|[[Ratua II]]||[[Pukhuria]]||101.29||202,080||6.37||0.97||23.28||76.66||56.19|| -
|-
|}

==Gram panchayats==
The subdivision contains 49 [[gram panchayat]]s under 6 [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocks]]:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/PANCHAYATS.aspx |title = Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal |work = Malda - Revised in March 2008 | publisher= Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 9 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=distProfile>{{cite web | url=http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/FrameTable2_2.htm | title=List of Districts/C.D.Blocks/ Police Stations with Code No., Number of G.Ps and Number of Mouzas | publisher=Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | accessdate=21 December 2008 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213181814/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/FrameTable2_2.htm | archivedate=13 February 2010 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

* [[Chanchal I]] block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Alihanda, [[Chanchal]], [[Kharba]], Makdampur, Bhagabanpur, Kaligram, Mahanandapur and Motiharpur.
* [[Chanchal II]] block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Bhakri, Dhangara–Bishanpur, Gourhanda, Kshempur, Chandrapara, Jalalpur and Malatipur.
* [[Ratua I]] block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Baharal, Chandmoni–II, Mahanandatola, Bhado, Bilaimari, Debipur, Ratua, Chandmoni–I, Kahala and Samsi.
* [[Ratua II]] block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Araidanga, Paranpur, Pukhuria, Sreepur–I, Maharajpur, Peerganj, Sambalpur and Sreepur–II.
* [[Harishchandrapur I]] block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Bhingole, Harishchandrapur, Kusidha, Rashidabad, Barui, Mahendrapur and Tulsihatta.
* [[Harishchandrapur II]] block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Daulatpur, Malior–I, Sadlichak, Doulatnagar, Malior–II, Sultannagar, Islampur, Mashaldaha and Valuka.

==Education==
Malda district had a literacy rate of 61.73% (for population of 7 years and above) as per the census of India 2011. Malda Sadar subdivision had a literacy rate of 63.76% and Chanchal subdivision 57.68%.<ref name=2handbook2014>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook, Malda 2014 | work = Basic data: Table 4.4, 4.5, Clarifications: other related tables | publisher = Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 13 November 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Malda district for the year 2013-14:<ref name=2handbook2014/>

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size: 9pt"
|-
!width="110" rowspan="2"| Subdivision
!colspan="2"|Primary School
!colspan="2"|Middle School
!colspan="2"|High School
!colspan="2"|Higher Secondary School
!colspan="2"|General College, Univ
!colspan="2"|Technical / Professional Instt
!colspan="2"|Non-formal Education
|-
!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student

!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student

!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student

!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student

!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student

!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student

!width="30"|Institution

!width="30"|Student 
|-
|align=left|[[Malda Sadar subdivision|Malda Sadar]]
|align="center"|1,334
|align="center"|198,126
|align="center"|116
|align="center"|28,270
|align="center"|74
|align="center"|130,124
|align="center"|143
|align="center"|270,490
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|33,233
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|2,947
|align="center"|4,518
|align="center"|167,244
|-
|align=left|Chanchal
|align="center"|608
|align="center"|130,248
|align="center"|69
|align="center"|14,113
|align="center"|54
|align="center"|84,638
|align="center"|65
|align="center"|122,173
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|9,846
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|100
|align="center"|1,794
|align="center"|105,051
|-
|align=left|[[Malda district]]
|align="center"|1,942
|align="center"|328,374
|align="center"|185
|align="center"|42,383
|align="center"|128
|align="center"|214,762
|align="center"|208
|align="center"|392,663
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|43,079
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|3,047
|align="center"|6,312
|align="center"|272,295
|-
|}

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.<ref name=2handbook2014/>

==Healthcare==
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 Malda district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda | work = Table 3.1, 3.3 | publisher = Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 13 November 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size: 9pt"
|-
!width="110" rowspan="2"| Subdivision
!width="160" colspan="4" rowspan="1"| Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB

!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Other State Govt Deptts
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Local bodies
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Central Govt Deptts / PSUs
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|NGO / Private Nursing Homes
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Total
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Total Number of Beds
!widthspan="110" rowspan="2"|Total Number of Doctors*
!widthspan="130" rowspan="2"|Indoor Patients
!widthspan="130" rowspan="2"|Outdoor Patients
|-
!width="40"|Hospitals 
!width="40"|Rural Hospitals 
!width="40"|Block Primary Health Centres 
!width="40"|Primary Health Centres 
|-
|align=left|[[Malda Sadar subdivision|Malda Sadar]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|21
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|70
|align="center"|2,241
|align="center"|321
|align="center"|59,798
|align="center"|1,655,481
|-
|align=left|Chanchal
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|411
|align="center"|53
|align="center"|54,733
|align="center"|1,082,292
|-
|align=left|[[Malda district]]
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|34
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|29
|align="center"|91
|align="center"|2,652
|align="center"|374
|align="center"|114,531
|align="center"|2,737,773
|-
|}
.* Excluding nursing homes

Medical facilities available in Chanchal subdivision are as follows: 
'''Hospitals''': (Name, location, beds)<ref name=medical>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 14 November 2018}}</ref> 
Chanchal Subdivisional Hospital, [[Chanchal]], 100 beds 
'''Rural Hospitals''': (Name, block, location, beds)<ref name=medical/> 
Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital, Harishchandrapur I CD Block, [[Harishchandrapur]], 65 beds 
Ratua Rural Hospital, Ratua I CD Block, [[Ratua]], 30 beds 
Araidanga Rural Hospital, Ratua II CD Block, Araidanga, 30 beds 
Masaldabazar Rural Hospital, Harishchandrapur II CD Block, PO Kariali, 30 beds 
Malatipur Rural Hospital, Chanchal II, [[Malatipur, Malda|Malatipur]], 30 beds 
'''Primary Health Centres''': (CD Block-wise)(CD Block, PHC location, beds)<ref name=medical/> 
Ratua I CD Block: Debipur (10), Mahanandatola (10), [[Samsi, Malda|Samsi]] (10) 
Ratua II CD Block: Khailsona (Sultanganj PHC) (6), Kumarganj (10) 
Harishchandrapur I CD Block: Vingal (Bhingola PHC) (4), Boroi (6), Khushida (10) 
Harishchandrapur II CD Block: Bhaluka Bazar (Bhaluka PHC) (10), Hadamnagar (6) 
Chanchal I CD Block: [[Kharba]] (10), Singia (Nadishik PHC) (10) 
Chanchal II CD Block: Chandrapara (4), Chorolmoni (Khempur PHC) (10)

==Electoral constituencies==
[[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) and [[Vidhan Sabha]] (state assembly) constituencies in Chanchal subdivision were as follows:<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18, 15 February 2006 | accessdate= 14 November 2018|work = West Bengal| publisher= Election Commission of India}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Lok Sabha constituency ||Reservation||Vidhan Sabha constituency ||Reservation||CD Block and/or Gram panchayats and/or municipal areas
|-
|[[Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Maldaha Uttar]]||None||[[Chanchal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chanchal]]||None||[[Chanchal I]] CD Block and Barui, Kusidha, Rashidabad and Tulsihatta [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Harishchandrapur I]] CD Block
|-
| || ||[[Harishchandrapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Harishchandrapur]]||None||[[Harishchandrapur II]] CD Block and Bhingole, Harishchandrapur and Mahendrapur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Harishchandrapur I]] CD Block
|-
| || ||[[Malatipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Malatipur]]||None||[[Harishchandrapur II]] CD Block and Bhingole, Harishchandrapur and Mahendrapur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Harishchandrapur I]] CD Block
|-
| || ||[[Ratua (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ratua]]||None||[[Ratua I]] CD Block and Araidanga, Paranpur, Pukuria and Sambalpur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Ratua II]] CD Block
|-
| || ||3 assembly segments in Malda Sadar subdivision|| ||
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist|3}}

{{Malda District}}
{{Malda topics}}

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[[Category:Subdivisions of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Malda district]]

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