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Canning | |
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Coordinates: 22°18′50″N 88°39′54″E / 22.3139917°N 88.6650753°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
Division | Presidency |
District | South 24 Parganas |
Headquarters | Canning |
Government | |
• CD Blocks | Canning I, Canning II, Basanti, Gosaba |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Jaynagar (SC) |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Gosaba (SC), Basanti (SC), Canning Paschim (SC), Canning Purba |
Area | |
• Total | 1,103.74 km2 (426.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,140,562 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali[1][2] |
• Additional official | English[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone code | +91 3218 |
Vehicle registration | WB-95, WB-96 |
Website | www |
Canning subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:[3]
Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km2 |
Population (2011) |
Urban Population % (2011) |
Rural Population % (2011) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alipore Sadar | Alipore | 427.43 | 1,490,342 | 59.85 | 40.15 |
Baruipur | Baruipur | 1,355.44 | 2,396,643 | 31.05 | 68.95 |
Canning | Canning | 1,103.73 | 1,140,562 | 12.37 | 87.63 |
Diamond Harbour | Diamond Harbour | 1,264.68 | 2,125,758 | 14.61 | 85.39 |
Kakdwip | Kakdwip | 1,389.93 | 1,008,653 | 0 | 100 |
South 24 Parganas | Alipore | 9,960,00 | 8,161,961 | 25.58 | 74.42 |
13.97% of the total population of South 24 Parganas district live in Canning subdivision.
Canning subdivision has 6 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 46 gram panchayats, 241 mouzas, 228 inhabited villages and 10 census towns. The census towns are: Kalaria, Gaur Daha, Banshra, Rajapur, Taldi, Bayarsingh, Matla, Dighirpar, Makhal Tala and Basanti.[3][4][5][6]
Police stations in Canning subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[3][7]
Police station | Area covered (km2) |
Border (km) | Municipal town/ city | CD Block |
---|---|---|---|---|
Canning | 204.34 | - | - | Canning I |
Jibantala | 238.93 | - | - | Canning I, Canning II |
Basanti | 428 | - | - | Basanti |
Jharkhali Coastal | 52 | ? | - | Basanti |
Gosaba | 127 | ? | - | Gosaba |
Sundarban Coastal | 2,852 | ? | - | Gosaba |
Community development blocks in Canning subdivision are:[3][8][9]
CD Block | Headquarters | Area km2 |
Population (2011) |
SC % | ST % | Hindus % | Muslims % | Literacy Rate % |
Census Towns |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canning I | Canning | 187.86 | 304,724 | 47.55 | 1.22 | 61.97 | 37.49 | 70.76 | 8 |
Canning II | Deuli | 214.93 | 252,523 | 20.93 | 5.90 | 31.08 | 67.08 | 66.51 | 1 |
Basanti | Basanti | 404.21 | 336,717 | 35.53 | 5.96 | 52.48 | 44.87 | 68.31 | 1 |
Gosaba | Gosaba | 296.73 | 246,598 | 62.69 | 9.47 | 88.06 | 8.63 | 78.98 | - |
The subdivision contains 46 gram panchayats under 4 community development blocks:[10][11]
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%[12]
Statistics in the table below present a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in South 24 Parganas district, with data for the year 2013–14:[12]
Subdivision | Primary School |
Middle School |
High School |
Higher Secondary School |
General College, Univ |
Technical / Professional Instt |
Non-formal Education | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | Institution | Student | |
Alipore Sadar | 531 | 53,719 | 34 | 4,455 | 50 | 16,471 | 91 | 66,813 | 5 | 8,122 | 6 | 3,094 | 1,379 | 53,429 |
Baruipur | 883 | 132,649 | 65 | 8,954 | 50 | 26,443 | 128 | 129,195 | 8 | 27,657 | 7 | 6,735 | 3,116 | 138,507 |
Canning | 532 | 81,697 | 59 | 9,181 | 29 | 10,515 | 55 | 57,921 | 4 | 5,490 | 1 | n/a | 2,105 | 96,622 |
Diamond Harbour | 1,212 | 116,407 | 61 | 6,680 | 98 | 38,470 | 145 | 113,147 | 7 | 20,061 | 5 | 1,774 | 3,140 | 137,378 |
Kakdwip | 598 | 53,058 | 45 | 5,654 | 48 | 20,383 | 82 | 56,192 | 3 | 5,420 | 1 | 100 | 1,844 | 78,897 |
South 24 Parganas district* | 3,756 | 437,530 | 264 | 34,924 | 275 | 118,282 | 501 | 423,268 | 27 | 66,750 | 20 | 11,703 | 11,584 | 504,833 |
.* Does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation
The following institutions are located in Canning subdivision:
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 South 24 Parganas district.[17]
Subdivision | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Other State Govt Deptts |
Local bodies |
Central Govt Deptts / PSUs |
NGO / Private Nursing Homes |
Total | Total Number of Beds |
Total Number of Doctors |
Indoor Patients |
Outdoor Patients | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospitals |
Rural Hospitals |
Block Primary Health Centres |
Primary Health Centres | ||||||||||
Alipore Sadar | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | 48 | 65 | 1,159 | 199 | 33,498 | 633,233 |
Baruipur | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | - | 2 | - | 66 | 94 | 1,045 | 201 | 48,114 | 1,266,244 |
Canning | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 15 | 26 | 351 | 49 | 22,467 | 666,377 |
Diamond Harbour | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | - | - | - | 68 | 95 | 1077 | 169 | 65,051 | 1,325,535 |
Kakdwip | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | - | - | - | 20 | 36 | 458 | 73 | 28,707 | 405,501 |
South 24 Parganas district | 4 | 21 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 5 | - | 217 | 316 | 4,090 | 691 | 197,837 | 4,397,890 |
Note: The district data does not include data for portions of South 24 Parganas district functioning under Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The number of doctors exclude private bodies.
Medical facilities in Canning subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals: (Name, location, beds)[18]
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[19]
Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[20]
Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[21]
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the Gosaba CD Block and two gram panchayats under the Basanti CD Block: Chunakhali and Maszidbati, will together form the Gosaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency). All the other gram panchayats under the Basanti CD Block, along with Atharobanki gram panchayat under the Canning II CD Block will together form the Basanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency). The areas under the Canning I CD Block and the Narayanpur gram panchayat under the Canning II CD Block will together form the Canning Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency). All the other seven gram panchayats under the Canning II CD Block will be part of the area covered by the Canning Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency). The legislative assembly constituencies of Gosaba, Basanti and Canning Paschim will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. All the four legislative assembly constituencies will be legislative assembly segments of the Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.[22]