Bolpur subdivision
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Bolpur subdivision is a subdivision of the Birbhum district
Birbhum district
Birbhum district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the three administrative divisions of West Bengal. The district headquarters is located at Suri...

 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 Bolpur
Bolpur
Bolpur-Santiniketan is a municipality in Birbhum District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is 145 km north of Kolkata and is best known for the proximity to Visva Bharati, the university set up by Rabindranath Tagore the Nobel laureate poet...

 municipality and four community development blocs: Bolpur–Sriniketan, Ilambazar, Labhpur and Nanoor. The four blocks contain 40 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 Bolpur.

Area

Apart from the Bolpur
Bolpur
Bolpur-Santiniketan is a municipality in Birbhum District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is 145 km north of Kolkata and is best known for the proximity to Visva Bharati, the university set up by Rabindranath Tagore the Nobel laureate poet...

 municipality, the subdivision contains rural areas of 40 gram panchayats under four community development blocs
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...

: Bolpur–Sriniketan, Ilambazar, Labhpur and Nanoor.

Bolpur–Sriniketan block

Bolpur–Sriniketan
Bolpur Sriniketan (community development block)
Bolpur Sriniketan is an administrative division in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Bolpur and Panrui police stations serve this block...

 block consists of rural areas with nine gram panchayats, viz. Bahiri–Panchshowa, Raipur–Supur, Sarpalehana–Albandha, Singhee, Kankalitala
Kankalitala
Kankalitala is a temple town in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:It is located about from Bolpur on the Bolpur–Labhpur road. It is situated on the bank of the Kopai River...

, Ruppur, Kasba, Sattor and Sian Muluk. Bolpur and Panrui police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Sriniketan
Sriniketan
Sriniketan is a town in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Sriniketan is located at . It has an average elevation of .-History:...

.

Ilambazar block

Ilambazar
Ilambazar (community development block)
Ilambazar is an administrative division in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Ilambazar and Panrui police stations serve this block...

 block consists of rural areas with nine gram panchayats, viz. Batikar, Ghurisha, Mongoldihi, Belati, Illambazar, Nanasole, Dharampur, Joydev–Kenduli and Sirsha. Illambazar and Panrui police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Ilambazar.

Labhpur block

Labhpur
Labpur (community development block)
Labpur is an administrative division in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Labhpur and Nanoor police stations serve this block...

 block consists of rural areas with 11 gram panchayats, viz. Bipratikuri, Dwaraka, Jamna, Labpur–II, Chauhatta–Mahodari–I, Hatia, Kurunnahar, Thiba, Chauhatta–Mahodari–II, Indus and Labpur–I. Labhpur and Nanoor police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Labhpur.

Nanoor block

Nanoor
Nanoor (community development block)
Nanoor is an administrative division in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Nanoor police station serves this block...

 block consists of rural areas with 11 gram panchayats, viz. Bara Saota, Daskalgram–Kareya–I, Chandidas Nanoor, Daskalgram–Kareya–II, Kirnahar–II
Kirnahar
Kirnahar is a town under Nanoor police station in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Kirnahar is located at . It has an average elevation of ....

, Kirnahar–I
Kirnahar
Kirnahar is a town under Nanoor police station in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Kirnahar is located at . It has an average elevation of ....

, Thupsara, Uchkaran, Charkalgram, Jalundi and Nawanagar Kadda. Nanoor police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Chandidas Nanoor.

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal:
  • The municipal area of Bolpur
    Bolpur
    Bolpur-Santiniketan is a municipality in Birbhum District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is 145 km north of Kolkata and is best known for the proximity to Visva Bharati, the university set up by Rabindranath Tagore the Nobel laureate poet...

    , the Illambazar block, and the 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 of Raipur–Supur, Ruppur and Sattor under the Bolpur–Sriniketan block together will form the Bolpur assembly constituency.
  • The other six gram panchayats under the Bolpur–Sriniketan block as well as the area under the Nanoor block will form the domain of the Nanoor assembly constituency.
  • The Labhpur block will be part of the Labpur assembly constituency.
  • The Nanoor constituency will be reserved for the Scheduled castes (SC) candidates.
  • All the three constituencies will be assembly segments of the Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
    Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
    Bolpur is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Bolpur in West Bengal. The seat was a free seat till 2004, but was declared reserved for scheduled castes from 2009 general elections....

    , which will be reserved for SC candidates.
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