Haldia subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district 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

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. It consists of Haldia

Haldia

Haldia has a typical moderate climate with winter temperatures ranging from a low of around 7 degrees Celsius to a high of 22 degrees Celsius. Winters are chilly and is when the residents hold the Haldia Utsav festival. Summers can be very hot and humid. Usual summer temperatures in May, the...

 municipality and five community development blocks: Mahisadal, Nandigram–I, Nandigram–II, Sutahata and Haldia. The five blocks contain 38 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 Haldia.

Area

Apart from the Haldia

Haldia

Haldia has a typical moderate climate with winter temperatures ranging from a low of around 7 degrees Celsius to a high of 22 degrees Celsius. Winters are chilly and is when the residents hold the Haldia Utsav festival. Summers can be very hot and humid. Usual summer temperatures in May, the...

 municipality, the subdivision contains rural areas of 38 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 five 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...

: Mahisadal, Nandigram–I, Nandigram–II, Sutahata and Haldia. There is no urban area under these five blocks.

Mahisadal Block

Rural area under Mahisadal block consists obf 11 gram panchayats, viz. Amritaberia, Itamogra–I, Laksha–I, Natshal–I, Betkundu, Itamogra–II, Laksha–II, Satish Samanta, Garh Kamalpur, Kismat Naikundi and Natshal–I. Mahisadal and Nandakumar police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Rangibasan.

Nandigram–I block

Rural area under Nandigram–I

Nandigram

Nandigram is a rural area with two commuunity development blocks in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located about 70 km south-west of Kolkata, on the south bank of the Haldi River, opposite the industrial city of Haldia...

 block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Daudpur, Kalicharanpur, Nandigram, Bhakutia, Gokulnagar, Kendumari Jalpai, Samsabad, Haripur, Mahammadpur and Sonachura. Nandigram police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Nandigram.

Nandigram–II block

Rural area under Nandigram–II block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Amdabad–I, Birulia, Boyal–II, Khodambari–II, Amdabad–II, Boyal–I and Khodambari–I. Nandigram police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Riapara.

Sutahata block

Rural area under Sutahata

Sutahata

Sutahata is an administrative division in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. In earlier days this block was referred to as Sutahata I block, and Haldia block was referred to as Sutahata II block. Sutahata and Durgachak police stations serve this block...

 block consists of six gram panchayats, viz. Ashadtalia, Guaberia, Joynagar, Chaitanyapur, Horkhali and Kukrahati

Kukrahati

Kukrahati is a small place in Purba Medinipur district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located around 150 km from Kolkata, and stands on the bank of the Hooghly river, opposite Raichak in South 24 Parganas. It is the gateway to the port and industrial city of Haldia...

. Sutahata and Bhabanipur police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Sutahata.

Haldia block

Rural area under Haldia

Haldia

Haldia has a typical moderate climate with winter temperatures ranging from a low of around 7 degrees Celsius to a high of 22 degrees Celsius. Winters are chilly and is when the residents hold the Haldia Utsav festival. Summers can be very hot and humid. Usual summer temperatures in May, the...

 block consists of four gram panchayats, viz. Baruttarhingli, Deulpota, Chakdwipa and Devog. Sutahata, Bhabanipur and Haldia police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Haldia.

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal:

• The area under the Haldia
  Haldia
  Haldia has a typical moderate climate with winter temperatures ranging from a low of around 7 degrees Celsius to a high of 22 degrees Celsius. Winters are chilly and is when the residents hold the Haldia Utsav festival. Summers can be very hot and humid. Usual summer temperatures in May, the...
  
   municipality and the Sutahata block will together form the Haldia assembly constituency of West Bengal.
• The area under Haldia block and the Mahisadal block will form the Mahisadal assembly constituency.
• The Nandigram–I block and the Nandigram–II block will together form the area defining the Nandigram assembly constituency.
• The Haldia constituency will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates.
• All the three constituencies will be assembly segments of the Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Tamluk is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Tamluk in West Bengal.-Election results:Results of elections held prior to 2009 are summarised below:-Assembly segments:...
  
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