Chanchal subdivision
subdivision in West Bengal, India
Chanchal subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Malda district in the Indian 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 marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.”
Subdivisions
Malda district is divided into two administrative subdivisions:
Administrative units
Chanchal subdivision has 4 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 49 gram panchayats, 524 mouzas, 508 inhabited villages and 1 census town. The census town is: Chanchal. The subdivision has its headquarters at Chanchal.
Police stations
Police stations in Chanchal subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Blocks
Community development blocks in Chanchal subdivision are:
Gram panchayats
The subdivision contains 49 gram panchayats under 6 community development blocks:
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.
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