Chandannagore subdivision , is a subdivision of the Hooghly district

Hooghly District

Hooghly district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River.The headquarters of the district are at Chinsura...

 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 Chandannagar

Chandannagar

Chandannagar, formerly known as Chandernagore or Chandernagar , is a small city and former French colony located north of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is head quarters of a subdivision in Hooghly District. It is one of the 6 municipal corporations in West Bengal. It is a part of the area...

 municipal corporation and three municipalities (Bhadreswar, Champdani

Champdani

Champdani is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is under Bhadreswar police station in Chandannagar subdivision.-Geography:...

 and Tarakeswar

Tarakeswar

Tarakeswar is a town and a municipality in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a police station in Chandannagar subdivision. Tarakeswar is a renowned place of pilgrimage and the greatest centre of the Shiva sect in West Bengal. 58 km away from Kolkata, Tarakeswar can be...

) and three community development blocs: Haripal

Haripal

Haripal is an administrative division in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Haripal police station serves this block...

, Singur

Singur

Singur is a census town in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Singur railway station is 34 km from Howrah Station on the Howrah-Tarakeswar line. It is 2 km ahead of Kamarkundu junction, the crossing point of Howrah-Bardhaman chord and Howrah-Tarakeshwar lines. It is on...

 and Tarakeswar

Tarakeswar

Tarakeswar is a town and a municipality in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a police station in Chandannagar subdivision. Tarakeswar is a renowned place of pilgrimage and the greatest centre of the Shiva sect in West Bengal. 58 km away from Kolkata, Tarakeswar can be...

. The three blocks contain 41 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 and one census town

Census town

In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

. The subdivision has its headquarters at Chandannagar.

Area

Apart from the Chandannagar

Chandannagar

Chandannagar, formerly known as Chandernagore or Chandernagar , is a small city and former French colony located north of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is head quarters of a subdivision in Hooghly District. It is one of the 6 municipal corporations in West Bengal. It is a part of the area...

 municipal corporation and three municipalities of Bhadreswar, Champdani

Champdani

Champdani is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is under Bhadreswar police station in Chandannagar subdivision.-Geography:...

 and Tarakeswar

Tarakeswar

Tarakeswar is a town and a municipality in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a police station in Chandannagar subdivision. Tarakeswar is a renowned place of pilgrimage and the greatest centre of the Shiva sect in West Bengal. 58 km away from Kolkata, Tarakeswar can be...

, the subdivision contains one census town and rural areas of 41 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 three 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...

: Haripal, Singur and Tarakeswar. The only census town is: Singur

Singur

Singur is a census town in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Singur railway station is 34 km from Howrah Station on the Howrah-Tarakeswar line. It is 2 km ahead of Kamarkundu junction, the crossing point of Howrah-Bardhaman chord and Howrah-Tarakeshwar lines. It is on...

.

Haripal block

Rural area under Haripal block consists of 15 gram panchayats, viz. Alipur Kashipur, Haripal Kingkarbati, Nalikul Purba, Pyantra, Bandipur, Haripal Sahadev, Narayanpur Bahirkhanda, Sripatipur Ilipur, Chandanpur, Jejur, Dwarhatta, Kaikala, Paschim Gopinathpur, Haripal Ashutosh and Nalikul Paschim. There is no urban area under this block. Haripal police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Khamarchandi.

Singur block

Rural area under Singur block consists of 16 gram panchayats, viz. Anandanagar

Anandanagar

Anandanagar is a village in Anandanagar gram panchayat in Singur bloc in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-List of High schools in Anandanagar:...

, Basubati, Gopalnagar, Singur–I, Bagdanga Chinamore, Beraberi, Kamarkundu

Kamarkundu

Kamarkundu Junction is a railway station at the crossing of the Howrah-Tarakeswar and the Howrah-Bardhaman Chord lines.Kamarkundu is a village in Kamarkundu Gopalnagar gram panchayat in Singur block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-History:The...

 Gopalnagar Daluigachha, Singur–II, Bainchipota, Bighati, Mirzapur Bankipur, Balarambati, Bora, Baruipara Paltagarh, Borai Pahalampur and Nasibpur. Urban area under this block consists of one census town: Singur

Singur

Singur is a census town in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Singur railway station is 34 km from Howrah Station on the Howrah-Tarakeswar line. It is 2 km ahead of Kamarkundu junction, the crossing point of Howrah-Bardhaman chord and Howrah-Tarakeshwar lines. It is on...

. Singur and Bhadreswar police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Singur.

Tarakeswar block

Rural area under Tarakeswar block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Ashtara Dattapur, Bhanjipur, Naita Malpaharpur, Talpur, Baligori–I, Champadanga

Champadanga

Champadanga is a village under Tarakeswar bloc and police station in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Economics:This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages. Chief products are potato and rice....

, Purba Ramnagar,  Baligori–II, Kesabchak and Santoshpur. There is no urban area under this block. Tarakeswar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Tarakeswar.

Legislative segments

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

• The area under the Chandannagar
  Chandannagar
  Chandannagar, formerly known as Chandernagore or Chandernagar , is a small city and former French colony located north of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is head quarters of a subdivision in Hooghly District. It is one of the 6 municipal corporations in West Bengal. It is a part of the area...
  
   municipal corporation and the Bhadreswar municipality will form the Chandannagar assembly constituency of West Bengal.
• The Champdani
  Champdani
  Champdani is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is under Bhadreswar police station in Chandannagar subdivision.-Geography:...
  
   municipality will be part of the area defining the Champdani assembly constituency.
• Thirteen 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 the Singur block—Anandanagar, Bagdanga Chinamore, Baruipara Paltagarh, Beraberi, Bighati, Bainchipota, Bora, Borai Pahalampur, Gopalnagar, Mirzapur Bankipur, Nasibpur, Singur–I and Singur–II—will be part of the Singur assembly constituency.
• The other three gram panchayats under the Singur block, viz. Balarambati, Basubati and Kamarkundu Gopalnagar Daluigachha, along with the area under the Haripal block will form the area defining the Haripal assembly constituency.
• The Tarakeswar block and the municipal area under Tarakeswar
  Tarakeswar
  Tarakeswar is a town and a municipality in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a police station in Chandannagar subdivision. Tarakeswar is a renowned place of pilgrimage and the greatest centre of the Shiva sect in West Bengal. 58 km away from Kolkata, Tarakeswar can be...
  
   will be part of the Tarakeswar assembly constituency.
• The Champdani constituency will be an assembly segment of the Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency).
• The constituencies of Singur and Chandannagar will be assembly segments of the Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Hooghly is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Hugli-Chuchura in West Bengal.-Election results:Results of elections held prior to 2009 are summarised below:...
  
  .
• The constituencies of Haripal and Tarakeswar will be assembly segments of the Arambag (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates.