Basirhat district (proposed)

Apart from the municipalities of Basirhat, Baduria and Taki, the district contains one census town and rural areas of 90 gram panchayats under ten community development blocks: Baduria, Basirhat–I, Basirhat–II, Haroa, Hasnabad, Hingalganj, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali–I and Sandeshkhali–II and Swarupnagar.[3] The only census town is: Dhanyakuria.[4] Though the area of the district from the administrative level is not clear, perhaps a large part of Bongaon Subdivision will be inserted into the newly created district. According to a proposal that was brought by the government of West Bengal, Basirhat district is supposed to be composed of two sub-divisions. The two subdivisions were to be headquartered at Basirhat and Minakhan. The Basirhat subdivision would comprise six CD blocks, namely Basirhat–I, Basirhat–II, Hasnabad, Hingalganj, Baduria and Swarupnagar. The Minakhan subdivision would consist of four CD blocks - Minakhan, Sandeshkhali–I, Sandeshkhali–II and Haroa[5]