total 47 beds and 5 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 32 family welfare subcentres. 10,173 patients were treated indoor and 210,847 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD Block. Monteswar Rural Hospital at Monteswar (with 30 beds plus a 20 bed maternity ward) is the main medical facility in Manteswar CD block. There are primary health centres at Dhanyakherur, PO Majhergram (with 10 beds), Moinampur, PO Katsihi (with 6 beds) and Putsuri (with 6 beds). Manteswar CD Block is one of the areas of Bardhaman district which is affected by a low level of arsenic contamination of ground water. External links District map showing blocks References Community development blocks in Purba Bardhaman district