block had 1 general degree college with 979 students, 610 institutions for special and non-formal education with 25,568 students. See also – Education in India As per the 2011 census, in Patharpratima CD block, amongst the 87 inhabited villages, all villages had schools, 78 villages had two or more primary schools, 55 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 39 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. Patharpratima Mahavidyalaya was established at Patharpratima in 2001. Healthcare In 2014, Patharpratima CD block had 1 rural hospital, 3 primary health centres and 7 NGO/ private nursing homes with total 93 beds and 13 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 65 family welfare subcentres. 3,815 patients were treated indoor and 66,575 patients were treated outdoor in the hospitals, health centres and subcentres of the CD block. As per 2011 census, in Patharpratima CD block, 3 villages had primary health centres, 61 villages had primary health subcentres, 8 villages had maternity and child welfare centres, 3 villages had veterinary hospitals, 43 villages had medicine shops and out of the 87 inhabited villages 6 villages had no medical facilities. Madhabnagar Rural Hospital at Madababnagar, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in Patharpratima CD block. There are primary health centres at Gadamathurpur (with 10 beds), Brajballavpur (with 15 beds) and Indrapur (with 10 beds). References Community development blocks in South 24 Parganas district