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Administrative Profile

About SSDA

The Sriniketan Santiniketan Development Authority (SSDA) is the apex planning and development body for the Sriniketan Santiniketan Planning Area (SSPA), notified under the West Bengal Town & Country (Planning & Development) Act, 1979.

Spanning approximately 108.08 sq.km across 44 mouzas under Bolpur Police Station in Birbhum district, SSDA coordinates urban planning, land-use regulation and infrastructure development — while safeguarding the world-renowned cultural and educational heritage of Santiniketan and Visva-Bharati.

Our Mission. To foster planned, sustainable growth in the SSPA region while honouring the educational and cultural legacy of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore.

Powers & Functions

Preparation of Land Use & perspective plans
Prescribing land use within zones
Granting development permissions
Enforcement against unauthorised construction
Land acquisition & management for public purpose
Coordination with ULBs, GPs & Visva-Bharati

Jurisdiction Breakdown

Administrative Body	Area (Sq.Km)	% Coverage
Rural Areas (4 Gram Panchayats)	88.70	82.08%
Bolpur Municipality	13.13	12.14%
Visva-Bharati	4.45	4.12%
Direct SSDA Control Area	1.80	1.66%
TOTAL SSPA AREA	108.08	100.00%

Bolpur subdivision in Birbhum — **Bolpur Subdivision**
The SSDA planning area falls within Bolpur Sub-division of Birbhum district.