Geographical Spread
SPAN’s work is spread across 2 states, West Bengal and Jharkhand, and predominantly is focused in the rural areas. In West Bengal, the urban regions include Kolkata and North 24 Parganas in which the work spans over 19 wards, in the rural regions of west Bengal, SPAN works across 55 Gram Panchayats in 8 districts namely, Kalimpong, Coochbehar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purulia, and South 24 Parganas. In rural Jharkhand, SPAN’s work is confined to 2 Gram Panchayats in the Dumka district.
Operational Areas in West Bengal
Urban
District
Municipality/Corporation
Total Number of Wards
North 24 Parganas
South Dum Dum, Kamarhati, Titagarh and Barrackpore
13 Wards
Kolkata
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
6 Wards
Rural
District
Blocks
No. Gram P.
Kalimpong
Gorubathan, Lava, Kalimpong 1 and pedong
35 Gram Panchayats
Coochbehar
Dinhata 1, Dinhata 2 and Shitalkuchi
5 Gram Panchayats
Alipurduar
Madarihat
2 Gram Panchayats
Jalpaiguri
Matiali
2 Gram Panchayats
Jhargram
Jhargram, Jamboni
4 Gram Panchayat
Paschim Medinipur
Shalboni
1 Gram Panchayat
Purulia
Jhalida 2, Baghmundi
2 Gram Panchayats
South 24 Parganas
Basanti, Patharpratima
4 Gram Panchayats
West Bengal
Operational Areas in Jharkhand
Rural
District
Blocks
No. Gram P.
Dumka
Shikaripara and Raniswar
2 Gram Panchayats
Urban
District
Municipality/Corporation
Total Number of Wards
