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Urban West Bengal had over ** thousand government hospital beds as of December 2022, making it the highest provider of public healthcare among other urban parts of India. In comparison, the north-eastern state of Nagaland had *** hospital beds in its urban areas during the same year. 

Urban-rural divide

There were a higher number of public hospitals in rural India compared to urban parts of the country, with over ** thousand and about four thousand respectively in 2018. Rural healthcare infrastructure was divided into three tiers in the country - sub-centers, primary health centers and community health centers.

Public healthcare discrepancies

Rural India had over *** thousand hospital beds in the same time duration. Despite the higher volume of beds, rural areas faced a shortage of qualified healthcare professionals, with an average of just one doctor for every primary health care center. These factors have made public healthcare a big concern in both urban as well as rural areas in the country.