Purulia Sadar West subdivision

Purulia Sadar West subdivision
পুরুলিয়া সদর পশ্চিম মহকুমা
Subdivision
Purulia Sadar West subdivision
Purulia Sadar West subdivision

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 23°22′N 85°58′E / 23.37°N 85.97°E / 23.37; 85.97Coordinates: 23°22′N 85°58′E / 23.37°N 85.97°E / 23.37; 85.97
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purulia
Headquarters Jhalda
Area
 • Total 2,327.98 km2 (898.84 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 1,037,021
 • Density 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registration WB

Purulia Sadar West subdivision is a subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Subdivisions

Purulia district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: [1]

Subdivision Headquarter
Area
km2 		Population
(2011) 		Rural Population %
(2001)		Urban Population %
(2001)
Purulia Sadar West subdivisionJhalda2,327.981,037,02194.605.40
Purulia Sadar East subdivisionPurulia2,336.201,055,33787.5512.45
Raghunathpur subdivisionRaghunathpur1,559.6883,775787.3712.63
Purulia districtPurulia6,259.002,930,11589.9310.07

Administrative units

Purulia Sadar West subdivision has 7 police stations, 7 community development blocks, 7 panchayat samitis, 59 gram panchayats, 882 inhabited villages, 1 municipality, 5 census towns. The single municipality is at Jhalda. The census towns are: Chekya, Begun Kodar, Jaypur, Balarampur, Barabazar. Jhalda, a municipal town, has been included as a census town in the census figures. It is not included as a census town here. The subdivision has its headquarters at Jhalda.[2][3]

Area

Purulia Sadar West subdivision has an area of 2,327.98 km2, population in 2011 of 1,037,021 and density of population of 445 per km2. 35.39 % 0f the population of the district resides in this subdivision.[4]

Police stations

Police stations in Purulia Sadar West subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: [5]

Police Station Area covered
km2 		Inter-state border
km		Municipal Town CD Block
Arsha187.5 - - Arsha
Baghmundi27541.91 - Banghmundi
Balarampur299.512.39 - Balarampur
Barabazar41444.39 - Barabazar
Jaypur230.5052 - Joypur
Jhalda29048.7JhaldaJhalda I, Jhalda II (part)
Kotshila28425.48 - Jhalda II (part)

Blocks

Community development blocks in Purulia Sadar West subdivision are:[4] [6]

CD Block HeadquartersArea
km2 		Population
(2011) 		SC %ST %Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
Jhalda IMasina315.09137,14312.3911.3866.18
Jhalda IIKotshila256.61148,15610.5710.7454.762
JoypurJaypur230.47133,34914.379.8057.941
ArshaSirkabad375.04154,73611.8221.6954.78
BaghmundiPatardi427.95135,57910.3625.1157.17
BalarampurBaghadih300.88137.95011.9131.7160.401
BarabazarBarabazar418.06170,5697.3919.4063.271

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 59 gram panchayats under 7 community development blocs:[7]

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Purulia district were as follows:

Lok Sabha constituency Vidhan Sabha constituency ReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayat
Purulia BalarampurNone Balarampur CD Block; Chakaltore, Dimdiha, Durku, Garafusra, Lagda
and Sonaijuri gram panchayats of Purulia I CD Block; and Chatu Hansa,
Hensla and Puara gram panchayats of Arsha CD Block.[8]
BaghmundiNone Jhalda municipality; Jhalda I and Baghmundi CD Blocks;
Hetgugui and Sirkabad gram panchayats of Arsha CD Block.[8]
Joypur None Joypur and Jhalda II CD Blocks;
Arsha, Beldih and Manikary gram panchayats of Arsha CD Block.[8]
Purulia None Purulia municipality; Purulia II CD Block; Bhandar Purachipida
and Manara gram panchayats of Purulia I CD Block.[8]
Manbazar ST Manbazar I and Puncha CD Blocks; Chatumadar, Daldali
and Manguria Lalpur gram panchayats of Hura CD Block.[8]
Kashipur NoneKashipur CD Block; Hura, Jabarrah, Kalabani, Keshargarh, Ladhurka,
Lakhanpur and Rakhera Bishpuri gram panchayats of Hura CD Block.[8]
Para SC Para and Raghunathpur II CD Blocks.[8]
Bankura Raghunathpur SC Raghunathpur municipality; Raghunathpur I, Neturia and Santuri CD Blocks.[8]
Other assembly segments in Bankura district
Jhargram (ST)Bandwan ST Bandwan, Barabazar and Manbazar II CD Blocks.[8]
Other assembly segments in Paschim Medinipur district

References

  1. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008". West Bengal. National Informatics Centre, India. 2008-03-19. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2,. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Purulia - Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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