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Country
  
India

District
  
Purulia

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Area
  
2,336 km²

ISO 3166 code
  
ISO 3166-2:IN

State
  
West Bengal

Headquarters
  
Purulia

Vehicle registration
  
WB

Population
  
1.055 million (2011)

Purulia Sadar East subdivision

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

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Subdivisions

Purulia district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

Purulia Sadar East subdivision has a density of population of 452 per km2. 36.02% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.

Administrative units

Purulia Sadar East subdivision has 8 police stations, 7 community development blocks, 7 panchayat samitis, 62 gram panchayats, 890 inhabited villages, 1 municipality, 5 census towns. The single municipality is at Purulia. The census towns are: Bandwan, Manbazar, Lagda, Raghabpur and Hutmura. The subdivision has its headquarters at Purulia.

Police stations

Police stations in Purulia Sadar East subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Blocks

Community development blocks in Purulia Sadar East subdivision are:

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 62 gram panchayats under 7 community development blocs:

  • Manbazar–I block: Bamni Majhihira, Chandra–Pairachali, Gopalnagar, Manbazar, Bhalubasa, Jitujuri, Baramasya–Ramnagar, Bisri, Dhanarah and Kamta Jangidiri.
  • Manbazar–II block: Ankro Barakadam, Bari–Jagda, Buribandh, Kumari, Bargoria–Jamtoria, Boro Jaragara and Dighi.
  • Bandwan block: Bandwan, Dhadka, Kuchia, Kumra, Chirudih, Gurur, Kuilapal and Supudih.
  • Purulia–I block: Bhandarpuara–Chipida, Dimdiha, Lagda, Durku, Manara, Chakaltore, Garafusra and Sonaijuri.
  • Purulia–II block: Agoya–Narra, Chharradumdumi, Hutmura, Belma, Ghonga, Pindra, Bhangra, Golamara and Raghabpur.
  • Hura block: Chatumadar, Jabarrah, Ladhurka, Rakhera–Bispuria, Daldali, Kalabani, Lakhanpur, Hura, Keshergarh and Maguria–Lalpur.
  • Puncha block: Bagda, Chirudih, Lakhra, Pirrah, Chandra, Jambad, Napara, Puncha, Kenda and Panipathar.

    • Electoral constituencies

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

    References

    Purulia Sadar East subdivision Wikipedia
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