Purulia Sadar subdivision


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

History

Purulia district was divided into four subdivisions, viz., Purulia Sadar, Manbazar, Jhalda and Raghunathpur, with effect from 6 April 2017, as per Order No. 100-AR/P/2R-2/1999 dated 30 March 2017 issued by the Government of West Bengal, in the Kolkata Gazette dated 30 March 2017.

Subdivisions

Purulia district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
SubdivisionHeadquarter
Area
km2		Population
Rural Population %
Urban Population %
Purulia SadarPurulia1,474.81878,37381.4218.58
ManbazarManbazar1,766.55640,58896.323.68
JhaldaJhalda1,233.97573,77191.028.98
RaghunathpurRaghunathpur1,733.01838,12883.8016.20
Purulia districtPurulia6208.342,930,86087.2412.76

Note: The 2011 census data has been recast as per reorganisation of the subdivisions. There may be minor variations.

Police stations

Police stations in the Purulia Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Police StationArea covered
km2		Inter-state border
km		Municipal TownCD block
Arsha187.5--Arsha
Hura382.21--Hura
Purulia 13.9-PuruliaPurulia I, Purulia II
Purulia 534.47--Purulia I, Purulia II
Purulia Sadar Women--Purulia, JhaldaPurulia, Kotshila, Arsha,
Jhalda, Jaypur police stations area
Balarampur299.512.39-Balarampur

Blocks

Community development blocks in Purulia Sadar subdivision are:
CD blockHeadquartersArea
km2		Population
SC %ST %Literacy
Rate %		Census
Towns
ArshaSirkabad375.04154,73611.8221.6954.78
BalarampurBaghadih300.88137.95011.9131.7160.401
HuraHura382.21143,57519.5625.4668.79
Purulia IChakda, PO Kotlui281.50151,18817.158.3778.371
Purulia IIBongabari,
PO Vivekanandanagar		310.10169,48827.164.8563.392

Gram panchayats

s in Purulia Sadar subdivision are :
Given in the table below is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Purulia district, after reorganisation of the district in 2017, with data for the year 2013-14..:
Note: Primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Purulia Sadar subdivision:
The table below presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Purulia district, after reorganisation of the district in 2017, with data for the year 2013-14..:
.* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in Purulia Sadar subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals:
Rural Hospitals:
Primary Health Centres :
Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Purulia district were as follows:
Lok Sabha constituencyVidhan Sabha constituencyReservationCD Block and/or Gram panchayat
PuruliaBalarampur-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.
Baghmundi-Jhalda municipality; Jhalda I and Baghmundi CD Blocks;
Hetgugui and Sirkabad gram panchayats of Arsha CD Block.
Joypur-Joypur and Jhalda II CD Blocks;
Arsha, Beldih and Manikary gram panchayats of Arsha CD Block.
Purulia-Purulia municipality; Purulia II CD Block; Bhandar Purachipida
and Manara gram panchayats of Purulia I CD Block.
ManbazarSTManbazar I and Puncha CD Blocks; Chatumadar, Daldali
and Manguria Lalpur gram panchayats of Hura CD Block.
Kashipur-Kashipur CD Block; Hura, Jabarrah, Kalabani, Keshargarh, Ladhurka,
Lakhanpur and Rakhera Bishpuri gram panchayats of Hura CD Block.
ParaSCPara and Raghunathpur II CD Blocks.
BankuraRaghunathpurSCRaghunathpur municipality; Raghunathpur I, Neturia and Santuri CD Blocks.
Other assembly segments in Bankura district
Jhargram BandwanSTBandwan, Barabazar and Manbazar II CD Blocks.
Other assembly segments in Paschim Medinipur district