Durgapur subdivision is a subdivision of the Bardhaman district

Bardhaman District

'Bardhaman district is a district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Bardhaman, though it houses other important industrial towns like Durgapur and Asansol...

 in the state of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It consists of Durgapur municipal corporation and five community development blocs: Durgapur–Faridpur, Galsi–I, Kanksa, Andal and Pandabeswar. The five blocks contain 36 gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s and 30 census town

Census town

In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

s. The subdivision has its headquarters at Durgapur.

Area

Apart from the Durgapur municipal corporation, the subdivision contains 30 census town

Census town

In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

s and rural areas of 36 gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s under five community development blocs

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

: Durgapur–Faridpur, Galsi–I, Kanksa, Andal and Pandabeswar. The 30 census towns are: Sarpi

Sarpi, Bardhaman

Sarpi is a census town under Faridpur police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Sarpi is located at ....

, Mandarbani

Mandarbani

Mandarbani is a census town under Faridpur police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Mandarbani is located at ....

, Sirsha, Sukdal

Sukdal

Sukdal is a census town under Bud Bud police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

, Prayagpur

Prayagpur

Prayagpur is a census town under Kanksa police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Prayagpur is located at ....

, Debipur, Kanksa, Mahira

Mahira

Mahira is a census town under Andal police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Mahira is located at ....

, Kajora

Kajora

Kajora is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Kajora is located at ....

, Harishpur

Harishpur

Harishpur is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Harishpur is located at ....

, Palashban

Palashban

Palashban is a census town under Andal police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Palashban is located at ....

, Dignala

Dignala

Dignala is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Dignala is located at ....

, Andal

Andal, Bardhaman

Andal is a census town and police station in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Andal is located at . It has an average elevation of 76 metres ....

, Baska

Baska, Andal

Baska is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Baska is located at ....

, Siduli

Siduli

Siduli is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

, Khandra

Khandra

Khandra is a census town under Andal police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Khandra is located at ....

, Ukhra

Ukhra

Ukhra is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

, Dhandadihi

Dhandadihi

Dhandadihi is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Dhandadihi is located at ....

, Kendra Khottamdi

Kendra Khottamdi

Kendra Khottamdi is a census town under Pandaveswar police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Kendra Khottamdi is located at ....

, Ramnagar

Ramnagar, Pandaveswar

See Ramnagar for disambiguation.Ramnagar is a census town under Pandaveswar police stationin Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Ramnagar is located at ....

, Dalurband

Dalurband

Dalurband is a census town under Pandaveswar police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Dalurbandh is located at ....

, Bilpahari

Bilpahari

Bilpahari is a census town under Pandaveswar police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Bilpahari is located at ....

, Nabgram

Nabgram

Nabgram is a census town under Pandaveswar police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Nabgram is located at ....

, Sankarpur, Haripur

Haripur, Bardhaman

Haripur is a census town under Pandaveswar police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Haripur is located at ....

, Konardihi

Konardihi

Konardihi is a census town under Pandaveswar police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Konardihi is located at ....

, Bahula

Bahula

Bahula is a census town under Andal police stationin Durgapur subdivision of Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Bahula is located at ....

, Chhora

Chhora

Chhora is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Chhora is located at ....

, Chak Bankola

Chak Bankola

Chak Bankola is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Chak Bankola is located at ....

 and Parashkol

Parashkol

Parashkol is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

.

Durgapur–Faridpur block

Rural area under Durgapur–Faridpur block consists of six gram panchayats, viz. Gaurbazar, Ichhapur, Laudoha, Gogla, Jemua and Pratappur. Urban area under this block comprises three census towns: Sarpi

Sarpi, Bardhaman

Sarpi is a census town under Faridpur police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Sarpi is located at ....

, Mandarbani

Mandarbani

Mandarbani is a census town under Faridpur police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Mandarbani is located at ....

 and Sirsha. Faridpur

Faridpur, Durgapur

Faridpur-Durgapur is an administrative division in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Faridpur and New Township police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Loudaha. Sarpi, Mandarbani and Sirsha are urban areas in this...

 and New Township police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Loudaha.

Galsi–I block

Rural area under Galsi–I

Galsi I (community development block)

Galsi I is an administrative division in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Bud Bud and Galsi police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Bud Bud...

 block consists of nine gram panchayats, viz. Budbud, Loapur Krishnarampur, Paraj, Uchchagram, Chaktentul, Potna–Pursa, Loa Ramgopalpur, Mankar and Serorai . Urban area under this block comprises one census town: Sukdal

Sukdal

Sukdal is a census town under Bud Bud police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

. Bud Bud

Bud Bud

Bud Bud is a town and police station in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on Grand Trunk Road, and is near Mankar railway station on the Bardhaman-Durgapur stretch of the Howrah-Delhi track...

 and Galsi police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Bud Bud.

Kanksa block

Rural area under Kanksa

Kanksa (community development block)

Kanksa is an administrative division in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kanksa police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Izzatganj and Panagarh Bazar...

 block consists of seven gram panchayats, viz. Amlajora, Bidbehar, Kanksa, Trilokchandrapur, Bankati, Gopalpur and Molandighi. Urban area under this block comprises three census towns: Prayagpur

Prayagpur

Prayagpur is a census town under Kanksa police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Prayagpur is located at ....

, Debipur and Kanksa. Kanksa police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Izzatganj and Panagarh Bazar.

Andal block

Rural area under Andal block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Andal, Kajora, Madanpur, Sreerampur, Dakshinkhanda, Khandara, Ramprasadpur and Ukhra

Ukhra

Ukhra is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

. Urban area under this block comprises eleven census towns: Mahira

Mahira

Mahira is a census town under Andal police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Mahira is located at ....

, Kajora

Kajora

Kajora is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Kajora is located at ....

, Harishpur

Harishpur

Harishpur is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Harishpur is located at ....

, Palashban

Palashban

Palashban is a census town under Andal police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Palashban is located at ....

, Dignala

Dignala

Dignala is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Dignala is located at ....

, Andal

Andal, Bardhaman

Andal is a census town and police station in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Andal is located at . It has an average elevation of 76 metres ....

, Baska

Baska, Andal

Baska is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Baska is located at ....

, Siduli

Siduli

Siduli is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

, Khandra

Khandra

Khandra is a census town under Andal police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Khandra is located at ....

, Ukhra

Ukhra

Ukhra is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

  and Dhandadihi

Dhandadihi

Dhandadihi is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Dhandadihi is located at ....

. The census towns Chak Bankola

Chak Bankola

Chak Bankola is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Chak Bankola is located at ....

 and Parashkol

Parashkol

Parashkol is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

 are both partly in Andal block and partly in Pandabeswar block. Andal and Durgapur police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Andal More and Andal.

Pandabeswar block

Rural area under Pandabeswar block consists of six gram panchayats, viz. Baidyanathpur, Chhora, Kendra, Behula, Haripur and Nabagram. Urban area under this block comprises ten census towns: Kendra Khottamdi

Kendra Khottamdi

Kendra Khottamdi is a census town under Pandaveswar police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Kendra Khottamdi is located at ....

, Ramnagar

Ramnagar, Pandaveswar

See Ramnagar for disambiguation.Ramnagar is a census town under Pandaveswar police stationin Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Ramnagar is located at ....

, Dalurband

Dalurband

Dalurband is a census town under Pandaveswar police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Dalurbandh is located at ....

, Bilpahari

Bilpahari

Bilpahari is a census town under Pandaveswar police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Bilpahari is located at ....

, Nabgram

Nabgram

Nabgram is a census town under Pandaveswar police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Nabgram is located at ....

, Sankarpur, Haripur

Haripur, Bardhaman

Haripur is a census town under Pandaveswar police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Haripur is located at ....

, Konardihi

Konardihi

Konardihi is a census town under Pandaveswar police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Konardihi is located at ....

, Bahula

Bahula

Bahula is a census town under Andal police stationin Durgapur subdivision of Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Bahula is located at ....

 and Chhora

Chhora

Chhora is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Chhora is located at ....

. The census towns Chak Bankola

Chak Bankola

Chak Bankola is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Chak Bankola is located at ....

 and Parashkol

Parashkol

Parashkol is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

 are both partly in Andal block and partly in Pandabeswar block. Andal and Pandbeswar police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Pandabeswar.

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal:

• The municipal corporation area of Durgapur is covered by two assembly constituencies of West Bengal. The wards numbered 11–22 and 29–43 will form the Durgapur Paschim assembly constituency.
• The wards numbered 1–10 and 23–28 will be part of the Durgapur Purba assembly constituency, which will also contain the gram panchayat
  Gram panchayat
  Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...
  
  s of Amlajora, Gopalpur and Molandighi under the Kanksa block.
• The other four gram panchayats under the Kanksa block along with the area under the Galsi–I block will be part of the Galsi assembly constituency.
• The Pandabeswar block, and the Durgapur–Faridpur block will together form the area under the Pandabeswar assembly constituency.
• The area under the Andal block will be part of the Raniganj assembly constituency.
• The Galsi constituency will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates.
• The constituencies of Durgapur Purba, Durgapur Paschim and Galsi will be assembly segments of the Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Bardhaman Durgapur is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is located in Bardhaman district in West Bengal....
  
  .
• The constituencies of Pandabeswar and Raniganj will be assembly segments under the Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Asansol is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Asansol in West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...
  
  .