Gangajalghati Subdivision - Bankura, West Bengal

Gangajalghati is an administrative subdivision in the Bankura district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Gangajalghati is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Chhatna, while the nearest airport is Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 21.5 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 379 km², including 379.08 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 940 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Gangajalghati Subdivision

Gangajalghati Subdivision has a total of 165 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Abhirampur	Rural	Pirraboni
2	Adwitpur	Rural	Barshal
3	Amala Dihi	Rural	Bhaktabundh
4	Amjor	Rural	Gobindadham
5	Anandapur	Rural	Nityanandapur
6	Arbat	Rural	Gobindadham
7	Arbetal	Rural	Pirraboni
8	Arjunpur	Rural	Pirraboni
9	Asan Chua	Rural	Gobindadham
10	Atarya	Rural	Gobindadham
11	Balijora	Rural	Pirraboni
12	Balikhun	Rural	Lachhmanpur
13	Bamundiha	Rural	Lachhmanpur
14	Ban Ashuria	Rural	Banashuria
15	Banka Jura	Rural	Lachhmanpur
16	Bankdaha	Rural	Nityanandapur
17	Bara Kumira	Rural	Banashuria
18	Bara Lachhipur	Rural	Barshal
19	Bara Rampur	Rural	Lachhmanpur
20	Barajuri	Rural	Gobindadham
21	Barasal	Rural	Barshal
22	Barasal Srirampur	Rural	Barshal
23	Basudebpur	Rural	Barshal
24	Bayer Mara	Rural	Pirraboni
25	Belarmari	Rural	Gangajalghati
26	Beldanga	Rural	Banashuria
27	Benagari	Rural	Latiaboni
28	Bhairabpur	Rural	Gangajalghati
29	Bhakta Band	Rural	Bhaktabundh
30	Bhaluka Pahari	Rural	Pirraboni
31	Bhalukathol	Rural	Banashuria
32	Bharadihi	Rural	Lachhmanpur
33	Bhatla Para	Rural	Pirraboni
34	Bhiringi	Rural	Gobindadham
35	Bihar Jurya	Rural	Gobindadham
36	Birra	Rural	Pirraboni
37	Bishinda	Rural	Banashuria
38	Brahmanara	Rural	Kapista
39	Brajarajpur	Rural	Nityanandapur
40	Brindabanpur	Rural	Gobindadham
41	Chaitanyapur	Rural	Nityanandapur
42	Chak Ranga Metya	Rural	Banashuria
43	Chandipur	Rural	Nityanandapur
44	Charadihi	Rural	Kapista
45	Chausal	Rural	Barshal
46	Chhola Baid	Rural	Lachhmanpur
47	Chhota Kumira	Rural	Gangajalghati
48	Chhota Lachhipur	Rural	Lachhmanpur
49	Chhota Lalpur	Rural	Banashuria
50	Chhota Nabagram	Rural	Banashuria
51	Chururi	Rural	Lachhmanpur
52	Damra	Rural	Banashuria
53	Dandulya	Rural	Gobindadham
54	Dethol	Rural	Nityanandapur
55	Deuli	Rural	Latiaboni
56	Dhabani	Rural	Barshal
57	Dhabani Gobindapur	Rural	Pirraboni
58	Duberdanga	Rural	Barshal
59	Dumuria	Rural	Latiaboni
60	Durlabhpur	Rural	Latiaboni
61	Ekchala	Rural	Bhaktabundh
62	Gangajal Ghati	Rural	Gangajalghati
63	Garjuria	Rural	Bhaktabundh
64	Ghanashyampur	Rural	Nityanandapur
65	Gobardhanpur	Rural	Pirraboni
66	Gobinda Dham	Rural	Gobindadham
67	Gobindapurbaid	Rural	Banashuria
68	Gopalpur	Rural	Pirraboni
69	Gopinathpur	Rural	Pirraboni
70	Gopinathpur	Rural	Banashuria
71	Gura Chhanda	Rural	Bhaktabundh
72	Hadalbani	Rural	Nityanandapur
73	Hanri Bhanga	Rural	Lachhmanpur
74	Hare Krishnapur	Rural	Gobindadham
75	Ita Dangra	Rural	Bhaktabundh
76	Jam Bedya	Rural	Pirraboni
77	Jambedya	Rural	Bhaktabundh
78	Jamshala	Rural	Lachhmanpur
79	Jemua	Rural	Pirraboni
80	Jenadihi	Rural	Lachhmanpur
81	Kali Pathar	Rural	Barshal
82	Kalipur	Rural	Banashuria
83	Kallapur	Rural	Kapista
84	Kamalpur	Rural	Barshal
85	Kantabani	Rural	Pirraboni
86	Kapishtha	Rural	Kapista
87	Kelai	Rural	Banashuria
88	Kenduabari	Rural	Pirraboni
89	Kenduadihi	Rural	Kapista
90	Kenthalya	Rural	Banashuria
91	Keshiara	Rural	Gangajalghati
92	Khajuri	Rural	Lachhmanpur
93	Khayer Bani	Rural	Bhaktabundh
94	Khopaganj	Rural	Pirraboni
95	Konra	Rural	Gobindadham
96	Kot Madan Mohanpur	Rural	Kapista
97	Kudra	Rural	Banashuria
98	Kusthalia	Rural	Banashuria
99	Lachhmanpur	Rural	Lachhmanpur
100	Lakhyara	Rural	Bhaktabundh
101	Lalpur Bara	Rural	Barshal
102	Latiabani	Rural	Latiaboni
103	Macha Parulia	Rural	Gobindadham
104	Machh Banda	Rural	Latiaboni
105	Madanpur	Rural	Banashuria
106	Madhabpur	Rural	Kapista
107	Maldanga	Rural	Pirraboni
108	Malkonra	Rural	Gobindadham
109	Mallikdihi	Rural	Bhaktabundh
110	Mandi	Rural	Gangajalghati
111	Maraya	Rural	Gangajalghati
112	Mautara	Rural	Gobindadham
113	Menjua	Rural	Pirraboni
114	Mukunda Pur	Rural	Bhaktabundh
115	Mukundapurbaid	Rural	Banashuria
116	Nabagram	Rural	Kapista
117	Nadihi	Rural	Lachhmanpur
118	Nandanpur	Rural	Latiaboni
119	Narayanpur	Rural	Banashuria
120	Nidhirampur	Rural	Latiaboni
121	Nischintapur	Rural	Kapista
122	Nityanandapur	Rural	Nityanandapur
123	Nutangram	Rural	Lachhmanpur
124	Pachamba	Rural	Banashuria
125	Palajuria	Rural	Barshal
126	Panktor	Rural	Barshal
127	Pankua	Rural	Bhaktabundh
128	Paramanik Kunri	Rural	Banashuria
129	Pheguasol	Rural	Nityanandapur
130	Phuljam	Rural	Nityanandapur
131	Pirrabani	Rural	Pirraboni
132	Radha Krishnapur	Rural	Pirraboni
133	Radhashyampur	Rural	Kapista
134	Raidihi	Rural	Lachhmanpur
135	Rajamela	Rural	Lachhmanpur
136	Rajarampur	Rural	Barshal
137	Ramkanali	Rural	Pirraboni
138	Ramnagar	Rural	Kapista
139	Rampur	Rural	Kapista
140	Ranbahal	Rural	Bhaktabundh
141	Ranga Metya	Rural	Banashuria
142	Ranganathpur	Rural	Bhaktabundh
143	Raniara	Rural	Pirraboni
144	Ratanpur	Rural	Barshal
145	Sagarya	Rural	Lachhmanpur
146	Salbedya	Rural	Kapista
147	Saltora	Rural	Kapista
148	Sankarara	Rural	Kapista
149	Sarangapur	Rural	Nityanandapur
150	Selera	Rural	Bhaktabundh
151	Shimlagar	Rural	Pirraboni
152	Shirsha	Rural	Bhaktabundh
153	Shua Basa	Rural	Lachhmanpur
154	Sibipara	Rural	Nityanandapur
155	Sidara	Rural	Lachhmanpur
156	Srichandrapur	Rural	Barshal
157	Srirampur	Rural	Pirraboni
158	Suarara	Rural	Kapista
159	Subar Nator	Rural	Kapista
160	Sudarshanpur	Rural	Banashuria
161	Taljhitka	Rural	Bhaktabundh
162	Tentulia Danga	Rural	Pirraboni
163	Thumkonra	Rural	Gobindadham
164	Tilasuli	Rural	Pirraboni
165	Ukhra Dihi	Rural	Bhaktabundh

Population of Gangajalghati Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Gangajalghati Subdivision has a total population of 1,80,974 people, consisting of 93,252 males and 87,722 females. There are 37,878 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 477 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,80,974	1,80,974	0
Male Population	93,252	93,252	0
Female Population	87,722	87,722	0
Total Households	37,878	37,878	0
Population Density	477 / km²	477 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,08,675 literate people and 21,412 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 63,832 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7,160 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	21,412	21,412
Literate Population	1,08,675	1,08,675
Illiterate Population	72,299	72,299
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	63,832	63,832
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	7,160	7,160

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Gangajalghati (गंगाजलघाटी)
District	Bankura
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Chhatna
Total Area	379 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	940
Total Population (2011)	1,80,974
Density	477/km²
Total Villages	165

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Mejhia	Patrasayer
Saltora	Sonamukhi