Indus Subdivision - Bankura, West Bengal

Indus 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. Indus is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Khana Jn, while the nearest airport is Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 56.7 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 257 km², including 256.58 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 958 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Indus Subdivision

Indus Subdivision has a total of 131 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	Abdulpur	Rural	Karisunda
2	Adilpur	Rural	Akui-I
3	Adparakumrul	Rural	Indas-Ii
4	Akui	Rural	Akui-I
5	Amrul	Rural	Amrul
6	Arapur	Rural	Sahaspur
7	Ashwinpur	Rural	Sahaspur
8	Ausnara	Rural	Indas-Ii
9	Bagajal	Rural	Mongalpur
10	Bagalpur	Rural	Dighalgram
11	Bagmari	Rural	Amrul
12	Bahalalpur	Rural	Dighalgram
13	Baikuntha Pur	Rural	Sahaspur
14	Bajitpur	Rural	Amrul
15	Baktarpur	Rural	Dighalgram
16	Bamania	Rural	Dighalgram
17	Banberia	Rural	Sahaspur
18	Bangal Chak	Rural	Amrul
19	Banki	Rural	Akui-I
20	Bara Gobindapur	Rural	Karisunda
21	Behar	Rural	Mongalpur
22	Belbandbi	Rural	Karisunda
23	Berghosh	Rural	Sahaspur
24	Betanal	Rural	Mongalpur
25	Bhabapur	Rural	Karisunda
26	Bhagabanbati	Rural	Amrul
27	Bhagitpur	Rural	Rol
28	Bhurbandi	Rural	Sahaspur
29	Bihar Pushkarini	Rural	Sahaspur
30	Birshimul	Rural	Rol
31	Bishnubati	Rural	Karisunda
32	Bora Baikunthapur	Rural	Dighalgram
33	Borajpota	Rural	Sahaspur
34	Chak Meral	Rural	Indas-Ii
35	Chak Rabia	Rural	Sahaspur
36	Chandgram	Rural	Dighalgram
37	Chandpur	Rural	Karisunda
38	Charigram	Rural	Sahaspur
39	Chhatra Khanda	Rural	Dighalgram
40	Chhota Gobindapur	Rural	Akui-I
41	Chichinga	Rural	Rol
42	Dasarath Bati	Rural	Karisunda
43	Dhamur	Rural	Sahaspur
44	Dharmapur	Rural	Sahaspur
45	Dibakar Bati	Rural	Indas-I
46	Dighal Gram	Rural	Dighalgram
47	Dongalan	Rural	Sahaspur
48	Durgajal	Rural	Rol
49	Fatepur	Rural	Karisunda
50	Fatika	Rural	Rol
51	Ganga Bati	Rural	Amrul
52	Goala Pushkarini	Rural	Sahaspur
53	Gopal Nagar	Rural	Rol
54	Gopalpur	Rural	Sahaspur
55	Habishpur	Rural	Dighalgram
56	Haiyat Nagar	Rural	Indas-Ii
57	Haldi	Rural	Sahaspur
58	Haripur	Rural	Indas-I
59	Indus	Rural	Indas-I
60	Jadupur	Rural	Mongalpur
61	Jagaldwip	Rural	Karisunda
62	Jashdighi	Rural	Mongalpur
63	Jhiknara	Rural	Akui-Ii
64	Jinkara	Rural	Indas-I
65	Jot Behar	Rural	Mongalpur
66	Kalagram	Rural	Amrul
67	Kapsit	Rural	Indas-I
68	Karar Danga	Rural	Indas-I
69	Karisunda	Rural	Karisunda
70	Keneti	Rural	Amrul
71	Kenjera	Rural	Dighalgram
72	Kharra	Rural	Sahaspur
73	Kharsi	Rural	Akui-Ii
74	Khat Nagar	Rural	Mongalpur
75	Khayerbani	Rural	Mongalpur
76	Khosbag	Rural	Indas-Ii
77	Kishorkona	Rural	Dighalgram
78	Krishna Bati	Rural	Indas-I
79	Kumna	Rural	Rol
80	Kunjapur	Rural	Dighalgram
81	Kushmuri	Rural	Mongalpur
82	Mahesh Pur	Rural	Mongalpur
83	Mahespur	Rural	Indas-Ii
84	Mamudpur	Rural	Dighalgram
85	Mandra	Rural	Akui-I
86	Mangalpur	Rural	Mongalpur
87	Manoharpur	Rural	Sahaspur
88	Maurui	Rural	Amrul
89	Meral	Rural	Indas-Ii
90	Mirzapur	Rural	Indas-I
91	Musarbar	Rural	Sahaspur
92	Naga Tentul	Rural	Dighalgram
93	Nandi Para	Rural	Indas-I
94	Narayanpur	Rural	Sahaspur
95	Narra	Rural	Akui-Ii
96	Nunduri	Rural	Amrul
97	Padua	Rural	Indas-Ii
98	Paharpur	Rural	Karisunda
99	Palash Danga	Rural	Rol
100	Palashi	Rural	Sahaspur
101	Panjkona	Rural	Amrul
102	Pantrai	Rural	Amrul
103	Pariksha Para	Rural	Mongalpur
104	Paschim Srirampur	Rural	Amrul
105	Patan	Rural	Sahaspur
106	Patraganti	Rural	Amrul
107	Pratapmath	Rural	Indas-I
108	Rasulpur	Rural	Amrul
109	Ratra	Rural	Akui-Ii
110	Raypara	Rural	Indas-I
111	Rol	Rural	Rol
112	Sahisnara	Rural	Amrul
113	Santara	Rural	Amrul
114	Sauntari	Rural	Indas-I
115	Shalikona	Rural	Akui-Ii
116	Shankhrul	Rural	Rol
117	Shanpura	Rural	Karisunda
118	Shashpur	Rural	Sahaspur
119	Shuri Pushkarini	Rural	Sahaspur
120	Shyampur	Rural	Mongalpur
121	Simulia	Rural	Amrul
122	Singer Bandh	Rural	Karisunda
123	Somsar	Rural	Rol
124	Srikara	Rural	Amrul
125	Sripur	Rural	Indas-Ii
126	Srirampur	Rural	Indas-I
127	Tentulmuri	Rural	Karisunda
128	Thakurani Dighi	Rural	Sahaspur
129	Thakurni Pushkarini	Rural	Karisunda
130	Tishanal	Rural	Akui-I
131	Uttar Khanda	Rural	Rol

Population of Indus Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Indus Subdivision has a total population of 1,69,783 people, consisting of 86,697 males and 83,086 females. There are 37,650 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 662 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,69,783	1,69,783	0
Male Population	86,697	86,697	0
Female Population	83,086	83,086	0
Total Households	37,650	37,650	0
Population Density	662 / km²	662 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,08,469 literate people and 18,624 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 74,281 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3,143 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	18,624	18,624
Literate Population	1,08,469	1,08,469
Illiterate Population	61,314	61,314
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	74,281	74,281
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	3,143	3,143

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)	Indus (इन्दास)
District	Bankura
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Khana Jn
Total Area	257 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	958
Total Population (2011)	1,69,783
Density	662/km²
Total Villages	131

Nearby Subdivisions in Bankura
Bankura - I	Bankura - II
Barjora	Jaypur
Kotulpur	Onda
Patrasayer	Sonamukhi
Taldangra	Vishnupur