Jhargram District, West Bengal

Jhargram is an administrative district in West Bengal, India. The district is located about 180 km from Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is in Jhargram. Bengali and Santali are the major languages spoken in the district.

List of Subdivisions in Jhargram District

Jhargram District is divided into 8 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 2,996 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Binpur - I553344.98
2Binpur - II470600.22
3Gopiballavpur - I216299.18
4Gopiballavpur - II192169.03
5Jamboni338328.09
6Jhargram604517.85
7Nayagram336507.95
8Sankrail287256.26

NOTE: Jhargram District was formed after Census 2011. Therefore, population and area figures are not available; refer to the earlier combined administrative unit for the corresponding figures.