Gazole Subdivision - Malda, West Bengal

Gazole is an administrative subdivision in the Malda district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Gazole is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Gazole, while the nearest airport is Malda Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 18.4 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 538 km², including 535.97 km² rural area and 2.32 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 969 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Gazole Subdivision

Gazole Subdivision has a total of 293 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	Adhna	Rural	Raniganj-I
2	Adina	Rural	Pandua
3	Agampur	Rural	Majhra
4	Ahil	Rural	Salaidanga
5	Akalpur	Rural	Bairgachhi-Ii
6	Akanda	Rural	Gazole-I
7	Alal	Rural	Alal
8	Alinagar	Rural	Bairgachhi-I
9	Almaspur	Rural	Raniganj-I
10	Altor	Rural	Raniganj-Ii
11	Amaitor	Rural	Karkach
12	Amlidanga	Rural	Majhra
13	Amsol	Rural	Karkach
14	Anantarampur	Rural	Alal
15	Arazi Deharul	Rural	Bairgachhi-Ii
16	Arazi Jalsa	Rural	Raniganj-Ii
17	Arazi Mishrabati	Rural	Karkach
18	Arjunpur	Rural	Deotala
19	Atgan	Rural	Karkach
20	Atghara	Rural	Salaidanga
21	Atila	Rural	Salaidanga
22	Babupur	Rural	Babupur
23	Bachahar	Rural	Karkach
24	Bade Mayna	Rural	Alal
25	Badnagra	Rural	Sahajadpur
26	Bagdighi	Rural	Majhra
27	Bagdol	Rural	Sahajadpur
28	Baghipur	Rural	Pandua
29	Bagsarai	Rural	Majhra
30	Bahadurpur	Rural	Majhra
31	Bahar	Rural	Chaknagar
32	Bahirgachhi	Rural	Bairgachhi-Ii
33	Bahuthar	Rural	Majhra
34	Baira Dangi	Rural	Chaknagar
35	Baje Habinagar	Rural	Babupur
36	Baje Jharsabail	Rural	Babupur
37	Baje Karanja	Rural	Majhra
38	Bajedoas	Rural	Deotala
39	Bajegarail	Rural	Majhra
40	Bajemalanipur	Rural	Deotala
41	Bajesahil	Rural	Karkach
42	Balarampur	Rural	Majhra
43	Bamangram	Rural	Majhra
44	Bandhail (Ct)	Rural	Gazole-I
45	Bania Kandar	Rural	Majhra
46	Banipur	Rural	Majhra
47	Baniyal	Rural	Gazole-Ii
48	Bankati	Rural	Majhra
49	Bansbari	Rural	Raniganj-I
50	Banshthupi	Rural	Salaidanga
51	Barabari	Rural	Raniganj-I
52	Baratala	Rural	Salaidanga
53	Bardanga	Rural	Salaidanga
54	Barijpur	Rural	Pandua
55	Bartali	Rural	Majhra
56	Basudha	Rural	Gazole-Ii
57	Batijora	Rural	Raniganj-Ii
58	Behargaon	Rural	Majhra
59	Bhabanikota	Rural	Raniganj-I
60	Bhadar	Rural	Sahajadpur
61	Bhaktipur	Rural	Sahajadpur
62	Bhalukkoka	Rural	Gazole-Ii
63	Bijalbari	Rural	Deotala
64	Bil Kanchan	Rural	Chaknagar
65	Bildahadar	Rural	Alal
66	Bilhatia	Rural	Alal
67	Bolbari	Rural	Raniganj-I
68	Bomka	Rural	Gazole-I
69	Bonordighi	Rural	Deotala
70	Bujruk Bandhail	Rural	Gazole-I
71	Chak Musadanga	Rural	Karkach
72	Chak Nagar	Rural	Chaknagar
73	Chakail	Rural	Chaknagar
74	Chakdaha	Rural	Deotala
75	Chaksundar	Rural	Deotala
76	Chalandar	Rural	Majhra
77	Chandipur	Rural	Majhra
78	Chandpur	Rural	Pandua
79	Chandpur	Rural	Salaidanga
80	Chandrail	Rural	Bairgachhi-I
81	Chengtor	Rural	Majhra
82	Chhayghati	Rural	Raniganj-I
83	Chhilimpur	Rural	Gazole-Ii
84	Chhota Kandar	Rural	Gazole-I
85	Chhuti Kandar	Rural	Raniganj-I
86	Dahara	Rural	Salaidanga
87	Dahil	Rural	Salaidanga
88	Dahuchi	Rural	Babupur
89	Daibakbati	Rural	Sahajadpur
90	Dakshin Kasba	Rural	Majhra
91	Dakshin Maldanga	Rural	Karkach
92	Dakshin Naogram	Rural	Raniganj-I
93	Dalilpur	Rural	Gazole-I
94	Dangapara	Rural	Sahajadpur
95	Darapur	Rural	Raniganj-I
96	Deotala	Rural	Deotala
97	Dhaoyail	Rural	Deotala
98	Dharail	Rural	Gazole-Ii
99	Digra	Rural	Karkach
100	Dilalbati	Rural	Alal
101	Doas	Rural	Deotala
102	Dogachhi	Rural	Raniganj-Ii
103	Dogharia	Rural	Raniganj-I
104	Dohail	Rural	Sahajadpur
105	Duba Khoksan	Rural	Chaknagar
106	Durgapur	Rural	Gazole-I
107	Ekandar	Rural	Majhra
108	Emamnagar	Rural	Salaidanga
109	Fatelapur	Rural	Majhra
110	Fatepur	Rural	Gazole-Ii
111	Gajol	Rural	Gazole-I
112	Ganeshbati	Rural	Sahajadpur
113	Gangarampur	Rural	Chaknagar
114	Garail	Rural	Majhra
115	Gazipur	Rural	Alal
116	Ghaksol	Rural	Gazole-Ii
117	Ghansahar	Rural	Majhra
118	Goalnagra	Rural	Sahajadpur
119	Gobindapur	Rural	Karkach
120	Gohailbari	Rural	Babupur
121	Gohalnuri	Rural	Deotala
122	Gopalpur	Rural	Majhra
123	Goragada	Rural	Salaidanga
124	Gurandar	Rural	Babupur
125	Habinagar	Rural	Chaknagar
126	Haridas	Rural	Gazole-I
127	Haripur	Rural	Salaidanga
128	Harirampur	Rural	Majhra
129	Hatfateraj	Rural	Majhra
130	Hatimari	Rural	Gazole-Ii
131	Hatinda	Rural	Raniganj-I
132	Hatnagar	Rural	Salaidanga
133	Himsim	Rural	Babupur
134	Homdighi	Rural	Pandua
135	Hosenpur	Rural	Karkach
136	Ichahar	Rural	Karkach
137	Idam	Rural	Salaidanga
138	Indrasail	Rural	Alal
139	Jadupur	Rural	Raniganj-I
140	Jagadishpur	Rural	Deotala
141	Jajilapara	Rural	Chaknagar
142	Jalangapara	Rural	Babupur
143	Jalsa	Unmapped	Not applicable
144	Jamalpur	Rural	Babupur
145	Jamdanga	Rural	Gazole-I
146	Jashail	Rural	Babupur
147	Jharsabail	Rural	Babupur
148	Jhinaikuri	Rural	Sahajadpur
149	Jibanpur	Rural	Salaidanga
150	Jibjalsar	Rural	Pandua
151	Jigin	Rural	Bairgachhi-Ii
152	Jotbhairab	Rural	Chaknagar
153	Jotghasi	Rural	Majhra
154	Jotjadu	Rural	Gazole-Ii
155	Jotmani	Rural	Majhra
156	Kadamtali	Rural	Alal
157	Kadubari	Rural	Gazole-I
158	Kagasura	Rural	Alal
159	Kail	Rural	Karkach
160	Kailabad	Rural	Bairgachhi-I
161	Kalihor	Rural	Deotala
162	Kamalpur	Rural	Pandua
163	Kanat	Rural	Pandua
164	Kandar	Rural	Karkach
165	Karanja	Rural	Majhra
166	Karja Danga	Rural	Raniganj-Ii
167	Karkach	Rural	Karkach
168	Kastor	Rural	Babupur
169	Katna	Rural	Deotala
170	Kazihata	Rural	Bairgachhi-I
171	Khalamba	Rural	Deotala
172	Khanta	Rural	Majhra
173	Kharibari	Rural	Raniganj-I
174	Kharnuna	Rural	Gazole-Ii
175	Khod Malancha	Rural	Alal
176	Khord Babupur	Rural	Pandua
177	Khord Deotala	Rural	Deotala
178	Khordahil	Rural	Sahajadpur
179	Kismat Sultanpur	Rural	Alal
180	Kotalhati	Rural	Gazole-I
181	Krishnabhoga	Rural	Gazole-I
182	Krishnapur	Rural	Raniganj-Ii
183	Kutub Sahar	Rural	Pandua
184	Kutubpur	Rural	Pandua
185	Lakshmipur	Rural	Sahajadpur
186	Machhimpur	Rural	Babupur
187	Madhabpara	Rural	Salaidanga
188	Madhail	Rural	Babupur
189	Madnahar	Rural	Karkach
190	Mahakal Bona	Rural	Alal
191	Mahanagar	Rural	Deotala
192	Maheshpur	Rural	Sahajadpur
193	Mahil	Rural	Karkach
194	Mahinagar	Rural	Majhra
195	Mahishal	Rural	Salaidanga
196	Majhra	Rural	Majhra
197	Majlisbag	Rural	Pandua
198	Malancha	Rural	Gazole-Ii
199	Malanipur	Rural	Deotala
200	Malipara	Rural	Raniganj-I
201	Mallikpur	Rural	Alal
202	Manikor	Rural	Salaidanga
203	Matail	Rural	Gazole-Ii
204	Mayna	Rural	Alal
205	Methrani	Rural	Deotala
206	Milikpur	Rural	Babupur
207	Mirzadpur	Rural	Gazole-Ii
208	Mishipur	Rural	Pandua
209	Mobarakpur	Rural	Alal
210	Molladighi	Rural	Karkach
211	Mudafat Habinagar	Rural	Chaknagar
212	Muradpur	Rural	Majhra
213	Muriya Kunda	Rural	Alal
214	Musadanga	Rural	Karkach
215	Musidhap	Rural	Gazole-Ii
216	Nalpur	Rural	Karkach
217	Nandalalpur	Rural	Deotala
218	Narasing Danga	Rural	Salaidanga
219	Nijgram	Rural	Karkach
220	Noapara	Rural	Sahajadpur
221	Pahari Bhita	Rural	Alal
222	Pail	Rural	Raniganj-I
223	Paladanga	Rural	Salaidanga
224	Palashdanga	Rural	Sahajadpur
225	Panchpara	Rural	Gazole-Ii
226	Pandua	Rural	Pandua
227	Parahar	Rural	Raniganj-I
228	Parail	Rural	Majhra
229	Paschim Anantapur	Rural	Salaidanga
230	Paschim Bilahora	Unmapped	Not applicable
231	Paschim Binodpur	Rural	Bairgachhi-I
232	Paschim Kasba	Rural	Majhra
233	Paschim Sundarpur	Rural	Gazole-I
234	Pirpara	Rural	Sahajadpur
235	Purba Bilahora	Rural	Raniganj-Ii
236	Purba Binodpur	Rural	Pandua
237	Purba Mallikpur	Rural	Raniganj-Ii
238	Purba Sundarpur	Rural	Chaknagar
239	Purbba Anantapur	Rural	Salaidanga
240	Purbba Kasba	Rural	Salaidanga
241	Purbba Ranipur	Rural	Sahajadpur
242	Puria	Rural	Raniganj-Ii
243	Radhanagar	Rural	Salaidanga
244	Raghunathpur	Rural	Alal
245	Rahimpur	Rural	Majhra
246	Raihopara	Rural	Sahajadpur
247	Rajaram Chak	Rural	Alal
248	Rajnagar	Rural	Babupur
249	Rangabhita (Ct)	Rural	Gazole-I
250	Rangamati	Rural	Babupur
251	Raniganj	Rural	Raniganj-I
252	Ranipur	Rural	Gazole-Ii
253	Rasikpur	Rural	Gazole-Ii
254	Ratul	Rural	Salaidanga
255	Raybag	Rural	Pandua
256	Raykhandighi	Rural	Bairgachhi-I
257	Raypur	Rural	Majhra
258	Sabail	Rural	Salaidanga
259	Saharol	Rural	Bairgachhi-Ii
260	Sahazadpur	Rural	Sahajadpur
261	Sahil	Rural	Karkach
262	Saidpur	Rural	Sahajadpur
263	Sakrol	Rural	Deotala
264	Salaidanga	Rural	Salaidanga
265	Salbana	Rural	Majhra
266	Saluka	Rural	Raniganj-Ii
267	Sanbandha	Rural	Babupur
268	Sankhair	Rural	Sahajadpur
269	Sarakandar	Rural	Gazole-Ii
270	Sardarpur	Rural	Raniganj-I
271	Sekhpura	Rural	Bairgachhi-Ii
272	Shekhpara	Rural	Salaidanga
273	Shilnagara	Rural	Sahajadpur
274	Shyamnagar	Rural	Gazole-Ii
275	Singal	Rural	Babupur
276	Sinhapara	Rural	Salaidanga
277	Sonadanga	Rural	Karkach
278	Sonapur	Rural	Sahajadpur
279	Sripatipur	Rural	Deotala
280	Syampur	Rural	Gazole-Ii
281	Taherkhani	Rural	Deotala
282	Taherpur	Rural	Raniganj-Ii
283	Takipur	Rural	Majhra
284	Tanti Bari	Rural	Raniganj-I
285	Telihar	Rural	Karkach
286	Tirpur	Rural	Babupur
287	Updel	Rural	Karkach
288	Ustor	Rural	Salaidanga
289	Uttar Mahinagar	Rural	Karkach
290	Uttar Maldanga	Rural	Karkach
291	Uttar Malipara	Rural	Chaknagar
292	Uttar Naogram	Rural	Karkach
293	Uttar Rahimpur	Rural	Gazole-I

Population of Gazole Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Gazole Subdivision has a total population of 3,43,830 people, consisting of 1,74,536 males and 1,69,294 females. There are 75,068 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 639 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	3,43,830	3,32,191	11,639
Male Population	1,74,536	1,68,635	5,901
Female Population	1,69,294	1,63,556	5,738
Total Households	75,068	72,319	2,749
Population Density	639 / km²	620 / km²	5,017 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,89,014 literate people and 44,134 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 1,28,464 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 68,548 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	44,134	42,973	1,161
Literate Population	1,89,014	1,79,690	9,324
Illiterate Population	1,54,816	1,52,501	2,315
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	1,28,464	1,25,633	2,831
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	68,548	68,151	397

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)	Gazole (गाजोल)
District	Malda
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Gazole
Total Area	538 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	969
Total Population (2011)	3,43,830
Density	639/km²
Total Villages	293

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Maldah (Old)	Manikchak
Ratua - I	Ratua - II