Dantan - I Subdivision - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Dantan - I is an administrative subdivision in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Dantan - I is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Dantan, while the nearest airport is Behala Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 97.3 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 257 km², including 251.88 km² rural area and 5.28 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 964 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dantan - I Subdivision

Dantan - I Subdivision has a total of 199 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	Achkarbar	Rural	Salikotha
2	Alikasha	Rural	Alikosha
3	Angua	Rural	Angua
4	Anikola	Rural	Ainkola
5	Anipara	Rural	Ainkola
6	Antri	Rural	Alikosha
7	Arjjuni	Rural	Chakismailpur
8	Asti	Rural	Salikotha
9	Bahalia	Rural	Alikosha
10	Baharda	Rural	Chakismailpur
11	Bajargar Haripur	Rural	Ainkola
12	Bakurpada	Rural	Tarurui
13	Balabhadrapur	Rural	Angua
14	Bamanbirua	Rural	Ainkola
15	Bamanda	Rural	Alikosha
16	Banskuni	Rural	Angua
17	Bara	Rural	Alikosha
18	Bara Baghra	Rural	Dantan-Ii
19	Barampura	Rural	Chakismailpur
20	Barangi	Rural	Chakismailpur
21	Barasati	Rural	Angua
22	Baulkandi	Rural	Tarurui
23	Bejda	Rural	Monoharpur
24	Beldangri	Rural	Dantan-Ii
25	Beli	Rural	Ainkola
26	Belmula	Rural	Dantan-Ii
27	Benadubi	Rural	Monoharpur
28	Benapura	Rural	Angua
29	Bhabanipur	Rural	Dantan-Ii
30	Bhatpara	Rural	Chakismailpur
31	Bhetiamla	Rural	Angua
32	Bhetiya Dakshin	Rural	Chakismailpur
33	Bhikubar	Rural	Ainkola
34	Bhurangi	Rural	Ainkola
35	Bindha	Rural	Ainkola
36	Birbhadrapur	Rural	Chakismailpur
37	Biria	Rural	Ainkola
38	Chak Ismailpur	Rural	Chakismailpur
39	Chak Jal Palnia	Rural	Alikosha
40	Chak Jayram	Rural	Monoharpur
41	Chak Pansi	Rural	Angua
42	Charda	Rural	Alikosha
43	Chaturapal	Rural	Tarurui
44	Chaulia (Ct)	Rural	Dantan-I
45	Chorpalia	Rural	Chakismailpur
46	Chuna Ganja	Rural	Dantan-Ii
47	Contai	Rural	Ainkola
48	Dahuka	Rural	Tarurui
49	Dakshin Amria	Rural	Tarurui
50	Dakshin Arbana	Rural	Salikotha
51	Deoli	Rural	Alikosha
52	Dhalbar	Rural	Ainkola
53	Dhalhara	Rural	Monoharpur
54	Dhanhalia	Rural	Ainkola
55	Dhunria	Rural	Alikosha
56	Dobisa	Rural	Salikotha
57	Doyasti	Rural	Monoharpur
58	Durgapur	Rural	Dantan-I
59	Ekamalipur	Rural	Salikotha
60	Ektarpur Takinagar	Rural	Dantan-I
61	Gajal Patta	Rural	Ainkola
62	Gan Pada	Rural	Monoharpur
63	Garadpur	Rural	Angua
64	Gargaria	Rural	Angua
65	Gazipur Kismat	Rural	Salikotha
66	Gazipur Patna	Rural	Salikotha
67	Gopalbar	Rural	Tarurui
68	Gopinathpur	Rural	Monoharpur
69	Harichak	Rural	Alikosha
70	Haripura	Rural	Ainkola
71	Harkisol	Rural	Alikosha
72	Hasimpur	Rural	Angua
73	Jagannathpur	Rural	Angua
74	Jambolia	Rural	Angua
75	Jamgadi	Rural	Angua
76	Jamjhatia	Rural	Angua
77	Jamua	Rural	Angua
78	Jamuyapati	Rural	Angua
79	Janadighi	Rural	Chakismailpur
80	Jatibar	Rural	Chakismailpur
81	Jaypur	Rural	Dantan-Ii
82	Jayrampur	Rural	Monoharpur
83	Jethia	Rural	Alikosha
84	Jhinuk Palasia	Rural	Dantan-Ii
85	Jotidoberia	Rural	Tarurui
86	Kajipara	Rural	Monoharpur
87	Kakrajit	Rural	Monoharpur
88	Kamia	Rural	Alikosha
89	Kantapal	Rural	Alikosha
90	Karakpur	Rural	Dantan-Ii
91	Karanji	Rural	Salikotha
92	Karanji	Rural	Ainkola
93	Keshabpur	Rural	Tarurui
94	Khanipur	Rural	Tarurui
95	Kharakhai	Rural	Tarurui
96	Kharijha Pari	Rural	Ainkola
97	Kholagerya	Rural	Angua
98	Kirttan Beli	Rural	Ainkola
99	Kismat Palasia	Rural	Ainkola
100	Kismat Satsanda	Rural	Chakismailpur
101	Kotpada	Rural	Tarurui
102	Krishnamaiti Bar	Rural	Dantan-I
103	Krishnapur	Rural	Dantan-I
104	Kuhura	Rural	Salikotha
105	Kundupara	Rural	Chakismailpur
106	Kunja Baghra	Rural	Dantan-Ii
107	Kunjapur	Rural	Salikotha
108	Kushmi	Rural	Chakismailpur
109	Kusturia	Rural	Tarurui
110	Lal Pur	Rural	Tarurui
111	Lalitapur	Rural	Angua
112	Madhu Baicha	Rural	Chakismailpur
113	Madhu Baicha	Rural	Chakismailpur
114	Mahammadabad	Rural	Angua
115	Maheshpur	Rural	Alikosha
116	Makhmalpur	Rural	Dantan-Ii
117	Maliara Sundarpur	Rural	Monoharpur
118	Maljamuna	Rural	Alikosha
119	Malpara	Rural	Angua
120	Mangobindapur	Rural	Tarurui
121	Mani Kara	Rural	Alikosha
122	Manika Dangar	Rural	Dantan-Ii
123	Manrui	Rural	Angua
124	Markundapur	Rural	Alikosha
125	Matiberua	Rural	Chakismailpur
126	Menakapur	Rural	Salikotha
127	Mirjapur	Rural	Angua
128	Mirzapur	Rural	Salikotha
129	Monoharpur	Rural	Monoharpur
130	Moyarui	Rural	Angua
131	Mukundapur	Rural	Alikosha
132	Nagpara	Rural	Salikotha
133	Naikul Baicha	Rural	Dantan-Ii
134	Nanda Kapasia	Rural	Salikotha
135	Naya Basan Madhabar	Rural	Dantan-I
136	Nek Batia	Rural	Salikotha
137	Nibhaipuipatna	Rural	Tarurui
138	Nilpura	Rural	Tarurui
139	Nimpur	Rural	Chakismailpur
140	Paikbar	Rural	Dantan-I
141	Paikbar	Rural	Salikotha
142	Paikpara	Rural	Chakismailpur
143	Pakharbar	Rural	Angua
144	Palania	Rural	Tarurui
145	Palashia	Rural	Tarurui
146	Palasia	Rural	Monoharpur
147	Palasia	Rural	Angua
148	Palsandapur	Rural	Tarurui
149	Panchrol	Rural	Monoharpur
150	Pannaga	Rural	Ainkola
151	Pansola	Rural	Tarurui
152	Pantunia	Rural	Angua
153	Parajbhetia	Rural	Angua
154	Pargana	Rural	Ainkola
155	Patbanda	Rural	Dantan-I
156	Patchhata	Rural	Ainkola
157	Poshulia Chak	Rural	Tarurui
158	Praharajpur	Rural	Alikosha
159	Pundra	Rural	Tarurui
160	Punja	Rural	Monoharpur
161	Raisima Uttar	Rural	Salikotha
162	Rajnagar	Rural	Alikosha
163	Ramdi Chak	Rural	Angua
164	Ramgiri Gobindachak	Rural	Angua
165	Rautara	Rural	Chakismailpur
166	Rautarapur	Rural	Alikosha
167	Raybar Uttar	Rural	Dantan-I
168	Raypaikbar Uttar	Rural	Salikotha
169	Rodanpur	Rural	Dantan-I
170	Saiyadpur	Rural	Angua
171	Saorapir	Rural	Chakismailpur
172	Sarata	Rural	Chakismailpur
173	Sariphabad	Rural	Tarurui
174	Saripur	Rural	Tarurui
175	Sarrang	Rural	Ainkola
176	Sastanagar	Rural	Dantan-Ii
177	Satsanda	Rural	Chakismailpur
178	Shalikota	Rural	Salikotha
179	Shara Shanka	Rural	Salikotha
180	Shatrughnabar	Rural	Tarurui
181	Shijua	Rural	Chakismailpur
182	Sijua	Rural	Monoharpur
183	Simulia Uttar Mongalmari	Rural	Monoharpur
184	Singda	Rural	Tarurui
185	Singdiha	Rural	Ainkola
186	Solakhia	Rural	Angua
187	Solpota	Rural	Chakismailpur
188	Sonakania	Rural	Angua
189	Srikrishnapur	Rural	Alikosha
190	Talda	Rural	Alikosha
191	Tarrui	Rural	Tarurui
192	Tukarui	Rural	Angua
193	Tukpalasia	Rural	Angua
194	Uchadiha	Rural	Alikosha
195	Uchitpur	Rural	Chakismailpur
196	Upar Pundra	Rural	Tarurui
197	Urisal	Rural	Ainkola
198	Uttar Amaria	Rural	Tarurui
199	Uttar Arbana	Rural	Salikotha

Population of Dantan - I Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Dantan - I Subdivision has a total population of 1,72,107 people, consisting of 87,601 males and 84,506 females. There are 38,259 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 669 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,72,107	1,65,921	6,186
Male Population	87,601	84,466	3,135
Female Population	84,506	81,455	3,051
Total Households	38,259	36,839	1,420
Population Density	669 / km²	659 / km²	1,172 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,11,691 literate people and 20,299 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 29,235 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 28,183 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)	20,299	19,581	718
Literate Population	1,11,691	1,07,674	4,017
Illiterate Population	60,416	58,247	2,169
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	29,235	28,854	381
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	28,183	26,861	1,322

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)	Dantan - I (दाँतन - I)
District	Paschim Medinipur
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Dantan
Total Area	257 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	964
Total Population (2011)	1,72,107
Density	669/km²
Total Villages	199

Nearby Subdivisions in Paschim Medinipur
Dantan - II	Debra
Keshiary	Kharagpur - I
Kharagpur - II	Midnapore
Mohanpur	Narayangarh
Pingla	Sabang