Burdwan - I Subdivision - Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal

Burdwan - I is an administrative subdivision in the Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Burdwan - I is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Barddhaman Jn, while the nearest airport is Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 60.7 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 248 km², including 223.39 km² rural area and 24.25 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 965 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Burdwan - I Subdivision

Burdwan - I Subdivision has a total of 80 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AlampurRuralBaghar-I
2AmarRuralSaraitikar
3BagharRuralBaghar-Ii
4BaharpurRuralBelkash
5Bahir Sarbamangala (P) (Ct)RuralSaraitikar
6BakalsaRuralBandul-I
7Baman SirajpurRuralBandul-I
8BandulRuralBandul-I
9BarasatRuralKshetia
10BelkashRuralBelkash
11BhandardihiRuralBandul-I
12BhitaRuralRayan-Ii
13BidchhalaRuralSaraitikar
14BirutikriRuralBelkash
15Bongpur (P)RuralBelkash
16Chak DhaliaRuralBandul-I
17ChamardighiRuralKshetia
18ChandulRuralBelkash
19ChandutiaRuralRayan-Ii
20Chhota BelunRuralKurmun-I
21DaspurRuralKshetia
22DiuriRuralSaraitikar
23FakirpurRuralBelkash
24FaridpurRuralBandul-I
25Goda (P) (Ct)RuralBelkash
26GopalbatiRuralKshetia
27GopalpurRuralBaghar-I
28HaldiRuralBaghar-Ii
29IchharambatiRuralKurmun-I
30Idilpur (P)RuralBelkash
31IsufabadRuralBelkash
32JagadabadRuralBaghar-I
33JamalpurRuralRayan-Ii
34JamarRuralRayan-Ii
35JhingutiRuralBelkash
36JiaraRuralBaghar-I
37JotgodaRuralSaraitikar
38KaligramRuralKshetia
39KamarkitaRuralBandul-I
40KamnaraRuralSaraitikar
41Kanchannarar (P)RuralBelkash
42KantiaRuralRayan-I
43KashiaraRuralBaghar-I
44KasimpurRuralBelkash
45Katrapota (P)RuralBelkash
46KhaidyaRuralRayan-Ii
47Khargeswar (P)RuralBelkash
48KharjuliRuralKshetia
49KhetiaRuralKshetia
50KrishnapurRuralSaraitikar
51KurmanRuralKurmun-I
52MahinagarRuralBaghar-I
53MalkitaRuralKshetia
54MatialRuralBelkash
55Mirzapur (Ct)RuralSaraitikar
56NababhatRuralBelkash
57NabagramRuralBandul-I
58NalaRuralBelkash
59Nari (P) (Ct)RuralRayan-I
60NeragohaliaRuralBandul-I
61NityanandapurRuralBandul-I
62NutangramRuralSaraitikar
63PalitpurRuralSaraitikar
64ParuiRuralKshetia
65PatikirtipurRuralBaghar-I
66PilkhuriRuralBaghar-I
67Pure BalisaRuralBandul-I
68RamchandrapurRuralKurmun-I
69RayanRuralRayan-I
70RaypurRuralRayan-Ii
71Sadhanpur (P)RuralRayan-I
72SaparRuralRayan-Ii
73SaraitikarRuralSaraitikar
74ShonpurRuralRayan-Ii
75SimdaliRuralKshetia
76SirajpurRuralBandul-I
77TalitRuralBaghar-Ii
78TentralRuralKshetia
79TentuliaRuralKshetia
80TubgramRuralKshetia

Population of Burdwan - I Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Burdwan - I Subdivision has a total population of 2,15,943 people, consisting of 1,09,841 males and 1,06,102 females. There are 49,695 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 872 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population2,15,9431,75,83640,107
Male Population1,09,84189,47120,370
Female Population1,06,10286,36519,737
Total Households49,69540,3239,372
Population Density872 / km²787 / km²1,654 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,46,493 literate people and 23,365 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 65,028 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 12,127 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)23,36519,3773,988
Literate Population1,46,4931,17,03729,456
Illiterate Population69,45058,79910,651
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population65,02854,52910,499
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population12,12710,4831,644

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.