Contai - III Subdivision - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Contai - III is an administrative subdivision in the Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Nachinda Ph, while the nearest airport is Behala Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 73.9 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the subdivision was 192 km². The sex ratio was 945 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Contai - III Subdivision

Contai - III Subdivision has a total of 165 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	Adampur	Rural	Lauda
2	Alampur	Rural	Kusumpur
3	Aluan	Rural	Debendra
4	Amratalia	Rural	Debendra
5	Bagha Danri	Rural	Durmuth
6	Bagha Mahakalia	Rural	Bhajachaulia
7	Bahitkunda	Rural	Kusumpur
8	Bahulya	Rural	Debendra
9	Balagerya	Rural	Debendra
10	Ballabpur	Rural	Lauda
11	Bamania	Rural	Debendra
12	Bamunia Jangal	Rural	Bhajachaulia
13	Banamali Chhatta	Rural	Lauda
14	Bara Naoai	Rural	Kumirda
15	Bara Rasulpur	Rural	Debendra
16	Barabari	Rural	Kumirda
17	Baranata Banya	Rural	Bhajachaulia
18	Barani	Rural	Debendra
19	Barbaria Urf Kutakuti	Rural	Bhajachaulia
20	Barchun Para	Rural	Marishda
21	Barkasmili	Rural	Marishda
22	Baruna Berya	Rural	Durmuth
23	Belda	Rural	Durmuth
24	Benamuri	Rural	Kusumpur
25	Benyajhi	Rural	Kanaidighi
26	Beutalia	Rural	Durmuth
27	Bhadua	Rural	Kusumpur
28	Bhaitgar	Rural	Kanaidighi
29	Bhaja Chauli	Rural	Bhajachaulia
30	Bhekutia	Rural	Kusumpur
31	Bhutgerya	Rural	Durmuth
32	Bidhubahiri	Rural	Marishda
33	Bilashpur	Rural	Kusumpur
34	Brahman Chak	Rural	Kanaidighi
35	Canalblock	Rural	Lauda
36	Chandbaria	Rural	Durmuth
37	Chandrikala Punja	Rural	Kusumpur
38	Chhota Naoai	Rural	Kumirda
39	Chhota Sijua	Rural	Bhajachaulia
40	Chimankhanbar	Rural	Bhajachaulia
41	Dahalauda	Rural	Lauda
42	Daisai	Rural	Durmuth
43	Dakshin Kancheswar	Rural	Kumirda
44	Dakshin Nischintapur	Rural	Bhajachaulia
45	Dakshinpithulia	Rural	Kusumpur
46	Damua	Rural	Kumirda
47	Dantiari	Rural	Lauda
48	Deulbar	Rural	Marishda
49	Dewan Chak	Rural	Kanaidighi
50	Dhamai	Rural	Lauda
51	Dhandali Bar	Rural	Debendra
52	Dhanghara	Rural	Bhajachaulia
53	Dhaurya Bar	Rural	Lauda
54	Dihibahiri	Rural	Marishda
55	Dumurbera	Rural	Bhajachaulia
56	Durmut	Rural	Durmuth
57	Durmut Ist Part	Rural	Debendra
58	Gamaduli	Rural	Durmuth
59	Gangadhar Chak	Rural	Kanaidighi
60	Ghatbarkhangurguri	Rural	Bhajachaulia
61	Ghoratala	Rural	Lauda
62	Gopalpur 4th Part	Rural	Lauda
63	Guagechhia	Rural	Durmuth
64	Haibatpur	Rural	Kusumpur
65	Hapua	Rural	Bhajachaulia
66	Harigechhya	Rural	Kumirda
67	Harina Pashdal Bar	Rural	Bhajachaulia
68	Haripur Ist Part	Rural	Lauda
69	Hatira	Rural	Debendra
70	Ichhagere	Rural	Bhajachaulia
71	Jagudas Bar	Rural	Kanaidighi
72	Jalalpur	Rural	Kusumpur
73	Jamuashankarpur	Rural	Marishda
74	Jantai	Rural	Lauda
75	Jashabisha	Rural	Kusumpur
76	Jaynagar	Rural	Lauda
77	Jethai Bari	Rural	Kumirda
78	Jukibheri	Rural	Kusumpur
79	Kadua	Rural	Bhajachaulia
80	Kajli	Rural	Debendra
81	Kakhuria	Rural	Bhajachaulia
82	Kamarda	Rural	Lauda
83	Kanaidighi	Rural	Kanaidighi
84	Kancheshwar	Rural	Kumirda
85	Kanrgan	Rural	Kusumpur
86	Kanrra Mari	Rural	Bhajachaulia
87	Karalda Nahera Bar	Rural	Kusumpur
88	Karalda Nimak Bar	Rural	Lauda
89	Karalda Sapai Bar	Rural	Lauda
90	Karaldanij Karalda	Rural	Lauda
91	Karaldasahapur Bar	Rural	Lauda
92	Kashmili	Rural	Kusumpur
93	Katigan	Rural	Kusumpur
94	Katmuri	Rural	Debendra
95	Khalbanamalipur	Rural	Kusumpur
96	Khalsi Berya	Rural	Debendra
97	Kharij Bar	Rural	Debendra
98	Kharipukuria	Rural	Kumirda
99	Ku Kurmari	Rural	Lauda
100	Kumirda	Rural	Kumirda
101	Kumria Khankuria	Rural	Bhajachaulia
102	Kushalya	Rural	Bhajachaulia
103	Kushumpur	Rural	Kusumpur
104	Lauda	Rural	Lauda
105	Mahesdasbar	Rural	Kanaidighi
106	Maheshdas Bar Baibartta Chak	Rural	Kanaidighi
107	Maisadangar	Rural	Kusumpur
108	Malbari	Rural	Marishda
109	Marishda	Rural	Marishda
110	Marisi	Rural	Debendra
111	Mashagan	Rural	Kusumpur
112	Nachinda	Rural	Kanaidighi
113	Nauri Chak	Rural	Kusumpur
114	Nayapara	Rural	Durmuth
115	Nilpura	Rural	Lauda
116	Nilpura Baman Chak	Rural	Lauda
117	Olma	Rural	Kusumpur
118	Olmaidal Bar	Rural	Kumirda
119	Pachim Purulia	Rural	Debendra
120	Paik Bar	Rural	Marishda
121	Palbhuni	Rural	Lauda
122	Panchberya	Rural	Bhajachaulia
123	Panchirya	Rural	Durmuth
124	Panichiara	Rural	Kumirda
125	Parihara	Rural	Bhajachaulia
126	Paschim Fatepur	Rural	Debendra
127	Paschim Kamarda	Rural	Lauda
128	Paschim Sarpai	Rural	Bhajachaulia
129	Paschimbatya	Rural	Debendra
130	Phaodar Chak	Rural	Marishda
131	Purba Fatepur	Rural	Kusumpur
132	Raghunadanpur	Rural	Lauda
133	Rampatra Bar	Rural	Debendra
134	Ranichak	Rural	Kusumpur
135	Raniora	Rural	Kusumpur
136	Rasulpur	Rural	Kusumpur
137	Ratnamala	Rural	Durmuth
138	Sapai	Rural	Kusumpur
139	Sarpal	Rural	Kumirda
140	Serpur	Rural	Kusumpur
141	Shankarpur	Rural	Marishda
142	Sher Pur Bamun Bar	Rural	Durmuth
143	Sherpur Tarasia Bar	Rural	Durmuth
144	Shibpur Betalya	Rural	Bhajachaulia
145	Shikhar Patra Bar	Rural	Bhajachaulia
146	Siankabai	Rural	Lauda
147	Sijua	Rural	Bhajachaulia
148	Sillibari	Rural	Lauda
149	Siuli Bar	Rural	Bhajachaulia
150	Sonakandi	Rural	Kusumpur
151	Srichandanpur	Rural	Debendra
152	Sukunia	Rural	Kumirda
153	Suruanagari	Rural	Bhajachaulia
154	Talda	Rural	Lauda
155	Tatka Bar	Rural	Lauda
156	Tatkapur	Rural	Lauda
157	Ugalpur	Rural	Debendra
158	Ukil Chak	Rural	Kanaidighi
159	Uttar Ektarpur	Rural	Debendra
160	Uttar Pithulia	Rural	Kusumpur
161	Uttar Raktia	Rural	Kusumpur
162	Uttar Ramchandrapur	Rural	Kusumpur
163	Uttar Rampur	Rural	Kusumpur
164	Uttar Rania	Rural	Kumirda
165	Uttar Tentulmuri	Rural	Debendra

Population of Contai - III Subdivision

According to the 2011 Census, Contai - III Subdivision had a total population of 1,57,793 people living in 34,342 households. The population comprised 81,143 males and 76,650 females, with an average population density of 820 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,57,793	1,57,793	0
Male Population	81,143	81,143	0
Female Population	76,650	76,650	0
Total Households	34,342	34,342	0
Population Density	820 / km²	820 / km²	0 / km²

Contai - III Subdivision had 1,25,676 literate people and 17,985 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 20,832 and 144 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	17,985	79
Literate Population	1,25,676	821
Illiterate Population	32,117	131
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	20,832	0
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	144	0

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)	Contai - III (कन्टाई - III)
District	Purba Medinipur
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Nachinda Ph
Total Area	192 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	945
Total Population (2011)	1,57,793
Density	820/km²
Total Villages	165

Nearby Subdivisions in Purba Medinipur
Contai - I	Deshopran
Egra - I	Egra - II
Khejuri - I	Khejuri - II
Nandigram - I	Nandigram - II
Ramnagar - I	Ramnagar - II