Kolaghat Subdivision - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Kolaghat 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 Nandahganja, while the nearest airport is Behala Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 38.9 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the subdivision was 177 km², including 163.03 km² of rural area and 14.05 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 931 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kolaghat Subdivision

Kolaghat Subdivision has a total of 113 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	Amalhara (Ct)	Rural	Amalhanda
2	Amir Chak	Rural	Sagarbarh
3	Arar	Rural	Kola-Ii
4	Arisanda	Rural	Brindabanchak
5	Babua (P)	Rural	Amalhanda
6	Bagicha Kumar Chak	Rural	Deriachak
7	Baishnab Chak	Rural	Baishnabchak
8	Baksitala	Rural	Khangdihi
9	Balisar	Rural	Sidhha-Ii
10	Bangalpur	Rural	Deriachak
11	Bankura Chak	Rural	Deriachak
12	Bara Barisha (P)	Rural	Kola-I
13	Barada Nankar	Rural	Sagarbarh
14	Bardabar	Rural	Sagarbarh
15	Barisha (P)	Rural	Kola-I
16	Bathan Berya	Rural	Gopalnagar
17	Benia	Rural	Bhogpur
18	Betberya	Rural	Deriachak
19	Bhogpur	Rural	Bhogpur
20	Bishnubar	Rural	Sidhha-Ii
21	Bishnubar	Rural	Sidhha-Ii
22	Bordangi	Rural	Kola-Ii
23	Brindaban Chak	Rural	Brindabanchak
24	Brindaban Chak	Rural	Sagarbarh
25	Chak Gopal	Rural	Kola-Ii
26	Chandpur	Rural	Sagarbarh
27	Chapda	Rural	Brindabanchak
28	Chhatinda	Rural	Kola-Ii
29	Dakshin Jinanda	Rural	Siddha-I
30	Dakshin Sagarbar	Rural	Sagarbarh
31	Dehati	Rural	Sidhha-Ii
32	Derya Chak	Rural	Deriachak
33	Deulbar	Rural	Sagarbarh
34	Dhuliara	Rural	Sidhha-Ii
35	Diglabar	Rural	Siddha-I
36	Durbachati	Rural	Baishnabchak
37	Faridpur	Rural	Gopalnagar
38	Gajai	Rural	Khangdihi
39	Ghola	Rural	Sagarbarh
40	Gobardhanpur	Rural	Pulshita
41	Gopal Chak	Rural	Sidhha-Ii
42	Gopal Nagar	Rural	Sidhha-Ii
43	Gopal Nagar	Rural	Gopalnagar
44	Gurchakil	Rural	Sidhha-Ii
45	Jadupur	Rural	Brindabanchak
46	Jagannathpur	Rural	Brindabanchak
47	Japhali	Rural	Deriachak
48	Jashar	Rural	Baishnabchak
49	Jhakurkol	Rural	Deriachak
50	Jugiber	Rural	Pulshita
51	Kaji Chak	Rural	Khangdihi
52	Kala Gechhya	Rural	Baishnabchak
53	Kaliswar	Rural	Sidhha-Ii
54	Kanai Chak	Rural	Baishnabchak
55	Kantabani Shasan	Rural	Sidhha-Ii
56	Kashigori	Rural	Baishnabchak
57	Kaya Ayama Chak	Rural	Siddha-I
58	Kayadangi	Rural	Siddha-I
59	Khadinan	Rural	Baishnabchak
60	Khanedihi	Rural	Khangdihi
61	Kharisha (Ct)	Rural	Kola-I
62	Kishor Chak	Rural	Bhogpur
63	Kismat Gopal Chak	Unmapped	Not applicable
64	Kismat Khayra	Rural	Khangdihi
65	Kodalia	Rural	Bhogpur
66	Kolaghat (Ct)	Rural	Kola-I
67	Krishna Chak	Unmapped	Not applicable
68	Krishna Nagar	Rural	Brindabanchak
69	Kshetrahat	Rural	Pulshita
70	Kulhanda	Rural	Baishnabchak
71	Kulia	Rural	Khangdihi
72	Kunarhat	Rural	Pulshita
73	Machhinan	Rural	Baishnabchak
74	Madhabpur	Rural	Khangdihi
75	Mandar Gachha	Rural	Sagarbarh
76	Manoharpur	Rural	Khangdihi
77	Manua	Rural	Khangdihi
78	Marberya	Rural	Gopalnagar
79	Mecheda	Rural	Amalhanda
80	Mihitikri (Ct)	Rural	Pulshita
81	Nahala	Rural	Sagarbarh
82	Namalbar	Rural	Bhogpur
83	Nandai Gajan	Rural	Bhogpur
84	Nankar Banka Dangar	Rural	Brindabanchak
85	Narayan Pakuria (Part)	Rural	Bhogpur
86	Nijkhayra	Rural	Khangdihi
87	Padampur	Rural	Sagarbarh
88	Padima Chak	Rural	Baishnabchak
89	Paramanandapur	Rural	Brindabanchak
90	Parulia	Rural	Pulshita
91	Paschim Manika	Rural	Baishnabchak
92	Patharia	Rural	Pulshita
93	Payag	Rural	Pulshita
94	Pulsit	Rural	Pulshita
95	Purbba Bahala	Rural	Amalhanda
96	Purbba Manika	Rural	Baishnabchak
97	Purbba Saoraberya	Rural	Khangdihi
98	Pyarit	Rural	Pulshita
99	Rain	Rural	Gopalnagar
100	Raksa Chak	Rural	Amalhanda
101	Ram Nagar	Rural	Brindabanchak
102	Ramchandrapur	Rural	Khangdihi
103	Ray Chak	Rural	Khangdihi
104	Renubar	Rural	Siddha-I
105	Sajnagachhya	Rural	Khangdihi
106	Saluka	Rural	Gopalnagar
107	Sarada Basan	Rural	Sagarbarh
108	Siddha	Rural	Siddha-I
109	Sridhar Basan	Rural	Siddha-I
110	Sulani	Rural	Khangdihi
111	Uttar Jinanda	Rural	Siddha-I
112	Uttar Markandapur	Rural	Brindabanchak
113	Uttar Sagarbar	Rural	Sagarbarh

Population of Kolaghat Subdivision

According to the 2011 Census, Kolaghat Subdivision had a total population of 2,90,124 people living in 62,519 households. The population comprised 1,50,246 males and 1,39,878 females, with an average population density of 1,638 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,90,124	2,39,646	50,478
Male Population	1,50,246	1,24,283	25,963
Female Population	1,39,878	1,15,363	24,515
Total Households	62,519	51,403	11,116
Population Density	1,638 / km²	1,470 / km²	3,593 / km²

Kolaghat Subdivision had 2,19,686 literate people and 31,450 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 24,593 and 945 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	31,450	26,513	4,937
Literate Population	2,19,686	1,80,185	39,501
Illiterate Population	70,438	59,461	10,977
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	24,593	20,464	4,129
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	945	789	156

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)	Kolaghat (कोलाघाट)
District	Purba Medinipur
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Nandahganja
Total Area	177 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	931
Total Population (2011)	2,90,124
Density	1,638/km²
Total Villages	113

Nearby Subdivisions in Purba Medinipur
Bhagawanpur - I	Bhagawanpur - II
Mahisadal	Moyna
Nanda Kumar	Panskura
Potashpur - I	Potashpur - II
Sahid Matangini	Tamluk