Nandigram - I Subdivision - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Nandigram - I is an administrative subdivision in the Purba 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. Nandigram - I is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Haldia, while the nearest airport is Behala Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 52.7 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 165 km², including 162.21 km² rural area and 2.56 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 945 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Nandigram - I Subdivision

Nandigram - I Subdivision has a total of 99 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	Akanda Bari	Rural	Daudpur
2	Amgechhya	Rural	Samsabad
3	Amtalya	Rural	Bhakutia
4	Anantapur Part-I	Rural	Bhakutia
5	Babukhanbar	Rural	Bhakutia
6	Babukhanbar Part-Ii	Rural	Bhakutia
7	Bahadurpur	Rural	Haripur
8	Baincha Bari	Rural	Mahammadpur
9	Balibrindabanpur	Rural	Kalicharanpur
10	Banasri Gauri	Rural	Haripur
11	Bar Jamtalya	Rural	Nandigram
12	Bar Kanda Pashara	Rural	Bhakutia
13	Bara Nagar	Rural	Gokulnagar
14	Bartalya	Rural	Nandigram
15	Basuli Chak	Rural	Bhakutia
16	Bhasur Kata	Rural	Kendumarijalpai
17	Bhekutya	Rural	Bhakutia
18	Bhimkata	Rural	Bhakutia
19	Binandapur	Rural	Mahammadpur
20	Brindaban Chak	Rural	Gokulnagar
21	Chak Chilinga	Rural	Samsabad
22	Champai Nagar	Rural	Haripur
23	Chandan Nagar	Rural	Daudpur
24	Char Galya	Rural	Nandigram
25	Charkende Mari	Rural	Kendumarijalpai
26	Chhayghari	Rural	Daudpur
27	Chilinga	Rural	Mahammadpur
28	Daudpur	Rural	Daudpur
29	Debipur	Rural	Haripur
30	Dhaneshwarpur	Rural	Haripur
31	Dhanya Khola	Rural	Samsabad
32	Dijamtalya	Rural	Nandigram
33	Dinabandhupur	Rural	Bhakutia
34	Durgapur	Rural	Bhakutia
35	Gadai Balbar	Rural	Nandigram
36	Gagra Char	Rural	Sonachura
37	Gangra	Rural	Sonachura
38	Gar Chakra Berya	Rural	Kalicharanpur
39	Gobindapur	Rural	Bhakutia
40	Gokul Nagar	Rural	Gokulnagar
41	Gopimohanpur	Rural	Kendumarijalpai
42	Habibpur	Rural	Daudpur
43	Haripur	Rural	Haripur
44	Hazra Kata	Rural	Mahammadpur
45	Hosenpur	Rural	Kendumarijalpai
46	Jadu Bari Chak	Rural	Kalicharanpur
47	Jalpai Part V	Rural	Bhakutia
48	Jalpai Part-Vii	Rural	Kalicharanpur
49	Jambari	Rural	Gokulnagar
50	Jelyamara	Rural	Bhakutia
51	Jhatibani	Rural	Gokulnagar
52	Kalicharanpur	Rural	Sonachura
53	Kanango Chak	Rural	Gokulnagar
54	Kanchan Nagar	Rural	Samsabad
55	Kandapa Shara	Rural	Bhakutia
56	Kenda Mari Jalpai	Rural	Kendumarijalpai
57	Keshabpur	Rural	Gokulnagar
58	Khariberia	Rural	Mahammadpur
59	Madhabpur	Rural	Mahammadpur
60	Mahammadpur	Rural	Mahammadpur
61	Maheshpur	Rural	Gokulnagar
62	Manikpur	Rural	Nandigram
63	Mann Chak Jalpai	Rural	Bhakutia
64	Mansakata Bharat Chak	Rural	Bhakutia
65	Manu Chak	Rural	Bhakutia
66	Mirichdana	Rural	Daudpur
67	Mirza Chak	Rural	Kendumarijalpai
68	Moujbrindabanpur	Rural	Bhakutia
69	Nakchira Char	Rural	Kalicharanpur
70	Nandan Ayek Bar	Rural	Nandigram
71	Nandigram (Ct)	Rural	Nandigram
72	Narasinghapur Tajpur	Rural	Bhakutia
73	Naya Chak	Rural	Mahammadpur
74	Naynan	Rural	Daudpur
75	Nilpur	Rural	Mahammadpur
76	Parbatipur	Rural	Mahammadpur
77	Parul Bari	Rural	Gokulnagar
78	Priya Nagar	Rural	Haripur
79	Purushottampur	Rural	Mahammadpur
80	Raja Ram Chak	Rural	Kendumarijalpai
81	Rampur	Rural	Mahammadpur
82	Ratanpur	Rural	Haripur
83	Raynagar	Rural	Gokulnagar
84	Saifulya Chak	Rural	Daudpur
85	Samsabad	Rural	Samsabad
86	Samsabad Barsar Beria	Rural	Kendumarijalpai
87	Saudikhali Jalpai	Rural	Sonachura
88	Saudkhali Char	Rural	Sonachura
89	Shyam Sundari Chak	Rural	Kendumarijalpai
90	Simul Kundu	Rural	Gokulnagar
91	Sona Chura	Rural	Sonachura
92	Sonachura Jalpai	Rural	Sonachura
93	Sri Gauri	Rural	Haripur
94	Subhanichak	Rural	Kendumarijalpai
95	Sultanpur	Rural	Daudpur
96	Tajpur	Rural	Nandigram
97	Taluk Brindabanpur	Rural	Bhakutia
98	Tara Chand Bar	Rural	Mahammadpur
99	Usman Chak	Rural	Kendumarijalpai

Population of Nandigram - I Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Nandigram - I Subdivision has a total population of 2,07,835 people, consisting of 1,06,827 males and 1,01,008 females. There are 42,289 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 1,261 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,07,835	2,02,032	5,803
Male Population	1,06,827	1,03,880	2,947
Female Population	1,01,008	98,152	2,856
Total Households	42,289	41,064	1,225
Population Density	1,261 / km²	1,245 / km²	2,267 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,52,339 literate people and 28,384 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 38,619 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 139 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)	28,384	27,659	725
Literate Population	1,52,339	1,47,827	4,512
Illiterate Population	55,496	54,205	1,291
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	38,619	38,220	399
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	139	134	5

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)	Nandigram - I (नन्दीग्राम-I)
District	Purba Medinipur
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Haldia
Total Area	165 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	945
Total Population (2011)	2,07,835
Density	1,261/km²
Total Villages	99

Nearby Subdivisions in Purba Medinipur
Bhagawanpur - I	Bhagawanpur - II
Chandipur	Contai - I
Deshopran	Haldia
Khejuri - I	Khejuri - II
Nandigram - II	Sutahata