Potashpur - I Subdivision - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Potashpur - 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. Potashpur - I is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Bakhrabad, while the nearest airport is Behala Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 71.5 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 188 km², including 187.11 km² rural area and 0.83 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 935 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Potashpur - I Subdivision

Potashpur - I Subdivision has a total of 140 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	Agarpara	Rural	Amarshi-I
2	Ajodhyapur	Rural	Gokulpur
3	Amarpur	Rural	Gokulpur
4	Amarshi Kasba (Ct)	Rural	Amarshi-I
5	Ambi	Rural	Naipur
6	Amgechhe	Rural	Amarshi-Ii
7	Argara	Rural	Gokulpur
8	Asharya Bandh	Rural	Barhat
9	Aymabar Barya	Rural	Gokulpur
10	Bajitpur	Rural	Gopalpur
11	Bala Bhadrapur	Rural	Amarshi-I
12	Banamali Chak	Rural	Brajalalpur
13	Banamalipur	Rural	Barhat
14	Bankibheri	Rural	Amarshi-I
15	Bar Shankar	Rural	Amarshi-Ii
16	Bara Bhagia	Rural	Barhat
17	Barahat	Rural	Barhat
18	Barmu Khal	Rural	Chistipur-I
19	Barui Pur	Rural	Chistipur-I
20	Baruipur	Rural	Chistipur-Ii
21	Basudebpur	Rural	Gokulpur
22	Basudebpur	Rural	Brajalalpur
23	Belda	Rural	Naipur
24	Bhadna	Rural	Brajalalpur
25	Bhagabanpur	Rural	Amarshi-Ii
26	Bishwanathpur	Rural	Gokulpur
27	Brajalalpur	Rural	Brajalalpur
28	Bulakipur	Rural	Gopalpur
29	Chak Gopal	Rural	Naipur
30	Chak Magurya	Rural	Brajalalpur
31	Chak Majait	Rural	Brajalalpur
32	Chak Reja	Rural	Gopalpur
33	Chak Sadarja	Rural	Brajalalpur
34	Chak Sagar	Rural	Barhat
35	Chakdebi	Rural	Amarshi-Ii
36	Chakjogi	Rural	Brajalalpur
37	Chandpur	Rural	Naipur
38	Chhara Dighi	Rural	Gopalpur
39	Chisti Pur Bheri	Rural	Chistipur-Ii
40	Chistipur	Rural	Chistipur-I
41	Chistipur Bheri	Rural	Chistipur-I
42	Dakshin Jali Bheri	Rural	Brajalalpur
43	Dakshin Rautara	Rural	Brajalalpur
44	Dangar Tulshi	Rural	Gopalpur
45	Danrai	Rural	Brajalalpur
46	Dhankar	Rural	Chistipur-Ii
47	Dhokra Banka	Rural	Amarshi-Ii
48	Dulalpur	Rural	Barhat
49	Ektarpur	Rural	Barhat
50	Gabdangar	Rural	Brajalalpur
51	Gobardhanpur	Rural	Barhat
52	Godai Bheri	Rural	Chistipur-Ii
53	Gokulpur	Rural	Gokulpur
54	Golara Bheri	Rural	Chistipur-I
55	Golara Nij	Rural	Chistipur-I
56	Gopalband	Rural	Chistipur-I
57	Gopalpur	Rural	Gopalpur
58	Gopalsingpur	Rural	Amarshi-Ii
59	Gopichak	Rural	Gopalpur
60	Goyalda	Rural	Brajalalpur
61	Hajipur	Rural	Gokulpur
62	Haridaspur	Rural	Naipur
63	Hati Bandh	Rural	Amarshi-I
64	Hirasagar	Rural	Brajalalpur
65	Irda	Rural	Brajalalpur
66	Joykrishnapur	Rural	Barhat
67	Kajlia	Rural	Brajalalpur
68	Kakurya Danga	Rural	Brajalalpur
69	Kallubar	Rural	Gokulpur
70	Kalma Ghat	Rural	Amarshi-I
71	Kanakpur	Rural	Gokulpur
72	Kanta Pukuria	Rural	Brajalalpur
73	Kat Ranka	Rural	Barhat
74	Kharan	Rural	Gopalpur
75	Khari Gerya	Rural	Gokulpur
76	Khidirpur	Rural	Gopalpur
77	Kulrakhi	Rural	Barhat
78	Kunja Berya	Rural	Gopalpur
79	Kutubpur	Rural	Brajalalpur
80	Machhranka Nankar	Rural	Chistipur-I
81	Madhabasan	Rural	Barhat
82	Madhabpur	Rural	Naipur
83	Madhupur	Rural	Naipur
84	Mahespur	Rural	Gokulpur
85	Maishali	Rural	Barhat
86	Makrampur	Rural	Brajalalpur
87	Mamudpur	Rural	Amarshi-Ii
88	Maninathpur	Rural	Naipur
89	Mirjapur	Rural	Naipur
90	Mirjapur	Rural	Barhat
91	Naipukhuria	Rural	Barhat
92	Naipur	Rural	Naipur
93	Naki Basan	Rural	Barhat
94	Nankar Kadamgerya	Rural	Naipur
95	Naria Naria	Rural	Brajalalpur
96	Narpada	Rural	Amarshi-I
97	Nilapur	Rural	Barhat
98	Padima	Rural	Naipur
99	Paharpur	Rural	Brajalalpur
100	Pal Para Bheri	Rural	Chistipur-Ii
101	Palpara	Rural	Chistipur-Ii
102	Panchuria	Rural	Amarshi-Ii
103	Pandua Para	Rural	Barhat
104	Paschim Jali	Rural	Gopalpur
105	Payrachali	Rural	Barhat
106	Pitambarpur	Rural	Barhat
107	Purba Amarshi	Rural	Amarshi-I
108	Purbamaji Gaon	Rural	Amarshi-I
109	Purulia	Rural	Barhat
110	Pusha	Rural	Gokulpur
111	Raghurampur	Rural	Amarshi-Ii
112	Ram Basan	Rural	Chistipur-Ii
113	Ramchak	Rural	Gopalpur
114	Ramchandrapur	Rural	Brajalalpur
115	Ramkhali	Rural	Amarshi-Ii
116	Rupa Dighi	Rural	Chistipur-I
117	Sahapur	Rural	Chistipur-I
118	Sahapur	Rural	Brajalalpur
119	Sahapur (Part-Ii)	Rural	Brajalalpur
120	Sahdatpur	Rural	Barhat
121	Sanmaji Gaon	Rural	Amarshi-Ii
122	Sanya	Rural	Naipur
123	Sarbhum	Rural	Chistipur-I
124	Saridaspur	Rural	Amarshi-Ii
125	Satbahini	Rural	Gopalpur
126	Selmabad	Rural	Gopalpur
127	Shankar Gerya	Rural	Barhat
128	Sholpeta	Rural	Barhat
129	Shoula Bheri	Rural	Amarshi-I
130	Shyam Khola	Rural	Amarshi-I
131	Shyamsundarpur Chak	Rural	Brajalalpur
132	Singda	Rural	Brajalalpur
133	Tal Chitkini	Rural	Chistipur-I
134	Taladiha	Rural	Amarshi-Ii
135	Tapinda	Rural	Gokulpur
136	Tarat	Rural	Brajalalpur
137	Teparpara	Rural	Gopalpur
138	Tetul Mari	Rural	Brajalalpur
139	Tupchibar	Rural	Barhat
140	Uttar Rayband	Rural	Barhat

Population of Potashpur - I Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Potashpur - I Subdivision has a total population of 1,73,377 people, consisting of 89,555 males and 83,822 females. There are 40,659 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 923 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,73,377	1,66,977	6,400
Male Population	89,555	86,280	3,275
Female Population	83,822	80,697	3,125
Total Households	40,659	39,095	1,564
Population Density	923 / km²	892 / km²	7,711 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,32,781 literate people and 19,008 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 24,341 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,124 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)	19,008	18,173	835
Literate Population	1,32,781	1,28,475	4,306
Illiterate Population	40,596	38,502	2,094
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	24,341	24,035	306
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	1,124	1,124	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)	Potashpur - I (पटाशपुर - I)
District	Purba Medinipur
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Bakhrabad
Total Area	188 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	935
Total Population (2011)	1,73,377
Density	923/km²
Total Villages	140

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