Sahid Matangini Subdivision - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Sahid Matangini 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. Sahid Matangini is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Rajgoda, while the nearest airport is Behala Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 34.2 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 143 km², including 138.86 km² rural area and 4.30 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 931 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Sahid Matangini Subdivision

Sahid Matangini Subdivision has a total of 88 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	Achaipur	Rural	Kharui-I
2	Agar	Rural	Balluk-Ii
3	Akandi	Rural	Shantipur-Ii
4	Alinan	Rural	Kakharda
5	Astara	Rural	Dhalhara
6	Balarampur	Rural	Kharui-Ii
7	Ballok	Rural	Balluk-I
8	Bamanara	Rural	Dhalhara
9	Banpur	Rural	Kharui-I
10	Bansda	Rural	Shantipur-Ii
11	Baragechhe	Rural	Shantipur-I
12	Barari	Rural	Shantipur-Ii
13	Barasati	Rural	Shantipur-Ii
14	Barhara Shankar	Rural	Balluk-Ii
15	Barkhoskana	Rural	Dhalhara
16	Barnan	Rural	Shantipur-Ii
17	Barsiuri	Rural	Kakharda
18	Belun	Rural	Kakharda
19	Biswas	Rural	Dhalhara
20	Century Char	Rural	Dhalhara
21	Chandramer	Rural	Dhalhara
22	Char Chandramer	Rural	Dhalhara
23	Chatara	Rural	Balluk-Ii
24	Chitra	Rural	Shantipur-Ii
25	Coronation Char	Rural	Dhalhara
26	Dakshin Usatpur	Rural	Raghunathpur-Ii
27	Dariala	Rural	Shantipur-Ii
28	Denanchar Orphuli Char	Rural	Kharui-I
29	Dhurpa	Rural	Raghunathpur-I
30	Dumra	Rural	Kakharda
31	Dwip Kishorpur	Rural	Kharui-Ii
32	Gathra	Rural	Kharui-Ii
33	Ghora Thakura	Rural	Raghunathpur-I
34	Gobindapur	Rural	Raghunathpur-Ii
35	Gobra	Rural	Kharui-I
36	Gujar Kharai	Rural	Kharui-I
37	Guluria	Rural	Shantipur-I
38	Hakala	Rural	Shantipur-Ii
39	Harasankar Ranichak	Rural	Balluk-Ii
40	Hogalberya	Rural	Balluk-Ii
41	Hogla	Rural	Kakharda
42	Hurinan	Rural	Kharui-Ii
43	Ichha Bari	Rural	Raghunathpur-I
44	Jamitta	Rural	Kharui-I
45	Janu Basan	Rural	Balluk-I
46	Jashomantapur	Rural	Kakharda
47	Kakdihi (Ct)	Rural	Shantipur-I
48	Kakharda	Rural	Kakharda
49	Kanktya	Rural	Kakharda
50	Kashipur	Rural	Dhalhara
51	Khanda Gram	Rural	Dhalhara
52	Kharui	Rural	Kharui-I
53	Khas Rekha	Rural	Kharui-Ii
54	Khoskana	Rural	Dhalhara
55	Khostikri	Rural	Dhalhara
56	Mashisda	Rural	Raghunathpur-I
57	Mathori	Rural	Dhalhara
58	Naochara	Rural	Kharui-I
59	Narayandari	Rural	Dhalhara
60	Naya Basan	Rural	Dhalhara
61	New Char	Rural	Kharui-I
62	Padampur	Rural	Raghunathpur-I
63	Paikpari	Rural	Balluk-I
64	Pakurya	Rural	Raghunathpur-I
65	Panch Berya	Rural	Balluk-I
66	Panchberya	Rural	Raghunathpur-I
67	Patanda	Rural	Balluk-Ii
68	Pitulsaha	Rural	Kharui-Ii
69	Polanda	Rural	Raghunathpur-Ii
70	Prasadchak	Rural	Balluk-I
71	Raghunathpur	Rural	Raghunathpur-I
72	Rajgoda	Rural	Raghunathpur-Ii
73	Ramchandrapur	Rural	Shantipur-Ii
74	Ranichak	Rural	Raghunathpur-Ii
75	Sabalara	Rural	Balluk-I
76	Saira	Rural	Kakharda
77	Shahara	Rural	Shantipur-Ii
78	Shantipur (Ct)	Rural	Shantipur-I
79	Shirui	Rural	Kakharda
80	Sonapetya	Rural	Raghunathpur-Ii
81	Soya Dighi	Rural	Raghunathpur-Ii
82	Soya Dighi	Rural	Kakharda
83	Soya Dighichar	Rural	Kakharda
84	Tarangakhali	Rural	Raghunathpur-I
85	Udaychak	Rural	Balluk-I
86	Uttar Dhalhara	Rural	Dhalhara
87	Uttar Mirzapur	Rural	Kharui-Ii
88	Uttar Usatpur	Rural	Balluk-Ii

Population of Sahid Matangini Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Sahid Matangini Subdivision has a total population of 1,99,210 people, consisting of 1,03,144 males and 96,066 females. There are 45,038 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 1,391 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,99,210	1,83,987	15,223
Male Population	1,03,144	95,352	7,792
Female Population	96,066	88,635	7,431
Total Households	45,038	41,579	3,459
Population Density	1,391 / km²	1,325 / km²	3,540 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,54,093 literate people and 22,061 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 11,239 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 246 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)	22,061	20,533	1,528
Literate Population	1,54,093	1,41,953	12,140
Illiterate Population	45,117	42,034	3,083
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	11,239	10,516	723
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	246	124	122

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)	Sahid Matangini (सहिद मातंगिनी)
District	Purba Medinipur
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Rajgoda
Total Area	143 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	931
Total Population (2011)	1,99,210
Density	1,391/km²
Total Villages	88

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