Falta Subdivision - South 24 Parganas, West Bengal

Falta is an administrative subdivision in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Falta is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Gurudas Nagar, while the nearest airport is Behala Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 19.6 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 201 km², including 190.68 km² rural area and 10.39 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 954 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Falta Subdivision

Falta Subdivision has a total of 133 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	Abad Simulganaja	Rural	Mallikpur
2	Achanda	Rural	Debipur
3	Ahamadpur	Rural	Mallikpur
4	Alambibi Ramnagar	Rural	Debipur
5	Aldadpur	Rural	Harindanga-Ii
6	Amarpur	Rural	Banganagar-I
7	Asta	Rural	Gopalpur
8	Ausbaria	Rural	Chaluari
9	Badegahara	Rural	Gopalpur
10	Baichbere	Rural	Debipur
11	Baidya Khali	Rural	Mallikpur
12	Bakul Tala	Rural	Mallikpur
13	Baldari	Rural	Debipur
14	Baneshwarpur (Ct)	Rural	Banganagar-Ii
15	Banganagar	Rural	Banganagar-Ii
16	Banki	Rural	Belsingha-Ii
17	Barabere	Rural	Fatepur
18	Barasat	Rural	Gopalpur
19	Barhay Batpur	Rural	Belsingha-Ii
20	Basudebpur	Rural	Debipur
21	Basulat	Rural	Falta
22	Bayaria	Rural	Harindanga-Ii
23	Belsingha	Rural	Belsingha-Ii
24	Benapur	Rural	Chaluari
25	Bhagabanpur	Rural	Debipur
26	Bhatuli	Rural	Falta
27	Brihaspatipur	Rural	Harindanga-I
28	Budhagram	Rural	Gopalpur
29	Chak Dhanumandal Krishnarambasu	Rural	Falta
30	Chaka	Rural	Gopalpur
31	Chaluary	Rural	Chaluari
32	Chandideul	Rural	Falta
33	Chandpala Anantapathpur (Ct)	Rural	Harindanga-I
34	Dakshin Nala	Rural	Mallikpur
35	Dakshin Sargaria	Rural	Harindanga-I
36	Debipur	Rural	Debipur
37	Dholtikari	Rural	Noyapukuria
38	Digra	Rural	Debipur
39	Doluipur	Rural	Gopalpur
40	Dona	Rural	Gopalpur
41	Dostapur	Rural	Harindanga-Ii
42	Durbarat	Rural	Chaluari
43	Falta	Rural	Falta
44	Fatepur (Ct)	Rural	Fatepur
45	Garkhali	Rural	Fatepur
46	Gazipur	Rural	Fatepur
47	Ghanasyampur	Rural	Banganagar-I
48	Gharulia	Rural	Debipur
49	Goa Beria	Rural	Noyapukuria
50	Gobindapur	Rural	Banganagar-I
51	Gotra	Rural	Chaluari
52	Guthari	Rural	Mallikpur
53	Hangarghata Harishpur	Rural	Debipur
54	Harindanga	Rural	Harindanga-I
55	Hasimnagar (Ct)	Rural	Banganagar-Ii
56	Hogla	Rural	Harindanga-I
57	Ishwaripur	Rural	Belsingha-I
58	Jadabbati	Rural	Banganagar-I
59	Jagala Ballabhpur	Rural	Debipur
60	Jagannathpur	Rural	Belsingha-I
61	Jamira	Rural	Gopalpur
62	Jangalia	Rural	Debipur
63	Jhumnia	Rural	Debipur
64	Kaikhali	Rural	Debipur
65	Kalagachhia	Rural	Gopalpur
66	Kalaria	Rural	Chaluari
67	Kalsa	Rural	Noyapukuria
68	Kantalfuli	Rural	Noyapukuria
69	Kasirampur	Rural	Banganagar-I
70	Katakhali	Rural	Fatepur
71	Keyat Khanda	Rural	Harindanga-Ii
72	Khord Bakultala	Rural	Mallikpur
73	Kodalia	Rural	Harindanga-Ii
74	Kotaldanga	Rural	Chaluari
75	Krishnapur	Rural	Gopalpur
76	Krishnapur Madhabpur	Rural	Gopalpur
77	Lakhna Gangadharpur	Rural	Debipur
78	Laskarpur	Rural	Debipur
79	Mahadebpur	Rural	Mallikpur
80	Mahirampur	Rural	Belsingha-I
81	Majlisur	Rural	Debipur
82	Malaya Harishpur	Rural	Noyapukuria
83	Mallikpur	Rural	Mallikpur
84	Mamudpur	Rural	Mallikpur
85	Mayna	Rural	Chaluari
86	Mulpunja	Rural	Harindanga-Ii
87	Narayan Bere	Rural	Mallikpur
88	Narayan Tala	Rural	Gopalpur
89	Narayani	Rural	Harindanga-Ii
90	Neoda	Rural	Falta
91	Nilambarpur	Rural	Noyapukuria
92	Nityanandapur	Rural	Belsingha-Ii
93	Niyogirat	Rural	Chaluari
94	Noapukhuria	Rural	Noyapukuria
95	Padmapur	Rural	Mallikpur
96	Paik Para	Rural	Gopalpur
97	Paikan	Rural	Gopalpur
98	Pakur Digra	Rural	Mallikpur
99	Pakur Tala	Rural	Mallikpur
100	Paschhim Gopalpur	Rural	Gopalpur
101	Paschim Daulatpur	Rural	Mallikpur
102	Paschim Durgapur	Rural	Belsingha-Ii
103	Pikhira	Rural	Fatepur
104	Ponkamra	Rural	Noyapukuria
105	Punya	Rural	Falta
106	Purba Daulatpur	Rural	Harindanga-Ii
107	Purba Durgapur	Rural	Fatepur
108	Purba Gopalpur	Rural	Fatepur
109	Rajarampur	Rural	Mallikpur
110	Ram Lakha	Rural	Noyapukuria
111	Rameshwarbati	Rural	Fatepur
112	Ramrampur	Rural	Chaluari
113	Rantan	Rural	Fatepur
114	Rasulpur	Rural	Belsingha-I
115	Rukhia	Rural	Gopalpur
116	Sahapur Kamalpur	Rural	Harindanga-I
117	Sahara	Rural	Falta
118	Sasan	Rural	Fatepur
119	Satal	Rural	Noyapukuria
120	Shyamsundarpur	Rural	Falta
121	Sibpur	Rural	Chaluari
122	Sri Dharat	Rural	Debipur
123	Sriballabhpur	Rural	Mallikpur
124	Srirampur	Rural	Belsingha-Ii
125	Sujagalpur	Rural	Noyapukuria
126	Sujapur	Rural	Belsingha-I
127	Swet Kalla	Rural	Noyapukuria
128	Tajpur	Rural	Fatepur
129	Talanda	Rural	Harindanga-I
130	Taragadi	Rural	Noyapukuria
131	Tripurapur	Rural	Gopalpur
132	Uttar Sagaria	Rural	Gopalpur
133	Zafarpur	Rural	Banganagar-I

Population of Falta Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Falta Subdivision has a total population of 2,49,561 people, consisting of 1,27,665 males and 1,21,896 females. There are 57,153 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 1,241 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,49,561	2,26,162	23,399
Male Population	1,27,665	1,15,725	11,940
Female Population	1,21,896	1,10,437	11,459
Total Households	57,153	51,608	5,545
Population Density	1,241 / km²	1,186 / km²	2,252 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,70,430 literate people and 28,715 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 60,276 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 87 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)	28,715	26,440	2,275
Literate Population	1,70,430	1,52,732	17,698
Illiterate Population	79,131	73,430	5,701
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	60,276	56,904	3,372
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	87	63	24

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)	Falta (फलता)
District	South 24 Parganas
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Gurudas Nagar
Total Area	201 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	954
Total Population (2011)	2,49,561
Density	1,241/km²
Total Villages	133

Nearby Subdivisions in South 24 Parganas
Baruipur	Canning - I
Canning - II	Diamond Harbour - I
Diamond Harbour - II	Kulpi
Magrahat - I	Magrahat - II
Mandirbazar	Mathurapur - I