Asansol subdivision
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Asansol Sadar subdivision আসানসোল সদর মহকুমা |
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Panoramic view of the old IISCO Plant
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 Asansol Sadar subdivision
 Asansol Sadar subdivision
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| Coordinates: 23°41′N 86°59′E / 23.68°N 86.98°ECoordinates: 23°41′N 86°59′E / 23.68°N 86.98°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman district |
| Headquarters | Asansol |
| Area | |
| • Total | 831.89 km2 (321.19 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,672,659 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Website | http://bardhaman.gov.in/ |
Asansol Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Asansol Sadar subdivision is part of the Ajay Damodar Barakar tract. This area is sort of an extension of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. It is a rocky undulating area with laterite soil, with the Ajay on the north, the Damodar on the south and the Barakar on the west. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal in the 18th century led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.Maithon Dam of Damodar Valley Corporation, located in Jharkhand, is on the border of this subdivision.
Paschim Bardhaman district is divided into the following two administrative subdivisions:
Note:Before bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district Galsi I was in Durgapur subdivision, but after bifurcation it is in Bardhman Sadar North subdivision.
Asansol subdivision has 10 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 35 gram panchayats, 181 mouzas, 165 inhabited villages, 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 26 census towns+1 (partly). The single municipal corporation is at Asansol. The municipalities are at: Raniganj, Jamuria and Kulti. The census towns are: Chittaranjan, Hindustan Cables Town, Domohani, Bhanowara, Majiara, Pangachhiya, Charanpur, Kunustara, Topsi, Nimsa, Chinchuria, Kenda, Parasia, Ratibati, Chapui, Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township), Banshra, Belebathan, Chelad, Murgathaul, Amkula, Baktarnagar, Egara, Sahebganj, Raghunathchak, Ballavpur and Kendra Khottamdi (partly). The subdivision has its headquarters at Asansol.
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