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Raghunathpur subdivision

Raghunathpur subdivision
রঘুনাথপুর মহকুমা
Subdivision
Raghunathpur subdivision is located in West Bengal
Raghunathpur subdivision
Raghunathpur subdivision
Raghunathpur subdivision is located in India
Raghunathpur subdivision
Raghunathpur subdivision
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°33′N 86°40′E / 23.55°N 86.67°E / 23.55; 86.67Coordinates: 23°33′N 86°40′E / 23.55°N 86.67°E / 23.55; 86.67
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purulia
Headquarters Raghunathpur
Area
 • Total 1,559.68 km2 (602.20 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 837,757
 • Density 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB
Website wb.gov.in

Raghunathpur subdivision is a subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Purulia district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

Raghunathpur subdivision has a density of population of 537 per km2. 28.59 % of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.

Raghunathpur subdivision has 7 police stations, 6 community development blocks, 6 panchayat samitis, 49 gram panchayats, 687 inhabited villages, 1 municipality, 14 census towns. The single municipality is at Raghunathpur. The census towns are: Adra, Kantarangpuri, Lapara, Saltor, Hijuli, Par Beliya, Santaldih Power Project Town, Kanki, Dubra, Chapari, Shankara, Arra, Nabagram and Murulia. The subdivision has its headquarters at Raghunathpur.

Police stations in Raghunathpur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Community development blocks in Raghunathpur subdivision are:

The subdivision contains 49 gram panchayats under 6 community development blocs:

Dumurkola under Nutandih Panchayat Urban area under this block consists of one census town: Nabagram.

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Purulia district were as follows:


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