Panskura I (community development block)

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Panskura I
পাঁসকুড়া I সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
community development block
Panskura I is located in West Bengal
Panskura I
Panskura I
Location in West Bengal, India
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Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Area
 • Total 243.09 km2 (93.86 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 298,163
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency Panskura Paschim
Website purbamedinipur.gov.in

Panskura I (community development block) is an administrative division in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Panskura police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Panskura. Bahirgram is a census town in this block.[1][2]

Geography

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Panskura I community development block has an area of 243.09  km2.[2]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Panskura I block/ panchayat samiti are: Chaitanyapur I, Chaitanyapur II, Ghoshpur, Gobindanagar, Haur, Keshapat, Khandakhola, Mysora, Panskura I, Pratapur I, Pratapur II, Purusottampur, Radhaballavchak and Raghunathbari.[3]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Panskura I block had a total population of 298,163, out of which 152,618 were males and 145,545 were females. Panskura I block registered a population growth of 15.62 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent.[2] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[4]

Transport

The Dankuni-Kharagpur sector of NH 6 passes through this block.[5]

References

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