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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Purulia Sadar West subdivision
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Purulia district|Purulia]]
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Jhalda]]
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| area_total_km2 = 2,327.98
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'''Purulia Sadar West subdivision''' was a subdivision of the [[Purulia district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]], till reorganisation of the subdivisions in Purlia district in 2017.

==Subdivisions==
Purulia district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia | work = Table 2.2, 2.4(a) | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 23 October 2016 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php | archivedate = 29 July 2017 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Subdivision ||Headquarter|| Area km2 || Population (2011) ||Rural Population % (2001)||Urban Population % (2001)
|-
|Purulia Sadar West subdivision||[[Jhalda]]||2,327.98||1,037,021||94.60||5.40
|-
|[[Purulia Sadar East subdivision]]||[[Purulia]]||2,336.20||1,055,337||87.55||12.45
|-
|[[Raghunathpur subdivision]]||[[Raghunathpur, Purulia|Raghunathpur]]||1,559.68||83,7757||87.37||12.63
|-
|[[Purulia district]]||[[Purulia]]||6,259.00||2,930,115||89.93||10.07
|-
|}

Purulia Sadar West subdivision has a density of population of 445 per km2. 35.39% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.<ref name=puruliahandbook>{{cite web | url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia | work = Table 2.2 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 29 September 2016 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php | archivedate = 29 July 2017 }}</ref>

==Administrative units==
Purulia Sadar West subdivision has 7 police stations, 7 community development blocks, 7 panchayat samitis, 59 gram panchayats, 882 inhabited villages, 1 municipality, 5 [[census town]]s. The single municipality is at [[Jhalda]]. The census towns are: Chekya, Begun Kodar, [[Jaypur, Purulia|Jaypur]], [[Balarampur, Purulia|Balarampur]], [[Barabazar]]. Jhalda, a municipal town, has been included as a census town in the census figures. It is not included as a census town here. The subdivision has its headquarters at Jhalda.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia | work = Table 2.1 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 29 September 2016 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php | archivedate = 29 July 2017 }}</ref><ref name=blocdir>{{Cite web
|url=http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc |title=Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal, March 2008 |date=2008-03-19 |accessdate=29 September 2016 |work=West Bengal |publisher=National Informatics Centre, India |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225032419/http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc |archivedate=February 25, 2009 }}</ref>

==Police stations==
Police stations in Purulia Sadar West subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 7 October 2016 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php |archivedate = 29 July 2017 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Police Station ||Area covered km2 ||Inter-state border km||Municipal Town || CD Block
|-
| [[Arsha, Purulia#Police station|Arsha]]||187.5|| - || - || [[Arsha (community development block)|Arsha]]
|-
| [[Baghmundi#Police station|Baghmundi]]||275||41.91|| - || [[Baghmundi (community development block)|Banghmundi]]
|-
| [[Balarampur, Purulia#Police station|Balarampur]]||299.5||12.39|| - || [[Balarampur, Purulia (community development block)|Balarampur]]
|-
| [[Barabazar#Police station|Barabazar]]||414||44.39|| - || [[Barabazar (community development block)|Barabazar]]
|-
| [[Jaypur, Purulia#Police station|Jaypur]]||230.50||52|| - ||[[Joypur, Purulia (community development block)|Joypur]]
|-
| [[Jhalda#Police station|Jhalda]]||290||48.7||[[Jhalda]]||[[Jhalda I]], [[Jhalda II]] (part)
|-
| [[Kotshila#Police station|Kotshila]]||284||25.48|| - || [[Jhalda II]] (part)
|}

==Blocks==
Community development blocks in Purulia Sadar West subdivision are:<ref name=puruliahandbook/><ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 29 September 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! CD Block ||Headquarters||Area km2 || Population (2011) ||[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC]] %||[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|ST]] %||Literacy Rate %||Census Towns
|-
| [[Jhalda I]]||[[Masina, Purulia|Masina]]||315.09||137,143||12.39||11.38||66.18||
|-
| [[Jhalda II]]||[[Kotshila]]||256.61||148,156||10.57||10.74||54.76||2
|-
| [[Joypur, Purulia (community development block)|Joypur]]||[[Jaypur, Purulia|Jaypur]]||230.47||133,349||14.37||9.80||57.94||1
|-
| [[Arsha (community development block)|Arsha]]||[[Sirkabad]]||375.04||154,736||11.82||21.69||54.78||
|-
| [[Baghmundi (community development block)|Baghmundi]]||[[Patardi]]||427.95||135,579||10.36||25.11||57.17||
|-
| [[Balarampur, Purulia (community development block)|Balarampur]]||[[Baghadih]]||300.88||137.950||11.91||31.71||60.40||1
|-
| [[Barabazar (community development block)|Barabazar]]||[[Barabazar]]||418.06||170,569||7.39||19.40||63.27||1
|}

==Gram panchayats==
The subdivision contains 59 [[gram panchayat]]s under 7 [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocs]]:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/PANCHAYATS.aspx |title = Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal |work = Purulia - Revised in March 2008 | publisher= Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 29 September 2016}}</ref>

* [[Jhalda I|Jhalda–I]] block: Ichag, Jhalda–Darda, Mathari–Khamar, Tulin, Ilu–Jargo, Kalma, Noyadih, Hensahatu, Marum Osina and Pusti.
* [[Jhalda II|Jhalda–II]] block: Bamniya–Belyadih, Chitmu, Nowahatu, Begunkodar, Hirapur Adardih, Rigid, Chekya, Majhidih and Tatuara.
* [[Joypur, Purulia (community development block)|Joypur]] block: Baragram, Joypur, Ropo, Upankahan, Ghagra, Mukundapur and Sidhi–Jamra.
* [[Arsha (community development block)|Arsha]]: Arsha, Chatuhansa, Hensla, Puara, Beldih, Hetgugui, Mankiary and Sirkabad.
* [[Baghmundi (community development block)|Bagmundi]] block: Ajodhya, Beergram, Matha, Sindri, Baghmundi, Burda–Kalimati, Serengdih and Tunturi–Suisa.
* [[Balarampur, Purulia (community development block)|Balarampur]] block: Balarampur, Bela, Genrua, Tentlow, Baraurma, Darda and Ghatbera–Kerowa.
* [[Barabazar (community development block)|Barabazar]] block: Banjora, Berada, Latpada, Tumrasole, Bansbera, Bhagabandh, Sindri, Barabazar and Dhelatbamu Sukurhutu.

==Electoral constituencies==

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

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Lok Sabha constituency ||Vidhan Sabha constituency ||Reservation||CD Block and/or Gram panchayat
|-
| [[Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency)|Purulia]]|| [[Balarampur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Balarampur]]||None|| [[Balarampur, Purulia (community development block)|Balarampur]] CD Block; Chakaltore, Dimdiha, Durku, Garafusra, Lagda and Sonaijuri [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Purulia I]] CD Block; and Chatu Hansa, Hensla and Puara gram panchayats of [[Arsha (community development block)|Arsha]] CD Block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | accessdate= 10 October 2016|work = West Bengal| publisher= Election Commission of India}}</ref>
|-
| || [[Baghmundi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baghmundi]]||None|| [[Jhalda]] municipality; [[Jhalda I]] and [[Baghmundi (community development block)|Baghmundi]] CD Blocks; Hetgugui and Sirkabad [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Arsha (community development block)|Arsha]] CD Block.<ref name=delimitation/>
|-
| || [[Joypur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Joypur]] ||None|| [[Joypur, Purulia (community development block)|Joypur]] and [[Jhalda II]] CD Blocks; Arsha, Beldih and Manikary [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Arsha (community development block)|Arsha]] CD Block.<ref name=delimitation/>
|-
| || [[Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Purulia]] || None|| [[Purulia]] municipality; [[Purulia II]] CD Block; Bhandar Purachipida and Manara [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Purulia I]] CD Block.<ref name=delimitation/>
|-
| || [[Manbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manbazar]] || [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|ST]]|| [[Manbazar I]] and [[Puncha (community development block)|Puncha]] CD Blocks; Chatumadar, Daldali and Manguria Lalpur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Hura (community development block)|Hura]] CD Block.<ref name=delimitation/>
|-
| || [[Kashipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kashipur]]|| None||[[Kashipur (community development block)|Kashipur]] CD Block; [[Hura, Purulia|Hura]], Jabarrah, Kalabani, Keshargarh, Ladhurka, Lakhanpur and Rakhera Bishpuri [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Hura (community development block)|Hura]] CD Block.<ref name=delimitation/>
|-
| || [[Para (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Para]]|| [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|SC]]|| [[Para (community development block)|Para]] and [[Raghunathpur II]] CD Blocks.<ref name=delimitation/>
|-
| [[Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bankura]]|| [[Raghunathpur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raghunathpur]]|| [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|SC]]|| [[Raghunathpur, Purulia|Raghunathpur]] municipality; [[Raghunathpur I]], [[Neturia (community development block)|Neturia]] and [[Santuri (community development block)|Santuri]] CD Blocks.<ref name=delimitation/>
|-
| ||Other assembly segments in Bankura district|| ||
|-
| [[Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhargram]] (ST)||[[Bandwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bandwan]]|| [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|ST]]|| [[Bandwan (community development block)|Bandwan]], [[Barabazar (community development block)|Barabazar]] and [[Manbazar II]] CD Blocks.<ref name=delimitation/>
|-
| ||Other assembly segments in Paschim Medinipur district|| ||
|-
|}

==References==
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{{Purulia District}}
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Purulia Sadar West subdivision - Revision history

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