Asansol subdivision is a subdivision of the Bardhaman district

Bardhaman District

'Bardhaman district is a district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Bardhaman, though it houses other important industrial towns like Durgapur and Asansol...

 in the state of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It consists of Asansol

Asansol

Asansol is a coal mining and industrial metropolis and one of the busiest commercial centres in India. It is the second largest city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal after Kolkata and the 19th largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is located in the western part of the Burdwan...

 municipal corporation, three municipalities (Raniganj

Raniganj

Raniganj is a city and a municipality in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Raniganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 91 metres ....

, Jamuria

Jamuria

Jamuria is a city and a municipality in Asansol subdivision of Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Jamuria is located at . It has an average elevation of 111 metres ....

 and Kulti

Kulti

Kulti is a city and a municipality in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Kulti is located at latitude 23°43'60N and longitude 86°50'60E at an elevation of 114 meters. The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating latterite soil. This area lies between two...

) and four community development blocs: Barabani, Jamuria, Raniganj and Salanpur. The four blocks contain 35 gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s and 18 census town

Census town

In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

s. The subdivision has its headquarters at Asansol.

Area

Apart from the Asansol

Asansol

Asansol is a coal mining and industrial metropolis and one of the busiest commercial centres in India. It is the second largest city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal after Kolkata and the 19th largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is located in the western part of the Burdwan...

 municipal corporation and municipalities of Raniganj

Raniganj

Raniganj is a city and a municipality in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Raniganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 91 metres ....

, Jamuria

Jamuria

Jamuria is a city and a municipality in Asansol subdivision of Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Jamuria is located at . It has an average elevation of 111 metres ....

 and Kulti

Kulti

Kulti is a city and a municipality in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Kulti is located at latitude 23°43'60N and longitude 86°50'60E at an elevation of 114 meters. The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating latterite soil. This area lies between two...

, the subdivision contains 18 census town

Census town

In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

s and rural areas of 35 gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s under four community development blocs

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

: Barabani, Jamuria, Raniganj and Salanpur. The 18 census towns are: Pangachhiya (B)

Pangachhiya (B)

Pangachhiya is a census town under Asansol North police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Barabani block -Geography:Pangachhiya is located at ....

, Bhanowara

Bhanowara

Bhanowara is a census town under Barabani police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Bhanowara is located at ....

, Parasia

Parasia

Parasia is a census town in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Parasia is located at . Parasia is located in Jamuria block of Asansol subdivision of Bardhaman district. Jamuria police stations serves this town.-Demographics:...

, Kenda

Kenda

Kenda is a census town under Jamuria police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

, Kunustara

Kunustara

Kunustara is a census town under Jamuria police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Kunustara is located at ....

, Banshra

Banshra

Banshra is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Banshra is located at ....

, Chelad

Chelad

Chelad is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Chelod is located at ....

, Ratibati

Ratibati

Ratibati is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Ratibati is located at ....

, Chapui

Chapui

Chapui is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Chapui is located at ....

, Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township)

Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township)

Jemari is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:J.K.Nagar Township is located at ....

, Amkula

Amkula

Amkula is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Etymology:...

, Murgathaul

Murgathaul

Murgathaul is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Murgathaul is located at ....

, Raghunathchak

Raghunathchak

Raghunathchak is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Raghunathchak is located at ....

, Ballavpur

Ballavpur

Ballavpur is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. The place is adjacent to Raniganj town. It on the northern bank of Damodar River and Mejia is across the river in Bankura District-Geography:Ballavpur is...

, Belebathan

Belebathan

Belebathan is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Belebathan is located at ....

, Chittaranjan

Chittaranjan

Chittaranjan is a census town in Asansol subdivision of Burdwan District in the state of West Bengal, India. This is famous for Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, a Indian Government railway factory.-Geography:...

, Hindusthan Cables Town

Hindusthan Cables Town

Rupnarainpur is a town under Salanpur/ Chittaranjan police stations of Asansol subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The post office on the company's area is called Hindustan Cables PO.-Geography:Rupnarainpur is located at...

 and Jemari

Jemari

Jemari is a census town under Salanpur police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Jemari is located at ....

.

Barabani block

Rural area under Barabani block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Baraboni, Itapara, Nuni, Panuria, Domohani, Jamgram, Panchgechhia and Punchrah. Urban area under this block comprises two census towns: Pangachhiya (B)

Pangachhiya (B)

Pangachhiya is a census town under Asansol North police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Barabani block -Geography:Pangachhiya is located at ....

 and Bhanowara

Bhanowara

Bhanowara is a census town under Barabani police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Bhanowara is located at ....

. Barabani and Asansol (North) police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Domohani Bazar.

Jamuria block

Rural area under Jamuria

Jamuria (community development block)

Jamuria is an administrative division in Asansol subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Jamuria and Pandabeswar police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Bahadurpur...

 block consists of ten gram panchayats, viz. Bahadurpur, Dobrana, Madantor, Tapsi, Chinchuria, Hijalgara, Parasia, Churulia, Kenda and Shyamla. Urban area under this block comprises three census towns: Parasia

Parasia

Parasia is a census town in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Parasia is located at . Parasia is located in Jamuria block of Asansol subdivision of Bardhaman district. Jamuria police stations serves this town.-Demographics:...

, Kenda

Kenda

Kenda is a census town under Jamuria police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

 and Kunustara

Kunustara

Kunustara is a census town under Jamuria police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Kunustara is located at ....

. Jamuria and Pandbeswar police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Bahadurpur.

Raniganj block

Rural area under Raniganj

Raniganj (community development block)

Raniganj is an administrative division in Asansol subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Raniganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Searsole Rajbari. Banshra, Chelad, Ratibati, Chapui, Jemari Raniganj (community development block) ...

 block consists of six gram panchayats, viz. Amrasota, Egra, Ratibati, Ballavpur, Jemeri and Tirat. Urban area under this block comprises ten census towns: Banshra

Banshra

Banshra is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Banshra is located at ....

, Chelad

Chelad

Chelad is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Chelod is located at ....

, Ratibati

Ratibati

Ratibati is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Ratibati is located at ....

, Chapui

Chapui

Chapui is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Chapui is located at ....

, Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township)

Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township)

Jemari is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:J.K.Nagar Township is located at ....

, Amkula

Amkula

Amkula is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Etymology:...

, Murgathaul

Murgathaul

Murgathaul is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Murgathaul is located at ....

, Raghunathchak

Raghunathchak

Raghunathchak is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Raghunathchak is located at ....

, Ballavpur

Ballavpur

Ballavpur is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. The place is adjacent to Raniganj town. It on the northern bank of Damodar River and Mejia is across the river in Bankura District-Geography:Ballavpur is...

 and Belebathan

Belebathan

Belebathan is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Belebathan is located at ....

. Raniganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Searsole Rajbarhi.

Salanpur block

Rural area under Salanpur block consists of 11 gram panchayats, viz. Achhra, Dendua, Fulberia Bolkunda, Alladi, Ethora, Rupnarayanpur, Basudevpur Jemari, Jitpur–Uttarrampur, Salanpur, Kalya and Samdi. Urban area under this block comprises three census towns: Chittaranjan

Chittaranjan

Chittaranjan is a census town in Asansol subdivision of Burdwan District in the state of West Bengal, India. This is famous for Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, a Indian Government railway factory.-Geography:...

, Hindusthan Cables Town

Hindusthan Cables Town

Rupnarainpur is a town under Salanpur/ Chittaranjan police stations of Asansol subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The post office on the company's area is called Hindustan Cables PO.-Geography:Rupnarainpur is located at...

 and Jemari

Jemari

Jemari is a census town under Salanpur police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Jemari is located at ....

. Chittaranjan and Salanpur police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is in Rupnarayanpur Bazar.

Legislative segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal:

• The municipal corporation area of Asansol
  Asansol
  Asansol is a coal mining and industrial metropolis and one of the busiest commercial centres in India. It is the second largest city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal after Kolkata and the 19th largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is located in the western part of the Burdwan...
  
   is covered by two assembly constituencies of West Bengal. The wards numbered 1–8, 10–17, 19, 21–33 will form the Asansol Uttar assembly constituency.
• The wards numbered 9, 18, 20 and 34–50 will be part of the Asansol Dakshin assembly constituency, which will also contain the gram panchayat
  Gram panchayat
  Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...
  
  s of Amrasota, Egra, Ballavpur, Jemari and Tirat under the Raniganj block.
• The other gram panchayat under the Raniganj block along with the municipal area of Jamuria
  Jamuria
  Jamuria is a city and a municipality in Asansol subdivision of Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Jamuria is located at . It has an average elevation of 111 metres ....
  
   and the Jamuria block will form the domain of the Jamuria assembly constituency.
• The municipal area of Raniganj
  Raniganj
  Raniganj is a city and a municipality in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Raniganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 91 metres ....
  
   will be covered by the Raniganj assembly constituency.
• The Kulti
  Kulti
  Kulti is a city and a municipality in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Kulti is located at latitude 23°43'60N and longitude 86°50'60E at an elevation of 114 meters. The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating latterite soil. This area lies between two...
  
   municipal area will form the Kulti assembly constituency.
• The area under the Barabani block and the Salanpur block will together form the area under the Barabani assembly constituency.
• All the six constituencies will be assembly segments of the Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Asansol is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Asansol in West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...
  
  .