Khatra subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district

Bankura District

Bankura district is one of the seven districts of Burdwan Division in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district has been described as the “connecting link between the plains of Bengal on the east and Chota Nagpur plateau on the west.” The areas to the east and north-east are low lying alluvial...

 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

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. It consists of eight community development blocs: Indpur, Khatra, Hirbandh, Raipur, Sarenga, Ranibandh, Simlapal and Taldangra. The eight blocks contain 59 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. The subdivision has its headquarters at Khatra

Khatra

Khatra is headquarters of a sub-division of Bankura District, in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Khatra is in the south-west of Bankura District, which is itself to the west of the southern part of West Bengal...

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Area

The subdivision contains rural areas of 59 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 eight 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...

: Indpur, Khatra, Hirbandh, Raipur, Sarenga, Ranibandh, Simlapal and Taldangra.

Indpur block

Indpur block consists of rural areas with seven gram panchayats, viz. Brahmandiha, Gaurbazar, Indpur, Veduasol, Brojarajpur, Hatgram and Raghunathpur. Indpur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Indpur.

Khatra block

Khatra

Khatra (Community development block)

Khatra is an administrative division in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Khatra police station serves this block...

 block consists of rural areas with seven gram panchayats, viz. Baidyanathpur, Dhanarah, Khatra Gram–I, Supur, Dahala, Gorabari and Khatra Gram–II. Khatra police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Khatra.

Hirbandh block

Hirbandh block consists of rural areas with five gram panchayats, viz. Baharamuri, Hirbandh, Moshiara, Gopalpur and Maliyan. Khatra police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Hirbandh.

Raipur block

Raipur block consists of rural areas with ten gram panchayats, viz. Dhanarah, Fulkusma, Motgoda, Sonagara, Dheko, Melera, Raipur, Dundar, Mondalkuli and Shyamsundarpur. Raipur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Gar Raipur.

Sarenga block

Sarenga block consists of rural areas with six gram panchayats, viz. Bikrampur, Gargarla, Neturpur, Chiltor, Goalbari and Sarenga. Sarenga police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Sarenga.

Ranibandh block

Ranibandh

Ranibandh (Community development block)

Ranibandh is an administrative division in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Ranibandh police station serves this block...

 block consists of rural areas with eight gram panchayats, viz. Ambikanagar, Haludkanali, Rajakata, Rautora, Barikul, Puddi, Ranibandh and Rudra. Ranibandh police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Ranibandh.

Simlapal block

Simlapal block consists of rural areas with seven gram panchayats, viz. Bikrampur, Lakshmisagar, Mondalgram, Simlapal, Dubrajpur, Machatora and Parswala. Simlapal police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Simlapal.

Taldangra block

Taldangra block consists of rural areas with nine gram panchayats, viz. Amdangra, Harmasra, Saltora,  Bibarda, Khalgram, Satmauli,  Fulmati, Panchmura and Taldangra. Taldangra police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is in Taldangra.

Legislative segments

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

• The three blocks of Ranibandh, Hirbandh and Khatra will form the area under the Ranibandh assembly constituency of West Bengal.
• The Raipur block and the Sarenga block will define the area under the Raipur assembly constituency.
• 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 Veduasol, Brahmandiha, Hatgram, Indpur and Raghunathpur under the Indpur block will be part of the area under the Chhatna assembly constituency.
• The other two gram panchayats under the Indpur block, the Simplipal block and the gram panchayats of Bibarda, Fulmati, Harmasra, Khalgram, Panchmura and Taldangra under the Taldangra block will together form the Taldangra assembly constituency.
• The other three gram panchayats under the Taldangra block will be part of the domain of the Bankura assembly constituency.
• The constituencies of Ranibandh and Raipur will be reserved for Scheduled tribes (ST) candidates.
• All the five constituencies will be assembly segments of the Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Bankura is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India.-Assembly segments:As per order of the Delimitation Commission in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 36 Bankura is composed of the following assembly segments:*...
  
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