Jhargram subdivision

Jhargram subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Jhargram district in the state of West Bengal, India. It became part of the Jhargram district from 4 April 2017 after splitting from the Paschim Medinipur district.HistoryJhargram subdivision was created in 1922 with the police stations at Jhargram, Gopiballavpur and Binpur.GeographyJhargram subdivision covers an area of 3,037.64 km2 and had a population of 1,136,548 in the 2011 census. 96.52% of the total population was rural and only 3.48% was urban population. 20.11% of the total population belonged to scheduled castes and 29.37% belonged to scheduled tribes.Jhargram subdivision has 10 police stations, 8 community development blocks, 8 panchayat samitis, 79 gram panchayats, 2,996 mouzas, 2513 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 1 census town. The single municipality is at Jhargram. The census town is Silda: The subdivision has its headquarters at Jhargram.Police stationsPolice stations in Jhargram subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:BlocksCommunity development blocks in Jhargram subdivision are:Gram panchayatsThe subdivision contains 79 gram panchayats under 8 community development blocks: