The cities, towns and locations in Bardhaman district, a former district in West Bengal, India, are divided among six subdivisions, which contain 2 municipal corporations, 9 municipalities and 31 community development blocks. The community development blocks in turn contain census towns and out-growths, as well as rural areas. Bardhaman district has 70 official urban units and many other smaller towns and villages. As of 2001 the total population was 6,919,698, of which 4,347,275 was rural and 2,572,423 was urban. The total area was of which was rural and was urban.

Subdivisions

Subdivisions contain Municipal Corporations and Municipalities, classified as urban, and predominantly rural community development blocks. The subdivisions as of 2001 were: Subdivision MunicipalWards Villages HouseholdsAsansol 128 168 277,977Bardhaman Sadar North 51498 259,186Bardhaman Sadar South 16 626219,220Durgapur 43 248 263,447Kalna 18 528 202,170Katwa 33 370 169,072Total 289 2,438 1,390,072

Community development blocks and municipal areas

Subdivisions are divided into community development blocks and municipal areas (M). Community development blocks contain Census Towns and Out Growths, which are classified as urban, and rural areas. The community development blocks and municipal areas as of 2001 were: SubdivisionBlock ormunicipalareaAreakm2PopulationRuralAreakm2 RuralpopulationDurgapur Andal (or Ondal)84.78168,80739.3241,413Bardhaman Sadar North Ausgram I164.50106,813164.50106,813Bardhaman Sadar North Ausgram II354.00136,235354.00136,235Asansol Barabani150.50110,361142.5491,660Bardhaman Sadar North Bhatar414.40236,397414.40236,397Bardhaman Sadar North Burdwan I250.41179,774250.41179,774Bardhaman Sadar North Burdwan II179.14138,909179.14138,909Durgapur Faridpur-Durgapur144.60108,619129.8989,010Durgapur Galsi I287.70174,070283.13162,285Bardhaman Sadar North Galsi II277.90133,951277.90133,951Bardhaman Sadar South Jamalpur267.88243,474267.88243,474Asansol Jamuria145.86112,799130.2484,182Kalna Kalna I161.34190,687157.13174,106Kalna Kalna II185.32152,853185.32152,853Durgapur Kanksa270.78151,255258.66120,463Katwa Katwa I169.91152,066168.88146,401Katwa Katwa II164.45120,314164.45120,314Katwa Ketugram I189.86146,013189.86146,013Katwa Ketugram II165.24107,011165.24107,011Bardhaman Sadar South Khandaghosh256.13170,310256.13170,310Kalna Manteswar305.40213,262305.40213,262Bardhaman Sadar South Memari I200.76198,152200.76198,152Bardhaman Sadar South Memari II185.13135,621185.13135,621Katwa Mongalkote364.90233,944364.90233,944Durgapur Pandabeswar97.89146,44536.4237,709Kalna Purbasthali I146.91183,041138.42154,168Kalna Purbasthali II188.18188,149184.70183,698Bardhaman Sadar South Raina I266.44162,921266.44162,921Bardhaman Sadar South Raina II222.40137,458222.40137,458Asansol Raniganj41.47101,6787.9424,372AsansolSalanpur109.86156,33884.8084,396AsansolAsansol (MC) 127.87486,304 Bardhaman Sadar NorthBardhaman (M) 23.04285,871 KatwaDainhat (M) 10.3622,593 DurgapurDurgapur (MC)154.20492,996 Bardhaman Sadar NorthGuskara (M) 21.1531,863 AsansolJamuria (M) 73.23129,456 KalnaKalna (M) 6.4052,176 KatwaKatwa (M) 8.5371,573 AsansolKulti (M) 99.57290,057 Bardhaman Sadar SouthMemari (M) 8.7736,191 AsansolRaniganj (M) 23.44122,891 Total7,024.006,919,6986,229.734,347,275

Urban units Urban units include Municipal Corporations (MC), Municipalities (M), Census Towns (CT) and Out Growths (OG), As of 2001 they were: Subdivision Block Urban UnitType Areakm2PopulationAsansolRaniganj Amkula CT3.015,936Durgapur Andal Andal CT2.7719,504Asansol Asansol (MC) Asansol MC127.87486,304DurgapurPandabeswar Bahula CT3.5916,264Asansol Raniganj Ballavpur CT1.675,391Asansol Raniganj Banshra CT3.015,128Bardhaman Sadar North Bardhaman (M)Bardhaman M23.04285,871Durgapur Andal Baska CT1.954,980Asansol Raniganj Belebathan CT2.954,292Asansol Barabani Bhanowara CT4.117,732Durgapur Pandabeswar Bilpahari CT4.087,786Durgapur Andal /Pandabeswar Chak Bankola CT1.7810,318Asansol Raniganj Chapui CT1.185,185Asansol Barabani Charanpur OG2.633,301Asansol Raniganj Chelad CT3.937,901Durgapur Pandabeswar Chhora CT5.6412,839Asansol Salanpur Chittaranjan CT19.6545,925Katwa Dainhat (M) Dainhat M10.3622,593Durgapur Pandabeswar Dalurband CT7.9514,978Durgapur Kanksa Debipur CT0.879,115Durgapur Andal Dhandadihi CT3.493,843Kalna Kalna-I Dhatrigram CT2.609,609Durgapur Andal Dignala CT3.6412,510Durgapur Durgapur (MC) Durgapur MC154.20492,996 Asansol Raniganj EgaraOG3.665,710Kalna Purbasthali-I Gopinathpur CT1.894,983Bardhaman Sadar North Guskara (M) Guskara M21.1531,863Durgapur Pandabeswar Haripur CT2.506,888Durgapur Andal Harishpur CT2.448,401Kalna Purbasthali-I Hatsimla CT2.176,175Asansol Salanpur Hindusthan Cables Town CT3.9022,152Asansol Jamuria (M) Jamuria M73.23129,456Asansol Salanpur Jemari CT1.513,865Asansol Raniganj Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township) CT4.2414,087Durgapur Andal Kajora CT10.3324,955Kalna Kalna (M) Kalna M6.4052,176Durgapur Kanksa Kanksa CT8.6616,528Katwa Katwa (M) Katwa M8.5371,573Asansol Jamuria Kenda CT7.9514,517Durgapur Pandabeswar Kendra Khottamdi CT8.267,090Durgapur Andal Khandra CT7.4913,490Durgapur Pandabeswar Konardihi CT7.118,248Asansol Kulti (M) Kulti M99.57290,057Asansol Jamuria Kunustara CT3.185,415Durgapur Andal Mahira CT1.344,492Durgapur Durgapur-Faridpur Mandarbani CT3.875,497Bardhaman Sadar South Memari (M) MemariM8.7736,191Asansol Raniganj Murgathaul CT2.127,872Durgapur Pandabeswar Nabgram CT4.514,643Asansol Raniganj Nimeha OG3.851,793Durgapur Andal Palashban CT2.834,856Asansol Barabani Pangachhiya CT1.227,668Katwa Katwa Panuhat CT1.035,665Durgapur Andal /Pandabeswar Parashkol CT6.8010,989Asansol Jamuria Parasia CT4.498,684Kalna Purbasthali-II Patuli CT3.484,451Durgapur Kanksa Prayagpur CT2.595,149Asansol Raniganj Raghunathchak CT0.875,477Durgapur Pandabeswar Ramnagar, Ramnagar CT5.944,926Asansol Raniganj (M) Raniganj M23.44122,891Asansol Raniganj Ratibati CT1.384,370Asansol Raniganj Sahebganj OG1.664,164Durgapur Pandabeswar Sankarpur CT3.315,921Durgapur Durgapur-Faridpur Sarpi CT5.438,897Durgapur Andal Siduli CT1.858,341Durgapur Durgapur-Faridpur Sirsha CT5.415,215Kalna Purbasthali-I Srirampur CT4.4317,715Durgapur Galsi-I Sukdal CT4.5711,785DurgapurAndalUkhra CT7.3319,868Kalna Kalna-I Uttar Goara CT1.616,972 Total 794.272,572,423

Other locations Subdivision Location NotesAsansol Barakar Small town and trade centerAsansol Churulia Village under Jamuria block, birthplace of the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.Asansol Dihika Village where Paramahansa Yogananda set up a "How-to-Live" schoolAsansol Dishergarh Small townBardhaman Sadar North Dwariapur Village of Ausgram I blockAsansol Ethora Village - site of first commercial coal extraction in IndiaBardhaman Sadar South Masagram Village of Jamalpur blockKalna Monteswar VillageBardhaman Sadar South Nabagram Village with railway station of Jamalpur blockKalna Nadanghat Village and police stationAsansol Neamatpur Small townBardhaman Sadar South Palsit Small townKalna Purbasthali Village with police stationAsansol Ramnagar Colliery town near KultiDurgapur Randiha Location of the Anderson weir Bardhaman Sadar South Saktigarh Town with railway stationAsansol Sitarampur Small town, early hub of coal miningDurgapur Waria Railway station Other villages include Amgoria, Badulia, Bamshore, Channa village, Charanpur, Gangpur, Gonna Serandi, Jhamatpur, Kaigram, Kasba, Kuara, Kumirkola, Majida, Muidhara, Pahalanpur, Paharhati, Palitpur, Panchula, Putsuri, Routhgram, Sankari, Srikhanda, Uchalan and Udaypur Kalna Burdwan.

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