Daspur I (community development block)

Daspur I দাসপুর I সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
community development block
Daspur I Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°36′18″N 87°43′19″E / 22.605°N 87.722°E / 22.605; 87.722Coordinates: 22°36′18″N 87°43′19″E / 22.605°N 87.722°E / 22.605; 87.722
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Area
• Total	166.58 km2 (64.32 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	175,331
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Daspur, Ghatal
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Daspur I (community development block) is an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Daspur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Daspur.^[1][2]

Geography

Daspur is located at 22°36′18″N 87°43′19″E / 22.605°N 87.722°E / 22.605; 87.722.

Daspur I community development block has an area of 166.58  km².^[2]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Daspur I block/ panchayat samiti are: Basudevpur, Daspur I, Daspur II, Nandanpur I, Nandanpur II, Nij-Narajole, Panchberia, Rajnagar, Sarberia I and Sarberia II.^[3]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Daspur I block had a total population of 175,331, out of which 86,872 were males and 88,459 were females. Daspur I block registered a population growth of 10.60 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent.^[2] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.45 per cent.^[4]

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