Block at a Glance

​Area ​​ ​ ​ ​​​​ ​​​​ ​- ​600.22 sqkm (231.75 sq mi)​

​Elevation ​ ​ ​​​​​​​- ​83 m (272 ft)​

​Population (Census-2011)

​• Total ​ ​ ​ ​​​​- ​1,64,522

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​​​​(Male: 82,654; Female: 81,868)​

​• Density ​ ​ ​​​​- ​274/km2 ​(710/sq mi)

​ ​• Household ​​ ​ ​​​​​​- ​38,681
​Literacy ​ ​ ​​​​ ​ ​- ​70.46%

​Lok Sabha constituency ​​​​​​- ​Jhargram

​Vidhan Sabha constituency - ​Binpur​

​Gram Panchayat ​ - ​10
​Village ​ ​ ​​​ ​- ​468

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​​​(Inhabited: 401; Uninhabited: 67)

​Town ​ ​ ​ - ​01 (Inhabited)​

​Police Station ​ ​​- ​03 (PS: 02; Outpost: 01)​