Population1,73,377Potashpur - I
Males89,555
Females83,822
Literate1,32,781
Population Overview
Total population1,73,377
Males89,555
Females83,822
Sex ratio936per 1,000 males
Households40,659
Literacy
Literate1,32,781
Literacy %76.6%
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–619,008
Child %11%
SC / ST
Workers — Total
Total workers73,194
Worker males0
Worker females0
Work participation %42.2%
Workers — Main
Workers — Marginal
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
Top villages / towns by population
villages / towns comparison
140 villages / towns
villages / towns-wise data
| # | Village / Town | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palpara | 7,007 | 3,559 | 3,448 | 5,135 |
| 2 | Amarshi Kasba (CT) | 6,400 | 3,275 | 3,125 | 4,306 |
| 3 | Gokulpur | 5,967 | 3,027 | 2,940 | 4,243 |
| 4 | Selmabad | 5,266 | 2,741 | 2,525 | 4,114 |
| 5 | Taladiha | 4,599 | 2,373 | 2,226 | 3,264 |
| 6 | Gopalpur | 4,405 | 2,263 | 2,142 | 3,456 |
| 7 | Amarpur | 4,388 | 2,245 | 2,143 | 3,442 |
| 8 | Belda | 3,702 | 1,894 | 1,808 | 2,924 |
| 9 | Naipur | 3,200 | 1,647 | 1,553 | 2,540 |
| 10 | Sahapur | 3,093 | 1,600 | 1,493 | 2,428 |
| 11 | Chistipur | 3,019 | 1,538 | 1,481 | 2,419 |
| 12 | Golara Nij | 3,001 | 1,542 | 1,459 | 2,327 |
| 13 | Barahat | 2,781 | 1,455 | 1,326 | 2,254 |
| 14 | Kanakpur | 2,686 | 1,377 | 1,309 | 1,809 |
| 15 | Dhankar | 2,667 | 1,369 | 1,298 | 2,138 |
| 16 | Barui Pur | 2,618 | 1,380 | 1,238 | 2,104 |
| 17 | Teparpara | 2,505 | 1,289 | 1,216 | 2,059 |
| 18 | Shyam Khola | 2,497 | 1,282 | 1,215 | 1,517 |
| 19 | Goyalda | 2,318 | 1,225 | 1,093 | 1,838 |
| 20 | Makrampur | 2,293 | 1,196 | 1,097 | 1,836 |
| 21 | Kharan | 2,198 | 1,127 | 1,071 | 1,639 |
| 22 | Purba Amarshi | 2,175 | 1,135 | 1,040 | 1,588 |
| 23 | Bhagabanpur | 2,105 | 1,097 | 1,008 | 1,635 |
| 24 | Saridaspur | 2,101 | 1,104 | 997 | 1,584 |
| 25 | Padima | 1,879 | 933 | 946 | 1,517 |
| 26 | Shoula Bheri | 1,856 | 977 | 879 | 1,538 |
| 27 | Tal Chitkini | 1,829 | 959 | 870 | 1,206 |
| 28 | Bar Shankar | 1,827 | 930 | 897 | 1,457 |
| 29 | Maninathpur | 1,789 | 927 | 862 | 1,293 |
| 30 | Aymabar Barya | 1,730 | 879 | 851 | 1,337 |
| 31 | Panchuria | 1,691 | 870 | 821 | 1,220 |
| 32 | Amgechhe | 1,676 | 873 | 803 | 1,319 |
| 33 | Narpada | 1,600 | 847 | 753 | 863 |
| 34 | Chandpur | 1,392 | 720 | 672 | 1,035 |
| 35 | Gopalsingpur | 1,346 | 689 | 657 | 1,085 |
| 36 | Tapinda | 1,346 | 678 | 668 | 1,128 |
| 37 | Pal Para Bheri | 1,327 | 697 | 630 | 973 |
| 38 | Paharpur | 1,316 | 683 | 633 | 1,075 |
| 39 | Ambi | 1,306 | 665 | 641 | 965 |
| 40 | Kalma Ghat | 1,290 | 626 | 664 | 913 |
| 41 | Sanya | 1,279 | 653 | 626 | 954 |
| 42 | Dhokra Banka | 1,272 | 648 | 624 | 948 |
| 43 | Mirjapur | 1,258 | 645 | 613 | 827 |
| 44 | Khidirpur | 1,236 | 635 | 601 | 962 |
| 45 | Bara Bhagia | 1,211 | 611 | 600 | 979 |
| 46 | Ektarpur | 1,184 | 616 | 568 | 914 |
| 47 | Golara Bheri | 1,147 | 598 | 549 | 963 |
| 48 | Irda | 1,145 | 615 | 530 | 944 |
| 49 | Brajalalpur | 1,144 | 601 | 543 | 864 |
| 50 | Pusha | 1,110 | 562 | 548 | 849 |
| 51 | Bala Bhadrapur | 1,101 | 572 | 529 | 895 |
| 52 | Chistipur Bheri | 1,094 | 575 | 519 | 856 |
| 53 | Tarat | 1,090 | 552 | 538 | 842 |
| 54 | Khari Gerya | 1,060 | 555 | 505 | 732 |
| 55 | Argara | 1,035 | 530 | 505 | 877 |
| 56 | Hajipur | 1,020 | 513 | 507 | 869 |
| 57 | Agarpara | 1,005 | 528 | 477 | 764 |
| 58 | Naki Basan | 991 | 511 | 480 | 849 |
| 59 | Mamudpur | 970 | 498 | 472 | 828 |
| 60 | Hirasagar | 967 | 506 | 461 | 666 |
| 61 | Madhabpur | 941 | 483 | 458 | 748 |
| 62 | Dulalpur | 907 | 487 | 420 | 744 |
| 63 | Dakshin Jali Bheri | 892 | 449 | 443 | 707 |
| 64 | Baruipur | 888 | 454 | 434 | 713 |
| 65 | Banamali Chak | 871 | 453 | 418 | 685 |
| 66 | Tupchibar | 861 | 456 | 405 | 648 |
| 67 | Chisti Pur Bheri | 856 | 443 | 413 | 630 |
| 68 | Sahapur | 852 | 449 | 403 | 686 |
| 69 | Dangar Tulshi | 823 | 426 | 397 | 702 |
| 70 | Satbahini | 804 | 429 | 375 | 652 |
| 71 | Kulrakhi | 797 | 418 | 379 | 697 |
| 72 | Gabdangar | 793 | 399 | 394 | 599 |
| 73 | Shankar Gerya | 785 | 429 | 356 | 593 |
| 74 | Bishwanathpur | 779 | 404 | 375 | 632 |
| 75 | Chak Gopal | 778 | 401 | 377 | 601 |
| 76 | Kunja Berya | 765 | 401 | 364 | 600 |
| 77 | Barmu Khal | 764 | 398 | 366 | 502 |
| 78 | Chhara Dighi | 752 | 388 | 364 | 633 |
| 79 | Sanmaji Gaon | 747 | 385 | 362 | 635 |
| 80 | Pandua Para | 746 | 408 | 338 | 596 |
| 81 | Bhadna | 742 | 384 | 358 | 599 |
| 82 | Godai Bheri | 708 | 360 | 348 | 570 |
| 83 | Ajodhyapur | 705 | 358 | 347 | 553 |
| 84 | Madhupur | 704 | 374 | 330 | 562 |
| 85 | Kanta Pukuria | 696 | 366 | 330 | 563 |
| 86 | Basudebpur | 693 | 360 | 333 | 596 |
| 87 | Kutubpur | 690 | 347 | 343 | 507 |
| 88 | Hati Bandh | 669 | 352 | 317 | 381 |
| 89 | Asharya Bandh | 651 | 339 | 312 | 569 |
| 90 | Kat Ranka | 650 | 340 | 310 | 536 |
| 91 | Uttar Rayband | 641 | 335 | 306 | 478 |
| 92 | Machhranka Nankar | 637 | 327 | 310 | 473 |
| 93 | Ram Basan | 633 | 338 | 295 | 544 |
| 94 | Ramchandrapur | 632 | 325 | 307 | 455 |
| 95 | Rupa Dighi | 618 | 326 | 292 | 513 |
| 96 | Kajlia | 616 | 325 | 291 | 506 |
| 97 | Sahdatpur | 610 | 310 | 300 | 491 |
| 98 | Kakurya Danga | 598 | 301 | 297 | 476 |
| 99 | Joykrishnapur | 592 | 305 | 287 | 501 |
| 100 | Mahespur | 579 | 293 | 286 | 377 |
| 101 | Payrachali | 560 | 307 | 253 | 464 |
| 102 | Singda | 550 | 301 | 249 | 462 |
| 103 | Dakshin Rautara | 541 | 278 | 263 | 373 |
| 104 | Maishali | 540 | 280 | 260 | 469 |
| 105 | Ramkhali | 535 | 269 | 266 | 444 |
| 106 | Purbamaji Gaon | 533 | 290 | 243 | 409 |
| 107 | Bulakipur | 533 | 277 | 256 | 395 |
| 108 | Nilapur | 514 | 274 | 240 | 400 |
| 109 | Ramchak | 512 | 268 | 244 | 426 |
| 110 | Pitambarpur | 509 | 267 | 242 | 337 |
| 111 | Gopalband | 506 | 263 | 243 | 298 |
| 112 | Basudebpur | 501 | 258 | 243 | 392 |
| 113 | Chak Sagar | 496 | 258 | 238 | 412 |
| 114 | Nankar Kadamgerya | 486 | 250 | 236 | 401 |
| 115 | Naria Naria | 478 | 257 | 221 | 416 |
| 116 | Purulia | 472 | 252 | 220 | 396 |
| 117 | Danrai | 449 | 221 | 228 | 382 |
| 118 | Madhabasan | 443 | 232 | 211 | 365 |
| 119 | Mirjapur | 420 | 218 | 202 | 336 |
| 120 | Haridaspur | 408 | 223 | 185 | 323 |
| 121 | Bajitpur | 371 | 202 | 169 | 320 |
| 122 | Sholpeta | 363 | 192 | 171 | 307 |
| 123 | Chakdebi | 354 | 169 | 185 | 273 |
| 124 | Kallubar | 343 | 187 | 156 | 213 |
| 125 | Gobardhanpur | 327 | 161 | 166 | 279 |
| 126 | Paschim Jali | 305 | 158 | 147 | 259 |
| 127 | Chak Majait | 236 | 120 | 116 | 188 |
| 128 | Bankibheri | 217 | 113 | 104 | 189 |
| 129 | Chak Reja | 213 | 100 | 113 | 162 |
| 130 | Raghurampur | 192 | 97 | 95 | 154 |
| 131 | Gopichak | 129 | 73 | 56 | 106 |
| 132 | Sarbhum | 120 | 67 | 53 | 61 |
| 133 | Sahapur (Part-II) | 93 | 49 | 44 | 73 |
| 134 | Naipukhuria | 92 | 49 | 43 | 84 |
| 135 | Chak Sadarja | 44 | 26 | 18 | 41 |
| 136 | Chakjogi | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 137 | Banamalipur | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 138 | Chak Magurya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 139 | Shyamsundarpur Chak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 | Tetul Mari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |