Jhargram
Constituency No. 33 · Scheduled Tribe
KS
Kalipada Soren
All India Trinamool Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
- Nayagram
- Gopiballavpur
- Jhargram
- Binpur
Jhargram District
West Bengal
Jhargram district is one of the districts of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is at Jhargram. It covers 3,037 sq km and had a population of 11,36,548 at the 2011 census, a density of 374 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Jhargram
Area
3,037 sq km
Population
11.37 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
374 /km²
Literacy Rate
70.92%
Sex Ratio
976
per 1,000 males
Jhargram District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Jhargram district.
Total Population
11.37 Lakh
Male Population
5.75 Lakh
Female Population
5.61 Lakh
Rural Population
10.21 Lakh
Urban Population
1.15 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.21 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
3.32 Lakh
Literacy Rate
70.92%
Population Density
374 /km²
Sex Ratio
976
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 80.2%Female literacy 61.4%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Jhargram district.
1
Tehsils
8
Blocks
79
Nyay Panchayats
79
Gram Panchayats
2,980
Villages
- Headquarters
- Jhargram
- Languages
- Bengali, Santhali, Kurmali, English
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 22.45° N, 86.98° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Jhargram
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Jhargram
(4)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 220 · Jhargram
DM
Dulal Murmu
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 221 · Jhargram
DM
Doctor Khagendra Nath Mahata
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 222 · Jhargram
BH
Birbaha Hansda
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 238 · Jhargram
DH
Debnath Hansda
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Your Representatives from Jhargram
(5)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Jhargram district.
- KSKalipada SorenAll India Trinamool CongressMPJhargram · No. 33
- DMDulal MurmuAll India Trinamool CongressMLANayagram · No. 220
- DMDoctor Khagendra Nath MahataAll India Trinamool CongressMLAGopiballavpur · No. 221
- BHBirbaha HansdaAll India Trinamool CongressMLAJhargram · No. 222
- DHDebnath HansdaAll India Trinamool CongressMLABinpur · No. 238
Election History
Lok SabhaJhargram · No. 33
- 202418th Lok SabhaAITCKalipada SorenVotes 7,43,478Vote share 53.78%Margin 1,74,048
- 1. Kalipada Soren · AITC7,43,478 (53.78%)
- 2. Pranati Tudu · BJP5,69,430 (41.19%)
- 3. Sonamoni Murmu · CPI(M)48,210 (3.49%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPKunar HembramVotes 6,65,407Vote share 44.53%Margin 11,767
- 1. Kunar Hembram · BJP6,65,407 (44.53%)
- 2. Beerbaha Soren · AITC6,53,640 (43.74%)
- 3. Deblina Hembram · CPI(M)75,681 (5.06%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaAITCUma SarenVotes 6,74,504Vote share 53.64%Margin 3,47,883
- 1. Uma Saren · AITC6,74,504 (53.64%)
- 2. Pulin Bihari Baske · CPI(M)3,26,621 (25.98%)
- 3. Bikash Mudi · BJP1,22,928 (9.78%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Jhargram District at a Glance
- State
- West Bengal
- Headquarters
- Jhargram
- Area
- 3,037 sq km
- Population
- 11.37 Lakh
- Population density
- 374 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 976 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 70.92%
- Languages
- Bengali, Santhali, Kurmali, English
- Tehsils
- 1
- Blocks
- 8
- Gram panchayats
- 79
- Villages
- 2,980
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 4
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.