Contai III (also known as Kanthi III block) is an administrative division in Contai subdivision

Contai subdivision

Contai subdivision , is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Contai municipality and eight community development blocks: Kanthi–I, Kanthi–II, Kanthi–III, Khejuri–I, Khejuri–II, Ramnagar–I and...

 of Purba Medinipur district in the India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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Contai

Contai is head quarters of Contai subdivision in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. There are three community development blocks in Contai.- History :...

 police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Marisida.

Geography

Durmuth, a constituent panchayat of Contai III block, is located at 21.8235763°N 87.7285767°E.

Contai III community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 has an area of 155.52  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Contai III block/ panchayat samiti are: Bhajachauli, Debendra, Durmuth, Kaniadighi, Kumirda, Kusumpur, Kusumpur and Lauda.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Contai III block had a total population of 137,364, out of which 70,418 were males and 66,946 were females. Contai III block registered a population growth of 12.52 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.