Contai I (community development block)
| Contai I কাঁথি I সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Contai I
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| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 170.68 km2 (65.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 150,999 |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kanthi Dakshin |
| Website | purbamedinipur |
Contai I (community development block) (also known as Kanthi I block) is an administrative division in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Contai police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Contai.[1][2]
Geography
Dulalpur, a constituent panchayat of Contai I block, is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
Contai I community development block has an area of 170.68 km2.[2]
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Contai I block/ panchayat samiti are: Badalpur, Dulalpur, Haipur, Mahisagote, Majilapur, Nayaput, Raipur Paschimbar and Sabajpur.[3]
Demographics
As per 2001 census, Contai I block had a total population of 150,999, out of which 77,331 were males and 73,668 were females. Contai I block registered a population growth of 10.30 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 17.84 per cent.[4]
