Kotshila PS

Kotshila PS is located at 23°24'10.40" N and 86° 4'9.80" E and 35 Km. South West from District HQ. Kotshila Police Station has a jurisdiction over an area of 284 Sq. Km. Population is 1,48,042 out of which 75,537 male and 72,505 female. Sub-Division: Purulia Sadar (West). Number of Gram Panchayats: 09. Inter-State Borders: 25.48 Kms. with (a) Joridih PS of Bokaro District of Jharkhand. Inter-District Borders: With Joypur, Arsha, Jhalda and Bagmundi PSs of Purulia district. Number of Blocks Covered: 01. Primary Livelihood: Cultivation. Economic Status: Backward.

Officer in-Charge Kotshila PS	Officer in-Charge Phone Number
SI Tarapada Mandal	9147888760

Police Station Phone Number

03254-260565

Police Station Email Addrees

kotshilaps29@gmail.com

1.	Area	:	284 Sq. km
2.	Population(as per census 2011)	:	148156
i.	Male & Female	:	Male – 75453 & Female – 72703
ii.	Rural & Urban	:	Rural – 135,814, Urban – 12,342
iii.	S.C & S.T.	:	SC – 15,663 & ST – 15,917
iv.	Sex Ratio	:	957
v.	Population Density per sq km	:	580
3.	Literacy	:	54.76%
4.	Religion (Hindi, Muslim, Sikh etc.)	:	Hindu- 129,187, Muslim- 6,559
5.	Name of the National highways	:	Nil (Only SH-4A)
6.	Name of the Railway stations	:	Kotshila, Begunkodar, Damrughutu Halt Station
7.	Name of the Rivers passing thorugh the PS	:	Kansabati
8.	Area of Forest	:	3769.06 Hector
i.	Name of Forest area	:	Nowahatu, Simni, Murguma
ii.	Name of Hilly area	:	Simni-Jabar, Murguma
9.	Area of Agriculture	:	34627.84 Acres
10.	Name of tourist Spot	:	Murguma Dam
11.	Name of the Bordering PSs	:	Joypur PS, Arsha PS, Jhalda PS
12.	Name of the Panchayet Samity	:	Jhalda Block-2 Panchayet Samity
13.	Total GP with Name	:	9 – Nowahatu, Hirapur-Adardih, Chekya, Bamnia-Belyadih, Begunkodar, Tatuara, Chitmu, Majhidih, Rigid.
14.	Name of the Savapati & BDO	:	Savapati- Smt. Sarala Murmu – 8158803032
15.	Assembly Constituency	:	Joypur 241
16.	Parliamentary Constituency	:	Purulia
17.	Number & Name of Hospital with locality & contact No	:	Kotshila Rural Hospital-7449344135 (2) Begunkodar PHC-9932918002, (3) Khatanga PHC-9749997638.
18.	Number of School & Colleges(No. of Pry. School, High school, Higher Secondary School with contact No.)	:	Pry School- 116, High School- 08 Higher Secondary -12, College – 01
19.	Industry (Name of Big Industry)	:	Nil
20.	Name of the MLA/MP with Party Affiliation & Contact No.	:	MLA- Shri Nara Hari Mahato, MP- Shri Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
21.	Name of Big Hotels & lodges with contact No.	:	Nil
22.	Name of the important doctors	:	1. Dr Partha Pratim Datta (BMOH),7449344135 2. Dr Padmabati Mahato, MO, 9382314055 3. Dr. Akhankhya Jha, MO, 9534147724 4. Dr. Sisir Beshra, 8972532867 5. Dr. Kousik Mistri, MO 9064458010 6. Dr Kriti Haldar, MO, 8972520909
23.	Name of the NGOs with contact No.	:	1.Loko Kalyan Parishad, Kotshila (Basanta Duti), Manindranath Mahato, 9734202311 2.Pradan, Jhalda, Biswajit Mahapatra,-8617846824 3.Pratham Education Foundation, Manohar Kumar – 9851962715 4. SPAN (Scociety of Peoples Awarness) (Lokchetana Mancha) , Partha Bhattacharya- 9831775051