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 Palash Kumar Barik	9083269416

Police Station Phone Number

03254-260565

1.	Area	:	284 Sq km
2.	Population(as per cencus 2011)	:	123696
i.	Male & Female	:	Male – 63279 & Female – 60417
ii.	Rural & Urban	:	Rural: 123696, Urban: Nil
iii.	S.C & S.T.	:	SC – 12097 & ST – 15917
iv.	Sex Ratio	:	957
v.	Population Density per sq km	:	468
3.	Literacy	:	55.5%
4.	Religion (Hindi, Muslim, Sikh etc.)	:	Hindu-99333, Muslim-24363
5.	Name of the National highways	:	Nil (Only SH-4A)
6.	Name of the Railway stations	:	Kotshila, Begunkodar
7.	Name of the Rivers passing thorugh the PS	:	Kansabati
8.	Area of Forest	:	5303.68 Hector
i.	Name of Forest area	:	Nowahatu, Simni-Jabar, 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 Sikha Kumar– 9679492488
15.	Assembly Constituency	:	Joypur 241
16.	Parliamentary Constituency	:	Purulia
17.	Number & Name of Hospital with locality & contact No	:	Kotshila Rural Hospital-9734349158, (2) Begunkodar PHC-9932918002, (3) Khatanga PHC-8972532867
18.	Number of School & Colleges(No. of Pry. School, High school, Higher Secondary School with contact No.)	:	Pry School: 112, High School: 13, Higher Secondary: 7, College: 01
19.	Industry (Name of Big Industry)	:	Nil
20.	Name of the MLA/MP with Party Affiliation & Contact No.	:	MLA, Shri Dhirendra Nath Mahato (FB)-9732319657, MP- Dr. Mriganka Mahato (TMC)
21.	Name of Big Hotels & lodges with contact No.	:	Nil
22.	Name of the important doctors	:	Dr Swarup Sadhu, MODr Moitytri Mondal, MODr Suvendu Bhuin, MODr Malay Barman, MODr Billeshwar Chatterjee, AMO Dr Sisir Besra, MO
23.	Name of the NGOs with contact No.	:	Lok Kalyan Parisad-Tapas Chakraborty-8768905700,