Marishda is a village, in

Contai III Contai III (also known as Kanthi III block) is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian States and territories of Indi ...

CD block in

Contai subdivision Contai Subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Contai subdivision ...

of Purba Medinipur district in the state of

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Geography

Police station

Marishda police station has jurisdiction over

CD block. It covers an area of 155.52 km² with a population of 133,079. It is located at Marishda Bazar.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Contai III CD block are located at Marishda.

Urbanisation

93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Marishda had a total population of 5,953 of which 3,049 (51%) were males and 2,904 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 619. The total number of literates in Marishda was 4,571 (85.70% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

SH 4 connecting Jhalda (in Purulia district) and Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Marishda.

References

Villages in Purba Medinipur district {{PurbaMedinipur-geo-stub