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Khanakul - I Panchayat Samiti

Intermediate Panchayat (Tier-2)

A Panchayat Samiti (also referred to as Taluka Panchayat, Mandal Parishad, or Block Panchayat) is the intermediate tier of rural local self-governance in India. Operating at the tehsil/taluka level, it coordinates development programs between village Gram Panchayats and the district-level Zilla Parishad.

The taluka/block Khanakul - I is located in Hooghly district, West bengal. It encompasses 144 intermediate wards represented by elected Panchayat Samiti Members (Sadasya) and covers 13 Gram Panchayats.

District (Zilla Parishad)

Hooghly ZP

Sub-District / Taluka

Khanakul - I (Khanakul - I)

Local Body Code

3262

Panchayat Samiti (Block Panchayat) Information

Understanding the structure, intermediate wards, and key governance responsibilities at the Taluka/Block level.

1. What is a Panchayat Samiti?

A Panchayat Samiti (also known as Taluka Panchayat, Mandal Parishad, or Block Panchayat) is the intermediate tier of the 3-tier Panchayati Raj system, linking village Gram Panchayats with the district-level Zilla Parishad.

2. Intermediate Wards (Gans)

  • The taluka area is divided into electoral wards (Gans) based on rural population distribution.
  • Each intermediate ward directly elects a representative called a Panchayat Samiti Member (Sadasya).

3. Leadership & Administration

  • Sabhapati / President: Elected by and from the Samiti members to head the political body.
  • Block Development Officer (BDO): Executive head appointed by state government to administer development schemes.

4. Key Functions & Schemes

Panchayat Samitis coordinate block-level public works:

  • • Rural employment (MGNREGA coordination)
  • • Primary health centers & sub-centers
  • • Agriculture subsidies & minor irrigation
  • • Anganwadi centers & early child nutrition

5. Gram Panchayat Coordination

The Samiti consolidates and reviews development plans prepared by Gram Panchayats and coordinates with the Zilla Parishad for budget allocation and scheme execution.

6. Representation & Inclusivity

Constitutional reservations guarantee proportional representation for SC / ST / OBC, and ensure 50% reservation for women in local governance in Maharashtra.

List of Wards of Khanakul - I Panchayat Samiti

144 Wards
# Ward Name (English) Local Name Ward Number Ward Code Related Village Data
1 Rajhati I Ps 1 - 1 866084 Loading...
2 Rajhati I Ps 1 1 866084 Loading...
3 Rammohan - II Ps - 1 Rammohan - II PS - 1 1 866045 Loading...
4 Rammohan - II Ps - 1 Rammohan - II PS - 1 1 866045 Loading...
5 Rajhati I Ps 2 - 2 866085 Loading...
6 Rajhati I Ps 2 2 866085 Loading...
7 Rammohan - II Ps - 2 Rammohan - II PS - 2 2 866046 Loading...
8 Rammohan - II Ps - 2 Rammohan - II PS - 2 2 866046 Loading...
9 Rajhati I Ps 3 - 3 866086 Loading...
10 Rajhati I Ps 3 3 866086 Loading...
11 Rammohan - II Ps - 3 Rammohan - II PS - 3 3 866047 Loading...
12 Rammohan - II Ps - 3 Rammohan - II PS - 3 3 866047 Loading...
13 Dhanyaghori Ps 4 - 4 866087 Loading...
14 Dhanyaghori Ps 4 4 866087 Loading...
15 Rammohan - I Ps - 4 Rammohan - I PS - 4 4 866048 Loading...
16 Rammohan - I Ps - 4 Rammohan - I PS - 4 4 866048 Loading...
17 Dhanyaghori Ps 5 - 5 866088 Loading...
18 Dhanyaghori Ps 5 5 866088 Loading...
19 Rammohan - I Ps - 5 Rammohan - I PS - 5 5 866049 Loading...
20 Rammohan - I Ps - 5 Rammohan - I PS - 5 5 866049 Loading...
21 Dhanyaghori Ps 6 - 6 866089 Loading...
22 Dhanyaghori Ps 6 6 866089 Loading...
23 Rammohan - I Ps - 6 Rammohan - I PS - 6 6 866050 Loading...
24 Rammohan - I Ps - 6 Rammohan - I PS - 6 6 866050 Loading...
25 Jagatpur Ps 7 - 7 866090 Loading...
26 Jagatpur Ps 7 7 866090 Loading...
27 Tantisal Ps - 7 Tantisal PS - 7 7 866051 Loading...
28 Tantisal Ps - 7 Tantisal PS - 7 7 866051 Loading...
29 Jagatpur Ps 8 - 8 866091 Loading...
30 Jagatpur Ps 8 8 866091 Loading...
31 Tantisal Ps - 8 Tantisal PS - 8 8 866052 Loading...
32 Tantisal Ps - 8 Tantisal PS - 8 8 866052 Loading...
33 Jagatpur Ps 9 - 9 866092 Loading...
34 Jagatpur Ps 9 9 866092 Loading...
35 Tantisal Ps - 9 Tantisal PS - 9 9 866053 Loading...
36 Tantisal Ps - 9 Tantisal PS - 9 9 866053 Loading...
37 Balipur Ps - 10 Balipur PS - 10 10 866054 Loading...
38 Balipur Ps - 10 Balipur PS - 10 10 866054 Loading...
39 Rajhati Ii Ps 10 - 10 866093 Loading...
40 Rajhati Ii Ps 10 10 866093 Loading...
41 Balipur Ps - 11 Balipur PS - 11 11 866055 Loading...
42 Balipur Ps - 11 Balipur PS - 11 11 866055 Loading...
43 Rajhati Ii Ps 11 - 11 866094 Loading...
44 Rajhati Ii Ps 11 11 866094 Loading...
45 Balipur Ps - 12 Balipur PS - 12 12 866056 Loading...
46 Balipur Ps - 12 Balipur PS - 12 12 866056 Loading...
47 Rajhati ii Ps 12 - 12 866095 Loading...
48 Rajhati ii Ps 12 12 866095 Loading...
49 Arunda Ps - 13 Arunda PS - 13 13 866057 Loading...
50 Arunda Ps - 13 Arunda PS - 13 13 866057 Loading...
51 Natibpur I Ps 13 - 13 866096 Loading...
52 Natibpur I Ps 13 13 866096 Loading...
53 Arunda Ps - 14 Arunda PS - 14 14 866058 Loading...
54 Arunda Ps - 14 Arunda PS - 14 14 866058 Loading...
55 Natibpur I Ps 14 - 14 866097 Loading...
56 Natibpur I Ps 14 14 866097 Loading...
57 Arunda Ps - 15 Arunda PS - 15 15 866059 Loading...
58 Arunda Ps - 15 Arunda PS - 15 15 866059 Loading...
59 Natibpur I Ps 15 - 15 866098 Loading...
60 Natibpur I Ps 15 15 866098 Loading...
61 Chingra Ps 16 - 16 866100 Loading...
62 Chingra Ps 16 16 866100 Loading...
63 Kishorepur-I Ps-16 Kishorepur-I PS-16 16 866060 Loading...
64 Kishorepur-I Ps-16 Kishorepur-I PS-16 16 866060 Loading...
65 Chingra Ps 17 - 17 866101 Loading...
66 Chingra Ps 17 17 866101 Loading...
67 Kishorepur-I Ps-17 Kishorepur-I PS-17 17 866061 Loading...
68 Kishorepur-I Ps-17 Kishorepur-I PS-17 17 866061 Loading...
69 Chingra Ps 18 - 18 866102 Loading...
70 Chingra Ps 18 18 866102 Loading...
71 Kishorepur-I Ps-18 Kishorepur-I PS-18 18 866062 Loading...
72 Kishorepur-I Ps-18 Kishorepur-I PS-18 18 866062 Loading...
73 Kishorepur-Ii Ps-19 Kishorepur-II PS-19 19 866063 Loading...
74 Kishorepur-Ii Ps-19 Kishorepur-II PS-19 19 866063 Loading...
75 Palaspai I Ps 19 - 19 866103 Loading...
76 Palaspai I Ps 19 19 866103 Loading...
77 Kishorepur-Ii Ps-20 Kishorepur-II PS-20 20 866064 Loading...
78 Kishorepur-Ii Ps-20 Kishorepur-II PS-20 20 866064 Loading...
79 Palaspai I Ps 20 - 20 866104 Loading...
80 Palaspai I Ps 20 20 866104 Loading...
81 Kishorepur-Ii Ps-21 Kishorepur-II PS-21 21 866065 Loading...
82 Kishorepur-Ii Ps-21 Kishorepur-II PS-21 21 866065 Loading...
83 Palaspai I Ps 21 - 21 866105 Loading...
84 Palaspai I Ps 21 21 866105 Loading...
85 Ghoshpur Ps-22 Ghoshpur PS-22 22 866066 Loading...
86 Ghoshpur Ps-22 Ghoshpur PS-22 22 866066 Loading...
87 Natibpurr Ii Ps 22 - 22 866106 Loading...
88 Natibpurr Ii Ps 22 22 866106 Loading...
89 Ghoshpur Ps-23 Ghoshpur PS-23 23 866067 Loading...
90 Ghoshpur Ps-23 Ghoshpur PS-23 23 866067 Loading...
91 Natibpur Ii Ps 23 - 23 866107 Loading...
92 Natibpur Ii Ps 23 23 866107 Loading...
93 Ghoshpur Ps-24 Ghoshpur PS-24 24 866068 Loading...
94 Ghoshpur Ps-24 Ghoshpur PS-24 24 866068 Loading...
95 Natibpur Ii Ps 24 - 24 866099 Loading...
96 Natibpur Ii Ps 24 24 866099 Loading...
97 Sabalsinghapur Ps 25 - 25 866108 Loading...
98 Sabalsinghapur Ps 25 25 866108 Loading...
99 Thakuranichak Ps-25 Thakuranichak PS-25 25 866069 Loading...
100 Thakuranichak Ps-25 Thakuranichak PS-25 25 866069 Loading...
101 Sabalsinghapur Ps 26 - 26 866109 Loading...
102 Sabalsinghapur Ps 26 26 866109 Loading...
103 Thakuranichak Ps-26 Thakuranichak PS-26 26 866070 Loading...
104 Thakuranichak Ps-26 Thakuranichak PS-26 26 866070 Loading...
105 Sabalsinghapur Ps 27 - 27 866110 Loading...
106 Sabalsinghapur Ps 27 27 866110 Loading...
107 Thakuranichak Ps-27 Thakuranichak PS-27 27 866071 Loading...
108 Thakuranichak Ps-27 Thakuranichak PS-27 27 866071 Loading...
109 Marokhana Ps 28 - 28 866111 Loading...
110 Marokhana Ps 28 28 866111 Loading...
111 Pole-I Ps - 28 Pole-I PS - 28 28 866072 Loading...
112 Pole-I Ps - 28 Pole-I PS - 28 28 866072 Loading...
113 Marokhana Ps 29 - 29 866112 Loading...
114 Marokhana Ps 29 29 866112 Loading...
115 Pole-I Ps - 29 Pole-I PS - 29 29 866073 Loading...
116 Pole-I Ps - 29 Pole-I PS - 29 29 866073 Loading...
117 Marokhana Ps 30 - 30 866113 Loading...
118 Marokhana Ps 30 30 866113 Loading...
119 Pole-I Ps - 30 Pole-I PS - 30 30 866075 Loading...
120 Pole-I Ps - 30 Pole-I PS - 30 30 866075 Loading...
121 Palaspai Ii Ps 31 - 31 866114 Loading...
122 Palaspai Ii Ps 31 31 866114 Loading...
123 Pole-Ii Ps - 31 Pole-II PS - 31 31 866076 Loading...
124 Pole-Ii Ps - 31 Pole-II PS - 31 31 866076 Loading...
125 Palaspai Ii Ps 32 - 32 3256625 Loading...
126 Palaspai Ii Ps 32 32 3256625 Loading...
127 Pole-Ii Ps - 32 Pole-II PS - 32 32 866077 Loading...
128 Pole-Ii Ps - 32 Pole-II PS - 32 32 866077 Loading...
129 Palaspai-Ii Ps 33 - 33 3256626 Loading...
130 Palaspai-Ii Ps 33 33 3256626 Loading...
131 Pole-Ii Ps - 33 Pole-II PS - 33 33 866078 Loading...
132 Pole-Ii Ps - 33 Pole-II PS - 33 33 866078 Loading...
133 Khanakul-Ii Ps - 34 Khanakul-II PS - 34 34 866079 Loading...
134 Khanakul-Ii Ps - 34 Khanakul-II PS - 34 34 866079 Loading...
135 Khanakul-Ii Ps - 35 Khanakul-II PS - 35 35 866080 Loading...
136 Khanakul-Ii Ps - 35 Khanakul-II PS - 35 35 866080 Loading...
137 Khanakul-Ii Ps - 36 Khanakul-II PS - 36 36 866081 Loading...
138 Khanakul-Ii Ps - 36 Khanakul-II PS - 36 36 866081 Loading...
139 Khanakul-I Ps - 37 Khanakul-I PS - 37 37 866082 Loading...
140 Khanakul-I Ps - 37 Khanakul-I PS - 37 37 866082 Loading...
141 Khanakul-I Ps - 38 Khanakul-I PS - 38 38 866074 Loading...
142 Khanakul-I Ps - 38 Khanakul-I PS - 38 38 866074 Loading...
143 Khanakul-I Ps - 39 Khanakul-I PS - 39 39 866083 Loading...
144 Khanakul-I Ps - 39 Khanakul-I PS - 39 39 866083 Loading...

Key Terms & Definitions

An intermediate ward (often called a 'Gan' in Maharashtra) is a geographical constituency representing multiple villages within the block. Citizens in this ward directly elect a representative to the Panchayat Samiti.

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code is a unique standardized national code assigned by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj to uniquely identify every intermediate panchayat and ward across India.