About Patrasayar

Patrasayer (community development block) (Bengali: ) is an administrative division in Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Patrasayer police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Patrasayer. Patrasayer is located at 231300N 873100E / 23.2167N 87.5167E / 23.2167; 87.5167. Patrasayer community development block has an area of 321.07 km. Gram panchayats of Patrasayer block/ panchayat samiti are: Balsi I, Balsi II, Belut Rasulpur, Birsingha, Biur Betur, Hamirpur, Jamkuri, Kushadwip, Narayanpur and Patrasayer. As per 2001 census, Patrasayer block had a total population of 164,048, out of which 83,432 were males and 80,616 were females. Patrasayer block registered a population growth of 16.68 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 15.15 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.