# Asansol Municipal Corporation

Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) (আসানসোল পৌরনিগম) is the civic body that governs Asansol in Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India.

## History

Union Committees were established in Asansol, Raniganj, Katwa and Kalna, according to a notification issued on 29 October 1850. These Union Committees carried out the functions of municipalities. Asensole (now Asansol) Municipality was established on 1 July 1885, according to a notification dated 23 April 1885. Initially, the municipality covered the Railway Colony, the English area, Budhdanga village, Bastin’s Bazar, Pucca Bazar, Munshi Bazar, and Talpukur Chati areas. The first committee was formed with seven government officials as ex-officio members and twelve nominated members.
Over the years, Asansol experienced considerable growth due to coal mining, railway development, and the establishment of IISCO’s steel plant at Burnpur. Asansol municipal corporation was formed in 1994, with the addition of Burnpur Notified Area Authority, some rural parts of Asansol community development block, and some colliery areas.
According to the Kolkata Gazette notification of 3 June 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation. As of now, Asansol Municipal Corporation administers an area of 326 km2 (126 sq mi).

## Geography

The mouzas included in Asansol Municipal Corporation, as per 2015 Gazette notification, were as follows:
* Jamuria: Jhila, Shibpur, Nandi, Damodarpur, Jamuria, Kaithi, Pariharpur, Sripur, Kundlia, Joba, Khokula, Ninga, Chanda, Bogra, Banali, Mithapur, Satgram, Katagora, Bijpur, Balanpur, Mandalpur, Ikra, Sekpur, Mamudpur and Sarthakpur.
* Raniganj: Raniganj, Searsole, Amrasota, Ronal, Kumar Bazar and Mangalpur.
* Kulti: Debipur, Duburdi, Indkata, Damagoria, Jamaldi, Chanpatria, Digari, Sabanpur, Baria, Lalbazar, Ramnagar, Manberia, Balitora, Kendua, Petna, Kulti, Lachmanpur, Rampur, Calbalpur, Dedi, Kultora, Pupuri, Badirachak, Mahutdi, Shipur, Kuldi, Namagarapara, Gangutia, Raydi, Barakar, Chungaria, Mahatadi, Boldi, Narayanchak, Hatinal, Para, Jasaldi, Sanctoria, Dishergarh, Shitalpur, Manoharchak, Chota Demua, Sodepur, Radhanagar, Asanbani, Bhanrra, Kalikapur, Sitarampur, Belrui, Lachipur, Kumardiha, Neamatpur, Bamundiha, Alladi, Mithani, Kamalpur, Henrelgaria, Bejdi, Paidi and Chinakuri.
Amongst the collieries in Asansol Municipal Corporation are: Damra, Ajay Second, Khusadanga, Girmint, Kakor Danga, C.M. Ghushik, 3 No. Ghushik, Mohishila Hattola, Narshamuda, Dhemomain and K.D. Sim.

## Demographics

The 2011 Census of India was carried out well before the reorganisation of Asansol Municipal Corporation in 2015. Census data for the area, which is part of Asansol Municipal Corporation since 2015, is given below:
| Name | Total Population | Male Population % of Total | Female Population % of Total | Population above 6 years | Total Literates | Literates as % of Population above 6 years |
| Asansol municipal corporation | 563,917 | 52% | 48% | 503,734 | 419,591 | 83.30% |
| Jamuria municipality | 145,276 | 52% | 48% | 126,278 | 90,854 | 71.95% |
| Raniganj municipality | 129,441 | 52% | 48% | 113,720 | 88,299 | 77.65% |
| Kulti municipality | 313,809 | 52% | 48% | 278,424 | 209,952 | 75.41% |
| Total | 1,152,443 | 52% | 48% | 1,022,156 | 808,696 | 79.12% |

### Asansol urban agglomeration

As of the 2011 census, the urban agglomeration (UA) centred upon Asansol had a population of 1,243,414. In addition to the erstwhile municipalities of Kulti, Jamuria, and Raniganj subsequently incorporated into the AMC, the agglomeration included the census towns of Amkula, Baktarnagar, Ballavpur, Bhanowara, Domohani, Egara, Jemari, Majiara, Murgathaul, Raghunathchak, Sahebganj and Topsi, and also Charanpur, an outgrowth of Jamuria.
This urban agglomeration was rated the second most populous in West Bengal (after Kolkata), and the 39th most populous in India. The expanding Asansol UA has been listed by a European research institute as the eleventh fastest growing urban area in India, and the 42nd fastest growing in the world.

## Elections

All India Trinamool Congress swept the first election after expansion of Asansol Municipal Corporation, held in 2015.

## Boroughs

| Borough No | Location | Wards | Name of Chairman | Party |
| 1 | Jamuria | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 | | |
| 2 | Raniganj | 32,33,34,35,36,37,88,89,90,91,92,93 | Mozammil Hussain | TMC |
| 3 | Railpar, Asansol | 13,14,15,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31 | | |
| 4 | Sukanta Maidan,SB Gorai Road, Asansol | 40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49 | | |
| 5 | BNR More, G.T. Road | 20,21,22,23,50,51,52,53,54,55,76 | | |
| 6 | Kalipahari | 38,39,80,82,83,84,85,86,87 | | |
| 7 | Tribeni More, Burnpur | 56,57,75,77,78,709,81,94,95,96,97,98,106 | | |
| 8 | Kulti | 16,18,19,58,59,60,61,73,74,99 | | |
| 9 | Kulti | 67,69,72,100,101,102,103,104,105 | | |
| 10 | Kulti | 17,62,63,64,65,66,68,70,71 | | |

## Wards

Details of wards are as follows:
| Ward No | Vidhan Sabha | Police Station | Neighbourhood$^1$ | Total Electors | Seat Type | Councillor | Party |
| 1 | Jamuria | Jamuria | Nandi | 8,372 | None | Mridul Chakraborty | AITC |
| 2 | Jamuria | Jamuria | Jamuria Hat | 9,256 | Women | Shrabani Mandal | AITC |
| 3 | Jamuria | Jamuria | Sripur | 8,689 | None | Abdul House | AITC |
| 4 | Jamuria | Jamuria | Jamuria Hat | 10,157 | None | Sk Sandar | AITC |
| 5 | Jamuria | Jamuria | Jamuria Hat | 8,764 | Women | Bandana Ruidas | AITC |
| 6 | Jamuria | Jamuria | Jamuria Hat | 10,006 | None | Sanjoy Kumar Banerjee | AITC |
| 7 | Jamuria | Jamuria | Jamuria Hat | 9,346 | SC | Susmita Bauri | AITC |
| 8 | Jamuria | Jamuria | Satgram | 9,355 | None | Subrata Adhikary | AITC |
| 9 | Jamuria | Jamuria | Jamuria Hat | 7,804 | SC Women | Baishakhi Bauri | AITC |
| 10 | Jamuria | Jamuria | Sripur | 8,711 | Women | Usha Paswan | AITC |
| 11 | Jamuria | Jamuria | Sripur | 8,219 | None | Md Arif Ali | AITC |
| 12 | Jamuria | Jamuria | Sripur | 8,498 | None | Samarjit Goswami | AITC |
| 13 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Dhadka | 9,537 | Women | Rina Mukherjee | AITC |
| 14 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Majiara | 10,540 | None | Utpal Singha | AITC |
| 15 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Kalla | 9,801 | None | Shyam Saren | AITC |
| 16 | Kulti | Kulti | Debipur | 7,122 | Women | Moonmoon Mukherjee | AITC |
| 17 | Kulti | Kulti | Boria | 9,682 | SC | Lalan Mehra | BJP |
| 18 | Kulti | Kulti | Sitarampur | 8,243 | None | Amit Kumar Tulsyan | BJP |
| 19 | Kulti | Kulti | Neamatpur | 8,101 | SC | Usha Kumari Rajak | AITC |
| 20 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Kanyapur | 7,258 | None | Arjun Maji | AITC |
| 21 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Kalyanpur Housing Estate | 8,492 | Women | Shraboni Mondal | AITC |
| 22 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Kalyanpur Housing Estate | 9,061 | None | Anirban Das | AITC |
| 23 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Kalyanpur Housing Estate | 8,198 | None | CK Reshma Ramakrishnan | AITC |
| 24 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Quraishi Mahalla | 10,732 | Women | Fansabi Begum | AITC |
| 25 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Quraishi Mahalla | 13,991 | None | SM Mustafa | INC |
| 26 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Railpar | 10,312 | None | Md Wasimul Haque | AITC |
| 27 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Railpar | 7,721 | Women | Chaitali Tiwari | BJP |
| 28 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Railpar | 7,551 | None | Ghulam Sarwar | INC |
| 29 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Railpar | 7,035 | None | Gourab Gupta | BJP |
| 30 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Railpar | 9,167 | SC Women | Gopa Roy | AITC |
| 31 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Railpar | 7,894 | Women | Asha Prasad | AITC |
| 32 | Jamuria | Jamuria | Jamuria Hat | 6,795 | SC | Bhola Kumar Hela | AITC |
| 33 | Raniganj | Raniganj | Searsole | 8,649 | None | Naran Bauri | CPI(M) |
| 34 | Raniganj | Raniganj | Searsole | 11,583 | None | Ranjit Singh | AITC |
| 35 | Raniganj | Raniganj | Ronai Haji Para | 9,014 | Women | Akhtari Khatoon | AITC |
| 36 | Raniganj | Raniganj | Searsole | 9,816 | SC | Dibyendu Bhakat | AITC |
| 37 | Raniganj | Raniganj | Damoda Colliery | 8,290 | None | Rupesh Kumar Yadav | AITC |
| 38 | Asansol Dakshin | Asansol North | Ushagram | 8,823 | ST Women | Meena Kumari Hansda | AITC |
| 39 | Asansol Dakshin | Asansol North | Ushagram | 8,664 | None | Jyoti Sankar Karmakar | AITC |
| 40 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Ushagram | 8,209 | Women | Moumita Biswas | AITC |
| 41 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Nuruddin Road | 8,858 | Women | Ranbir Singh Bharara | AITC |
| 42 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Old Hospital | 8,800 | None | Dr Amitava Basu | AITC |
| 43 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Old Hospital | 9,116 | Women | Amna Khatoon | CPI(M) |
| 44 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Subdivisional Hospital | 7,118 | None | Amarnath Chatterjee | AITC |
| 45 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol North | Asansol Village | 6,677 | None | Utpal Ray | AITC |
| 46 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol South | Hutton Road | 7,642 | Women | Shikha Ghatak | AITC |
| 47 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol South | Master Para | 8,405 | None | Rajesh Tiwari | AITC |
| 48 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol South | Budha | 8,823 | None | Gurudas Chatterjee | AITC |
| 49 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol South | Chelidanga | 8,182 | Women | Shampa Dawn | AITC |
| 50 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol South | Chelidanga, Hill View Park | 8,745 | None | Abhijit Ghatak | AITC |
| 51 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol South | Sree Pally | 8,055 | None | Ananta Majumdar | AITC |
| 52 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol South | Court Morh | 6,483 | Women | Mousumi Bose | AITC |
| 53 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol South | Burnpur Road Morh | 7,083 | None | Tapan Banerjee | AITC |
| 54 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol South | Sarada Pally Road | 7,099 | SC | Dilip Baral | AITC |
| 55 | Asansol Uttar | Asansol South | Gopalpur New Colony | 9,357 | None | Dipa Chakraborty | AITC |
| 56 | Asansol Dakshin | Asansol South | Rabindranagar | 9,443 | Women | Shrabani Biswas | AITC |
| 57 | Asansol Dakshin | Asansol South | Narsamuda | 11,437 | SC | Samit Maji | AITC |
| 58 | Kulti | Asansol South | Dhemo Main Colliery | 9,068 | None | Sanjay Nonia | AITC |
| 59 | Kulti | Kulti | Neamatpur | 11,552 | None | Md Zakir Hussain | INC |
| 60 | Kulti | Kulti | Neamatpur | 8,942 | Women | Indrani Mishra | AITC |
| 61 | Kulti | Kulti | Neamatpur | 8,536 | None | Adinath Puitandi | AITC |
| 62 | Kulti | Kulti | Upper Kulti | 8,807 | None | Khoma Mondal | AITC |
| 63 | Kulti | Kulti | Upper Kulti | 88,51 | None | Md Salim Akhtar Ansari | AITC |
| 64 | Kulti | Kulti | Kulti Town | 8,636 | Women | Poonam Devi | AITC |
| 65 | Kulti | Kulti | Upper Kulti | 8,997 | None | Nadim Akhtar | IND |
| 66 | Kulti | Kulti | Barakar | 9,885 | None | Ashok Kumar Paswan | AITC |
| 67 | Kulti | Kulti | Barakar | 8,029 | Women | Tumpa Chowdhary | IND |
| 68 | Kulti | Kulti | Barakar | 8,333 | None | Radha Singh | IND |
| 69 | Kulti | Kulti | Barakar | 9,234 | None | Sushanta Mandal | BJP |
| 70 | Kulti | Kulti | Kendwa | 8,824 | SC | Wakil Das | AITC |
| 71 | Kulti | Kulti | Simulgram | 7,963 | Women | Satabdi Bhandari | AITC |
| 72 | Kulti | Kulti | Gangutia | 11,040 | SC | Chaitanya Majhi | AITC |
| 73 | Kulti | Kulti | Bejdih Colliery | 8,163 | SC Women | Sunita Bauri | AITC |
| 74 | Kulti | Kulti | Mithani | 8,135 | None | Ujjal Chatterjee | AITC |
| 75 | Asansol Dakshin | Hirapur | Chhotodighari, New Town | 8,660 | None | Kanchan Mukherjee | AITC |
| 76 | Asansol Uttar | Hirapur | Bidhan Pally, Hill View Park | 9,731 | Women | Babita Das | AITC |
| 77 | Asansol Dakshin | Hirapur | Narsighbandh | 11,643 | None | Gurmit Singh | AITC |
| 78 | Asansol Dakshin | Hirapur | Burnpur | 6,950 | None | Ashok Rudra | AITC |
| 79 | Asansol Dakshin | Hirapur | Subhaspally | 7,099 | Women | Sima Mondal | AITC |
| 80 | Asansol Dakshin | Hirapur | Santinagar, Puraniya Talao | 8,733 | None | Rakesh Sharma | AITC |
| 81 | Asansol Dakshin | Hirapur | Puranahat | 8,751 | None | Sona Gupta | AITC |
| 82 | Asansol Dakshin | Hirapur | Rahmatnagar | 10,079 | Women | Nargis Bano Begum | AITC |
| 83 | Asansol Dakshin | Asansol South | Mohisila Colony | 10,523 | None | Md Hasratullah | AITC |
| 84 | Asansol Dakshin | Asansol South | Ismail | 9,586 | None | Dr Debashish Sarkar | AITC |
| 85 | Asansol Dakshin | Asansol South | Mohisila Colony | 11,718 | Women | Kalyani Ray | AITC |
| 86 | Asansol Dakshin | Asansol South | Talkuri | 9,414 | None | Manas Das | AITC |
| 87 | Asansol Dakshin | Asansol South | Damra | 8,191 | None | Tarun Chakraborty | AITC |
| 88 | Raniganj | Raniganj | Raniganj Town | 10,064 | Women | Neha Shaw | AITC |
| 89 | Raniganj | Raniganj | Raniganj Town | 9,434 | None | Md Mozammil Hussain | AITC |
| 90 | Raniganj | Raniganj | Raniganj Town | 6,276 | SC | Shakti Ruidas | AITC |
| 91 | Raniganj | Raniganj | Raniganj Town | 10,325 | None | Raju Singh | AITC |
| 92 | Raniganj | Raniganj | Raniganj Town | 5,937 | Women | Shyama Upadhyay | AITC |
| 93 | Raniganj | Raniganj | Raniganj Town | 11,057 | None | Alok Bose | AITC |
| 94 | Asansol Dakshin | Hirapur | Kalajharia | 7,443 | ST | Ganesh Orang | AITC |
| 95 | Asansol Dakshin | Hirapur | Riverside Township | 12,452 | SC | Sandhya Das | AITC |
| 96 | Asansol Dakshin | Hirapur | Burnpur Town, Hirapur Village | 10,390 | SC | Shibananda Bauri | AITC |
| 97 | Asansol Dakshin | Hirapur | Purushattompur, Kuilapur | 6,813 | None | Anup Maji | AITC |
| 98 | Asansol Dakshin | Hirapur | Dharampur, Suryanagar, Dihika | 9,927 | Women | Kahkashan Reyaz | AITC |
| 99 | Kulti | Hirapur | Bidyanandapur | 7,452 | ST | Rabilal Hembram | AITC |
| 100 | Kulti | Kulti | Chinakuri | 10,680 | None | Haldar Karmakar | AITC |
| 101 | Kulti | Kulti | Chhoto Dhemo | 9,416 | ST Women | Sabita Tudu | AITC |
| 102 | Kulti | Kulti | Radhanagar | 9,987 | None | Sourav Maji | AITC |
| 103 | Kulti | Kulti | Dishergarh(Hatinol, Rokta, Josaidi Villages) | 7,027 | SC | Tarak Nath Dhibar | AITC |
| 104 | Kulti | Kulti | Dishergarh(Sanctoria Village) | 8,878 | SC | Anjan Mondal | AITC |
| 105 | Kulti | Kulti | Dishergarh Village and Town | 9,544 | Women | Indrani Acharya | BJP |
| 106 | Asansol Dakshin | Hirapur | Hirapur Village, Shamdi | 6,134 | None | Akshay Ghosh | AITC |
1 This is a broad indication of the neighbourhood covered, not a full description