 The Purulia I CD block has an area of 281.50 km2.It has 1 panchayat samity, 8 gram panchayats, 101 gram sansads (village councils), 115 mouzas, 105 inhabited villages and 1 census town.Kenda (partly), Purulia (Town) (partly), Arsha (partly) and Purulia (Muffasil) (partly) police stations serve this block.