Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[1] Contai subdivision has 10 police stations, 8 community development blocks, 8 panchayat samitis, 61 gram panchayats, 1155 mouzas, 1129 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 2 census towns.

[4] Police stations in Contai subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: Community development blocks in Contai subdivision are:[4][14] The subdivision contains 61 gram panchayats under 8 community development blocks:[15] With a literacy rate of 87.66% Purba Medinipur district ranked first amongst all districts of West Bengal in literacy as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011.

[17] Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Purba Medinipur district for the year 2013-14.

[17] The following institutions are located in Contai subdivision: The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Purba Medinipur district.

), Deulbarh (2) Bhagabanpur II CD block: Barberia (10), Simulia (6) Khejuri I CD block: Heria (10) Khejuri II CD block: Janka (10) Ramnagar I CD block: Chandanpur (10), Gobra (6), Sadihat (6), Pichhaboni, PO Chowlkhola (10) Ramnagar II CD block: Nijmaithula, PO Batatala (10), Hamirpur, PO Depal (2) Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Purba Medinipur district were as follows:[33]