Block and Municipality
District Magistrate is the head of the District Administration. He is also the District Collector and also Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad. He is assisted by Addl. District Magistrate(General), Addl. District Magistrate(Development), Addl. Executive Officer, Addl. District Magistrate & D.L. & L.R.O , S.D.O(Sadar), S.D.O.(Manbazar), S.D.O.(Jhalda), S.D.O.(Raghunathpur), B.D.O.s of 20 Blocks and by other Officers.
There are twenty Blocks and three Municipalities under Purulia District namely:
| Sub-Division | Sl.No. | Block/Municipality | Name of the Block Development Officer/Executive Officer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purulia Sadar | 01 | Arsha | Shri Sankha Ghatak, WBCS (Exe) |
| Purulia Sadar | 02 | BALARAMPUR | Shri Subhashis Ghosh, WBCS (Exe) |
| Purulia Sadar | 03 | Hura | Shri Dhruvankar Thakur, WBCS (Exe) |
| Purulia Sadar | 04 | Purulia-I | Shri Aniruddha Ghosh, WBCS (Exe) |
| Purulia Sadar | 05 | Purulia-II | Debjit Roy, WBCS (Exe) |
| Purulia Sadar | 06 | Purulia Municipality | — |
| Manbazar | 07 | Barabazar | Shri Masud Raihan, WBCS (Exe) |
| Manbazar | 08 | Bundwan | Janab Kasif Sabir, WBCS (Exe) |
| Manbazar | 09 | Manbazar-I | Shri Monoj Kumar Pahari, WBCS (Exe) |
| Manbazar | 10 | Manbazar-II | Janab Golam Gosal Azam, WBCS (Exe) |
| Manbazar | 11 | Puncha | Shri Anindya Bhattacharyya, WBCS (Exe) |
| Jhalda | 12 | Baghmundi | Shri Debraj Ghosh, WBCS (Exe) |
| Jhalda | 13 | Jhalda-I | Shri Rajkumar Biswas, WBCS (Exe) |
| Jhalda | 14 | Jhalda-II | Smt. Ankita Upadhyay, WBCS (Exe) |
| Jhalda | 15 | Joypur | Shri Biswajit Das, WBCS (Exe) |
| Jhalda | 16 | Jhalda Municipality | Sri Raj Kumar Choudhuri |
| Raghunathpur | 17 | Kashipur | Supreme Das, WBCS (Exe) |
| Raghunathpur | 18 | Neturia | Shri Ajoy Kr. Samanta, WBCS (Exe) |
| Raghunathpur | 19 | Para | Shri Goutam Mondal, WBCS (Exe) |
| Raghunathpur | 20 | Raghunathpur-I | Robi Shankar Gupta, WBCS (Exe) |
| Raghunathpur | 21 | Raghunathpur-II | Shri Anamitra Som, WBCS (Exe) |
| Raghunathpur | 22 | Santuri | Subhajit Bera, WBCS (Exe) |
| Raghunathpur | 23 | Raghunathpur Municipality | Shri Subir Kumar Banerjee |