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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Kargonala is a village in Binpur-I mandal, Jhargram district, West Bengal, with a population of 447 across 92 households. The village has a literacy rate of 72.3%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAHADEB MURMU
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- LGD code
- 336323
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population
- 447
- Households
- 92
- Literacy rate
- 72.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1032 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 151
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 134 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1064 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jhargram · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Lalgarh Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kargonala compares
By population, Kargonala ranks #110 of 553 villages in Binpur - I mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.3%
+11.0% vs mandal average
Kargonala72.3%
Binpur - I mandal61.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,032
+54 vs mandal average
Kargonala1,032
Binpur - I mandal978
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.3 vs mandal average
Kargonala4.9
Binpur - I mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kargonala at a glance
Kargonala is a village of 447 people in 92 households (Census 2011) in Binpur - I block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 110th-largest of 553 villages in Binpur - I block. Literacy is 72%, 11 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,032 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Jhargram district centre, 51 km from Gaurhati, the nearest town, 13 km from Jhargram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721516, served by Lalgarh (West Midnapore) post office; the LGD village code is 336323. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lalgarh Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is SAHADEB MURMU, and the village votes in Jhargram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lakshmi Kanta Sau. The population is estimated at 500 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dharampur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kargonala · this village | 447 | 72% | — |
| Bagghara · Binpur - I | 189 | 76% | 0.4 km NE |
| Kumar Kata · Binpur - I | 44 | 77% | 0.4 km SW |
| Talbamal · Binpur - I | 838 | 58% | 0.7 km W |
| Bara Brindabanpur · Binpur - I | 126 | 69% | 0.8 km S |
| Harin Ganj · Binpur - I | 27 | 63% | 0.8 km SE |
| Chamtyara · Binpur - I | 806 | 81% | 1 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kargonala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 11
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 46.18
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 18.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kargonala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kargonala
- LGD code
- 336323
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 447
- Population (projected 2026)
- 500
- Households
- 92
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1032
- Literacy rate
- 72.3%
- Coordinates
- 22.55571°N, 87.05478°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lakshmi Kanta Sau
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SAHADEB MURMU
- Block / Mandal
- Binpur - I
Getting there
How to reach Kargonala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata134 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1064 km
- Delhi1195 km
- Chennai1274 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJhargram13 km
- Hospital / PHCLalgarh Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankPunjab National Bank21 km
- Petrol pumpCalTax32 km
- CollegeMidnapore City College29 km
- Police stationHijli TOP Police Station37 km
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)