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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TUMPA DAS
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- LGD code
- 341335
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population
- 194
- Households
- 44
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Sex ratio
- 883 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 117
- Distance to district centre
- 26 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 129 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1055 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khemasuli · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bhangagarh RH · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gurigot compares
By population, Gurigot ranks #193 of 287 villages in Sankrail mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.9%
−2.1% vs mandal average
- Gurigot
- 62.9%
- Sankrail mandal
- 65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
883
−99 vs mandal average
- Gurigot
- 883
- Sankrail mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Gurigot
- 4.4
- Sankrail mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gurigot at a glance
Gurigot is a village of 194 people in 44 households (Census 2011) in Sankrail block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 193rd-largest of 287 villages in Sankrail block. Literacy is 63%, 2 points below the block average of 65% and the sex ratio is 883 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Jhargram district centre, 36 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 14 km from Khemasuli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721516, served by Lalgarh (West Midnapore) post office; the LGD village code is 341335. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhangagarh RH, 3 km away. The sarpanch is TUMPA DAS, and the village votes in Gopiballavpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Mahata. The population is estimated at 217 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sankrail →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurigot · this village | 194 | 63% | — |
| Indrakuri · Sankrail | 0 | — | 0.5 km SW |
| Bhaluk-Khulya · Sankrail | 168 | 70% | 0.6 km N |
| Kakua · Sankrail | 303 | 63% | 0.8 km S |
| Relagaria · Sankrail | 192 | 62% | 1.1 km S |
| Durgahari Jangal · Sankrail | 0 | — | 2 km SW |
| Kumartop · Sankrail | 8 | 75% | 2.2 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gurigot
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- 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)
- 67.13
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gurigot
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gurigot
- LGD code
- 341335
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 194
- Population (projected 2026)
- 217
- Households
- 44
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 883
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Coordinates
- 22.21614°N, 87.16642°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gopiballavpur
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Mahata
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- TUMPA DAS
- Block / Mandal
- Sankrail
Getting there
How to reach Gurigot
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata129 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1055 km
- Delhi1226 km
- Chennai1251 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKhemasuli14 km
- Bus stopDhobi Ghat Bus Stop19 km
- Hospital / PHCBhangagarh RH3 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank18 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum21 km
- CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science19 km
- Police stationHijli TOP Police Station19 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 721516
Villages near Gurigot
Other villages in Sankrail mandal
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- Chirakuti
- Jangal Kurachi
- Ranjitpur
- Bhamal
- Naihati
- Hanumanta Nengurya
- Bakra
- Kukrakhupi
- Nischinta
- Katnimaro
- Dhanghari
- Patharkati
- Dhopasol
- Noagaon
- Jakua
- Chunpara
- Kadamdiha
- Masarh Salbani
- Gobindapur
- Andhari
- Kultikri
- Baghmari
- Andhari
- Kasiapada
- Rampura
- Phulbani
- Manikjhatia
- Nehar
- Chhorda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- 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)