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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Barsa Dihi is a village in Salbani mandal, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, with a population of 279 in 60 households and a literacy rate of 75.6%. Located at 22.548°N, 87.172°E, the village corresponds to PIN code 721147.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ParimalDhal
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- LGD code
- 338774
- Pincode
- 721147
- Post office
- Shalboni
- Population
- 279
- Households
- 60
- Literacy rate
- 75.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1082 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 122
- Distance to district centre
- 34 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 15 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 122 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1074 km
- Nearest railway station
- Godapiasal · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Lalgarh Hospital · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Barsa Dihi compares
By population, Barsa Dihi ranks #226 of 528 villages in Salbani mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.6%
+9.9% vs mandal average
- Barsa Dihi
- 75.6%
- Salbani mandal
- 65.7%
- Paschim Medinipur district
- 69.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,082
+100 vs mandal average
- Barsa Dihi
- 1,082
- Salbani mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Barsa Dihi
- 4.7
- Salbani mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barsa Dihi at a glance
Barsa Dihi is a village of 279 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Salbani block, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, the 226th-largest of 528 villages in Salbani block. Literacy is 76%, 10 points above the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,082 women per 1,000 men. It lies 34 km from the Paschim Medinipur district centre, 39 km from Gaurhati, the nearest town, 15 km from Godapiasal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721147, served by Shalboni post office; the LGD village code is 338774. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lalgarh Hospital, 13 km away. The sarpanch is ParimalDhal, and the village votes in Medinipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sankar Kumar Guchhait. The population is estimated at 312 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barsa Dihi · this village | 279 | 76% | — |
| Buripala · Salbani | 325 | 65% | 1 km E |
| Bhim Sol · Salbani | 373 | 59% | 1.2 km S |
| Majurkata · Salbani | 272 | 68% | 1.4 km S |
| Chhota Bhimpur · Salbani | 0 | — | 1.7 km N |
| Lalir Dihi · Salbani | 374 | 64% | 1.8 km SE |
| Ladhapara · Salbani | 34 | 82% | 1.8 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barsa Dihi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- 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
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 36.83
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 24.27
- Forest area (ha)
- 8.9
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barsa Dihi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barsa Dihi
- LGD code
- 338774
- Pincode
- 721147
- Post office
- Shalboni
- Population (Census 2011)
- 279
- Population (projected 2026)
- 312
- Households
- 60
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1082
- Literacy rate
- 75.6%
- Coordinates
- 22.54845°N, 87.17161°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Medinipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Medinipur
- Member of Parliament
- June Malia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sankar Kumar Guchhait
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ParimalDhal
- Block / Mandal
- Salbani
Getting there
How to reach Barsa Dihi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata122 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1074 km
- Delhi1205 km
- Chennai1281 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGodapiasal15 km
- Bus stopMedinipore Central Bus Stand20 km
- Hospital / PHCLalgarh Hospital13 km
- ATM / bankPunjab National Bank18 km
- Petrol pumpCalTax21 km
- CollegeMidnapore City College18 km
- Police stationKharagpur Local Police Station28 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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)