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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GITA RAJAK
Contact: 90****5236
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- LGD code
- 331220
- Pincode
- 723201
- Post office
- Garjaipur
- Population
- 488
- Households
- 80
- Literacy rate
- 41.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1017 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 236
Census 2011 · in context
How Jhariadi compares
By population, Jhariadi ranks #77 of 96 villages in Arsha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.4%
−4.1% vs mandal average
- Jhariadi
- 41.4%
- Arsha mandal
- 45.5%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
+43 vs mandal average
- Jhariadi
- 1,017
- Arsha mandal
- 974
Household size
people per home
6.1
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Jhariadi
- 6.1
- Arsha mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jhariadi at a glance
Jhariadi is a village of 488 people in 80 households (Census 2011) in Arsha block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 77th-largest of 96 villages in Arsha block. Literacy is 41%, 4 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723201, served by Garjaipur post office; the LGD village code is 331220. The sarpanch is GITA RAJAK, and the village votes in Balarampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jaladhar Mahato. The population is estimated at 575 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jhariadi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 263.45
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 21.46
- Forest area (ha)
- 10.12
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jhariadi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jhariadi
- LGD code
- 331220
- Pincode
- 723201
- Post office
- Garjaipur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 488
- Population (projected 2026)
- 575
- Households
- 80
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1017
- Literacy rate
- 41.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Balarampur
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jaladhar Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- GITA RAJAK
- Block / Mandal
- Arsha
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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