Upargugui is a village in Arsha mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal with a population of 2,656 across 534 households and a literacy rate of 46.4%. Located at coordinates 23.313°N, 86.075°E under PIN code 723202.
By population, Upargugui ranks #18 of 96 villages in Arsha mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Upargugui is a village of 2,656 people in 534 households (Census 2011) in Arsha block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 18th-largest of 96 villages in Arsha block. Literacy is 46%, about the same as the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 947 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Purulia district centre, 4 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 10 km from Begun Kudar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723202, served by Jhalda post office; the LGD village code is 331159. The nearest hospital or health centre is Arsha Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is ANSUYA MAHATO, and the village votes in Balarampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jaladhar Mahato. The population is estimated at 2,971 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hetgugui →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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