Barshol observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
Barshol is a small village in Bundwan mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 91 across 17 households. The village has a literacy rate of 49.5% and falls under PIN code 723129.
By population, Barshol ranks #124 of 134 villages in Bundwan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barshol is a village of 91 people in 17 households (Census 2011) in Bundwan block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 124th-largest of 134 villages in Bundwan block. Literacy is 50%, 3 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,275 women per 1,000 men. It lies 57 km from the Purulia district centre, 26 km from Galudih railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723129, served by Bundwan post office; the LGD village code is 332416. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bundwan BPHC, 12 km away. The sarpanch is MOUSUMI MURMU, and the village votes in Bandwan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Labsen Baskey. The population is estimated at 102 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kumra →
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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