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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Bhogidi is a village in Bundwan mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal. With a population of 364 across 77 households, it has a literacy rate of 44.8%. The village is located at coordinates 22.868°N, 86.615°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LAXMIMANI MURMU
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- LGD code
- 332383
- Pincode
- 723129
- Post office
- Bundwan
- Population
- 364
- Households
- 77
- Literacy rate
- 44.8%
- Sex ratio
- 936 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 243
- Distance to district centre
- 51 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 182 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1045 km
- Nearest railway station
- Galudih · 32 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Basantapur Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhogidi compares
By population, Bhogidi ranks #91 of 134 villages in Bundwan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.8%
−7.7% vs mandal average
- Bhogidi
- 44.8%
- Bundwan mandal
- 52.5%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
936
−54 vs mandal average
- Bhogidi
- 936
- Bundwan mandal
- 990
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
- Bhogidi
- 4.7
- Bundwan mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhogidi at a glance
Bhogidi is a village of 364 people in 77 households (Census 2011) in Bundwan block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 91st-largest of 134 villages in Bundwan block. Literacy is 45%, 8 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. It lies 51 km from the Purulia district centre, 59 km from Aguri Band Punisol, the nearest town, 32 km from Galudih railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723129, served by Bundwan post office; the LGD village code is 332383. The nearest hospital or health centre is Basantapur Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is LAXMIMANI MURMU, and the village votes in Bandwan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Labsen Baskey. The population is estimated at 407 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhogidi · this village | 364 | 45% | — |
| Bhasamkata · Bundwan | 457 | 50% | 0.8 km NW |
| Jorasal · Bundwan | 413 | 57% | 1.2 km NE |
| Singraidi · Manbazar - II | 552 | 47% | 1.8 km NW |
| Kapatdanga · Bundwan | 415 | 43% | 2.1 km SE |
| Katgora · Bundwan | 310 | 61% | 2.1 km N |
| Baridi · Manbazar - II | 730 | 62% | 2.2 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhogidi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- 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
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 82.05
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 4.86
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhogidi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhogidi
- LGD code
- 332383
- Pincode
- 723129
- Post office
- Bundwan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 364
- Population (projected 2026)
- 407
- Households
- 77
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 936
- Literacy rate
- 44.8%
- Coordinates
- 22.86836°N, 86.61528°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bandwan
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Labsen Baskey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LAXMIMANI MURMU
- Block / Mandal
- Bundwan
Getting there
How to reach Bhogidi
Nearest town · 22,193 people
Aguri Band Punisol · ≈ 59 km
≈ 2 h 1 min by car · 2 h 23 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata182 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1045 km
- Delhi1138 km
- Chennai1278 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGaludih32 km
- Hospital / PHCBasantapur Hospital11 km
- ATM / bankIDBI Bank35 km
- Petrol pumpSun Filling Station33 km
- CollegeITI21 km
- Police stationHirbandh Police Station29 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)