Kulara observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
By population, Kulara ranks #46 of 112 villages in Jaipur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kulara is a village of 1,008 people in 172 households (Census 2011) in Jaipur block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 46th-largest of 112 villages in Jaipur block. Literacy is 40%, 8 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 913 women per 1,000 men. It lies 194 km from the Purulia district centre, 9 km from Bahutali, the nearest town, 7 km from Banshlai Bridge railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723201, served by Garjaipur post office; the LGD village code is 329889. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hilora P.H.C., 3 km away. The sarpanch is BHAJAHARI MAHATO. The population is estimated at 1,188 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mukundapur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kulara · this village | 1,008 | 40% | — |
| Kulara · Murarai - II | 2,449 | 44% | 0 km N |
| Kulara · Kharagpur - II | 493 | 55% | 0 km N |
| Kulara · Kalna - I | 807 | 58% | 0 km N |
| Chak Panchahar · Murarai - II | 0 | — | 1.4 km S |
| Uttar Ramchandrapur · Contai - III | 598 | 86% | 1.6 km N |
| Uttar Ramchandrapur · Amta - I | 1,985 | 77% | 1.6 km N |
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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