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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Guhagara is a village in Kashipur mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 340 across 65 households and a literacy rate of 59.7%. Located at 23.501°N, 86.798°E, its postal code is 723121.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LAKSHMINARAYAN MANDI
Contact: 99****9880
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- LGD code
- 330677
- Pincode
- 723121
- Post office
- Adra
- Population
- 340
- Households
- 65
- Literacy rate
- 59.7%
- Sex ratio
- 965 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 177
- Distance to district centre
- 36 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 191 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1101 km
- Nearest railway station
- Metyal Sahar · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Harmadih Rural Hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Guhagara compares
By population, Guhagara ranks #160 of 209 villages in Kashipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.7%
−1.1% vs mandal average
- Guhagara
- 59.7%
- Kashipur mandal
- 60.8%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
+1 vs mandal average
- Guhagara
- 965
- Kashipur mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Guhagara
- 5.2
- Kashipur mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Guhagara at a glance
Guhagara is a village of 340 people in 65 households (Census 2011) in Kashipur block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 160th-largest of 209 villages in Kashipur block. Literacy is 60%, 1 points below the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 965 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Purulia district centre, 50 km from Barra, the nearest town, 5 km from Metyal Sahar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723121, served by Adra post office; the LGD village code is 330677. The nearest hospital or health centre is Harmadih Rural Hospital, 12 km away. The sarpanch is LAKSHMINARAYAN MANDI, and the village votes in Kashipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamala Kanta Hansda. The population is estimated at 380 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guhagara · this village | 340 | 60% | — |
| Manjhopra · Kashipur | 723 | 61% | 1 km SE |
| Namo Panchmahuli · Kashipur | 636 | 43% | 1.3 km SW |
| Rambhatdi · Santuri | 777 | 71% | 1.3 km N |
| Namogora · Kashipur | 0 | — | 1.4 km S |
| Latulbad · Santuri | 459 | 46% | 1.5 km NE |
| Jiyalgoria · Kashipur | 559 | 53% | 1.5 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Guhagara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- 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
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 125.86
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 37.83
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Guhagara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Guhagara
- LGD code
- 330677
- Pincode
- 723121
- Post office
- Adra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 340
- Population (projected 2026)
- 380
- Households
- 65
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 965
- Literacy rate
- 59.7%
- Coordinates
- 23.50146°N, 86.79801°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kashipur
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kamala Kanta Hansda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LAKSHMINARAYAN MANDI
- Block / Mandal
- Kashipur
Getting there
How to reach Guhagara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata191 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1101 km
- Delhi1113 km
- Chennai1347 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMetyal Sahar5 km
- Bus stopHostel More, Riverside22 km
- Hospital / PHCHarmadih Rural Hospital12 km
- ATM / bankSBI25 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil16 km
- CollegeCareer Building Private ITI17 km
- Police stationAsansol South Police Station27 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 723121
Villages near Guhagara
Other villages in Kashipur mandal
View all 60+ →- Palaskola (P)
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- Beko
- Manihara
- Lara
- Gagnabad
- Sonaojuri
- Barra
- Simla
- Ranganidi
- Kashipur
- Manpura (P)
- Talajuri
- Gourangadih
- Mehi
- Kalidaha
- Makhyada
- Bhalagara
- Bar-Ahartor
- Uparra
- Daulatpur
- Pabra
- Chitra
- Pabra Pahari
- Damankiari
- Lalpur Alias Jorthol
- Kalapathar
- Sonathol
- Chakalta
- Jekro Alias Panchagora
- Rajra
- Seja
- Kalloli
- Kathgora
- Rambani
- Hadalda
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)