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Bagalmari

Para mandal
Pincode 723147
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Bagalmari is a village in Para mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, located at 23.463°N, 86.374°E. The village has a population of 1,552 across 267 households with a literacy rate of 44.9% and postal code 723147.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MITHU BHATTACHARYA
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LGD code
330033
Pincode
723147
Post office
Vivekananda Nagar
Population
1,552
Households
267
Literacy rate
44.9%
Sex ratio
1005 ♀/1000♂
Workers
901
Distance to district centre
22 km
Distance to mandal centre
15 km
Distance to Kolkata
226 km
Distance to Hyderabad
1064 km
Nearest railway station
Kustaur · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Baramasya · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bagalmari compares

By population, Bagalmari ranks #38 of 132 villages in Para mandal.

Literacy rate
%
44.9%
−10.8% vs mandal average
Bagalmari
44.9%
Para mandal
55.7%
Purulia district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,005
+61 vs mandal average
Bagalmari
1,005
Para mandal
944
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.3 vs mandal average
Bagalmari
5.8
Para mandal
5.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bagalmari at a glance

Bagalmari is a village of 1,552 people in 267 households (Census 2011) in Para block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 38th-largest of 132 villages in Para block. Literacy is 45%, 11 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,005 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Purulia district centre, 36 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 11 km from Kustaur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723147, served by Vivekananda Nagar post office; the LGD village code is 330033. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Baramasya, 7 km away. The sarpanch is MITHU BHATTACHARYA, and the village votes in Para assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nadiar Chand Bouri. The population is estimated at 1,736 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Nadihasurulia

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bagalmari · this village1,55245%
Chalania · Bagodar01.4 km SW
Chalania · Para87148%1.4 km SW
Chitadi · Para02.8 km NE
Garyabhita · Para15274%3 km E
Golamara · Purulia - II2,95462%3.7 km S
Panara · Para74956%3.7 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bagalmari

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)
17
Power hours (winter)
19
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
325.81
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bagalmari

LGD code
330033
Pincode
723147
Post office
Vivekananda Nagar
Population (Census 2011)
1,552
Population (projected 2026)
1,736
Households
267
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1005
Literacy rate
44.9%
Coordinates
23.46332°N, 86.37438°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Para
Member of Parliament
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nadiar Chand Bouri
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MITHU BHATTACHARYA
Block / Mandal
Para
Getting there

How to reach Bagalmari

Mandal centre
Para · ≈ 15 km
≈ 30 min by car · 36 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purulia · ≈ 22 km
≈ 45 min by car · 53 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,362 people
Ghatiali · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 13 min by car · 1 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata226 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad1064 km
  • Delhi1079 km
  • Chennai1321 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKustaur11 km
  • Bus stopPurulia Town Bus Stand15 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Baramasya7 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM30 km
  • Petrol pumppetrol pump15 km
  • CollegeSidho-Kanho-Birsha University12 km
  • Police stationJharia Police Station31 km
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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)
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