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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SOUMEN MISHRA
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- LGD code
- 331054
- Pincode
- 723151
- Post office
- Puncha
- Population
- 309
- Households
- 63
- Literacy rate
- 68.6%
- Sex ratio
- 896 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 174
Census 2011 · in context
How Butgora compares
By population, Butgora ranks #87 of 109 villages in Puncha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.6%
+9.3% vs mandal average
- Butgora
- 68.6%
- Puncha mandal
- 59.3%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
896
−80 vs mandal average
- Butgora
- 896
- Puncha mandal
- 976
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Butgora
- 4.9
- Puncha mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Butgora at a glance
Butgora is a village of 309 people in 63 households (Census 2011) in Puncha block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 87th-largest of 109 villages in Puncha block. Literacy is 69%, 9 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 896 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723151, served by Puncha post office; the LGD village code is 331054. The sarpanch is SOUMEN MISHRA, and the village votes in Kashipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamala Kanta Hansda. The population is estimated at 364 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Butgora
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 19
- 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
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 27.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3
- Forest area (ha)
- 3
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Butgora
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Butgora
- LGD code
- 331054
- Pincode
- 723151
- Post office
- Puncha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 309
- Population (projected 2026)
- 364
- Households
- 63
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 896
- Literacy rate
- 68.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kashipur
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kamala Kanta Hansda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SOUMEN MISHRA
- Block / Mandal
- Puncha
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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