Skip to main content
Sunday, 13 September 2026
VoiceOfVillage
Revenue village·Puncha block·Purulia

Deorang

Puncha mandal
Pincode 723128
Verified by Sarpanch
Coming upGanesh ChaturthiTodayGreetingHartalika TeejTodayGreetingRishi PanchamiTomorrowGreetingWest Bengal calendar →
Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Deorang observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states
Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →

Deorang is a village in Puncha mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,379 distributed across 507 households. The village has a literacy rate of 54.9% and is located at coordinates 23.166°N, 86.497°E with PIN code 723128.

CO
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHHABI ORANG
Contact: 70****0477
Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Deorang can update it.
LGD code
331114
Pincode
723128
Post office
Balakdih
Population
2,379
Households
507
Literacy rate
54.9%
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,341
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
28 km
Distance to Kolkata
202 km
Distance to Hyderabad
1054 km
Nearest railway station
Tamna railway station · 19 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sindri Hospital · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Deorang compares

By population, Deorang ranks #13 of 109 villages in Puncha mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.9%
−4.4% vs mandal average
Deorang
54.9%
Puncha mandal
59.3%
Purulia district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
971
−5 vs mandal average
Deorang
971
Puncha mandal
976
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
Deorang
4.7
Puncha mandal
4.9

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

Advertisement

Deorang at a glance

Deorang is a village of 2,379 people in 507 households (Census 2011) in Puncha block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 13th-largest of 109 villages in Puncha block. Literacy is 55%, 4 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 971 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Purulia district centre, 43 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 19 km from Tamna railway station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723128, served by Balakdih post office; the LGD village code is 331114. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sindri Hospital, 14 km away. The sarpanch is CHHABI ORANG, and the village votes in Kashipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamala Kanta Hansda. The population is estimated at 2,661 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chandra

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Deorang · this village2,37955%
Noagarh · Puncha1,60563%1.8 km NW
Bharatdi · Puncha1,23849%2 km NE
Anandabazar · Puncha25461%2.2 km N
Tukya · Manbazar - I1,07960%2.8 km SW
Birjidi · Manbazar - I1,02564%3 km S
Kuchung · Puncha76429%3 km N
Advertisement

Complete this village · 5/7

Add what you know →
  • Sarpanch name
  • Panchayat contact
  • Pincode
  • About the village
  • A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
  • A festival or jatara
  • A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Deorang

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
13
Primary school
6
Middle school
2
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
ASHA worker
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
889.32
Irrigated area (ha)
245.24
Forest area (ha)
75

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

Notice board · Deorang

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Advertisement

Key facts — Deorang

LGD code
331114
Pincode
723128
Post office
Balakdih
Population (Census 2011)
2,379
Population (projected 2026)
2,661
Households
507
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
971
Literacy rate
54.9%
Coordinates
23.16626°N, 86.49729°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
CHHABI ORANG
Block / Mandal
Puncha
Getting there

How to reach Deorang

Mandal centre
Puncha · ≈ 28 km
≈ 57 min by car · 1 h 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purulia · ≈ 17 km
≈ 34 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,362 people
Ghatiali · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 29 min by car · 1 h 46 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata202 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad1054 km
  • Delhi1109 km
  • Chennai1299 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTamna railway station19 km
  • Bus stopPurulia Town Bus Stand23 km
  • Hospital / PHCSindri Hospital14 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India38 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Pump (Tata Route)21 km
  • CollegeMajhihira D.el.ed college9 km
  • Police stationHirbandh Police Station34 km
Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 723128

All villages in 723128 →
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Villages near Deorang

Other villages in Puncha mandal

View all 60+
Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Advertisement
Advertisement