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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANAS KUSUM MAHATO
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- LGD code
- 331109
- Pincode
- 723101
- Post office
- Alangidanga
- Population
- 2,614
- Households
- 467
- Literacy rate
- 58.5%
- Sex ratio
- 945 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,514
Census 2011 · in context
How Penchara compares
By population, Penchara ranks #11 of 109 villages in Puncha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.5%
−0.8% vs mandal average
- Penchara
- 58.5%
- Puncha mandal
- 59.3%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
945
−31 vs mandal average
- Penchara
- 945
- Puncha mandal
- 976
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Penchara
- 5.6
- Puncha mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Penchara at a glance
Penchara is a village of 2,614 people in 467 households (Census 2011) in Puncha block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 11th-largest of 109 villages in Puncha block. Literacy is 59%, about the same as the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 945 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723101, served by Alangidanga post office; the LGD village code is 331109. The sarpanch is MANAS KUSUM MAHATO, and the village votes in Kashipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamala Kanta Hansda. The population is estimated at 3,082 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Penchara
- 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)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 492.44
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 124.24
- Forest area (ha)
- 35
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Penchara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Penchara
- LGD code
- 331109
- Pincode
- 723101
- Post office
- Alangidanga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,614
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,082
- Households
- 467
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 945
- Literacy rate
- 58.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kashipur
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kamala Kanta Hansda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANAS KUSUM MAHATO
- Block / Mandal
- Puncha
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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