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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Keshargarya is a village in Purulia - I mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 720 across 138 households. The village has a literacy rate of 48.3% and is identified by PIN 723102.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RASMANI HANSDA
Contact: 79****4523
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- LGD code
- 331021
- Pincode
- 723102
- Post office
- Dulmi-nadiha
- Population
- 720
- Households
- 138
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Sex ratio
- 957 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 414
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 211 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1048 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tamna railway station · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Pichasi Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Keshargarya compares
By population, Keshargarya ranks #73 of 114 villages in Purulia - I mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.3%
−6.8% vs mandal average
Keshargarya48.3%
Purulia - I mandal55.1%
Purulia district55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
957
+14 vs mandal average
Keshargarya957
Purulia - I mandal943
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Keshargarya5.2
Purulia - I mandal5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Keshargarya at a glance
Keshargarya is a village of 720 people in 138 households (Census 2011) in Purulia - I block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 73rd-largest of 114 villages in Purulia - I block. Literacy is 48%, 7 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 957 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Purulia district centre, 35 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 12 km from Tamna railway station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723102, served by Dulmi-nadiha post office; the LGD village code is 331021. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pichasi Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is RASMANI HANSDA , and the village votes in Purulia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sudip Kumar Mukherjee. The population is estimated at 805 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keshargarya · this village | 720 | 48% | — |
| Akarbad · Purulia - I | 689 | 48% | 1.1 km S |
| Manera · Purulia - I | 870 | 58% | 2 km NE |
| Salikakumarda · Purulia - I | 1,784 | 48% | 2.3 km NW |
| Rajakhanda · Puncha | 768 | 53% | 2.3 km E |
| Garadih · Kairo | 1,823 | 43% | 2.5 km SE |
| Garadih · Barabazar | 142 | 57% | 2.5 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Keshargarya
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 180.49
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 23
- Forest area (ha)
- 8.03
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Keshargarya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Keshargarya
- LGD code
- 331021
- Pincode
- 723102
- Post office
- Dulmi-nadiha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 720
- Population (projected 2026)
- 805
- Households
- 138
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 957
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Coordinates
- 23.18271°N, 86.41637°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sudip Kumar Mukherjee
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RASMANI HANSDA
- Block / Mandal
- Purulia - I
Getting there
How to reach Keshargarya
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata211 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1048 km
- Delhi1101 km
- Chennai1297 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTamna railway station12 km
- Bus stopPurulia Town Bus Stand17 km
- Hospital / PHCPichasi Hospital8 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump (Tata Route)15 km
- CollegeMajhihira D.el.ed college16 km
- Police stationHirbandh Police Station43 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 723102
- ChakaltorPurulia - I mandal4,461 pop
- BeldiArsha mandal3,337 pop
- DamdaPurulia - I mandal3,302 pop
- ChakdaPurulia - I mandal3,275 pop
- KotloiPurulia - I mandal3,151 pop
- SimuliaPurulia - I mandal2,659 pop
- PindraPurulia - II mandal2,512 pop
- Bhandar PuaraPurulia - I mandal2,490 pop
- DurkuPurulia - I mandal2,315 pop
Villages near Keshargarya
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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)