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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NITU MAHATO
Contact: 99****1057
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- LGD code
- 329988
- Pincode
- 723148
- Post office
- Hutmura
- Population
- 1,299
- Households
- 229
- Literacy rate
- 52%
- Sex ratio
- 956 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 497
Census 2011 · in context
How Sidpur compares
By population, Sidpur ranks #52 of 114 villages in Purulia - II mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.0%
−2.0% vs mandal average
- Sidpur
- 52.0%
- Purulia - II mandal
- 54.0%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
−5 vs mandal average
- Sidpur
- 956
- Purulia - II mandal
- 961
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Sidpur
- 5.7
- Purulia - II mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sidpur at a glance
Sidpur is a village of 1,299 people in 229 households (Census 2011) in Purulia - II block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 52nd-largest of 114 villages in Purulia - II block. Literacy is 52%, 2 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 956 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723148, served by Hutmura post office; the LGD village code is 329988. The sarpanch is NITU MAHATO, and the village votes in Purulia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sudip Kumar Mukherjee. The population is estimated at 1,532 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hutmura →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidpur · this village | 1,299 | 52% | — |
| Kandhurka Alias Bhabanipur · Purulia - II | 1,873 | 57% | — |
| Baligara · Purulia - II | 1,731 | 61% | — |
| Chirumacha · Purulia - II | 1,615 | 65% | — |
| Chanchra · Purulia - II | 1,432 | 62% | — |
| Dhansura · Purulia - II | 1,308 | 59% | — |
| Chhota Chanchra · Purulia - II | 485 | 54% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sidpur
- 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)
- 15
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 300.68
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 64.75
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sidpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sidpur
- LGD code
- 329988
- Pincode
- 723148
- Post office
- Hutmura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,299
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,532
- Households
- 229
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 956
- Literacy rate
- 52.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sudip Kumar Mukherjee
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NITU MAHATO
- Block / Mandal
- Purulia - II
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 723148
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Other villages named Sidpur
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Sidpur
Other villages in Purulia - II mandal
View all 60+ →- Chharra
- Sihuli
- Bongabari
- Ghongha
- Dumdumi
- Mahara
- Malthol
- Baghra
- Palanja (P) (New J.L.-6)
- Golamara
- Bhangra
- Chainpur
- Belma
- Naudiha (P)
- Pithajora
- Golkunra
- Pirargarya
- Podlara
- Pindra
- Chepra
- Surulia
- Sindurpur
- Hatuara
- Kotra
- Chargali
- Arita
- Gengra
- Baikata
- Jambad
- Jalika
- Balarampur
- Chakirban
- Kandhurka Alias Bhabanipur
- Mahudal Bazar
- Baligara
- Kolbandh
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)