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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Bidhakata is a village in Santuri mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, comprising 604 inhabitants in 125 households. The village has a literacy rate of 53.1%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MIHIR KUMAR MANDAL
Contact: 97****5274
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- LGD code
- 330557
- Pincode
- 723151
- Post office
- Puncha
- Population
- 604
- Households
- 125
- Literacy rate
- 53.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1013 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 159
- Distance to district centre
- 38 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 195 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1103 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ramkanali Junction · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Harmadih Rural Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bidhakata compares
By population, Bidhakata ranks #45 of 103 villages in Santuri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.1%
−3.7% vs mandal average
- Bidhakata
- 53.1%
- Santuri mandal
- 56.8%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,013
+51 vs mandal average
- Bidhakata
- 1,013
- Santuri mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Bidhakata
- 4.8
- Santuri mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bidhakata at a glance
Bidhakata is a village of 604 people in 125 households (Census 2011) in Santuri block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 45th-largest of 103 villages in Santuri block. Literacy is 53%, 4 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,013 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Purulia district centre, 47 km from Barra, the nearest town, 4 km from Ramkanali Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723151, served by Puncha post office; the LGD village code is 330557. The nearest hospital or health centre is Harmadih Rural Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is MIHIR KUMAR MANDAL, and the village votes in Saltora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandana Bauri. The population is estimated at 676 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bidhakata · this village | 604 | 53% | — |
| Anthumajhirdi · Santuri | 686 | 72% | 1 km NW |
| Banshgan · Raghunathpur - I | 2,110 | 53% | 1.3 km SW |
| Kendberya · Santuri | 452 | 54% | 1.6 km NE |
| Kankar Kiari · Santuri | 680 | 57% | 2.1 km E |
| Lapahari · Santuri | 650 | 50% | 2.4 km SE |
| Moraldi · Santuri | 624 | 58% | 2.7 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bidhakata
- 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)
- 23
- 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
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 144.77
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bidhakata
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bidhakata
- LGD code
- 330557
- Pincode
- 723151
- Post office
- Puncha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 604
- Population (projected 2026)
- 676
- Households
- 125
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1013
- Literacy rate
- 53.1%
- Coordinates
- 23.55259°N, 86.78222°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bankura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Saltora
- Member of Parliament
- Arup Chakraborty
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandana Bauri
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MIHIR KUMAR MANDAL
- Block / Mandal
- Santuri
Getting there
How to reach Bidhakata
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata195 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1103 km
- Delhi1109 km
- Chennai1351 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRamkanali Junction4 km
- Bus stopHostel More, Riverside19 km
- Hospital / PHCHarmadih Rural Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank Kulti21 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil11 km
- CollegeCareer Building Private ITI12 km
- Police stationAsansol South Police Station25 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 723151
Villages near Bidhakata
Other villages in Santuri mandal
View all 60+ →- Baltora
- Shunuri
- Santuri
- Ramchandrapur
- Muraddi
- Lalgar
- Brindabanpur
- Tarabari
- Gorsika
- Bheti
- Kotaldih
- Dandahit
- Marbedya
- Ghoramurga
- Dumdumi
- Kulai
- Baghaband
- Talberya
- Salberya
- Manpur
- Kalipahari
- Madhubanpur
- Madhukunda Alias Mokura
- Gangpur
- Poradiha
- Shaltora
- Teashi
- Goalberya
- Mejharadi
- Lediam
- Kherad
- Dhenkshila
- Rambhatdi
- Benrya
- Sashpur
- Anthumajhirdi
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)