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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Ghatiali is a village in Arsha mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 329 spread across 70 households. The village has a literacy rate of 36.5% and uses PIN code 723201.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANSUYA MAHATO
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- LGD code
- 331161
- Pincode
- 723201
- Post office
- Garjaipur
- Population
- 329
- Households
- 70
- Literacy rate
- 36.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1031 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 175
- Distance to district centre
- 44 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 25 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 246 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1028 km
- Nearest railway station
- Begun Kudar · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Arsha Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghatiali compares
By population, Ghatiali ranks #82 of 96 villages in Arsha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.5%
−9.0% vs mandal average
- Ghatiali
- 36.5%
- Arsha mandal
- 45.5%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,031
+57 vs mandal average
- Ghatiali
- 1,031
- Arsha mandal
- 974
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Ghatiali
- 4.7
- Arsha mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghatiali at a glance
Ghatiali is a village of 329 people in 70 households (Census 2011) in Arsha block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 82nd-largest of 96 villages in Arsha block. Literacy is 37%, 9 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,031 women per 1,000 men. It lies 44 km from the Purulia district centre, 0 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 14 km from Begun Kudar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723201, served by Garjaipur post office; the LGD village code is 331161. The nearest hospital or health centre is Arsha Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is ANSUYA MAHATO, and the village votes in Balarampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jaladhar Mahato. The population is estimated at 368 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghatiali
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- 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
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 295.42
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 194.33
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghatiali
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ghatiali
- LGD code
- 331161
- Pincode
- 723201
- Post office
- Garjaipur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 329
- Population (projected 2026)
- 368
- Households
- 70
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1031
- Literacy rate
- 36.5%
- Coordinates
- 23.27681°N, 86.09074°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Balarampur
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jaladhar Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANSUYA MAHATO
- Block / Mandal
- Arsha
Getting there
How to reach Ghatiali
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata246 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1028 km
- Delhi1068 km
- Chennai1289 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBegun Kudar14 km
- Hospital / PHCArsha Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankBank of India35 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump (Tata Route)28 km
- CollegeSidho-Kanho-Birsha University27 km
- Police stationTraffic Police Chowki52 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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