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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RENUKA HANSDA
Contact: 78****3382
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- LGD code
- 330395
- Pincode
- 723133
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Puruliya)
- Population
- 315
- Households
- 71
- Literacy rate
- 53.7%
- Sex ratio
- 933 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 178
Census 2011 · in context
How Malancha compares
By population, Malancha ranks #84 of 123 villages in Neturia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.7%
−0.6% vs mandal average
- Malancha
- 53.7%
- Neturia mandal
- 54.3%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
−14 vs mandal average
- Malancha
- 933
- Neturia mandal
- 947
Household size
people per home
4.4
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Malancha
- 4.4
- Neturia mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Malancha at a glance
Malancha is a village of 315 people in 71 households (Census 2011) in Neturia block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 84th-largest of 123 villages in Neturia block. Literacy is 54%, about the same as the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723133, served by Raghunathpur (Puruliya) post office; the LGD village code is 330395. The sarpanch is RENUKA HANSDA, and the village votes in Asansol Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Agnimitra Paul. The population is estimated at 371 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malancha · this village | 315 | 54% | — |
| Bhurkunrabari · Neturia | 1,514 | 64% | — |
| Gunyara · Neturia | 1,179 | 60% | — |
| Bathanbari · Neturia | 1,093 | 59% | — |
| Ajodhya · Neturia | 845 | 59% | — |
| Gobindapur Alias Amaidi · Neturia | 794 | 44% | — |
| Asta · Neturia | 591 | 51% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Malancha
- 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)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 286.33
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.25
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Malancha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Malancha
- LGD code
- 330395
- Pincode
- 723133
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Puruliya)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 315
- Population (projected 2026)
- 371
- Households
- 71
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 53.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Asansol
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Asansol Dakshin
- Member of Parliament
- Shatrughan Sinha
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Agnimitra Paul
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RENUKA HANSDA
- Block / Mandal
- Neturia
Same pincode
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- KargaliRaghunathpur - II mandal3,111 pop
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- Purbba BeroRaghunathpur - I mandal2,956 pop
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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
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