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Rangdihi is a village in Neturia mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 601 across 110 households. The village has a literacy rate of 65.2%, higher than many neighbouring settlements.
By population, Rangdihi ranks #50 of 123 villages in Neturia mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rangdihi is a village of 601 people in 110 households (Census 2011) in Neturia block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 50th-largest of 123 villages in Neturia block. Literacy is 65%, 11 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Purulia district centre, 41 km from Barra, the nearest town, 3 km from Muradi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723121, served by Adra post office; the LGD village code is 330470. The nearest hospital or health centre is Harmadih Rural Hospital, 2 km away. The sarpanch is SABITRI GORAI, and the village votes in Asansol Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Agnimitra Paul. The population is estimated at 672 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Digha →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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