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Bhalagara

Para mandal
Pincode 723155
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SULEKHA BOURI
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LGD code
330052
Pincode
723155
Post office
Para
Population
1,746
Households
326
Literacy rate
57.4%
Sex ratio
1033 ♀/1000♂
Workers
456
Census 2011 · in context

How Bhalagara compares

By population, Bhalagara ranks #35 of 132 villages in Para mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.4%
+1.7% vs mandal average
Bhalagara
57.4%
Para mandal
55.7%
Purulia district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,033
+89 vs mandal average
Bhalagara
1,033
Para mandal
944
Household size
people per home
5.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Bhalagara
5.4
Para mandal
5.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bhalagara at a glance

Bhalagara is a village of 1,746 people in 326 households (Census 2011) in Para block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 35th-largest of 132 villages in Para block. Literacy is 57%, 2 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,033 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723155, served by Para post office; the LGD village code is 330052. The sarpanch is SULEKHA BOURI, and the village votes in Para assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nadiar Chand Bouri. The population is estimated at 2,059 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhalagara

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)
18
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
109.92
Irrigated area (ha)
84.56
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bhalagara

LGD code
330052
Pincode
723155
Post office
Para
Population (Census 2011)
1,746
Population (projected 2026)
2,059
Households
326
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1033
Literacy rate
57.4%
Lok Sabha constituency
Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Para
Member of Parliament
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nadiar Chand Bouri
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SULEKHA BOURI
Block / Mandal
Para
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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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