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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BHAKTIPADA MAHATO
Contact: 95****0119
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- LGD code
- 330108
- Pincode
- 723155
- Post office
- Para
- Population
- 2,156
- Households
- 391
- Literacy rate
- 58.1%
- Sex ratio
- 944 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 854
- Distance to district centre
- 19 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 219 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1072 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bagalia · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Lokeswarananda Eye Foundation · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rigudi compares
By population, Rigudi ranks #21 of 132 villages in Para mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.1%
+2.4% vs mandal average
Rigudi58.1%
Para mandal55.7%
Purulia district55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
Same as the mandal average
Rigudi944
Para mandal944
Household size
people per home
5.5
Same as the mandal average
Rigudi5.5
Para mandal5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rigudi at a glance
Rigudi is a village of 2,156 people in 391 households (Census 2011) in Para block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 21st-largest of 132 villages in Para block. Literacy is 58%, 2 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Purulia district centre, 44 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 6 km from Bagalia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723155, served by Para post office; the LGD village code is 330108. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lokeswarananda Eye Foundation, 7 km away. The sarpanch is BHAKTIPADA MAHATO, and the village votes in Para assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nadiar Chand Bouri. The population is estimated at 2,412 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigudi · this village | 2,156 | 58% | — |
| Chhotairga · Para | 111 | 69% | 1.2 km E |
| Barairga · Para | 2,109 | 51% | 1.4 km SE |
| Durgamahal · Para | 632 | 60% | 1.9 km S |
| Thakurdi · Para | 676 | 52% | 1.9 km W |
| Pithajora · Purulia - II | 2,717 | 55% | 2 km SW |
| Bara Bandya · Para | 151 | 62% | 2.1 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rigudi
- 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)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 153.55
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 47.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rigudi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Rigudi
- LGD code
- 330108
- Pincode
- 723155
- Post office
- Para
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,156
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,412
- Households
- 391
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 944
- Literacy rate
- 58.1%
- Coordinates
- 23.47822°N, 86.46566°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Para
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nadiar Chand Bouri
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BHAKTIPADA MAHATO
- Block / Mandal
- Para
Getting there
How to reach Rigudi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata219 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1072 km
- Delhi1086 km
- Chennai1328 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBagalia6 km
- Bus stopPurulia Town Bus Stand19 km
- Hospital / PHCLokeswarananda Eye Foundation7 km
- ATM / bankIndusInd Bank34 km
- Petrol pumppetrol pump20 km
- CollegeSidho-Kanho-Birsha University18 km
- Police stationJharia Police Station30 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 723155
Villages near Rigudi
Other villages in Para mandal
View all 60+ →- Para
- Anara
- Jorberya
- Phusrabaid
- Palma
- Sarulya
- Lipanya
- Bhagaband
- Asurbandh
- Tentulhiti
- Jabarra
- Jaynagar Alias Udaypur
- Jhanpara
- Tetalda
- Rahardi
- Chitra
- Hariharpur
- Bahara
- Pareshya
- Donrda
- Barairga
- Bagalia
- Deuli
- Kaliasota
- Nadiha
- Ranipur
- Bhanuridi
- Amchatar
- Gurguria
- Rautara
- Parasiri
- Ramkrishnapur Alias Nutandi
- Bamanbad
- Bhalagara
- Tadgram
- Patpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)