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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sadhan Kaibartta
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- LGD code
- 331075
- Pincode
- 723151
- Post office
- Puncha
- Population
- 313
- Households
- 65
- Literacy rate
- 75.7%
- Sex ratio
- 841 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 151
Census 2011 · in context
How Baraghutu compares
By population, Baraghutu ranks #85 of 109 villages in Puncha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.7%
+16.4% vs mandal average
- Baraghutu
- 75.7%
- Puncha mandal
- 59.3%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
841
−135 vs mandal average
- Baraghutu
- 841
- Puncha mandal
- 976
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Baraghutu
- 4.8
- Puncha mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baraghutu at a glance
Baraghutu is a village of 313 people in 65 households (Census 2011) in Puncha block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 85th-largest of 109 villages in Puncha block. Literacy is 76%, 16 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 841 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723151, served by Puncha post office; the LGD village code is 331075. The sarpanch is Sadhan Kaibartta, and the village votes in Kashipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamala Kanta Hansda. The population is estimated at 369 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baraghutu
- 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)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- 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
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 260.57
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6
- Forest area (ha)
- 152.53
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baraghutu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baraghutu
- LGD code
- 331075
- Pincode
- 723151
- Post office
- Puncha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 313
- Population (projected 2026)
- 369
- Households
- 65
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 841
- Literacy rate
- 75.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kashipur
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kamala Kanta Hansda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sadhan Kaibartta
- Block / Mandal
- Puncha
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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