Deshra, Hura

Deshra is a village located in the Hura Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Hura block and comes under Kalabani Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Purulia parliament constituency and Kashipur assembly constituency.

As on January 2025, the current population of Deshra is 1.2 thousands out of which 605 are males and rest 596 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 985 females per 1000 males. There are around 159 teenagers in Deshra. It has literacy rate of 52% which means around 620 persons can read and write. Total 441 people belonging to scheduled caste and 123 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 243 households in Deshra, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 548. The pincode of Deshra is 723148 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Hutmura Sub Post office
• Arjunjora Branch Post office
• Batikara Branch Post office
• Deshra Branch Post office
• Banbaligara Branch Post office

Schools

Deshra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Ladhurka High School. (High School)
• Sitalpur High School
• Arjunjora High School.
• Hutmura Harimati Girls High School
• Hutmura High School (High School)

Hospitals

Deshra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Jojodih Sub-Center
• Saharjuri Sub-Center
• Narrah Sub-Center
• Chepra Sub-Center
• Hutmura Sub-Center

Banks

Deshra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Jaynagar
• Punjab National Bank Lagda Manguria