Hepad, Jhalda - I
Hepad is a village located in the Jhalda - I Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Jhalda-I block and comes under Pusti Gram Panchayat.
As on January 2025, the current population of Hepad is 1.4 thousands out of which 735 are males and rest 705 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 959 females per 1000 males. There are around 189 teenagers in Hepad. It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 902 persons can read and write. Total 173 people belonging to scheduled caste and 138 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 302 households in Hepad, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 705. The pincode of Hepad is 723212 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Tulin Sub Post office
- Ratiadih Nowadih Branch Post office
- Sarengdih Branch Post office
- Saridih Branch Post office
- Pusti Branch Post office
Schools
Hepad has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Tunturi High School (High School)
- Jargo High School (High School)
- Suisa High Secondry School
- Pusti Anchal High School (High School)
- Sasa Netaji Adarsha High School (High School )
Hospitals
Hepad has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.