Balguma, Purulia - I
Balguma is a village located in the Purulia - I Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Purulia-I block and comes under Sonaijuri Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Purulia parliament constituency and Balarampur assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Balguma is 2.6 thousands out of which 1.3 thousands are males and rest 1.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 926 females per 1000 males. There are around 197 teenagers in Balguma. It has literacy rate of 85% which means around 2.2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 222 people belonging to scheduled caste and 173 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 579 households in Balguma, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 890. The pincode of Balguma is 723149 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Manguria Sub Post office
- Belkuri Branch Post office
- Chakra Branch Post office
- Ghanga Branch Post office
- Natua Branch Post office
Schools
Balguma has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Pukurgoria Bibhutinath Vidyapith(High School)
- Lagda High School (High School)
- Khudibandh High School.
- Chainpur High School
- Ghonga High School
Hospitals
Balguma has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sonaijuri Sub-Center
- Chargali Sub-Center
- Khudibandh Sub-Center
- Purda Sub-Center
- Belkuri Primary Health Center
Banks
Balguma has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.