Begunkodor is a census town in the Jhalda II CD block in the Jhalda subdivision of the Purulia district of West Bengal near its border with Jharkhand, situated 46 km (29 mi) away from district town Purulia.

Jhalda subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering Jharkhand.

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya, Begunkodor covered an area of 3.2276 km2 (1.2462 sq mi).

Among the civic amenities, it had 3 km (1.9 mi) roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, uncovered well, hand pump.

The historic Thakurbari and Rashmela in Begunkodor is preserved by the archeological department of West Bengal and visited by thousands of tourists every year.

Regular night bus service is also available between Begunkodor to Kolkata, which is 350 km (220 mi) away from the town.

Begunkodor got its station due to the joint efforts of the queen of Santals (the original inhabitants of the villages nearby) and Indian Railways in the year 1960.

The real trouble started when the dead bodies of the station master and his family were found in their quarters.

[11] West Bengal's 'haunted' Begun kodar railway station story is documented in a newspaper article.

[15] In December 2017, a group of nine rationalists spent a night at the station, and found no evidence of any ghosts or spirits.