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Barul

Dubrajpur mandal
Pincode 731104
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Durga Puja

Barul observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

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Temple in Dubrajpur mandal

The principal temple recorded for Dubrajpur mandal is Shiv Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Barul itself.

Durga Puja in West Bengal

Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.

The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Birbhum
PC 42
→VS
Dubrajpur
AC 284 · SC
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SOMA SOREN
Contact: 86****3513
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LGD code
318081
Pincode
731104
Post office
Bk.T.P.P
Population
782
Households
191
Literacy rate
59.5%
Sex ratio
936 ♀/1000♂
Workers
328
Census 2011 · in context

How Barul compares

By population, Barul ranks #89 of 226 villages in Dubrajpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.5%
+0.3% vs mandal average
Barul
59.5%
Dubrajpur mandal
59.2%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
936
−16 vs mandal average
Barul
936
Dubrajpur mandal
952
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.4 vs mandal average
Barul
4.1
Dubrajpur mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Barul at a glance

Barul is a village of 782 people in 191 households (Census 2011) in Dubrajpur block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 89th-largest of 226 villages in Dubrajpur block. Literacy is 60%, about the same as the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731104, served by Bk.T.P.P post office; the LGD village code is 318081. The sarpanch is SOMA SOREN, and the village votes in Dubrajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anup Kumar Saha. The population is estimated at 922 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Barul · this village78260%—
Jamthalia · Dubrajpur2,00059%—
Hajrapur · Dubrajpur1,96159%—
Khoshbaspur · Dubrajpur1,26155%—
Rautara · Dubrajpur1,17152%—
Majhgram · Dubrajpur99566%—
Durllabhpur · Dubrajpur83835%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barul

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)
22
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
218.56
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
44

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Barul

LGD code
318081
Pincode
731104
Post office
Bk.T.P.P
Population (Census 2011)
782
Population (projected 2026)
922
Households
191
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
936
Literacy rate
59.5%
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dubrajpur
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anup Kumar Saha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SOMA SOREN
Block / Mandal
Dubrajpur
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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