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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Churar is a village in Khoyrasol mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,194 in 264 households and a literacy rate of 62.8%. The village has railway connectivity and is located at 23.747°N, 87.280°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KEYA DAS
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- LGD code
- 318385
- Pincode
- 731125
- Post office
- Khoyrasole
- Population
- 1,194
- Households
- 264
- Literacy rate
- 62.8%
- Sex ratio
- 895 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 644
- Distance to district centre
- 48 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 171 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1141 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhimgara Junction · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Bankola · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Churar compares
By population, Churar ranks #45 of 170 villages in Khoyrasol mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.8%
+2.9% vs mandal average
- Churar
- 62.8%
- Khoyrasol mandal
- 59.9%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
895
−42 vs mandal average
- Churar
- 895
- Khoyrasol mandal
- 937
Household size
people per home
4.5
Same as the mandal average
- Churar
- 4.5
- Khoyrasol mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Churar at a glance
Churar is a village of 1,194 people in 264 households (Census 2011) in Khoyrasol block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 45th-largest of 170 villages in Khoyrasol block. Literacy is 63%, 3 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 895 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Birbhum district centre, 13 km from Barra, the nearest town, 1 km from Bhimgara Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731125, served by Khoyrasole post office; the LGD village code is 318385. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bankola, 10 km away. The sarpanch is KEYA DAS, and the village votes in Dubrajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anup Kumar Saha. The population is estimated at 1,336 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Churar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 178.87
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6.32
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Churar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Churar
- LGD code
- 318385
- Pincode
- 731125
- Post office
- Khoyrasole
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,194
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,336
- Households
- 264
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 895
- Literacy rate
- 62.8%
- Coordinates
- 23.74668°N, 87.27954°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Birbhum
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dubrajpur
- Member of Parliament
- Satabdi Roy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anup Kumar Saha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KEYA DAS
- Block / Mandal
- Khoyrasol
- Nearest railway station
- Bhimgara Junction (1.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Churar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata171 kmcapital
- Delhi1141 km
- Hyderabad1156 km
- Chennai1397 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhimgara Junction1 km
- Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর12 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bankola10 km
- ATM / bankUCO Bank20 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum29 km
- CollegeB.C. Roy College of polytecnic26 km
- Police stationUkhra Out Post12 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Bhimgara Junction1.1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Churar
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Kali temple at PatharkunchiTemple3.7 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731125
- BarraKhoyrasol mandal10,798 pop
- RasaKhoyrasol mandal4,037 pop
- LokpurKhoyrasol mandal4,018 pop
- RanipatharKhoyrasol mandal3,753 pop
- Dakshin HazaraturKhoyrasol mandal3,420 pop
- PanchraKhoyrasol mandal3,412 pop
- KankartalaKhoyrasol mandal3,390 pop
- KhayrashoalKhoyrasol mandal3,313 pop
- BabuirjorKhoyrasol mandal3,038 pop
Villages near Churar
Other villages in Khoyrasol mandal
View all 60+ →- Barra
- Rasa
- Lokpur
- Bara Ban
- Ranipathar
- Dakshin Hazaratur
- Panchra
- Kankartala
- Khayrashoal
- Babuirjor
- Palpai
- Parsundi
- Naxrakanda
- Naopara
- Sahapur
- Nabasan
- Hariektala
- Pursunda
- Kendgara
- Bhimgara
- Bahadurpur
- Bhadulia
- Budhpur
- Barakuri
- Aliat
- Kathi
- Shrirampur
- Bagashola
- Perua Gopalpur
- Maynadal
- Rasidpur
- Laubere
- Mundira
- Purba Barkola
- Penchalia
- Kharikabad
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)