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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Nalgara is a village in Khoyrasol mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal. It has a population of 317 in 63 households, with a literacy rate of 64.7%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ARPITA GHOSH
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- LGD code
- 318454
- Pincode
- 731125
- Post office
- Khoyrasole
- Population
- 317
- Households
- 63
- Literacy rate
- 64.7%
- Sex ratio
- 876 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 131
- Distance to district centre
- 54 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 176 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1134 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhimgara Junction · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Chhora · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Nalgara compares
By population, Nalgara ranks #106 of 170 villages in Khoyrasol mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.7%
+4.8% vs mandal average
- Nalgara
- 64.7%
- Khoyrasol mandal
- 59.9%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
876
−61 vs mandal average
- Nalgara
- 876
- Khoyrasol mandal
- 937
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Nalgara
- 5.0
- Khoyrasol mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nalgara at a glance
Nalgara is a village of 317 people in 63 households (Census 2011) in Khoyrasol block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 106th-largest of 170 villages in Khoyrasol block. Literacy is 65%, 5 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 876 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Birbhum district centre, 6 km from Barra, the nearest town, 8 km from Bhimgara Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731125, served by Khoyrasole post office; the LGD village code is 318454. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Chhora, 10 km away. The sarpanch is ARPITA GHOSH, and the village votes in Dubrajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anup Kumar Saha. The population is estimated at 355 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nalgara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 267.13
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.26
- Forest area (ha)
- 2.06
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nalgara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nalgara
- LGD code
- 318454
- Pincode
- 731125
- Post office
- Khoyrasole
- Population (Census 2011)
- 317
- Population (projected 2026)
- 355
- Households
- 63
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 876
- Literacy rate
- 64.7%
- Coordinates
- 23.75473°N, 87.21186°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Birbhum
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dubrajpur
- Member of Parliament
- Satabdi Roy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anup Kumar Saha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ARPITA GHOSH
- Block / Mandal
- Khoyrasol
Getting there
How to reach Nalgara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata176 kmcapital
- Delhi1134 km
- Hyderabad1151 km
- Chennai1394 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhimgara Junction8 km
- Bus stopBogra Chatti Road Bus Stop18 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Chhora10 km
- ATM / bankUCO Bank23 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum23 km
- CollegeB.C. Roy College of polytecnic29 km
- Police stationUkhra Out Post13 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 Nalgara
Other villages in Khoyrasol mandal
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- 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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)