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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Dabuk is a village in Mayureswar - I mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 3,096 across 728 households. The village has a literacy rate of 59.1% and is located at 24.061°N, 87.815°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
UMA MONDAL
Contact: 90****4295
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- LGD code
- 316598
- Pincode
- 731216
- Post office
- Mallarpur
- Population
- 3,096
- Households
- 728
- Literacy rate
- 59.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1026 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,164
- Distance to district centre
- 19 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 175 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1171 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mallarpur · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Tarapur Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dabuk compares
By population, Dabuk ranks #9 of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.1%
−2.9% vs mandal average
- Dabuk
- 59.1%
- Mayureswar - I mandal
- 62.0%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,026
+65 vs mandal average
- Dabuk
- 1,026
- Mayureswar - I mandal
- 961
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Dabuk
- 4.3
- Mayureswar - I mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dabuk at a glance
Dabuk is a village of 3,096 people in 728 households (Census 2011) in Mayureswar - I block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 9th-largest of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I block. Literacy is 59%, 3 points below the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,026 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Birbhum district centre, 10 km from Margram, the nearest town, 9 km from Mallarpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731216, served by Mallarpur post office; the LGD village code is 316598. The nearest hospital or health centre is Tarapur Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is UMA MONDAL, and the village votes in Mayureswar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dudh Kumar Mondal. The population is estimated at 3,463 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dabuk · this village | 3,096 | 59% | — |
| Majurhati · Mayureswar - I | 1,152 | 72% | 1.3 km N |
| Bhaddapur · Mayureswar - I | 457 | 83% | 1.6 km E |
| Leshpara · Mayureswar - I | 0 | — | 1.9 km NE |
| Lachhiator · Mayureswar - I | 3,267 | 56% | 2.1 km W |
| Sandhigara · Mayureswar - I | 1,003 | 63% | 2.3 km NW |
| Durakhi · Mayureswar - I | 938 | 72% | 2.2 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dabuk
- 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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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)
- 428.3
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 341.55
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dabuk
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dabuk
- LGD code
- 316598
- Pincode
- 731216
- Post office
- Mallarpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,096
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,463
- Households
- 728
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1026
- Literacy rate
- 59.1%
- Coordinates
- 24.06081°N, 87.81521°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mayureswar
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dudh Kumar Mondal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- UMA MONDAL
- Block / Mandal
- Mayureswar - I
Getting there
How to reach Dabuk
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata175 kmcapital
- Delhi1171 km
- Hyderabad1221 km
- Chennai1456 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMallarpur9 km
- Bus stopKhargram Vill Bus Stop17 km
- Hospital / PHCTarapur Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankBank of India, Khargram17 km
- Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump34 km
- CollegeRaja Birendra Chandra College25 km
- Police stationRaghunathganj Police station51 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Dabuk
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕EkacakraTemple3.0 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731216
- MallarpurMayureswar - I mandal6,471 pop
- BaraturigramMayureswar - I mandal5,968 pop
- SanakpurMayureswar - I mandal5,050 pop
- SekhpurMayureswar - I mandal4,638 pop
- HazipurMayureswar - I mandal4,345 pop
- RangtaraMayureswar - I mandal4,120 pop
- BirchandrapurMayureswar - I mandal3,808 pop
- LachhiatorMayureswar - I mandal3,267 pop
- MajhariparaMayureswar - I mandal3,046 pop
Villages near Dabuk
Other villages in Mayureswar - I mandal
View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)