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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Birnagar is a village in Mayureswar - II mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,931 across 488 households and a literacy rate of 62.3%. The village has a railway station and a temple.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RASOBA BIBI
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- LGD code
- 316668
- Pincode
- 731213
- Post office
- Mayureswar
- Population
- 1,931
- Households
- 488
- Literacy rate
- 62.3%
- Sex ratio
- 981 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 773
- Distance to district centre
- 115 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 102 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 76 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1235 km
- Nearest railway station
- Birnagar · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Maternity Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Birnagar compares
By population, Birnagar ranks #13 of 131 villages in Mayureswar - II mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.3%
−0.2% vs mandal average
- Birnagar
- 62.3%
- Mayureswar - II mandal
- 62.5%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
+28 vs mandal average
- Birnagar
- 981
- Mayureswar - II mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Birnagar
- 4.0
- Mayureswar - II mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Birnagar at a glance
Birnagar is a village of 1,931 people in 488 households (Census 2011) in Mayureswar - II block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 13th-largest of 131 villages in Mayureswar - II block. Literacy is 62%, about the same as the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. It lies 115 km from the Birbhum district centre, 13 km from Gobindapur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Birnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731213, served by Mayureswar post office; the LGD village code is 316668. The nearest hospital or health centre is Maternity Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is RASOBA BIBI, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 2,277 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birnagar · this village | 1,931 | 62% | — |
| Birnagar · Murarai - I | 4,699 | 41% | 0 km N |
| Ramnagar · Hanskhali | 5,235 | 68% | 0 km N |
| Birnagar · Itahar | 1,957 | 47% | 0 km N |
| Birnagar (P) · Ranaghat - I | 7,513 | 67% | 1.8 km E |
| Kathaura · Ranaghat - II | 20 | 90% | 2.3 km SE |
| Jafar Nagar · Ranaghat - II | 3,048 | 71% | 3.2 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Birnagar
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- 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
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 216.02
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 185.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Birnagar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Birnagar
- LGD code
- 316668
- Pincode
- 731213
- Post office
- Mayureswar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,931
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,277
- Households
- 488
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 981
- Literacy rate
- 62.3%
- Coordinates
- 23.23671°N, 88.55521°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Labpur
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Debasis Ojha (Haku Da)
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RASOBA BIBI
- Block / Mandal
- Mayureswar - II
- Nearest railway station
- Birnagar (0.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Birnagar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata76 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1235 km
- Delhi1282 km
- Chennai1428 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBirnagar<1 km
- Bus stopCoopers Halt Train Station9 km
- Hospital / PHCMaternity Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank12 km
- Petrol pumpSri Vishnu Oil21 km
- CollegeKrishnagar Government College20 km
- Police stationCoopers Camp Police Outpost9 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Birnagarunder 1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Birnagar
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕A block Mahishmardini BaroyariTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Uma Shankar templeTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Durga temple of Dwadash mandir complexTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Dwadash mandir complexTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Gaudiya math of Bhaktibinod ThakurTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Radha Krishna temple of Mitra Mustafi familyTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Vishnu temple of Mitra Mustafi familyTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Pancharatna Shiva temple of Gangopadhyay familyTemple<1 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731213
- MayureswarMayureswar - II mandal11,142 pop
- KanutiaMayureswar - II mandal6,572 pop
- KatasurMayureswar - II mandal4,302 pop
- Chhota TurigramMayureswar - II mandal3,976 pop
- DunaMayureswar - II mandal3,097 pop
- BasudebpurMayureswar - II mandal2,865 pop
- BrahmanbaharaMayureswar - II mandal2,741 pop
- UlkundaMayureswar - II mandal2,704 pop
- GazipurMayureswar - I mandal2,479 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Birnagar
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Villages near Birnagar
Other villages in Mayureswar - II mandal
View all 60+ →- Mayureswar
- Kanutia
- Katasur
- Chhota Turigram
- Duna
- Basudebpur
- Brahmanbahara
- Ulkunda
- Prajapara
- Kushtor
- Bara Akulpur
- Kamarhati
- Beja
- Chaulja
- Chhamna
- Kundala
- Jhalka
- Narayanghati
- Daspalsa
- Akulpur
- Belera
- Ramnagar
- Radhanagar
- Kaleswar
- Bara Kalikapur
- Gidhila
- Serunia
- Balur
- Mahesha
- Hatinagar
- Uchpur
- Madhaipur
- Thakuranipur
- Teratari
- Beluti
- Kushtikuri
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)