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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Bujunga is a village in Nalhati-I mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 7,198 distributed across 1,734 households. The village has a literacy rate of 65.2% and postal code 731242.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Salma BIBI
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- LGD code
- 316225
- Pincode
- 731242
- Post office
- Kurumgram
- Population
- 7,198
- Households
- 1,734
- Literacy rate
- 65.2%
- Sex ratio
- 940 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,778
- Distance to district centre
- 43 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 193 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1170 km
- Nearest railway station
- Takipur · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bhadrapur Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bujunga compares
By population, Bujunga ranks #3 of 94 villages in Nalhati - I mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.2%
+0.1% vs mandal average
- Bujunga
- 65.2%
- Nalhati - I mandal
- 65.1%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
940
−9 vs mandal average
- Bujunga
- 940
- Nalhati - I mandal
- 949
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
- Bujunga
- 4.2
- Nalhati - I mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bujunga at a glance
Bujunga is a village of 7,198 people in 1,734 households (Census 2011) in Nalhati - I block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 3rd-largest of 94 villages in Nalhati - I block. Literacy is 65%, about the same as the block average of 65% and the sex ratio is 940 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Birbhum district centre, 4 km from Kaytha, the nearest town, 5 km from Takipur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731242, served by Kurumgram post office; the LGD village code is 316225. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhadrapur Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Salma BIBI, and the village votes in Hansan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Fayezul Haque (Kajal Sk). The population is estimated at 8,052 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bujunga
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 773.87
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 580.14
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bujunga
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bujunga
- LGD code
- 316225
- Pincode
- 731242
- Post office
- Kurumgram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,198
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,052
- Households
- 1,734
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 940
- Literacy rate
- 65.2%
- Coordinates
- 24.25931°N, 87.91871°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Birbhum
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hansan
- Member of Parliament
- Satabdi Roy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Fayezul Haque (Kajal Sk)
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Salma BIBI
- Block / Mandal
- Nalhati - I
Getting there
How to reach Bujunga
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata193 kmcapital
- Delhi1170 km
- Hyderabad1242 km
- Chennai1480 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTakipur5 km
- Bus stopUmarpur Bus Stop24 km
- Hospital / PHCBhadrapur Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankBank of India, Khargram26 km
- CollegeJAKIR HOSSAIN INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY25 km
- Police stationRaghunathganj Police station27 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Bujunga
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Guhya Kali templeTemple2.3 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731242
- MehagramNalhati - I mandal5,731 pop
- KurumgramNalhati - I mandal3,728 pop
- SarddhaNalhati - I mandal2,627 pop
- KhidirpurNalhati - I mandal2,451 pop
- GopagramNalhati - I mandal1,593 pop
- PakhaNalhati - I mandal1,343 pop
- KadyaNalhati - I mandal1,243 pop
- RadipurNalhati - I mandal812 pop
- KelaiNalhati - I mandal765 pop
Villages near Bujunga
Other villages in Nalhati - I mandal
View all 60+ →- Kaytha
- Paikpara
- Madhura
- Bhelian
- Mehagram
- Amaypur
- Banior
- Gosainpur
- Dharampur
- Lakshminarayanpur
- Bhabanandapur
- Haripur Podhra
- Tejhati
- Haritoka
- Atgram
- Kurumgram
- Kalitha
- Gobindapur
- Kukhura
- Madhabpur
- Haridaspur
- Harisara
- Bautia
- Bahadurpur
- Sarddha
- Sonarkundu
- Shri Ballavpur
- Khidirpur
- Majhkalitha
- Amalai Bahara
- Debagram
- Sariha
- Sultanpur
- Kanior
- Bhagabatipur
- Barla
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)