Barshal is a revenue village in Rajnagar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal. It had a population of 796 in 171 households (Census 2011).
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Rajnagar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal.
Barshal is a mid-sized village of Rajnagar block: 796 people in 171 households (Census 2011), 32nd of its 88 inhabited villages by population. Literacy stood at 72.2%, above Birbhum district's 69.1% (Rajnagar block: 67.1%), while the sex ratio was 975 women per 1,000 men, above the district's 955. It falls under Rajnagar gram panchayat (LGD) and uses PIN code 731130. The village covers 281 hectares — about 2.8 km², or roughly 283 people per km² (Census 2011). For elections it falls in the Suri assembly constituency and the Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency.
Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction
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Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction
Barshal is in the Rajnagar gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Barshal ranks #32 of 88 inhabited villages in Rajnagar block.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
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Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × West Bengal's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+10.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
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District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Birbhum district, not figures for Barshal.
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These are district-level figures for Birbhum district, not figures for Barshal.
74,090 of 8,02,415 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 4,335 habitation rows in 19 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 6,75,122 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 15 km, from the mapped villages of its mandal — not the exact site of Barshal. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Barshal · 23.9007° N, 87.3347° E
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VILL P.O.-RAJNAGAR, DIST. BIRBHUM, WEST BENGAL, PIN-731130
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DIST BIRBHUM,WEST BENGAL 731130
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Barshal is a village in Rajnagar block of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India.
Barshal is in Birbhum district of West Bengal.
Barshal comes under the Rajnagar gram panchayat.
The pincode of Barshal, Rajnagar, Birbhum is 731130.
As per the 2011 Census, Barshal had a population of 796 (403 males and 393 females).
Barshal had 171 households at the 2011 Census.
Barshal covers about 281 hectares.
The literacy rate of Barshal was 72.2% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Barshal had 975 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Barshal is in the Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency.
Satabdi Roy (All India Trinamool Congress) won the Birbhum Lok Sabha seat, which includes Barshal, in 2024.
Barshal is in the Suri assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Jagannath Chattopadhyay (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Suri assembly seat, which includes Barshal, in 2026.
Barshal is in the Rajnagar development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Barshal is 316950 and its Census 2011 village code is 316950.
Villages near Barshal include Muktipur (within ~15 km), Chak Jitua (within ~15 km), Dedaha (within ~15 km), Gourganja (within ~15 km), Burema (within ~15 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Barshal's Census 2011 population of 796 by West Bengal's official RGI projection (+10.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 880 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Barshal has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for November: 15.8 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Birbhum district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 31 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustard | Rampurhat APMC | 8,100 | 8,300 | 8,200 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Onion | Rampurhat APMC | 4,300 | 4,500 | 4,400 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Potato | Rampurhat APMC | 700 | 720 | 710 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rice | Rampurhat APMC | 3,650 | 3,700 | 3,680 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Wheat | Rampurhat APMC | 2,590 | 2,610 | 2,600 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal · Brinjal | Birbhum APMC | 6,400 | 6,500 | 6,450 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal · Brinjal | Bolpur APMC | 6,400 | 6,500 | 6,450 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal · Brinjal | Sainthia APMC | 6,200 | 6,300 | 6,250 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Barshal's shops. Best mandi price near Barshal →
Official dataAgmarknet, 31 Oct 2026Report a correction
Distances are approximate (the mapped villages of its mandal).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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