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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Kunuri is a village in Sainthia mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 3,217 spread across 934 households. It has a literacy rate of 58.7% and is served by railway connectivity. The village is located at coordinates 23.919°N, 87.612°E with PIN code 731201.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANTONA KHATUN
Contact: 90****7525
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- LGD code
- 317244
- Pincode
- 731201
- Post office
- Ahmadpur
- Population
- 3,217
- Households
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 58.7%
- Sex ratio
- 956 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,302
- Distance to district centre
- 10 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 17 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 168 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1161 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kunuri · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- South View Nursing Home · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kunuri compares
By population, Kunuri ranks #3 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.7%
−4.8% vs mandal average
- Kunuri
- 58.7%
- Sainthia mandal
- 63.5%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
+6 vs mandal average
- Kunuri
- 956
- Sainthia mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
3.4
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Kunuri
- 3.4
- Sainthia mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kunuri at a glance
Kunuri is a village of 3,217 people in 934 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 3rd-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 59%, 5 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 956 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Birbhum district centre, 17 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, under 1 km from Kunuri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731201, served by Ahmadpur post office; the LGD village code is 317244. The nearest hospital or health centre is South View Nursing Home, 8 km away. The sarpanch is SANTONA KHATUN, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 3,599 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunuri · this village | 3,217 | 59% | — |
| Bijuri · Sainthia | 677 | 52% | 1.6 km NE |
| Kharikatikari · Suri - II | 508 | 61% | 1.6 km SW |
| Itagaria · Suri - I | 2,049 | 64% | 1.6 km NW |
| Parishar · Sainthia | 840 | 62% | 1.6 km E |
| Khamartora · Sainthia | 268 | 77% | 1.9 km S |
| Nimpalashi · Suri - II | 257 | 73% | 2.1 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kunuri
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 17
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 448.26
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 405.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kunuri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kunuri
- LGD code
- 317244
- Pincode
- 731201
- Post office
- Ahmadpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,217
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,599
- Households
- 934
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 956
- Literacy rate
- 58.7%
- Coordinates
- 23.91890°N, 87.61159°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
- SANTONA KHATUN
- Block / Mandal
- Sainthia
- Nearest railway station
- Kunuri (0.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kunuri
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata168 kmcapital
- Delhi1161 km
- Hyderabad1195 km
- Chennai1431 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKunuri<1 km
- Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand23 km
- Hospital / PHCSouth View Nursing Home8 km
- ATM / bankUCO Bank9 km
- Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump9 km
- CollegeVisva-Bharati University28 km
- Police stationUkhra Out Post48 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Kunuriunder 1 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731201
Villages near Kunuri
Other villages in Sainthia mandal
View all 60+ →- Amua
- Matpalsha
- Uttar Sija
- Rangaipur
- Rasaipur
- Kuchighata
- Balsunda
- Kagas
- Nanubazar
- Bhagabatipur
- Deoash
- Iswarpur
- Harpalsa
- Mahishdahari
- Bhalian
- Paschim Naoapara
- Paharpur
- Hatara
- Derpur
- Kanturi
- Jiui
- Bharamarkol
- Kurumsaha
- Dakshin Sija
- Digha
- Uttar Bamnigaon
- Uttar Kanaipur
- Purba Siur
- Mallikpur
- Palashdanga
- Salchapra
- Kherua
- Kusumjatra
- Paschim Sahapur
- Bataspur
- Pariharpur
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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)