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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Netur is a village in Sainthia mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 766 in 175 households and a literacy rate of 70.1%. Situated at coordinates 23.929°N, 87.689°E, it has postal code 731234.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LOVELY BEGAM
Contact: 80****6741
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- LGD code
- 317307
- Pincode
- 731234
- Post office
- Sainthia
- Population
- 766
- Households
- 175
- Literacy rate
- 70.1%
- Sex ratio
- 984 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 318
- Distance to district centre
- 3 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 15 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 166 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1167 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sainthia Junction · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- South View Nursing Home · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Netur compares
By population, Netur ranks #87 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.1%
+6.6% vs mandal average
- Netur
- 70.1%
- Sainthia mandal
- 63.5%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
984
+34 vs mandal average
- Netur
- 984
- Sainthia mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Netur
- 4.4
- Sainthia mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Netur at a glance
Netur is a village of 766 people in 175 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 87th-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 70%, 7 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 984 women per 1,000 men. It lies 3 km from the Birbhum district centre, 10 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 3 km from Sainthia Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731234, served by Sainthia post office; the LGD village code is 317307. The nearest hospital or health centre is South View Nursing Home, 2 km away. The sarpanch is LOVELY BEGAM, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 857 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Fulur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netur · this village | 766 | 70% | — |
| Muradihi (P) · Sainthia | 0 | — | 1.3 km NE |
| Bilsa · Sainthia | 515 | 64% | 1.7 km S |
| Phulur · Sainthia | 1,117 | 77% | 2.2 km SE |
| Chhautara · Sainthia | 663 | 51% | 2.3 km W |
| Balia Chandi · Sainthia | 456 | 68% | 2.5 km S |
| Kherua · Baharagora | 889 | 72% | 2.4 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Netur
- 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)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 104.52
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 50
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Netur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Netur
- LGD code
- 317307
- Pincode
- 731234
- Post office
- Sainthia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 766
- Population (projected 2026)
- 857
- Households
- 175
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 984
- Literacy rate
- 70.1%
- Coordinates
- 23.92902°N, 87.68892°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
- LOVELY BEGAM
- Block / Mandal
- Sainthia
Getting there
How to reach Netur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata166 kmcapital
- Delhi1167 km
- Hyderabad1202 km
- Chennai1437 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSainthia Junction3 km
- Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand17 km
- Hospital / PHCSouth View Nursing Home2 km
- ATM / bankAllahabad Bank17 km
- Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump17 km
- CollegeVisva-Bharati University28 km
- Police stationGuskara Police station50 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Netur
1 Mosque, 1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731234
- AmuaSainthia mandal4,398 pop
- MatpalshaSainthia mandal3,756 pop
- Uttar SijaSainthia mandal3,181 pop
- RangaipurSainthia mandal2,965 pop
- NanubazarSainthia mandal2,554 pop
- HarpalsaSainthia mandal2,403 pop
- MahishdahariSainthia mandal2,320 pop
- Paschim NaoaparaSainthia mandal2,288 pop
- PaharpurSainthia mandal2,247 pop
Villages near Netur
Other villages in Sainthia mandal
View all 60+ →- Amua
- Matpalsha
- Kunuri
- 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
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)