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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Muktipur is a village in Santuri mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 253 in 49 households. The village has a literacy rate of 47.8%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KANAKLATA MANDAL
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- LGD code
- 330554
- Pincode
- 723142
- Post office
- Ramchandrapur Ashram
- Population
- 253
- Households
- 49
- Literacy rate
- 47.8%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 128
- Distance to district centre
- 106 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 51 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 181 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1137 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dubrajpur · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rajnagar BPHC · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Muktipur compares
By population, Muktipur ranks #79 of 103 villages in Santuri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.8%
−9.0% vs mandal average
Muktipur47.8%
Santuri mandal56.8%
Purulia district55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
−1 vs mandal average
Muktipur961
Santuri mandal962
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
Muktipur5.2
Santuri mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Muktipur at a glance
Muktipur is a village of 253 people in 49 households (Census 2011) in Santuri block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 79th-largest of 103 villages in Santuri block. Literacy is 48%, 9 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. It lies 106 km from the Purulia district centre, 2 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 12 km from Dubrajpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723142, served by Ramchandrapur Ashram post office; the LGD village code is 330554. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rajnagar BPHC, 5 km away. The sarpanch is KANAKLATA MANDAL, and the village votes in Saltora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandana Bauri. The population is estimated at 298 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ramchandrapur-Kotaldi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muktipur · this village | 253 | 48% | — |
| Muktipur · Rajnagar | 884 | 56% | 0 km N |
| Muktipur · Raina - I | 893 | 78% | 0 km N |
| Tentulia Bandh · Rajnagar | 473 | 61% | 0.9 km N |
| Gaisara · Rajnagar | 631 | 63% | 0.9 km NW |
| Chak Jitua · Dubrajpur | 0 | — | 1.3 km E |
| Bahadurganja · Dubrajpur | 566 | 69% | 2 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Muktipur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 107.17
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 41
- Forest area (ha)
- 20.06
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Muktipur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Muktipur
- LGD code
- 330554
- Pincode
- 723142
- Post office
- Ramchandrapur Ashram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 253
- Population (projected 2026)
- 298
- Households
- 49
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 47.8%
- Coordinates
- 23.90075°N, 87.33470°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bankura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Saltora
- Member of Parliament
- Arup Chakraborty
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandana Bauri
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KANAKLATA MANDAL
- Block / Mandal
- Santuri
Getting there
How to reach Muktipur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata181 kmcapital
- Delhi1137 km
- Hyderabad1171 km
- Chennai1414 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDubrajpur12 km
- Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর13 km
- Hospital / PHCRajnagar BPHC5 km
- ATM / bankUCO Bank20 km
- Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump19 km
- CollegeBengal Institute of Technology and Management41 km
- Police stationUkhra Out Post30 km
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Villages near Muktipur
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- Gorsika
- Bheti
- Kotaldih
- Dandahit
- Marbedya
- Ghoramurga
- Dumdumi
- Kulai
- Baghaband
- Talberya
- Salberya
- Manpur
- Kalipahari
- Madhubanpur
- Madhukunda Alias Mokura
- Gangpur
- Poradiha
- Shaltora
- Teashi
- Goalberya
- Mejharadi
- Lediam
- Kherad
- Dhenkshila
- Rambhatdi
- Benrya
- Sashpur
- Anthumajhirdi
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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)