Payer observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
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Payer is a village in Illambazar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,385 and 556 households. The literacy rate stands at 60.7%, and the village is located at 23.640°N, 87.518°E under PIN 731214.
By population, Payer ranks #21 of 133 villages in Illambazar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Payer is a village of 2,385 people in 556 households (Census 2011) in Illambazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 21st-largest of 133 villages in Illambazar block. Literacy is 61%, 4 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Birbhum district centre, 23 km from Mankar, the nearest town, 19 km from Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731214, served by Illambazar post office; the LGD village code is 317989. The nearest hospital or health centre is Illambazar Rural Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Purnima Howladar, and the village votes in Bolpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandranath Sinha. The population is estimated at 2,668 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Illambazar →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payer · this village | 2,385 | 61% | — |
| Payer · Chambang Circle | 79 | 0% | 0 km N |
| Baruipur Mehediganja · Illambazar | 149 | 33% | 2.2 km N |
| Rakona · Illambazar | 1,508 | 72% | 2.4 km E |
| Palsa · Illambazar | 349 | 70% | 2.4 km E |
| Naoga · Illambazar | 2,617 | 67% | 2.4 km E |
| Ilam Bazar · Saltora | 587 | 50% | 2.6 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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