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Rangpur

Illambazar mandal
Pincode 731214
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Rangpur is a village in Illambazar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 469 across 94 households. The village has a notably high literacy rate of 79.5% and PIN code 731214.

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FARIDA BIBI
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LGD code
317953
Pincode
731214
Post office
Illambazar
Population
469
Households
94
Literacy rate
79.5%
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000♂
Workers
140
Distance to district centre
31 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Kolkata
144 km
Distance to Delhi
1174 km
Nearest railway station
Bolpur Shantiniketan · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Santiniketan Nursing Home and Diagonostic Centre · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Rangpur compares

By population, Rangpur ranks #100 of 133 villages in Illambazar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
79.5%
+15.3% vs mandal average
Rangpur
79.5%
Illambazar mandal
64.2%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
+9 vs mandal average
Rangpur
954
Illambazar mandal
945
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.6 vs mandal average
Rangpur
5.0
Illambazar mandal
4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Rangpur at a glance

Rangpur is a village of 469 people in 94 households (Census 2011) in Illambazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 100th-largest of 133 villages in Illambazar block. Literacy is 80%, 15 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Birbhum district centre, 26 km from Mankar, the nearest town, 9 km from Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731214, served by Illambazar post office; the LGD village code is 317953. The nearest hospital or health centre is Santiniketan Nursing Home and Diagonostic Centre, 7 km away. The sarpanch is FARIDA BIBI, and the village votes in Bolpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandranath Sinha. The population is estimated at 553 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Rangpur · this village46980%
Ruppur · Kalyani48280%0 km N
Ruppur · Khoyrasol1681%0 km N
Ruppur · Bolpur Sriniketan3,80351%0 km N
Ruppur · Ranaghat - II2,28066%0 km N
Ruppur · Jamalpur6,86663%0 km N
Dakshin Harirampur · Bolpur Sriniketan1,00556%0.7 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rangpur

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
18
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
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
50.41
Irrigated area (ha)
40
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Rangpur

LGD code
317953
Pincode
731214
Post office
Illambazar
Population (Census 2011)
469
Population (projected 2026)
553
Households
94
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
954
Literacy rate
79.5%
Coordinates
23.66481°N, 87.60704°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandranath Sinha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
FARIDA BIBI
Block / Mandal
Illambazar
Getting there

How to reach Rangpur

Mandal centre
Illambazar · ≈ 4.3 km
≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 3 min by car · 1 h 14 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,370 people
Mankar · ≈ 26 km
≈ 54 min by car · 1 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata144 kmcapital
  • Delhi1174 km
  • Hyderabad1178 km
  • Chennai1408 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBolpur Shantiniketan9 km
  • Bus stopJalpara Charaktala24 km
  • Hospital / PHCSantiniketan Nursing Home and Diagonostic Centre7 km
  • ATM / bankIndia Post Payments Bank8 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil5 km
  • CollegeBengal Institute of Technology and Management3 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station25 km
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Rangpur

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  • 🎓Bengal Institute of Technology and ManagementCollege3.3 km ↗
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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, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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