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Revenue village·Khoyrasol block·Birbhum

Raypur

Khoyrasol mandal
Pincode 731123
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Raypur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Raypur

  • Kali temple at Patharkunchi · 3.5 km
  • Balajuri Khageswarnath Shiva temple · 3.6 km
  • Pahareshwar Kali temple · 4.3 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Khoyrasol mandal

The principal temple recorded for Khoyrasol mandal is nakrakonda colony durga mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Raypur itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Raypur is a village in Khoyrasol mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 379 across 79 households. It has a literacy rate of 45.6% and PIN code 731123, situated at 23.786°N, 87.328°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SWAPAN BAGDI
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LGD code
318339
Pincode
731123
Post office
Dubrajpur
Population
379
Households
79
Literacy rate
45.6%
Sex ratio
1094 ♀/1000♂
Workers
113
Distance to district centre
42 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Kolkata
171 km
Distance to Delhi
1143 km
Nearest railway station
Panchra · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dubrajpur Rural Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Raypur compares

By population, Raypur ranks #98 of 170 villages in Khoyrasol mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.6%
−14.3% vs mandal average
Raypur
45.6%
Khoyrasol mandal
59.9%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,094
+157 vs mandal average
Raypur
1,094
Khoyrasol mandal
937
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.3 vs mandal average
Raypur
4.8
Khoyrasol mandal
4.5

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

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Raypur at a glance

Raypur is a village of 379 people in 79 households (Census 2011) in Khoyrasol block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 98th-largest of 170 villages in Khoyrasol block. Literacy is 46%, 14 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,094 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Birbhum district centre, 11 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 2 km from Panchra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731123, served by Dubrajpur post office; the LGD village code is 318339. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dubrajpur Rural Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is SWAPAN BAGDI, and the village votes in Dubrajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anup Kumar Saha. The population is estimated at 447 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rupuspur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Raypur · this village37946%
Lokpur · Khoyrasol4,01865%0 km N
Pippur · Dubrajpur00 km N
Kumarbundra · Dubrajpur25173%1.3 km N
Patalapur · Dubrajpur01.3 km SE
Bandundra · Dubrajpur58278%1.4 km N
Dihipara · Sonamukhi1,57446%1.3 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Raypur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
24
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
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
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
103.73
Irrigated area (ha)
4.3
Forest area (ha)
29.95

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

Notice board · Raypur

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Raypur

LGD code
318339
Pincode
731123
Post office
Dubrajpur
Population (Census 2011)
379
Population (projected 2026)
447
Households
79
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1094
Literacy rate
45.6%
Coordinates
23.78582°N, 87.32835°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dubrajpur
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anup Kumar Saha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SWAPAN BAGDI
Block / Mandal
Khoyrasol
Getting there

How to reach Raypur

Mandal centre
Khoyrasol · ≈ 4.1 km
≈ 8 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 26 min by car · 1 h 42 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,430 people
Pratappur · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 26 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata171 kmcapital
  • Delhi1143 km
  • Hyderabad1163 km
  • Chennai1403 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPanchra2 km
  • Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর6 km
  • Hospital / PHCDubrajpur Rural Hospital6 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank24 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump24 km
  • CollegeB.C. Roy College of polytecnic29 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post18 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Raypur

4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Raypur

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

  • 🏫Dubrajpur shree shree Saradeswari vidyamandir for girlsSchool4.8 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, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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