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Revenue village·Khoyrasol block·Birbhum

Sermara

Khoyrasol mandal
Pincode 731125
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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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 Sermara 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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Sermara is a village in Khoyrasol mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,019 in 243 households. The literacy rate is 61.5%, and it is located at coordinates 23.797°N, 87.252°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHRABONI BAGDI
Contact: 89****0584
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LGD code
318375
Pincode
731125
Post office
Khoyrasole
Population
1,019
Households
243
Literacy rate
61.5%
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000♂
Workers
478
Distance to district centre
49 km
Distance to mandal centre
9 km
Distance to Kolkata
177 km
Distance to Delhi
1135 km
Nearest railway station
Bhimgara Junction · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dubrajpur Rural Hospital · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sermara compares

By population, Sermara ranks #57 of 170 villages in Khoyrasol mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.5%
+1.6% vs mandal average
Sermara
61.5%
Khoyrasol mandal
59.9%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
923
−14 vs mandal average
Sermara
923
Khoyrasol mandal
937
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
Sermara
4.2
Khoyrasol mandal
4.5

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

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Sermara at a glance

Sermara is a village of 1,019 people in 243 households (Census 2011) in Khoyrasol block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 57th-largest of 170 villages in Khoyrasol block. Literacy is 62%, 2 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 923 women per 1,000 men. It lies 49 km from the Birbhum district centre, 9 km from Barra, the nearest town, 7 km from Bhimgara Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731125, served by Khoyrasole post office; the LGD village code is 318375. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dubrajpur Rural Hospital, 14 km away. The sarpanch is SHRABONI BAGDI, and the village votes in Dubrajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anup Kumar Saha. The population is estimated at 1,140 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Nakrakonda

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sermara · this village1,01962%
Shilabatpur · Khoyrasol1429%1 km NW
Puratan Nagrakonda · Khoyrasol63562%1 km E
Laubere · Khoyrasol1,46582%1.4 km SW
Birjuri · Khoyrasol11188%1.6 km E
Bhadulia · Khoyrasol1,97965%2 km W
Dakshin Hazaratur · Khoyrasol3,42070%2.3 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sermara

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
No
Power hours (summer)
13
Power hours (winter)
13
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
Yes
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
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
114.98
Irrigated area (ha)
0.42
Forest area (ha)
2.02

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

Notice board · Sermara

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 — Sermara

LGD code
318375
Pincode
731125
Post office
Khoyrasole
Population (Census 2011)
1,019
Population (projected 2026)
1,140
Households
243
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
923
Literacy rate
61.5%
Coordinates
23.79724°N, 87.25195°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dubrajpur
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anup Kumar Saha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SHRABONI BAGDI
Block / Mandal
Khoyrasol
Getting there

How to reach Sermara

Mandal centre
Khoyrasol · ≈ 9.0 km
≈ 19 min by car · 22 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 49 km
≈ 1 h 41 min by car · 1 h 59 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,798 people
Barra · ≈ 8.7 km
≈ 18 min by car · 21 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata177 kmcapital
  • Delhi1135 km
  • Hyderabad1157 km
  • Chennai1400 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBhimgara Junction7 km
  • Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর14 km
  • Hospital / PHCDubrajpur Rural Hospital14 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank26 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum29 km
  • CollegeB.C. Roy College of polytecnic32 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post17 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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