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Makura

Labpur mandal
Pincode 731303
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Makura is a village in Labpur mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 834 across 193 households. The village has a literacy rate of 76.6% and is located at coordinates 23.892°N, 87.765°E.

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CHAITALI DAS BAIRAGYA
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LGD code
317447
Pincode
731303
Post office
Labpur Mastali
Population
834
Households
193
Literacy rate
76.6%
Sex ratio
1024 ♀/1000♂
Workers
358
Distance to district centre
6 km
Distance to mandal centre
17 km
Distance to Kolkata
159 km
Distance to Delhi
1176 km
Nearest railway station
Chowhatta · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Basudebpur · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Makura compares

By population, Makura ranks #74 of 179 villages in Labpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
76.6%
+14.2% vs mandal average
Makura
76.6%
Labpur mandal
62.4%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,024
+79 vs mandal average
Makura
1,024
Labpur mandal
945
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
Makura
4.3
Labpur mandal
4.3

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

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Makura at a glance

Makura is a village of 834 people in 193 households (Census 2011) in Labpur block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 74th-largest of 179 villages in Labpur block. Literacy is 77%, 14 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. It lies 6 km from the Birbhum district centre, 5 km from Danrka, the nearest town, 7 km from Chowhatta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731303, served by Labpur Mastali post office; the LGD village code is 317447. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Basudebpur, 5 km away. The sarpanch is CHAITALI DAS BAIRAGYA, and the village votes in Nanoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidhan Chandra Majhi. The population is estimated at 933 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Makura · this village83477%
Shalki · Sainthia2277%0.7 km NE
Gadarpar · Sainthia17052%1 km NW
Bile · Labpur38279%1.2 km E
Bhalkuti · Labpur2,17562%1.5 km S
Salki · Mayureswar - II35969%1.5 km N
Arazi Makura · Labpur01.5 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Makura

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
12
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
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
97.23
Irrigated area (ha)
89.13
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Makura

LGD code
317447
Pincode
731303
Post office
Labpur Mastali
Population (Census 2011)
834
Population (projected 2026)
933
Households
193
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1024
Literacy rate
76.6%
Coordinates
23.89157°N, 87.76470°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nanoor
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bidhan Chandra Majhi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
CHAITALI DAS BAIRAGYA
Block / Mandal
Labpur
Getting there

How to reach Makura

Mandal centre
Labpur · ≈ 17 km
≈ 34 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 6.1 km
≈ 13 min by car · 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,897 people
Danrka · ≈ 5.2 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata159 kmcapital
  • Delhi1176 km
  • Hyderabad1206 km
  • Chennai1438 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChowhatta7 km
  • Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand10 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Basudebpur5 km
  • ATM / bankAllahabad Bank9 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump24 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University25 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station46 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, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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