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Rakhareshwar

Labpur mandal
Pincode 731303
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Rakhareshwar is a village in Labpur mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 689 in 149 households. The literacy rate in the village is 66.8%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rajendra Prasad Mondal
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LGD code
317491
Pincode
731303
Post office
Labpur Mastali
Population
689
Households
149
Literacy rate
66.8%
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000♂
Workers
258
Distance to district centre
18 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Kolkata
146 km
Distance to Delhi
1182 km
Nearest railway station
Gopalpurgram · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Labpur Government Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Rakhareshwar compares

By population, Rakhareshwar ranks #91 of 179 villages in Labpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
66.8%
+4.4% vs mandal average
Rakhareshwar
66.8%
Labpur mandal
62.4%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
893
−52 vs mandal average
Rakhareshwar
893
Labpur mandal
945
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
Rakhareshwar
4.6
Labpur mandal
4.3

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

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Rakhareshwar at a glance

Rakhareshwar is a village of 689 people in 149 households (Census 2011) in Labpur block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 91st-largest of 179 villages in Labpur block. Literacy is 67%, 4 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 893 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Birbhum district centre, 13 km from Danrka, the nearest town, 7 km from Gopalpurgram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731303, served by Labpur Mastali post office; the LGD village code is 317491. The nearest hospital or health centre is Labpur Government Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is Rajendra Prasad Mondal, and the village votes in Nanoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidhan Chandra Majhi. The population is estimated at 771 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rakhareshwar

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)
6
Power hours (winter)
8
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
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
165.68
Irrigated area (ha)
71.21
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Rakhareshwar

LGD code
317491
Pincode
731303
Post office
Labpur Mastali
Population (Census 2011)
689
Population (projected 2026)
771
Households
149
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
893
Literacy rate
66.8%
Coordinates
23.76187°N, 87.75742°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
Rajendra Prasad Mondal
Block / Mandal
Labpur
Getting there

How to reach Rakhareshwar

Mandal centre
Labpur · ≈ 8.0 km
≈ 16 min by car · 20 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 18 km
≈ 37 min by car · 45 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,897 people
Danrka · ≈ 13 km
≈ 27 min by car · 32 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata146 kmcapital
  • Delhi1182 km
  • Hyderabad1197 km
  • Chennai1425 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGopalpurgram7 km
  • Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand7 km
  • Hospital / PHCLabpur Government Hospital7 km
  • ATM / bankAllahabad Bank7 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil15 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University11 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station31 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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