Prachandapur is a village in Mayureswar-I mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,961 in 698 households. The village has a literacy rate of 58.6%.
By population, Prachandapur ranks #11 of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Prachandapur is a village of 2,961 people in 698 households (Census 2011) in Mayureswar - I block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 11th-largest of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I block. Literacy is 59%, 3 points below the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 998 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Birbhum district centre, 9 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 3 km from Mallarpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731216, served by Mallarpur post office; the LGD village code is 316522. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mallarpur Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is MOUSUMI PAL, and the village votes in Mayureswar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dudh Kumar Mondal. The population is estimated at 3,312 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mollarpur-Ii →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prachandapur · this village | 2,961 | 59% | — |
| Mehedinagar · Mayureswar - I | 994 | 76% | 1.5 km N |
| Arazi Muralipur · Mayureswar - I | 0 | — | 2 km E |
| Madian · Mayureswar - I | 2,626 | 64% | 2.7 km NW |
| Matmahula · Mayureswar - I | 1,453 | 54% | 2.6 km W |
| Tekedda · Mayureswar - I | 749 | 72% | 3 km S |
| Paschim Ramcandrapur · Mayureswar - I | 712 | 74% | 3.2 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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