Samachar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
Samachar is a village in Mayureswar - I mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal with a population of 547 across 132 households. It has a literacy rate of 73.9%. The village is located at coordinates 24.055°N, 87.772°E.
By population, Samachar ranks #83 of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samachar is a village of 547 people in 132 households (Census 2011) in Mayureswar - I block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 83rd-largest of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I block. Literacy is 74%, 12 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 906 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Birbhum district centre, 8 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 5 km from Mallarpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731216, served by Mallarpur post office; the LGD village code is 316543. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mallarpur Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is SHYAMAPRASAD MONDAL, and the village votes in Mayureswar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dudh Kumar Mondal. The population is estimated at 612 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Talowan →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samachar · this village | 547 | 74% | — |
| Kamra · Torpa | 2,299 | 56% | 1.1 km SW |
| Taloan · Mayureswar - I | 2,409 | 63% | 1.2 km NE |
| Tarachi · Mayureswar - I | 794 | 65% | 1.4 km NW |
| Dwaruri · Mayureswar - I | 2,069 | 52% | 1.5 km S |
| Paschim Gamini · Mayureswar - I | 447 | 85% | 1.5 km NW |
| Ram Bhadrapur · Mayureswar - I | 485 | 35% | 2 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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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