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Baram

Mohammad Bazar mandal
Pincode 731127
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Baram is a village in Mohammad Bazar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with PIN 731127. It has a population of 453 across 115 households and a literacy rate of 69.3%.

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SUKUMAR HANSDA
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LGD code
316888
Pincode
731127
Post office
Md.Bazar
Population
453
Households
115
Literacy rate
69.3%
Sex ratio
970 ♀/1000♂
Workers
146
Distance to district centre
13 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Kolkata
173 km
Distance to Delhi
1157 km
Nearest railway station
Kunuri · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Puranagram Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Baram compares

By population, Baram ranks #97 of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.3%
+13.4% vs mandal average
Baram
69.3%
Mohammad Bazar mandal
55.9%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
+1 vs mandal average
Baram
970
Mohammad Bazar mandal
969
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.6 vs mandal average
Baram
3.9
Mohammad Bazar mandal
4.5

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

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Baram at a glance

Baram is a village of 453 people in 115 households (Census 2011) in Mohammad Bazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 97th-largest of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar block. Literacy is 69%, 13 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Birbhum district centre, 18 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 5 km from Kunuri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731127, served by Md.Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 316888. The nearest hospital or health centre is Puranagram Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is SUKUMAR HANSDA, and the village votes in Sainthia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krishna Kanta Saha. The population is estimated at 534 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Angargaria

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Baram · this village45369%
Baram · Arsha2,12955%0 km N
Baram · Namkum4,21553%0 km N
Debagram · Mohammad Bazar1,41139%0 km N
Baram · Kumarganj72735%0 km N
Aral · Mohammad Bazar00 km N
Katunia · Mohammad Bazar17363%1.1 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baram

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
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)
182.24
Irrigated area (ha)
27.5
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Baram

LGD code
316888
Pincode
731127
Post office
Md.Bazar
Population (Census 2011)
453
Population (projected 2026)
534
Households
115
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
970
Literacy rate
69.3%
Coordinates
23.95448°N, 87.59418°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sainthia
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Krishna Kanta Saha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUKUMAR HANSDA
Block / Mandal
Mohammad Bazar
Getting there

How to reach Baram

Mandal centre
Mohammad Bazar · ≈ 3.5 km
≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 13 km
≈ 26 min by car · 31 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,142 people
Mayureswar · ≈ 18 km
≈ 36 min by car · 43 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata173 kmcapital
  • Delhi1157 km
  • Hyderabad1196 km
  • Chennai1434 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKunuri5 km
  • Hospital / PHCPuranagram Hospital6 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank9 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump9 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University32 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post49 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, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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