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Giripur

Mohammad Bazar mandal
Pincode 731132
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Giripur is a village in Mohammad Bazar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 307 and 72 households. The village has a relatively high literacy rate of 75.2%.

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SUKUMAR HANSDA
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LGD code
316895
Pincode
731132
Post office
Md.Bazar Town Ship
Population
307
Households
72
Literacy rate
75.2%
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000♂
Workers
115
Distance to district centre
13 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Kolkata
176 km
Distance to Delhi
1156 km
Nearest railway station
Kunuri · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Puranagram Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Giripur compares

By population, Giripur ranks #110 of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
75.2%
+19.3% vs mandal average
Giripur
75.2%
Mohammad Bazar mandal
55.9%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
955
−14 vs mandal average
Giripur
955
Mohammad Bazar mandal
969
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
Giripur
4.3
Mohammad Bazar mandal
4.5

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

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Giripur at a glance

Giripur is a village of 307 people in 72 households (Census 2011) in Mohammad Bazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 110th-largest of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar block. Literacy is 75%, 19 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 955 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Birbhum district centre, 16 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 9 km from Kunuri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731132, served by Md.Bazar Town Ship post office; the LGD village code is 316895. The nearest hospital or health centre is Puranagram Hospital, 2 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 343 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Giripur · this village30775%
Giripur · Ranishwar5768%0 km N
Puranagram · Mohammad Bazar1,92454%1.4 km NE
Tantulbaria · Mohammad Bazar2,59461%2 km N
Angar Garia · Mohammad Bazar4,23262%2.3 km SW
Angargaria · Pakuria50039%2.4 km SW
Sahnagar · Mohammad Bazar1,74766%2.7 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Giripur

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
1
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
102.19
Irrigated area (ha)
95.91
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Giripur

LGD code
316895
Pincode
731132
Post office
Md.Bazar Town Ship
Population (Census 2011)
307
Population (projected 2026)
343
Households
72
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
955
Literacy rate
75.2%
Coordinates
23.99483°N, 87.60837°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 Giripur

Mandal centre
Mohammad Bazar · ≈ 2.4 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 13 km
≈ 28 min by car · 33 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,142 people
Mayureswar · ≈ 16 km
≈ 32 min by car · 39 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata176 kmcapital
  • Delhi1156 km
  • Hyderabad1200 km
  • Chennai1438 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKunuri9 km
  • Hospital / PHCPuranagram Hospital2 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank13 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump13 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University36 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post54 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, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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