Skip to main content
Saturday, 12 September 2026
VoiceOfVillage
Revenue village·Mohammad Bazar block·Birbhum

Rupganja

Mohammad Bazar mandal
Pincode 731127
Verified by Sarpanch
Coming upGanesh ChaturthiIn 2 daysGreetingHartalika TeejIn 2 daysGreetingRishi PanchamiIn 3 daysGreetingWest Bengal calendar →
Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Rupganja observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

in 2 daysObserved in 29 states
Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →

Rupganja is a village in Mohammad Bazar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 235 across 59 households. The village has a literacy rate of 66% and is located at coordinates 24.008°N, 87.563°E.

BS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BANALATA SAHA
Contact: 93****9307
Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Rupganja can update it.
LGD code
316829
Pincode
731127
Post office
Md.Bazar
Population
235
Households
59
Literacy rate
66%
Sex ratio
808 ♀/1000♂
Workers
91
Distance to district centre
18 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Kolkata
179 km
Distance to Delhi
1151 km
Nearest railway station
Kunuri · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Srikantapur Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Rupganja compares

By population, Rupganja ranks #117 of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
66.0%
+10.1% vs mandal average
Rupganja
66.0%
Mohammad Bazar mandal
55.9%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
808
−161 vs mandal average
Rupganja
808
Mohammad Bazar mandal
969
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
Rupganja
4.0
Mohammad Bazar mandal
4.5

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

Advertisement

Rupganja at a glance

Rupganja is a village of 235 people in 59 households (Census 2011) in Mohammad Bazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 117th-largest of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar block. Literacy is 66%, 10 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 808 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Birbhum district centre, 21 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 11 km from Kunuri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731127, served by Md.Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 316829. The nearest hospital or health centre is Srikantapur Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is BANALATA SAHA, and the village votes in Sainthia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krishna Kanta Saha. The population is estimated at 263 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Deucha

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Rupganja · this village23566%
Danjana · Mohammad Bazar36167%0.9 km NW
Bejora · Mohammad Bazar31758%1 km NW
Baruri · Mohammad Bazar3551%1.1 km SW
Fullaipur · Mohammad Bazar95145%1.4 km W
Kaijuli · Mohammad Bazar1,68660%1.8 km S
Porabali · Mohammad Bazar30657%1.7 km NW

Complete this village · 5/7

Add what you know →
  • Sarpanch name
  • Panchayat contact
  • Pincode
  • About the village
  • A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
  • A festival or jatara
  • A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rupganja

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
No
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
18
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
93.79
Irrigated area (ha)
56.98
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Rupganja

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Rupganja

LGD code
316829
Pincode
731127
Post office
Md.Bazar
Population (Census 2011)
235
Population (projected 2026)
263
Households
59
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
808
Literacy rate
66.0%
Coordinates
24.00754°N, 87.56254°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sainthia
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Krishna Kanta Saha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BANALATA SAHA
Block / Mandal
Mohammad Bazar
Getting there

How to reach Rupganja

Mandal centre
Mohammad Bazar · ≈ 3.6 km
≈ 7 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 18 km
≈ 37 min by car · 44 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,142 people
Mayureswar · ≈ 21 km
≈ 42 min by car · 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata179 kmcapital
  • Delhi1151 km
  • Hyderabad1197 km
  • Chennai1437 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKunuri11 km
  • Hospital / PHCSrikantapur Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank12 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump12 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University39 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post52 km
Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 731127

All villages in 731127 →

Villages near Rupganja

Other villages in Mohammad Bazar mandal

View all 60+
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, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Advertisement
Advertisement