Birnagar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
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Birnagar is a village in Murarai-I mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 4,699 across 975 households. It has a literacy rate of 40.7% and is located at 23.237°N, 88.555°E under PIN 731222.
By population, Birnagar ranks #10 of 80 villages in Murarai - I mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Birnagar is a village of 4,699 people in 975 households (Census 2011) in Murarai - I block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 10th-largest of 80 villages in Murarai - I block. Literacy is 41%, 6 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 978 women per 1,000 men. It lies 115 km from the Birbhum district centre, 13 km from Gobindapur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Birnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731222, served by Rajgaon post office; the LGD village code is 315995. The nearest hospital or health centre is Maternity Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is SEEMA RAJBANSHI, and the village votes in Murarai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Mosarraf Hossain. The population is estimated at 5,540 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mahurapur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birnagar · this village | 4,699 | 41% | — |
| Ramnagar · Hanskhali | 5,235 | 68% | 0 km N |
| Birnagar · Itahar | 1,957 | 47% | 0 km N |
| Birnagar · Mayureswar - II | 1,931 | 62% | 0 km N |
| Birnagar (P) · Ranaghat - I | 7,513 | 67% | 1.8 km E |
| Kathaura · Ranaghat - II | 20 | 90% | 2.3 km SE |
| Jafar Nagar · Ranaghat - II | 3,048 | 71% | 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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