Dalima is a village in Murarai - I mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,818 across 379 households. The village has a literacy rate of 42.4% and postal code 731222, located at 24.526°N, 87.895°E.
By population, Dalima ranks #31 of 80 villages in Murarai - I mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dalima is a village of 1,818 people in 379 households (Census 2011) in Murarai - I block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 31st-largest of 80 villages in Murarai - I block. Literacy is 42%, 4 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 993 women per 1,000 men. It lies 70 km from the Birbhum district centre, 4 km from Bahutali, the nearest town, 4 km from Rajgram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731222, served by Rajgaon post office; the LGD village code is 316011. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC, Bahutali, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Subir Kumar Mukherjee, and the village votes in Murarai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Mosarraf Hossain. The population is estimated at 2,034 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalima · this village | 1,818 | 42% | — |
| Dalimba · Polba - Dadpur | 2,442 | 61% | 0.3 km N |
| Pera · Murarai - I | 812 | 50% | 0.9 km W |
| Bandhaipur · Khanakul - I | 2,345 | 58% | 1.1 km NE |
| Bandhaipur · Murarai - I | 1,059 | 41% | 1.1 km NE |
| Raichandrapur · Murarai - I | 789 | 33% | 2.1 km SW |
| Shrinibaspur · Murarai - I | 568 | 53% | 2.1 km W |
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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