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Hamidpur

Murarai - I mandal
Pincode 731219
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Hamidpur is a small village in Murarai-I mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 640 in 168 households. It has a literacy rate of 54.2% and is situated at 24.389°N, 87.804°E with PIN code 731219.

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GOLABUR RAHAMAN
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LGD code
316067
Pincode
731219
Post office
Murarai
Population
640
Households
168
Literacy rate
54.2%
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000♂
Workers
182
Distance to district centre
53 km
Distance to mandal centre
7 km
Distance to Kolkata
210 km
Distance to Delhi
1154 km
Nearest railway station
Chatra · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC, Chatra · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Hamidpur compares

By population, Hamidpur ranks #64 of 80 villages in Murarai - I mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.2%
+7.6% vs mandal average
Hamidpur
54.2%
Murarai - I mandal
46.6%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
988
+32 vs mandal average
Hamidpur
988
Murarai - I mandal
956
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.8 vs mandal average
Hamidpur
3.8
Murarai - I mandal
4.6

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

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Hamidpur at a glance

Hamidpur is a village of 640 people in 168 households (Census 2011) in Murarai - I block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 64th-largest of 80 villages in Murarai - I block. Literacy is 54%, 8 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 988 women per 1,000 men. It lies 53 km from the Birbhum district centre, 15 km from Kaytha, the nearest town, 5 km from Chatra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731219, served by Murarai post office; the LGD village code is 316067. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC, Chatra, 5 km away. The sarpanch is GOLABUR RAHAMAN, and the village votes in Murarai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Mosarraf Hossain. The population is estimated at 755 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chatra

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Hamidpur · this village64054%
Hamidpur · Bharatpur - I1,51364%0 km N
Hamidpur · Kaliaganj76356%0 km N
Hamidpur · Polba - Dadpur88463%0 km N
Hamidpur · Nalhati - II87456%0 km N
Hamidpur · Kaliachak - II7,95444%0 km N
Hamidpur · Amdanga1,16469%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hamidpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
11
Power hours (winter)
14
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
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
No
Total area (ha)
95.08
Irrigated area (ha)
24.91
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Hamidpur

LGD code
316067
Pincode
731219
Post office
Murarai
Population (Census 2011)
640
Population (projected 2026)
755
Households
168
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
988
Literacy rate
54.2%
Coordinates
24.38885°N, 87.80428°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Murarai
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dr. Mosarraf Hossain
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
GOLABUR RAHAMAN
Block / Mandal
Murarai - I
Getting there

How to reach Hamidpur

Mandal centre
Murarai - I · ≈ 7.2 km
≈ 15 min by car · 18 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 53 km
≈ 1 h 48 min by car · 2 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,154 people
Kaytha · ≈ 15 km
≈ 31 min by car · 37 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata210 kmcapital
  • Delhi1154 km
  • Hyderabad1242 km
  • Chennai1486 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChatra5 km
  • Bus stopUmarpur Bus Stop25 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC, Chatra5 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank27 km
  • CollegeJAKIR HOSSAIN INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY26 km
  • Police stationRaghunathganj Police station28 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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