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Mahammadpur

Murarai - II mandal
Pincode 731221
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Mahammadpur is a village in Murarai - II mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 937 and 212 households. Situated at 24.372°N, 87.907°E with PIN 731221, its literacy rate is 55.9%.

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LGD code
316134
Pincode
731221
Post office
Paikar
Population
937
Households
212
Literacy rate
55.9%
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000♂
Workers
334
Distance to district centre
54 km
Distance to mandal centre
7 km
Distance to Kolkata
205 km
Distance to Delhi
1164 km
Nearest railway station
Chatra · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC, Chatra · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Mahammadpur compares

By population, Mahammadpur ranks #61 of 71 villages in Murarai - II mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.9%
+6.8% vs mandal average
Mahammadpur
55.9%
Murarai - II mandal
49.1%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
893
−74 vs mandal average
Mahammadpur
893
Murarai - II mandal
967
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
Mahammadpur
4.4
Murarai - II mandal
4.2

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

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Mahammadpur at a glance

Mahammadpur is a village of 937 people in 212 households (Census 2011) in Murarai - II block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 61st-largest of 71 villages in Murarai - II block. Literacy is 56%, 7 points above the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 893 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Birbhum district centre, 6 km from Jeshtha Bhabanipur, the nearest town, 6 km from Chatra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731221, served by Paikar post office; the LGD village code is 316134. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC, Chatra, 6 km away. The sarpanch is parvin bibi, and the village votes in Hansan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Fayezul Haque (Kajal Sk). The population is estimated at 1,105 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kushmore-Ii

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mahammadpur · this village93756%
Mahammadpur · Deshopran97781%0 km N
Mahammadpur · Narayangarh1,22574%0 km N
Mahammadpur · Maldah (Old)2,84054%0 km N
Mahammadpur · Singur1,07177%0 km N
Mahammadpur · Ratua - I2,09847%0 km N
Mahammadpur · Beldanga - II3,13055%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahammadpur

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)
8
Power hours (winter)
12
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
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
172.81
Irrigated area (ha)
164.36
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Mahammadpur

LGD code
316134
Pincode
731221
Post office
Paikar
Population (Census 2011)
937
Population (projected 2026)
1,105
Households
212
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
893
Literacy rate
55.9%
Coordinates
24.37196°N, 87.90685°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hansan
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Fayezul Haque (Kajal Sk)
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
parvin bibi
Block / Mandal
Murarai - II
Getting there

How to reach Mahammadpur

Mandal centre
Murarai - II · ≈ 7.1 km
≈ 15 min by car · 17 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 54 km
≈ 1 h 50 min by car · 2 h 11 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,154 people
Jeshtha Bhabanipur · ≈ 5.6 km
≈ 12 min by car · 14 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata205 kmcapital
  • Delhi1164 km
  • Hyderabad1249 km
  • Chennai1490 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChatra6 km
  • Bus stopUmarpur Bus Stop16 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC, Chatra6 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank19 km
  • CollegeJAKIR HOSSAIN INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY17 km
  • Police stationRaghunathganj Police station19 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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