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Ashuria

Nalhati - II mandal
Pincode 731237
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Ashuria is a village in Nalhati-II mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, located at 24.251°N, 88.002°E. The village has a population of 1,493 across 435 households with a literacy rate of 65.6%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RIPON SHAIKH
Contact: 86****5276
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LGD code
316276
Pincode
731237
Post office
Lohapur
Population
1,493
Households
435
Literacy rate
65.6%
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000♂
Workers
468
Distance to district centre
47 km
Distance to mandal centre
11 km
Distance to Kolkata
190 km
Distance to Delhi
1178 km
Nearest railway station
Morgram · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Bhadrapur Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ashuria compares

By population, Ashuria ranks #26 of 48 villages in Nalhati - II mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.6%
+4.3% vs mandal average
Ashuria
65.6%
Nalhati - II mandal
61.3%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
964
+2 vs mandal average
Ashuria
964
Nalhati - II mandal
962
Household size
people per home
3.4
−0.7 vs mandal average
Ashuria
3.4
Nalhati - II mandal
4.1

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

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Ashuria at a glance

Ashuria is a village of 1,493 people in 435 households (Census 2011) in Nalhati - II block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 26th-largest of 48 villages in Nalhati - II block. Literacy is 66%, 4 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 964 women per 1,000 men. It lies 47 km from the Birbhum district centre, 6 km from Panchgram, the nearest town, 6 km from Morgram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731237, served by Lohapur post office; the LGD village code is 316276. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhadrapur Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is RIPON SHAIKH, and the village votes in Sagardighi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bayron Biswas. The population is estimated at 1,670 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ashuria · this village1,49366%
Nidhia · Nalhati - II74966%1.5 km E
Bandkhola · Raghunathganj - I24562%1.6 km W
Bandkhola · Nalhati - II5,04262%1.6 km W
Ujirpur · Nalhati - II4,11557%2.1 km NW
Ujirpur · Jamalpur1,70569%2.1 km NW
Ujirpur · Mangolkote1,04162%2.1 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ashuria

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
22
Primary school
2
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
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
316.6
Irrigated area (ha)
206.9
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Ashuria

LGD code
316276
Pincode
731237
Post office
Lohapur
Population (Census 2011)
1,493
Population (projected 2026)
1,670
Households
435
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
964
Literacy rate
65.6%
Coordinates
24.25119°N, 88.00220°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Jangipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sagardighi
Member of Parliament
Khalilur Rahaman
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bayron Biswas
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RIPON SHAIKH
Block / Mandal
Nalhati - II
Getting there

How to reach Ashuria

Mandal centre
Nalhati - II · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 47 km
≈ 1 h 36 min by car · 1 h 54 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,137 people
Panchgram · ≈ 5.7 km
≈ 12 min by car · 14 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata190 kmcapital
  • Delhi1178 km
  • Hyderabad1249 km
  • Chennai1484 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMorgram6 km
  • Bus stopUmarpur Bus Stop22 km
  • Hospital / PHCBhadrapur Hospital6 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank24 km
  • CollegeJAKIR HOSSAIN INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY23 km
  • Police stationRaghunathganj Police station25 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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