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Palitpur

Nanoor mandal
Pincode 731215
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Palitpur is a village in Nanoor mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, located at 23.563°N, 87.910°E. It has a population of 787 across 179 households and a literacy rate of 69.6%. The postal code is 731215.

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Bharat Majhi
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LGD code
317756
Pincode
731215
Post office
Khujutipara
Population
787
Households
179
Literacy rate
69.6%
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000♂
Workers
318
Distance to district centre
45 km
Distance to mandal centre
9 km
Distance to Kolkata
120 km
Distance to Hyderabad
1197 km
Nearest railway station
Nigan · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Mangolkote Block Primary Health Centre · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Palitpur compares

By population, Palitpur ranks #100 of 136 villages in Nanoor mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.6%
+8.9% vs mandal average
Palitpur
69.6%
Nanoor mandal
60.7%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
+4 vs mandal average
Palitpur
953
Nanoor mandal
949
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
Palitpur
4.4
Nanoor mandal
4.3

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

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Palitpur at a glance

Palitpur is a village of 787 people in 179 households (Census 2011) in Nanoor block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 100th-largest of 136 villages in Nanoor block. Literacy is 70%, 9 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Birbhum district centre, 4 km from Mangalkot, the nearest town, 11 km from Nigan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731215, served by Khujutipara post office; the LGD village code is 317756. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mangolkote Block Primary Health Centre, 4 km away. The sarpanch is Bharat Majhi, and the village votes in Nanoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidhan Chandra Majhi. The population is estimated at 928 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Palitpur · this village78770%
Palitpur · Murarai - II44563%0 km N
Palitpur · Burdwan - I2,08962%0 km N
Ranibazar · Jangipara1,54673%0.8 km W
Ranibazar · Nanoor69960%0.8 km W
Mangalpur · Dubrajpur1,28968%1.6 km W
Mangalpur · Bansihari4755%1.6 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palitpur

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)
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
Yes
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)
259
Irrigated area (ha)
79
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Palitpur

LGD code
317756
Pincode
731215
Post office
Khujutipara
Population (Census 2011)
787
Population (projected 2026)
928
Households
179
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
953
Literacy rate
69.6%
Coordinates
23.56289°N, 87.91011°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nanoor
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bidhan Chandra Majhi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Bharat Majhi
Block / Mandal
Nanoor
Getting there

How to reach Palitpur

Mandal centre
Nanoor · ≈ 9.0 km
≈ 18 min by car · 22 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 31 min by car · 1 h 49 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,537 people
Mangalkot · ≈ 4.0 km
≈ 8 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata120 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad1197 km
  • Delhi1206 km
  • Chennai1416 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNigan11 km
  • Bus stopJalpara Charaktala16 km
  • Hospital / PHCMangolkote Block Primary Health Centre4 km
  • ATM / bankJalpara Gramin Bank15 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil19 km
  • CollegeGobindapur Sephali Memorial Primary Teacher's Training Institute17 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station19 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Palitpur

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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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