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Revenue village·Nanoor block·Birbhum

Rayen

Nanoor mandal
Pincode 731301
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Rayen observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

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Temples near Rayen

  • Basuli and 14 Shiva Temples · 4.8 km
  • Temple of Basuli and the mound together with fourteen other temples near them containing the Linga images of Shiva · 4.8 km
  • Four Siva temples at Uchkaran · 4.9 km

Named places of worship on record

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

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Rayen is a village in Nanoor mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal with a population of 1,555 and 354 households. It has a literacy rate of 66.3% and is located at 23.685°N, 87.827°E under PIN code 731301.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
FALGUNI SAHA
Contact: 89****6024
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LGD code
317673
Pincode
731301
Post office
Ch.Nanoor
Population
1,555
Households
354
Literacy rate
66.3%
Sex ratio
932 ♀/1000♂
Workers
583
Distance to district centre
29 km
Distance to mandal centre
7 km
Distance to Kolkata
135 km
Distance to Delhi
1192 km
Nearest railway station
Kirnahar · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Nanoor RH · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Rayen compares

By population, Rayen ranks #49 of 136 villages in Nanoor mandal.

Literacy rate
%
66.3%
+5.6% vs mandal average
Rayen
66.3%
Nanoor mandal
60.7%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
−17 vs mandal average
Rayen
932
Nanoor mandal
949
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
Rayen
4.4
Nanoor mandal
4.3

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

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Rayen at a glance

Rayen is a village of 1,555 people in 354 households (Census 2011) in Nanoor block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 49th-largest of 136 villages in Nanoor block. Literacy is 66%, 6 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Birbhum district centre, 9 km from Madda, the nearest town, 10 km from Kirnahar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731301, served by Ch.Nanoor post office; the LGD village code is 317673. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nanoor RH, 4 km away. The sarpanch is FALGUNI SAHA, and the village votes in Nanoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidhan Chandra Majhi. The population is estimated at 1,833 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Barasaota

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Rayen · this village1,55566%
Rayen · Garbeta - I24281%0 km N
Raksi · Dhurki2,88241%0 km N
Belhati · Nanoor3,58663%1.2 km W
Beluti · Mayureswar - II1,04866%1.5 km NW
Beluti · Ausgram - I1,16064%1.5 km NW
Brajaballavpur · Nanoor02.3 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rayen

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)
20
Power hours (winter)
21
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
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
368.63
Irrigated area (ha)
280
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Rayen

LGD code
317673
Pincode
731301
Post office
Ch.Nanoor
Population (Census 2011)
1,555
Population (projected 2026)
1,833
Households
354
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
932
Literacy rate
66.3%
Coordinates
23.68454°N, 87.82660°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
FALGUNI SAHA
Block / Mandal
Nanoor
Getting there

How to reach Rayen

Mandal centre
Nanoor · ≈ 7.3 km
≈ 15 min by car · 18 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 29 km
≈ 59 min by car · 1 h 10 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,114 people
Madda · ≈ 9.3 km
≈ 19 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata135 kmcapital
  • Delhi1192 km
  • Hyderabad1198 km
  • Chennai1422 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKirnahar10 km
  • Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand14 km
  • Hospital / PHCNanoor RH4 km
  • ATM / bankAxis Bank14 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil17 km
  • CollegeBolpur College14 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station24 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Rayen

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

  • 🛕Basuli and 14 Shiva TemplesTemple4.8 km ↗
  • 🛕Temple of Basuli and the mound together with fourteen other temples near them containing the Linga images of ShivaTemple4.8 km ↗
  • 🛕Four Siva temples at UchkaranTemple4.9 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, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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