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Aligar

Rajnagar mandal
Pincode 731130
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Aligar is a village in Rajnagar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal. The village has a population of 1,103 across 252 households with a literacy rate of 64%. It is located at coordinates 24.001°N, 87.298°E and uses PIN code 731130.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TAPASI MONDAL SAHA
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LGD code
316921
Pincode
731130
Post office
Rajnagar (Birbhum)
Population
1,103
Households
252
Literacy rate
64%
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000♂
Workers
542
Distance to district centre
43 km
Distance to mandal centre
17 km
Distance to Kolkata
193 km
Distance to Delhi
1128 km
Nearest railway station
Dubrajpur · 23 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rajnagar BPHC · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Aligar compares

By population, Aligar ranks #17 of 98 villages in Rajnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.0%
+5.4% vs mandal average
Aligar
64.0%
Rajnagar mandal
58.6%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
980
+18 vs mandal average
Aligar
980
Rajnagar mandal
962
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
Aligar
4.4
Rajnagar mandal
4.3

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

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Aligar at a glance

Aligar is a village of 1,103 people in 252 households (Census 2011) in Rajnagar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 17th-largest of 98 villages in Rajnagar block. Literacy is 64%, 5 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 980 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Birbhum district centre, 13 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 23 km from Dubrajpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731130, served by Rajnagar (Birbhum) post office; the LGD village code is 316921. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rajnagar BPHC, 7 km away. The sarpanch is TAPASI MONDAL SAHA, and the village votes in Suri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jagannath Chattopadhyay. The population is estimated at 1,234 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Aligar · this village1,10364%
Dhaka · Jarmundi27550%1.5 km NE
Dhaka · Rajnagar92353%1.5 km NE
Dhaka · Shikaripara2,75658%1.5 km NE
Dhaka · Jarmundi30148%1.5 km NE
Azimnagar · Rajnagar26965%2.4 km S
Chak Agaya · Rajnagar02.6 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Aligar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
14
Power hours (winter)
16
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
Yes
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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
654.38
Irrigated area (ha)
10
Forest area (ha)
6.04

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

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Key facts — Aligar

LGD code
316921
Pincode
731130
Post office
Rajnagar (Birbhum)
Population (Census 2011)
1,103
Population (projected 2026)
1,234
Households
252
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
980
Literacy rate
64.0%
Coordinates
24.00084°N, 87.29784°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Suri
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Jagannath Chattopadhyay
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
TAPASI MONDAL SAHA
Block / Mandal
Rajnagar
Getting there

How to reach Aligar

Mandal centre
Rajnagar · ≈ 17 km
≈ 34 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 29 min by car · 1 h 45 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,430 people
Pratappur · ≈ 13 km
≈ 27 min by car · 32 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata193 kmcapital
  • Delhi1128 km
  • Hyderabad1175 km
  • Chennai1421 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDubrajpur23 km
  • Hospital / PHCRajnagar BPHC7 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank25 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump25 km
  • CollegeDeshbandhu Mahavidyalaya45 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post40 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, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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