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Ashna

Rajnagar mandal
Pincode 731130
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Ashna is a village in Rajnagar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal. It has a population of 590 distributed across 149 households, with a literacy rate of 54.4%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TAPASI MONDAL SAHA
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LGD code
316923
Pincode
731130
Post office
Rajnagar (Birbhum)
Population
590
Households
149
Literacy rate
54.4%
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000♂
Workers
244
Distance to district centre
46 km
Distance to mandal centre
18 km
Distance to Kolkata
194 km
Distance to Delhi
1126 km
Nearest railway station
Dubrajpur · 24 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rajnagar BPHC · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ashna compares

By population, Ashna ranks #46 of 98 villages in Rajnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.4%
−4.2% vs mandal average
Ashna
54.4%
Rajnagar mandal
58.6%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
−8 vs mandal average
Ashna
954
Rajnagar mandal
962
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
Ashna
4.0
Rajnagar mandal
4.3

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

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Ashna at a glance

Ashna is a village of 590 people in 149 households (Census 2011) in Rajnagar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 46th-largest of 98 villages in Rajnagar block. Literacy is 54%, 4 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Birbhum district centre, 14 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 24 km from Dubrajpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731130, served by Rajnagar (Birbhum) post office; the LGD village code is 316923. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rajnagar BPHC, 8 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 660 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ashna

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
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
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
253.3
Irrigated area (ha)
2
Forest area (ha)
78.42

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

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Key facts — Ashna

LGD code
316923
Pincode
731130
Post office
Rajnagar (Birbhum)
Population (Census 2011)
590
Population (projected 2026)
660
Households
149
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
954
Literacy rate
54.4%
Coordinates
23.99820°N, 87.27316°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 Ashna

Mandal centre
Rajnagar · ≈ 18 km
≈ 37 min by car · 44 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 46 km
≈ 1 h 34 min by car · 1 h 51 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,430 people
Pratappur · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 33 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata194 kmcapital
  • Delhi1126 km
  • Hyderabad1172 km
  • Chennai1420 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDubrajpur24 km
  • Hospital / PHCRajnagar BPHC8 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank28 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump28 km
  • CollegeDeshbandhu Mahavidyalaya42 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post39 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, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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