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Gamarkunda

Rajnagar mandal
Pincode 731126
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Gamarkunda is a village in Rajnagar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 459 in 102 households. The village has a literacy rate of 54% and is located at coordinates 23.971°N, 87.411°E with PIN code 731126.

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JABA KISKU
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LGD code
316989
Pincode
731126
Post office
Karidhya
Population
459
Households
102
Literacy rate
54%
Sex ratio
937 ♀/1000♂
Workers
172
Distance to district centre
31 km
Distance to mandal centre
9 km
Distance to Kolkata
183 km
Distance to Delhi
1140 km
Nearest railway station
Siuri · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Primary Health Centre, Amjora · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Gamarkunda compares

By population, Gamarkunda ranks #56 of 98 villages in Rajnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.0%
−4.6% vs mandal average
Gamarkunda
54.0%
Rajnagar mandal
58.6%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
−25 vs mandal average
Gamarkunda
937
Rajnagar mandal
962
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
Gamarkunda
4.5
Rajnagar mandal
4.3

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

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Gamarkunda at a glance

Gamarkunda is a village of 459 people in 102 households (Census 2011) in Rajnagar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 56th-largest of 98 villages in Rajnagar block. Literacy is 54%, 5 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Birbhum district centre, 13 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 15 km from Siuri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731126, served by Karidhya post office; the LGD village code is 316989. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Centre, Amjora, 3 km away. The sarpanch is JABA KISKU, and the village votes in Suri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jagannath Chattopadhyay. The population is estimated at 513 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gamarkunda

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)
12
Power hours (winter)
20
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
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
62.27
Irrigated area (ha)
4
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Gamarkunda

LGD code
316989
Pincode
731126
Post office
Karidhya
Population (Census 2011)
459
Population (projected 2026)
513
Households
102
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
937
Literacy rate
54.0%
Coordinates
23.97123°N, 87.41131°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Suri
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Jagannath Chattopadhyay
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
JABA KISKU
Block / Mandal
Rajnagar
Getting there

How to reach Gamarkunda

Mandal centre
Rajnagar · ≈ 8.9 km
≈ 18 min by car · 22 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 4 min by car · 1 h 16 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,430 people
Pratappur · ≈ 13 km
≈ 27 min by car · 33 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata183 kmcapital
  • Delhi1140 km
  • Hyderabad1182 km
  • Chennai1425 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSiuri15 km
  • Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর20 km
  • Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre, Amjora3 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank14 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump14 km
  • CollegeBengal Institute of Technology and Management43 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post40 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Gamarkunda

2 Temples 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 2026-05-10
  • 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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