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Revenue village·Rampurhat - II block·Birbhum

Podda

Rampurhat - II mandal
Pincode 731244
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MONIMALA SARKAR
Contact: 97****7819
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LGD code
316486
Pincode
731244
Post office
Bishnupur (Birbhum)
Population
1,812
Households
486
Literacy rate
58.7%
Sex ratio
924 ♀/1000♂
Workers
693
Census 2011 · in context

How Podda compares

By population, Podda ranks #25 of 93 villages in Rampurhat - II mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.7%
−2.0% vs mandal average
Podda
58.7%
Rampurhat - II mandal
60.7%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
924
−21 vs mandal average
Podda
924
Rampurhat - II mandal
945
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
Podda
3.7
Rampurhat - II mandal
3.8

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

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Podda at a glance

Podda is a village of 1,812 people in 486 households (Census 2011) in Rampurhat - II block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 25th-largest of 93 villages in Rampurhat - II block. Literacy is 59%, 2 points below the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 924 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731244, served by Bishnupur (Birbhum) post office; the LGD village code is 316486. The sarpanch is MONIMALA SARKAR, and the village votes in Burwan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sukhen Kumar Bagdi. The population is estimated at 2,136 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bishnupur

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Podda

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)
16
Power hours (winter)
18
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
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
528.93
Irrigated area (ha)
459
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Podda

LGD code
316486
Pincode
731244
Post office
Bishnupur (Birbhum)
Population (Census 2011)
1,812
Population (projected 2026)
2,136
Households
486
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
924
Literacy rate
58.7%
Lok Sabha constituency
Baharampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Burwan
Member of Parliament
Yusuf Pathan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sukhen Kumar Bagdi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MONIMALA SARKAR
Block / Mandal
Rampurhat - II
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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, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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