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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SIRAJUL SHAH
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- LGD code
- 317436
- Pincode
- 731201
- Post office
- Ahmadpur
- Population
- 753
- Households
- 190
- Literacy rate
- 67.6%
- Sex ratio
- 982 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 361
Census 2011 · in context
How Budhura compares
By population, Budhura ranks #89 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.6%
+4.1% vs mandal average
- Budhura
- 67.6%
- Sainthia mandal
- 63.5%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
+32 vs mandal average
- Budhura
- 982
- Sainthia mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Budhura
- 4.0
- Sainthia mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Budhura at a glance
Budhura is a village of 753 people in 190 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 89th-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 68%, 4 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731201, served by Ahmadpur post office; the LGD village code is 317436. The sarpanch is SIRAJUL SHAH, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 888 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Budhura
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- 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
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 167.16
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 145.69
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Budhura
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Budhura
- LGD code
- 317436
- Pincode
- 731201
- Post office
- Ahmadpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 753
- Population (projected 2026)
- 888
- Households
- 190
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 982
- Literacy rate
- 67.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Labpur
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Debasis Ojha (Haku Da)
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SIRAJUL SHAH
- Block / Mandal
- Sainthia
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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, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)