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Garurpur

Sainthia mandal
Pincode 731201
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Garurpur is a village in Sainthia mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 592 across 135 households. The village has a literacy rate of 48% and is located at coordinates 23.752°N, 87.720°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANDHYA MAL
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LGD code
317404
Pincode
731201
Post office
Ahmadpur
Population
592
Households
135
Literacy rate
48%
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000♂
Workers
333
Distance to district centre
19 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Kolkata
147 km
Distance to Delhi
1179 km
Nearest railway station
Kopai · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Ram Mohan Mission Eye Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Garurpur compares

By population, Garurpur ranks #124 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
48.0%
−15.5% vs mandal average
Garurpur
48.0%
Sainthia mandal
63.5%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
+4 vs mandal average
Garurpur
954
Sainthia mandal
950
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
Garurpur
4.4
Sainthia mandal
4.2

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

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Garurpur at a glance

Garurpur is a village of 592 people in 135 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 124th-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 48%, 16 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Birbhum district centre, 16 km from Danrka, the nearest town, 3 km from Kopai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731201, served by Ahmadpur post office; the LGD village code is 317404. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ram Mohan Mission Eye Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is SANDHYA MAL, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 662 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sreenidhipur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Garurpur · this village59248%
Shrinidhipur · Sainthia65456%0.7 km S
Albandha · Bolpur Sriniketan2,08772%1.8 km W
Gobindapala · Bolpur Sriniketan32273%2 km SW
Bisheghata · Bolpur Sriniketan8587%2 km SE
Sangri Mahula · Bolpur Sriniketan88464%2 km E
Laldaha · Bolpur Sriniketan33372%2.5 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Garurpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
17
Power hours (winter)
21
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
125.23
Irrigated area (ha)
121.41
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Garurpur

LGD code
317404
Pincode
731201
Post office
Ahmadpur
Population (Census 2011)
592
Population (projected 2026)
662
Households
135
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
954
Literacy rate
48.0%
Coordinates
23.75174°N, 87.71977°E
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
SANDHYA MAL
Block / Mandal
Sainthia
Getting there

How to reach Garurpur

Mandal centre
Sainthia · ≈ 4.6 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 19 km
≈ 39 min by car · 46 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,897 people
Danrka · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 39 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata147 kmcapital
  • Delhi1179 km
  • Hyderabad1193 km
  • Chennai1422 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKopai3 km
  • Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand10 km
  • Hospital / PHCRam Mohan Mission Eye Hospital7 km
  • ATM / bankIndia Post Payments Bank8 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil12 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University9 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station30 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, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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