Indira observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
By population, Indira ranks #58 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Indira is a village of 1,070 people in 251 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 58th-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 76%, 13 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731201, served by Ahmadpur post office; the LGD village code is 317336. The sarpanch is LOVELY BEGAM, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 1,262 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indira · this village | 1,070 | 76% | — |
| Uttar Sija · Sainthia | 3,181 | 65% | — |
| Deoash · Sainthia | 2,493 | 64% | — |
| Harpalsa · Sainthia | 2,403 | 56% | — |
| Kanturi · Sainthia | 2,021 | 64% | — |
| Jiui · Sainthia | 1,942 | 57% | — |
| Uttar Kanaipur · Sainthia | 1,499 | 53% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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