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Muchiara

Sainthia mandal
Pincode 731121
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SIRAJUL SHAH
Contact: 70****0963
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LGD code
317431
Pincode
731121
Post office
Abinashpur
Population
625
Households
130
Literacy rate
69.9%
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000♂
Workers
376
Distance to district centre
20 km
Distance to mandal centre
10 km
Distance to Kolkata
154 km
Distance to Delhi
1169 km
Nearest railway station
Kopai · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Batikar Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Muchiara compares

By population, Muchiara ranks #116 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.9%
+6.4% vs mandal average
Muchiara
69.9%
Sainthia mandal
63.5%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
917
−33 vs mandal average
Muchiara
917
Sainthia mandal
950
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.6 vs mandal average
Muchiara
4.8
Sainthia mandal
4.2

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

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Muchiara at a glance

Muchiara is a village of 625 people in 130 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 116th-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 70%, 6 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 917 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Birbhum district centre, 23 km from Danrka, the nearest town, 8 km from Kopai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731121, served by Abinashpur post office; the LGD village code is 317431. The nearest hospital or health centre is Batikar Hospital, 8 km away. 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 699 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Muchiara · this village62570%
Dhanai · Sainthia78073%1 km SE
Rasaipur · Sainthia2,86163%1.5 km N
Majhigaon · Padwa2,03049%1.8 km NE
Majhigaon · Sainthia54572%1.8 km NE
Neturi · Sainthia1,09262%1.7 km W
Lebra · Sainthia1,05466%1.9 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Muchiara

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)
90.97
Irrigated area (ha)
22.1
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Muchiara

LGD code
317431
Pincode
731121
Post office
Abinashpur
Population (Census 2011)
625
Population (projected 2026)
699
Households
130
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
917
Literacy rate
69.9%
Coordinates
23.77122°N, 87.61183°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
SIRAJUL SHAH
Block / Mandal
Sainthia
Getting there

How to reach Muchiara

Mandal centre
Sainthia · ≈ 9.9 km
≈ 20 min by car · 24 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 20 km
≈ 40 min by car · 48 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,897 people
Danrka · ≈ 23 km
≈ 47 min by car · 56 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata154 kmcapital
  • Delhi1169 km
  • Hyderabad1185 km
  • Chennai1418 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKopai8 km
  • Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand20 km
  • Hospital / PHCBatikar Hospital8 km
  • ATM / bankIndia Post Payments Bank12 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil13 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University13 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station35 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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