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Revenue village·Sainthia block·Birbhum

Parishar

Sainthia mandal
Pincode 731234
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Parishar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

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Temple in Sainthia mandal

The principal temple recorded for Sainthia mandal is Shyambati Durga Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Parishar itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →

Parishar is a village in Sainthia mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 840 residing in 204 households. It has a literacy rate of 61.5% and is located at coordinates 23.924°N, 87.626°E with PIN code 731234.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANTONA KHATUN
Contact: 90****7525
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LGD code
317247
Pincode
731234
Post office
Sainthia
Population
840
Households
204
Literacy rate
61.5%
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000♂
Workers
379
Distance to district centre
9 km
Distance to mandal centre
17 km
Distance to Kolkata
168 km
Distance to Delhi
1162 km
Nearest railway station
Mahishidahari · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
South View Nursing Home · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Parishar compares

By population, Parishar ranks #78 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.5%
−2.0% vs mandal average
Parishar
61.5%
Sainthia mandal
63.5%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
−6 vs mandal average
Parishar
944
Sainthia mandal
950
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
Parishar
4.1
Sainthia mandal
4.2

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

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Parishar at a glance

Parishar is a village of 840 people in 204 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 78th-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 62%, 2 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. It lies 9 km from the Birbhum district centre, 15 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 1 km from Mahishidahari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731234, served by Sainthia post office; the LGD village code is 317247. The nearest hospital or health centre is South View Nursing Home, 6 km away. The sarpanch is SANTONA KHATUN, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 940 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mathpalsa

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Parishar · this village84062%
Bijuri · Sainthia67752%0.8 km NW
Mahishdahari · Sainthia2,32066%1.6 km SE
Kunuri · Sainthia3,21759%1.6 km W
Matpalsha · Sainthia3,75667%1.9 km E
Harishkopa · Sainthia1,09967%2.2 km NE
Khamartora · Sainthia26877%2.7 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Parishar

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)
17
Power hours (winter)
17
Primary school
2
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
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
167.78
Irrigated area (ha)
122
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Parishar

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Parishar

LGD code
317247
Pincode
731234
Post office
Sainthia
Population (Census 2011)
840
Population (projected 2026)
940
Households
204
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
944
Literacy rate
61.5%
Coordinates
23.92399°N, 87.62624°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
SANTONA KHATUN
Block / Mandal
Sainthia
Getting there

How to reach Parishar

Mandal centre
Sainthia · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 8.9 km
≈ 18 min by car · 22 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,142 people
Mayureswar · ≈ 15 km
≈ 32 min by car · 38 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata168 kmcapital
  • Delhi1162 km
  • Hyderabad1196 km
  • Chennai1433 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMahishidahari1 km
  • Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand22 km
  • Hospital / PHCSouth View Nursing Home6 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank10 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump10 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University28 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post50 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, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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