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Welcome To The West Bengal Village Where English Language Is A Family Affair!
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
KM
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KAKALI MAL
Contact: 97****2654
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- LGD code
- 317151
- Pincode
- 731129
- Post office
- Purundarpur
- Population
- 322
- Households
- 85
- Literacy rate
- 77.6%
- Sex ratio
- 872 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 127
Census 2011 · in context
How Nijuri compares
By population, Nijuri ranks #73 of 95 villages in Suri - II mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.6%
+13.8% vs mandal average
- Nijuri
- 77.6%
- Suri - II mandal
- 63.8%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
872
−74 vs mandal average
- Nijuri
- 872
- Suri - II mandal
- 946
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Nijuri
- 3.8
- Suri - II mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nijuri at a glance
Nijuri is a village of 322 people in 85 households (Census 2011) in Suri - II block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 73rd-largest of 95 villages in Suri - II block. Literacy is 78%, 14 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 872 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731129, served by Purundarpur post office; the LGD village code is 317151. The sarpanch is KAKALI MAL, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 380 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Purandarpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nijuri · this village | 322 | 78% | — |
| Purandarpur · Suri - II | 4,566 | 70% | — |
| Piashala · Suri - II | 2,213 | 59% | — |
| Indragachha · Suri - II | 1,774 | 51% | — |
| Kodaipur · Suri - II | 1,584 | 55% | — |
| Tapaipur · Suri - II | 1,367 | 47% | — |
| Sajina · Suri - II | 1,259 | 64% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nijuri
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 116.85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 74.82
- Forest area (ha)
- 11.73
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nijuri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nijuri
- LGD code
- 317151
- Pincode
- 731129
- Post office
- Purundarpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 322
- Population (projected 2026)
- 380
- Households
- 85
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 872
- Literacy rate
- 77.6%
- 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
- KAKALI MAL
- Block / Mandal
- Suri - II
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731129
- PurandarpurSuri - II mandal4,566 pop
- DamdamSuri - II mandal2,448 pop
- PiashalaSuri - II mandal2,213 pop
- DhaltikriSuri - II mandal1,874 pop
- MajigramSuri - II mandal1,811 pop
- BansraSuri - II mandal1,795 pop
- Chhota KustikuriSuri - II mandal1,656 pop
- KodaipurSuri - II mandal1,584 pop
- HatikraSuri - II mandal1,555 pop
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Nijuri
Other villages in Suri - II mandal
View all 60+ →- Purandarpur
- Kendua (P)
- Damdam
- Piashala
- Parbatipur
- Fatepur (P)
- Dhaltikri
- Abinashpur
- Banshanka
- Majigram
- Shirshita
- Bansra
- Indragachha
- Chhota Kustikuri
- Jamuri
- Kodaipur
- Hatikra
- Keubona
- Haraipur
- Khosnator (P)
- Bholaipur
- Deshalpur
- Bhagabanbati
- Tapaipur
- Januri
- Domaipur
- Shikarpur
- Koma
- Sajina
- Patanda
- Gangie
- Banshanka
- Kulera
- Monpur
- Kasherhat
- Imadpur
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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)