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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Birati is a village in Arambag mandal, Hooghly district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,715 across 453 households and a literacy rate of 69.6%. The village has multiple railway stations, primary health centres, bus stops, shops, and hospitals. It is located at 22.663°N, 88.427°E with PIN code 712415.
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- LGD code
- 324354
- Pincode
- 712415
- Post office
- Saidpur (Hooghly)
- Population
- 1,715
- Households
- 453
- Literacy rate
- 69.6%
- Sex ratio
- 929 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 855
- Distance to district centre
- 42 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 59 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 12 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1192 km
- Nearest railway station
- Birati · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Birati Nursing Home Pvt. Ltd. · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Birati compares
By population, Birati ranks #57 of 159 villages in Arambag mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.6%
−0.7% vs mandal average
- Birati
- 69.6%
- Arambag mandal
- 70.3%
- Hooghly district
- 73.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
929
−24 vs mandal average
- Birati
- 929
- Arambag mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Birati
- 3.8
- Arambag mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Birati at a glance
Birati is a village of 1,715 people in 453 households (Census 2011) in Arambag block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 57th-largest of 159 villages in Arambag block. Literacy is 70%, about the same as the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 929 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Hooghly district centre, 7 km from Paikpara, the nearest town, under 1 km from Birati railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 712415, served by Saidpur (Hooghly) post office; the LGD village code is 324354. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The village votes in Pursurah assembly constituency, represented by MLA Biman Ghosh. The population is estimated at 1,918 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birati · this village | 1,715 | 70% | — |
| Banubankra (P) · Barasat - II | 141 | 71% | 2.1 km E |
| Belgharia · Balurghat | 1,022 | 71% | 3 km W |
| Jugberia · Barrackpur - II | 3,401 | 76% | 4 km N |
| Gopalpur Chandigar · Barasat - II | 7,204 | 63% | 3.9 km E |
| Arjunpur · Gazole | 866 | 63% | 4.8 km S |
| Arjunpur · Tapan | 851 | 53% | 4.8 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Birati
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Commercial bank
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 135
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 89.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Birati
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Birati
- LGD code
- 324354
- Pincode
- 712415
- Post office
- Saidpur (Hooghly)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,715
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,918
- Households
- 453
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 929
- Literacy rate
- 69.6%
- Coordinates
- 22.66321°N, 88.42713°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arambag
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pursurah
- Member of Parliament
- Mitali Bag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Biman Ghosh
- Block / Mandal
- Arambag
- Nearest PHC
- Birati Nursing Home Pvt. Ltd. (0.1 km)
- Nearest bank
- SHUBHRAJIT CHAKRABORTY (0.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Birati (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Birati
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata12 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1192 km
- Delhi1304 km
- Chennai1370 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBirati<1 km
- Bus stopBirati Minibus<1 km
- Hospital / PHCBirati Nursing Home Pvt. Ltd.<1 km
- ATM / bankSHUBHRAJIT CHAKRABORTY<1 km
- Petrol pumpHP5 km
- CollegeAcharya Prafulla Chandra College4 km
- Police stationBaguiati Police Station5 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Birati Minibusunder 1 km
- Railway station
- Biratiunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Birati Nursing Home Pvt. Ltd.under 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- SHUBHRAJIT CHAKRABORTYunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Birati
7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Birati
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫auxiliam convent schoolSchool2.6 km ↗
- 🏫Rabindra Path Bhaban AcademySchool3.0 km ↗
- 🏫Priyonath VidyapithSchool3.3 km ↗
- 🏫Masunda Government Colony G.S.F.P SchoolSchool3.3 km ↗
- 🏫Kids KingdomeSchool3.6 km ↗
- 🎓Masunda Boys' High SchoolHigh school3.7 km ↗
- 🏫DP Nursery SchoolSchool3.7 km ↗
- 🏫Ramakrishna Mission SchoolSchool3.7 km ↗
- 🎓Acharya Prafulla Chandra CollegeCollege4.0 km ↗
- 🏫MBC Sudhir Memorial InstituteSchool4.4 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 712415
Villages near Birati
Other villages in Arambag mandal
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- Batanal
- Tirol
- Manikpat
- Amgaon
- Haraditya
- Dihi Bayara
- Pratapnagar
- Tajpur
- Shitalpur
- Balundi
- Para Bagnan
- Puin
- Hayatpur
- Dakshin Rasulpur
- Chandraban
- Arandi
- Hat Basantapur
- Ramnagar
- Madhurpur
- Bara Dongal
- Telua
- Maigram
- Purbba Krishnapur
- Kanpur
- Shyamgram
- Chak Hazi
- Panpet
- Bhalia
- Ashanpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)