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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NIPA BASU
Contact: 70****5497
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- LGD code
- 332683
- Pincode
- 711401
- Post office
- Amta
- Population
- 1,651
- Households
- 377
- Literacy rate
- 77%
- Sex ratio
- 980 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 631
Census 2011 · in context
How Panpur compares
By population, Panpur ranks #45 of 73 villages in Amta - I mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.0%
+4.9% vs mandal average
- Panpur
- 77.0%
- Amta - I mandal
- 72.1%
- Howrah district
- 74.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
980
+31 vs mandal average
- Panpur
- 980
- Amta - I mandal
- 949
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Panpur
- 4.4
- Amta - I mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Panpur at a glance
Panpur is a village of 1,651 people in 377 households (Census 2011) in Amta - I block, Howrah district, West Bengal, the 45th-largest of 73 villages in Amta - I block. Literacy is 77%, 5 points above the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 980 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 711401, served by Amta post office; the LGD village code is 332683. The sarpanch is NIPA BASU, and the village votes in Udaynarayanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Samir Kumar Panja. The population is estimated at 1,947 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhandargachha →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panpur · this village | 1,651 | 77% | — |
| Serpur · Amta - I | 3,666 | 53% | — |
| Dakshin Ramchandrapur · Amta - I | 1,834 | 81% | — |
| Dadpur · Amta - I | 521 | 83% | — |
| Bhandar Gachha (Ct) · Amta - I | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Panpur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 58.89
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Panpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Panpur
- LGD code
- 332683
- Pincode
- 711401
- Post office
- Amta
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,651
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,947
- Households
- 377
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 980
- Literacy rate
- 77.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Uluberia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Udaynarayanpur
- Member of Parliament
- Sajda Ahmed
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Samir Kumar Panja
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NIPA BASU
- Block / Mandal
- Amta - I
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 711401
- JaypurAmta - II mandal9,023 pop
- IslampurJagatballavpur mandal7,813 pop
- TulsiberiaUluberia - II mandal6,729 pop
- NawaparaAmta - II mandal5,815 pop
- KhardahaAmta - I mandal5,535 pop
- JhikhiraAmta - II mandal5,421 pop
- KakrolAmta - II mandal5,258 pop
- ChingrajolaAmta - II mandal4,974 pop
- BaneshwarpurShyampur - I mandal4,928 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Panpur
Looking for a different Panpur? 6 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Panpur →
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Panpur
Other villages in Amta - I mandal
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- Barue
- Dakshin Harishpur
- Serpur
- Ghoshpur
- Kurit
- Debandi
- Ghoradaha
- Chaltakhali
- Balichak
- Jotkalyan
- Khasnan
- Anule
- Dhurkhali
- Raspur
- Chatra
- Kasra
- Kumaria
- Fatepur
- Manikara
- Serajbati
- Mahishgoha
- Bhojan
- Bhetkepara
- Ranapara
- Chakpota
- Kashtasangara
- Purash
- Chhota Mahara
- Uttar Ramchandrapur
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, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)