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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Ber Baria is a village in Chakdah mandal, Nadia district, West Bengal, located at 23.032°N, 88.634°E. With a population of 2,645 across 618 households, the village has a literacy rate of 73.4%. The postal code is 741222.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KAKALI BISWAS
Contact: 99****0736
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- LGD code
- 322283
- Pincode
- 741222
- Post office
- Chakdah
- Population
- 2,645
- Households
- 618
- Literacy rate
- 73.4%
- Sex ratio
- 917 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,043
- Distance to district centre
- 40 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 58 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1230 km
- Nearest railway station
- Majhergram · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Srinagar Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ber Baria compares
By population, Ber Baria ranks #26 of 101 villages in Chakdah mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.4%
+2.0% vs mandal average
Ber Baria73.4%
Chakdah mandal71.4%
Nadia district67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
917
−12 vs mandal average
Ber Baria917
Chakdah mandal929
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Ber Baria4.3
Chakdah mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ber Baria at a glance
Ber Baria is a village of 2,645 people in 618 households (Census 2011) in Chakdah block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 26th-largest of 101 villages in Chakdah block. Literacy is 73%, 2 points above the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 917 women per 1,000 men. It lies 40 km from the Nadia district centre, 10 km from Ukrah, the nearest town, 10 km from Majhergram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 741222, served by Chakdah post office; the LGD village code is 322283. The nearest hospital or health centre is Srinagar Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is KAKALI BISWAS, and the village votes in Ranaghat Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashim Kumar Biswas. The population is estimated at 2,959 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ber Baria · this village | 2,645 | 73% | — |
| Maheshchandrapur · Chakdah | 1,870 | 79% | 1.5 km NE |
| Rasullapur · Chakdah | 3,713 | 72% | 1.9 km S |
| Hing Nara · Chakdah | 1,687 | 64% | 2 km NE |
| Bagrabpur · Chakdah | 840 | 82% | 2.1 km E |
| Garuimari · Chakdah | 1,291 | 71% | 2.8 km SE |
| Hariankha · Chakdah | 6,585 | 67% | 3.2 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ber Baria
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 1
- 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
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 305.51
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 262
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ber Baria
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ber Baria
- LGD code
- 322283
- Pincode
- 741222
- Post office
- Chakdah
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,645
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,959
- Households
- 618
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 917
- Literacy rate
- 73.4%
- Coordinates
- 23.03229°N, 88.63439°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ranaghat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ranaghat Dakshin
- Member of Parliament
- Jagannath Sarkar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ashim Kumar Biswas
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KAKALI BISWAS
- Block / Mandal
- Chakdah
Getting there
How to reach Ber Baria
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata58 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1230 km
- Delhi1300 km
- Chennai1415 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMajhergram10 km
- Bus stop19B Bus Stop10 km
- Hospital / PHCSrinagar Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank9 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil10 km
- CollegeAIIMS KALYANI12 km
- Police stationNagarukhra Police Station9 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 741222
Villages near Ber Baria
Other villages in Chakdah mandal
View all 60+ →- Srinagar
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- Silinda
- Hariankha
- Rautari
- Balia
- Balagari Char
- Dubra
- Purba Bishnupur
- Balarampur
- Manasapota
- Sutra
- Inayetpur
- Mandalhat
- Rasullapur
- Kamalpur
- Banamalipara
- Ektarpur
- Narayanpur
- Sibpur
- Neulia
- Mathurgachhi
- Masara
- Padma Bila
- Jaguli
- Brahma Para
- Chhatimtala
- Sarapur
- Tatla
- Jagannathpur
- Itapukuria
- Noada Durgapur
- Dhanicha
- Ichhapur
- Ghetu Gachhi
- Parari
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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)