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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
USHA RANI BARMAN
Contact: 89****4827
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- LGD code
- 309809
- Pincode
- 733134
- Post office
- Raiganj
- Population
- 1,108
- Households
- 237
- Literacy rate
- 50.5%
- Sex ratio
- 982 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 603
Census 2011 · in context
How Birgram compares
By population, Birgram ranks #50 of 116 villages in Hemtabad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.5%
−7.8% vs mandal average
- Birgram
- 50.5%
- Hemtabad mandal
- 58.3%
- Uttar Dinajpur district
- 49.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
+26 vs mandal average
- Birgram
- 982
- Hemtabad mandal
- 956
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Birgram
- 4.7
- Hemtabad mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Birgram at a glance
Birgram is a village of 1,108 people in 237 households (Census 2011) in Hemtabad block, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, the 50th-largest of 116 villages in Hemtabad block. Literacy is 51%, 8 points below the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 733134, served by Raiganj post office; the LGD village code is 309809. The sarpanch is USHA RANI BARMAN, and the village votes in Harirampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Biplab Mitra. The population is estimated at 1,306 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Birgram
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 197.93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 110
- Forest area (ha)
- 1
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Birgram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Birgram
- LGD code
- 309809
- Pincode
- 733134
- Post office
- Raiganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,108
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,306
- Households
- 237
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 982
- Literacy rate
- 50.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Balurghat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Harirampur
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Majumdar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Biplab Mitra
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- USHA RANI BARMAN
- Block / Mandal
- Hemtabad
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- 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, 2026-09-19
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