Birbhum District

West Bengal

Birbhum district is one of the districts of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is at Suri. It covers 4,545 sq km and had a population of 35,02,404 at the 2011 census, a density of 771 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 11 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Suri
Area
4,545 sq km
Population
35.02 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
771 /km²
Literacy Rate
70.68%
Sex Ratio
956
per 1,000 males
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Birbhum District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Birbhum district.

Total Population
35.02 Lakh
Male Population
17.93 Lakh
Female Population
17.10 Lakh
Rural Population
30.51 Lakh
Urban Population
4.51 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
10.32 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
2.41 Lakh
Literacy Rate
70.68%
Population Density
771 /km²
Sex Ratio
956
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 76.9%Female literacy 64.1%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Birbhum district.

3
Tehsils
19
Blocks
167
Nyay Panchayats
167
Gram Panchayats
2,465
Villages
Headquarters
Suri
Languages
Bengali, Santhali, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
23.91° N, 87.53° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Birbhum

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Birbhum

Constituency No. 42 · General
Primary
SR
Shatabdi Roy
All India Trinamool Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Dubrajpur
  • Suri
  • Bolpur
  • Nanoor
  • Labpur
  • Sainthia
  • Mayureswar
  • Rampurhat
  • Hansan
  • Nalhati
  • Murarai
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Birbhum

(11)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Dubrajpur
No. 284 · Birbhum
AS
Anup Kumar Saha
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Suri
No. 285 · Birbhum
VC
Vikas Roy Chowdhury
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Bolpur
No. 286 · Birbhum
CS
Chandranath Sinha
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Nanoor
No. 287 · Birbhum
BM
Bidhan Chandra Majhi
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Labpur
No. 288 · Birbhum
AS
Abhijit Sinha
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Sainthia
No. 289 · Birbhum
NS
Nilabati Saha
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Mayureswar
No. 290 · Birbhum
AR
Abhijit Roy
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Rampurhat
No. 291 · Birbhum
AC
Ashoke Kumar Chattopadhyay
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Hansan
No. 292 · Birbhum
DC
Dr. Ashok Kumar Chatterjee
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Nalhati
No. 293 · Birbhum
RS
Rajendra Prasad Singh
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Murarai
No. 294 · Birbhum
MH
Mosarraf Hossain
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Birbhum

(12)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Birbhum district.

  • SR
    Shatabdi Roy
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MP
    Birbhum · No. 42
  • AS
    Anup Kumar Saha
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Dubrajpur · No. 284
  • VC
    Vikas Roy Chowdhury
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Suri · No. 285
  • CS
    Chandranath Sinha
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Bolpur · No. 286
  • BM
    Bidhan Chandra Majhi
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Nanoor · No. 287
  • AS
    Abhijit Sinha
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Labpur · No. 288
  • NS
    Nilabati Saha
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Sainthia · No. 289
  • AR
    Abhijit Roy
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Mayureswar · No. 290
  • AC
    Ashoke Kumar Chattopadhyay
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Rampurhat · No. 291
  • DC
    Dr. Ashok Kumar Chatterjee
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Hansan · No. 292
  • RS
    Rajendra Prasad Singh
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Nalhati · No. 293
  • MH
    Mosarraf Hossain
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Murarai · No. 294

Election History

Lok Sabha

Birbhum · No. 42

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaAITCShatabdi Roy
    Votes 7,17,961Vote share 49.43%Margin 1,97,650
    1. 1. Shatabdi Roy · AITC7,17,961 (49.43%)
    2. 2. Debtanu Bhattacharya · BJP5,20,311 (35.83%)
    3. 3. Milton Rashid · INC1,52,100 (10.47%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaAITCShatabdi Roy
    Votes 6,54,956Vote share 45.13%Margin 88,917
    1. 1. Shatabdi Roy · AITC6,54,956 (45.13%)
    2. 2. Dudhkumar Mondal · BJP5,66,039 (39%)
    3. 3. Dr. Ram Chandra Dome · CPI(M)91,986 (6.34%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAITCShatabdi Roy
    Votes 4,60,568Vote share 36.1%Margin 67,122
    1. 1. Shatabdi Roy · AITC4,60,568 (36.1%)
    2. 2. Elahi Kamre Mohammad · CPI(M)3,93,446 (30.84%)
    3. 3. Joy Banerjee · BJP2,35,753 (18.48%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

West Bengal
State
Birbhum
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 42
11 Assembly
No. 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294

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Birbhum District at a Glance

State
West Bengal
Headquarters
Suri
Area
4,545 sq km
Population
35.02 Lakh
Population density
771 per km²
Sex ratio
956 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
70.68%
Languages
Bengali, Santhali, English
Tehsils
3
Blocks
19
Gram panchayats
167
Villages
2,465
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
11
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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