Dunigram

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Dunigram
Village
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Small township village
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Dunigram
Location in West Bengal, India
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Dunigram
Dunigram (India)
Coordinates: 24°13′17″N87°54′58″E / 24.221451°N 87.916242°E / 24.221451; 87.916242
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Government
  Type Gram Panchayat
  MP Satabdi Roy
  MLADr. Ashok Kumar Chattopadhyay
Population
 (2011)
  Total8,282
Languages
  Official Bengali, English, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
731241 (Dunigram B.O)
Telephone/STD code03461
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB 46
Lok Sabha constituency 42,Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency 292,Hansan
Website birbhum.nic.in dunigram360.blogspot.com

Dunigram is a village and gram panchayat in Rampurhat II community development block in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Culture

Dunigram Janakalyan Samity a N.G.O Club, established in 1935. This club rules about 80% of the area. Dunigram is also well known for cultural activities. A number of schools teach music, dance, recitation and drama. Every year annual program a big function is arranged in Dunigram Janakalyan Samity, Dunigram High school, primary school, Gram Panchayet and Administration involving multiple cultural performance groups. During Independent, Republic Day and religious festivals (Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, Holi, Saraswati puja and Durga Puja), etc. cultural programmes are organized in the schools and NGO. Dunigram Janakalyan Samity (Local Level) and state and national level Bangla Sanskrit Mancha is a proactive cultural and social service organization based out of the village. At present, the people of Dunigram are working with the various volunteer organization from district to state level. They are primarily aware and working with people on education health pollution and fighting for society, better nation. [1]

Transport

Dunigram nearly railway station Rampurhat Junction railway station, 15 km Distance. Dunigram is on the Dunigram Road that links NH 14 (know also NH60) at Rampurhat, 13 km Distance. [2]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Dunigram had a total population of 8,282 of which 4,295 (52%) were males and 3,987 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,180. The total number of literates in Dunigram was 4,910 (69.14% of the population over 6 years). [3]

Post Office

Dunigram has a delivery branch post office, with PIN 731241, under Rampurhat head office and Chandpara sub office. Other post offices having the same PIN are Chandpara, Koyemba and Nonadanga. [4]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre (PHC) with 6 beds at Dunigram. [5]

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References

  1. "List of Dunigram Janakalyan Samity". N.G.O INDIA. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. Google maps
  3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. "Birbhum Postal Zip Code Finder by Post Office". pincodezip.in. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.