Mirati
Village in West Bengal, India
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Mirati (also spelled Mirity) is a village located in Labpur CD Block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The village shot to prominence after the election of Pranab Mukherjee as the President of India in July 2012 as he was born in the village.
Mirati
Mirity | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Mirati Location in West Bengal, India  Mirati Mirati (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23.791467°N 87.878567°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,098 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03462 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bolpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Labpur |
| Website | birbhum |
Geography
Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee, 13th President of India, 2012-2017, was born on 11 December 1935 and spent his childhood at Mirati.[1][2]
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Mirity had a total population of 1,098 of which 577 (53%) were males and 521 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 106. The total number of literates in Mirity was 686 (69.15% of the population over 6 years).[3]
