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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. Pranab Mukherjee was born in this village.

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Mirati Mirity
Village
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Coordinates: 23.791467°N 87.878567°E / 23.791467; 87.878567
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.nic.in

Geography

This village is approximately 40 km from the city of Bolpur and 5 km from small town of Kirnahar where Pranab Mukherjee studied in his childhood days. Pranab Mukherjee was a student of Kirnahar Shib Chandra School.

Pranab Mukherjee

Pranab Mukherjee, 13th President of India, 2012-2017, was born on 11 December 1935 and spent his childhood at Mirati.[1][2] He died on 31 August 2020.

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]

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