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About Rasunchapa Village

Rasunchapa is a large village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,640, made up of 1,300 males and 1,340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasunchapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasunchapa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 502 hectares
Population 2,640
Male Population 1,300
Female Population 1,340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rasunchapa compares

By the 2011 count Rasunchapa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 502 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Rasunchapa

Rasunchapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rasunchapa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rasunchapa from other places

Rasunchapa lies about 45 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 6.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rasunchapa
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 6.5 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 32 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 45 km

Villages closest to Rasunchapa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potka tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rasunchapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasunchapa village had a population of 2,640. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Rasunchapa village has 1,300 males and 1,340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasunchapa has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Rasunchapa is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasunchapa covers 502 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rasunchapa falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rasunchapa is Haludpukur, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rasunchapa.

Rasunchapa is about 45 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasunchapa is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Haludpukur is about 6.5 km away. Gobindpur is about 9.0 km away. Potka is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Baghlata (1.7 km), Chhota Baghlata (1.7 km) and Sarse (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rasunchapa today is likely to be higher.

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