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About Raingan Village

Raingan is a large village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,401, made up of 1,179 males and 1,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.65 hectares hectares.

Raingan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raingan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 542.65 hectares
Population 2,401
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 1,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raingan compares

By the 2011 count Raingan is the 20th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 542.65 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Raingan

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

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 Raingan

As per the Census of India 2011, Raingan village had a population of 2,401. That makes it the 20th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Raingan village has 1,179 males and 1,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raingan has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Raingan covers 542.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raingan falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Raingan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raingan.

Raingan is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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