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About Ray Band Village

Ray Band is a mid sized village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 404 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ray Band Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ray Band village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura II
Pincode 722203
Area (hectares) 118.44 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 404
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ray Band compares

By the 2011 count Ray Band is the 69th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 118.44 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Ray Band

Ray Band is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ray Band as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Radharamanpur, Raghunathpur, Ramdihi and Rampur. 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 Ray Band

As per the Census of India 2011, Ray Band village had a population of 773. That makes it the 69th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Ray Band village has 404 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ray Band has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Ray Band is 722203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ray Band covers 118.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ray Band falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ray Band notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ray Band.

Ray Band is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura 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 Ray Band today is likely to be higher.

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