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About Radhanagar Village

Radhanagar is a small village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 196 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Radhanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Radhanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722157
Area (hectares) 96.98 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 196
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Radhanagar compares

By the 2011 count Radhanagar is the 115th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 96.98 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Radhanagar

Radhanagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Radhanagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Radhanagar from other places

Radhanagar lies about 27 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Ramsagar, about 7.2 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 Radhanagar
Nearest railway station Ramsagar 7.2 km
Nearest town Bishnupur 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaypur 17 km
District headquarters Bankura 27 km

Villages closest to Radhanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaypur 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 Radhanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Radhanagar village had a population of 387. That makes it the 115th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Radhanagar village has 196 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Radhanagar has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Radhanagar is 722157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Radhanagar covers 96.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Radhanagar falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Radhanagar is Ramsagar, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Radhanagar.

Radhanagar is about 27 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Radhanagar is in Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district. Ramsagar is about 7.2 km away. Bishnupur is about 9.0 km away. Jaypur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belia (10 km), Brahmankonda (12 km) and Chaltakonda (12 km).

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

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