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About Raidihi Village

Raidihi is a mid sized village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 436 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raidihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raidihi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 146.71 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 436
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raidihi compares

By the 2011 count Raidihi is the 44th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 146.71 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Raidihi

Raidihi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raidihi as Available within <5 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 Pita Dungri, Pitha Baid, Purandihi and Radhamohanpur. 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 Raidihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Raidihi village had a population of 828. That makes it the 44th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Raidihi village has 436 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raidihi has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Raidihi is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raidihi covers 146.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raidihi falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

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

Raidihi is in Khatra 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 Raidihi today is likely to be higher.

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