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About Rasikpur Village

Rasikpur is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 257 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasikpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722160
Area (hectares) 164.55 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 257
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Rasikpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasikpur is the 97th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 164.55 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Rasikpur

Rasikpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rasikpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rasikpur from other places

Rasikpur lies about 50 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Khatkura, about 36 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 Rasikpur
Tehsil headquarters Simlapal 18 km
Nearest railway station Khatkura 36 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 39 km
District headquarters Bankura 50 km

Villages closest to Rasikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasikpur village had a population of 527. That makes it the 97th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Rasikpur village has 257 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasikpur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Rasikpur is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasikpur covers 164.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rasikpur falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rasikpur is Khatkura, about 36 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rasikpur.

Rasikpur is about 50 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasikpur is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. Simlapal is about 18 km away. Khatkura is about 36 km away. Jhārgrām is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarenga (8.2 km), Lakshmisagar (16 km) and Ramgar (16 km).

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

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