About Rayan Village

Rayan is one of the larger villages in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,973, made up of 9,623 males and 9,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1086.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Burdwan I
Pincode	713101
Area (hectares)	1086.36 hectares
Population	18,973
Male Population	9,623
Female Population	9,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rayan compares

By the 2011 count Rayan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 1086.36 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Rayan

Rayan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rayan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rayan from other places

Rayan lies about 3.8 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 2.6 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 Rayan
Nearest railway station	Barddhaman Junction	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burdwan I	3.8 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	3.8 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	3.8 km

Villages closest to Rayan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burdwan I 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.

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Common questions about Rayan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayan village had a population of 18,973. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Rayan village has 9,623 males and 9,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayan has about 972 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 971.

The pincode recorded for Rayan is 713101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayan covers 1086.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rayan falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rayan is Barddhaman Junction, about 2.6 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 village for Rayan.

Rayan is about 3.8 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayan is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Barddhaman Junction is about 2.6 km away. Burdwan I is about 3.8 km away. Barddhaman is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.