About Rakona Village

Rakona is a mid sized village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 494 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakona village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Galsi I
Pincode	713403
Area (hectares)	247.7 hectares
Population	960
Male Population	494
Female Population	466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rakona compares

By the 2011 count Rakona is the 53rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 247.7 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Rakona

Rakona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakona as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Potna, Purandargar, Purangan and Pursha. 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.

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Common questions about Rakona

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakona village had a population of 960. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Rakona village has 494 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakona has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Rakona is 713403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakona covers 247.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakona falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rakona notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rakona.

Rakona is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman 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.