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About Rajhat Village

Rajhat is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 314 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713321
Area (hectares) 236.74 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 314
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajhat compares

By the 2011 count Rajhat is the 48th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 236.74 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Rajhat

Rajhat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajhat as Available within <5 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 Rajhat from other places

Rajhat lies about 90 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Rajhat
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 90 km

Villages closest to Rajhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajhat village had a population of 642. That makes it the 48th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Rajhat village has 314 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajhat has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Rajhat is 713321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajhat covers 236.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajhat falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajhat is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance for Rajhat.

Rajhat is about 90 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajhat is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Kanksa is about 3.1 km away. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanksa (3.1 km), Sibpur (3.7 km) and Kanchanpur (3.7 km).

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

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