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About Rakshitpur Village

Rakshitpur is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,625, made up of 793 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakshitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakshitpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713212
Area (hectares) 480.37 hectares
Population 1,625
Male Population 793
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Rakshitpur compares

By the 2011 count Rakshitpur is the 22nd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 480.37 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Rakshitpur

Rakshitpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rakshitpur 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 Radhamohanpur, Radhanagar, Raghunathpur and Rajhat. 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 Rakshitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakshitpur village had a population of 1,625. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Rakshitpur village has 793 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakshitpur has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Rakshitpur is 713212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakshitpur covers 480.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Rakshitpur 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 Rakshitpur.

Rakshitpur is in Kanksa 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.

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

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