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About Rasulpur Village

Rasulpur is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 684 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasulpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731240
Area (hectares) 222.61 hectares
Population 1,308
Male Population 684
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasulpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasulpur is the 52nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 222.61 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Rasulpur

Rasulpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rasulpur as Available within 10+ 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 Rasulpur from other places

Rasulpur lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, 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 Rasulpur
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 2.6 km
Nearest town Sainthia 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 23 km
District headquarters Birbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Rasulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Rasulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasulpur village had a population of 1,308. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Rasulpur village has 684 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasulpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Rasulpur is 731240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasulpur covers 222.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rasulpur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rasulpur is Gadadharpur, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rasulpur.

Rasulpur is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasulpur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 2.6 km away. Sainthia is about 9.3 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisheghata (3.8 km), Gopalnagar (3.8 km) and Ramchandrapur (4.5 km).

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

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