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About Raichandrapur Village

Raichandrapur is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 407 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raichandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raichandrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 84.13 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 407
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raichandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Raichandrapur is the 60th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 84.13 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Raichandrapur

The census records public bus service for Raichandrapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raichandrapur from other places

Raichandrapur lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, 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 Raichandrapur
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Raichandrapur

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

Common questions about Raichandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raichandrapur village had a population of 789. That makes it the 60th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Raichandrapur village has 407 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raichandrapur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Raichandrapur is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raichandrapur covers 84.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raichandrapur falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raichandrapur is Gadadharpur, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Raichandrapur.

Raichandrapur is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raichandrapur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 10 km away. Murarai I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandrapur (under 2 km), Bhabanipur (9.3 km) and Barua Gopalpur (14 km).

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

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