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About Rangaipur Village

Rangaipur is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 279 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangaipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 134.73 hectares
Population 538
Male Population 279
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rangaipur compares

By the 2011 count Rangaipur is the 87th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 134.73 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Rangaipur

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

How far is Rangaipur from other places

Rangaipur lies about 3.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about under 2 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 Rangaipur
Nearest railway station Swadinpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 3.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 3.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.3 km

Villages closest to Rangaipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangaipur village had a population of 538. That makes it the 87th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Rangaipur village has 279 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangaipur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Rangaipur is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangaipur covers 134.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangaipur falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rangaipur is Swadinpur, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rangaipur.

Rangaipur is about 3.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangaipur is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about under 2 km away. Rampurhat I is about 3.9 km away. Birbhum is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmibati (under 2 km), Dangram (2.1 km) and Panisail (2.6 km).

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

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