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About Rangaipur Village

Rangaipur is a large village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,965, made up of 1,538 males and 1,427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, 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 Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 260.68 hectares
Population 2,965
Male Population 1,538
Female Population 1,427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangaipur compares

By the 2011 count Rangaipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 260.68 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Rangaipur

Rangaipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rangaipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rangaipur from other places

Rangaipur lies about 34 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kunuri, about 4.1 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 Kunuri 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 6.2 km
District headquarters Birbhum 34 km

Villages closest to Rangaipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sainthia 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 2,965. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Rangaipur village has 1,538 males and 1,427 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 957.

The pincode recorded for Rangaipur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangaipur covers 260.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rangaipur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rangaipur is Kunuri, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rangaipur.

Rangaipur is about 34 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 Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Kunuri is about 4.1 km away. Sainthia is about 6.2 km away. Birbhum is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Suraipur (under 2 km), Ranipur (under 2 km) and Baidyapur (under 2 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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