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About Rajnagar Village

Rajnagar is a small village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 248 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731129
Area (hectares) 176.21 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 248
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajnagar compares

By the 2011 count Rajnagar is the 65th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 176.21 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Rajnagar

Rajnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajnagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajnagar from other places

Rajnagar lies about 16 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 14 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 Rajnagar
Nearest town Rampur Hat 14 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 16 km
District headquarters Birbhum 16 km

Villages closest to Rajnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri II 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 Rajnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajnagar village had a population of 486. That makes it the 65th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Rajnagar village has 248 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajnagar has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Rajnagar is 731129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajnagar covers 176.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajnagar falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajnagar is Rampurhat Junction, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajnagar.

Rajnagar is about 16 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajnagar is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 14 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 14 km away. Suri II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rostanpur (8.1 km), Patanda (8.2 km) and Parbatipur (10 km).

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

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