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About Rahimpur Village

Rahimpur is a mid sized village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 300 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahimpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 47.9 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 300
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Rahimpur compares

By the 2011 count Rahimpur is the 82nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 47.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Rahimpur

The census records public bus service for Rahimpur 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 Rahimpur from other places

Rahimpur lies about 2.4 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampur Bazar, 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 Rahimpur
Nearest railway station Rampur Bazar under 2 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 2.4 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansihari 22 km

Villages closest to Rahimpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahimpur village had a population of 596. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Rahimpur village has 300 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahimpur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Rahimpur is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahimpur covers 47.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rahimpur falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rahimpur is Rampur Bazar, 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 Rahimpur.

Rahimpur is about 2.4 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahimpur is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Rampur Bazar is about under 2 km away. Dakshin Dinajpur is about 2.4 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makrampur (under 2 km), Srirampur (under 2 km) and Uttar Srirampur (under 2 km).

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

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