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About Rankhanpara Village

Rankhanpara is a small village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 98 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733246, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rankhanpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rankhanpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733246
Area (hectares) 84.4 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 98
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rankhanpara compares

By the 2011 count Rankhanpara is the 139th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 84.4 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Rankhanpara

Rankhanpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rankhanpara 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rahimpur, Rajapur, Ranabindul and Rangapukur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rankhanpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Rankhanpara village had a population of 206. That makes it the 139th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Rankhanpara village has 98 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rankhanpara has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Rankhanpara is 733246. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rankhanpara covers 84.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Rankhanpara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rankhanpara.

Rankhanpara is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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