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About Radhanagar Village

Radhanagar is a large village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,044, made up of 1,033 males and 1,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Radhanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Radhanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 344.62 hectares
Population 2,044
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 1,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Radhanagar compares

By the 2011 count Radhanagar is the 30th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 344.62 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 942.

Getting to Radhanagar

Radhanagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Radhanagar as Available within village. 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 Radhanagar from other places

Radhanagar lies about 38 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahanagar, 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 Radhanagar
Nearest railway station Mahanagar under 2 km
Nearest town Malda 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangarampur 33 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 38 km

Villages closest to Radhanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Radhanagar village had a population of 2,044. That makes it the 30th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Radhanagar village has 1,033 males and 1,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Radhanagar has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Radhanagar is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Radhanagar covers 344.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Radhanagar falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Radhanagar is Mahanagar, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Radhanagar.

Radhanagar is about 38 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Radhanagar is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Mahanagar is about under 2 km away. Malda is about 29 km away. Gangarampur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dauiatpur (12 km), Haripur (15 km) and Chak Joykrisnapur (17 km).

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

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