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About Raikhan Village

Raikhan is a mid sized village in Kumarganj tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 456 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikhan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kumarganj
Pincode 733141
Area (hectares) 73.72 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 456
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikhan compares

By the 2011 count Raikhan is the 67th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 73.72 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Raikhan

Raikhan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raikhan as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Puntair, Purbba Gobindapur, Radhakrishnpur and Radhanagar. 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 Raikhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikhan village had a population of 864. That makes it the 67th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Raikhan village has 456 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikhan has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Raikhan is 733141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikhan covers 73.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raikhan falls under Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Raikhan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Raikhan is in Kumarganj 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 Raikhan today is likely to be higher.

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