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About Radha Village

Radha is a mid sized village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,932, made up of 996 males and 936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Radha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Radha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 345.6 hectares
Population 1,932
Male Population 996
Female Population 936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Radha compares

By the 2011 count Radha is the 33rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 345.6 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Radha

Radha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Radha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Radha from other places

Radha lies about 49 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is New Jalpaiguri Junction, about 6.3 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 Radha
Nearest railway station New Jalpaiguri Junction 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Phansidewa 8.8 km
Nearest town Siliguri 9.5 km
District headquarters Darjiling 49 km

Villages closest to Radha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Radha village had a population of 1,932. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Radha village has 996 males and 936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Radha has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Radha is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Radha covers 345.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Radha falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Radha is New Jalpaiguri Junction, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Radha.

Radha is about 49 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Radha is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district. New Jalpaiguri Junction is about 6.3 km away. Phansidewa is about 8.8 km away. Siliguri is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fulbar (3.8 km), Ambari (6.4 km) and Uttar Bansgaon Kismat (18 km).

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

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