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About Rahamu Village

Rahamu is a mid sized village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 360 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahamu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 141.24 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 360
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Rahamu compares

By the 2011 count Rahamu is the 78th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 141.24 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Rahamu

Rahamu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rahamu 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. The nearest villages by name are Purbba Bansgaon Kismat, Purbba Bansgaonchakla, Purbba Madati and Radha. 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 Rahamu

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahamu village had a population of 702. That makes it the 78th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Rahamu village has 360 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahamu has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Rahamu covers 141.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Rahamu notes the nearest railway station 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 Rahamu.

Rahamu is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling 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 Rahamu today is likely to be higher.

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