About Ragpur Village

Ragpur is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 585 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ragpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ragpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Arambag
Pincode	712415
Area (hectares)	112.71 hectares
Population	1,190
Male Population	585
Female Population	605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ragpur compares

By the 2011 count Ragpur is the 82nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 112.71 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ragpur

Ragpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ragpur as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ragpur from other places

Ragpur lies about 18 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Barasat Junction, about 6.0 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 Ragpur
Nearest railway station	Barasat Junction	6.0 km
Nearest town	Bārāsat	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arambag	18 km
District headquarters	Hugli	18 km

Villages closest to Ragpur

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

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Common questions about Ragpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ragpur village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Ragpur village has 585 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ragpur has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Ragpur is 712415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ragpur covers 112.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ragpur falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ragpur is Barasat Junction, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ragpur.

Ragpur is about 18 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ragpur is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Barasat Junction is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 6.1 km away. Arambag is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.