About Raninagar Village

Raninagar is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,083, made up of 559 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raninagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raninagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Balagarh
Pincode	712501
Area (hectares)	86.63 hectares
Population	1,083
Male Population	559
Female Population	524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raninagar compares

By the 2011 count Raninagar is the 71st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 86.63 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Raninagar

Raninagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raninagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raninagar from other places

Raninagar lies about 13 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Ichhapur, 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 Raninagar
Nearest railway station	Ichhapur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bārākpur	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balagarh	9.1 km
District headquarters	Hugli	13 km

Villages closest to Raninagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raninagar village had a population of 1,083. That makes it the 71st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Raninagar village has 559 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raninagar has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Raninagar is 712501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raninagar covers 86.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raninagar falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raninagar is Ichhapur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Raninagar.

Raninagar is about 13 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raninagar is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Ichhapur is about under 2 km away. Bārākpur is about 3.5 km away. Balagarh is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.