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About Rayan Village

Rayan is a mid sized village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 377 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712611
Area (hectares) 161.15 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 377
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rayan compares

By the 2011 count Rayan is the 67th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 161.15 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Rayan

Rayan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rayan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rayan from other places

Rayan lies about 33 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bargachia, about 6.6 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 Rayan
Nearest railway station Bargachia 6.6 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat II 33 km
District headquarters Hugli 33 km

Villages closest to Rayan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat II 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 Rayan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayan village had a population of 713. That makes it the 67th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Rayan village has 377 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayan has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Rayan is 712611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayan covers 161.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rayan falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rayan is Bargachia, about 6.6 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 km distance for Rayan.

Rayan is about 33 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayan is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Bargachia is about 6.6 km away. Dhulagari is about 16 km away. Goghat II is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagabanpur (5.9 km), Selampur (21 km) and Balitakunda (22 km).

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

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