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About Radhanagar Village

Radhanagar is a large village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,736, made up of 1,361 males and 1,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Radhanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Radhanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712401
Area (hectares) 214.08 hectares
Population 2,736
Male Population 1,361
Female Population 1,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Radhanagar compares

By the 2011 count Radhanagar is the 15th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 214.08 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Radhanagar

Radhanagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Radhanagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Radhanagar from other places

Radhanagar lies about 58 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Mayapur, about 16 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 Radhanagar
Nearest town Ghātāl 15 km
Nearest railway station Mayapur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 21 km
District headquarters Hugli 58 km

Villages closest to Radhanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Radhanagar village had a population of 2,736. That makes it the 15th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Radhanagar village has 1,361 males and 1,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Radhanagar has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Radhanagar is 712401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Radhanagar covers 214.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Radhanagar falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Radhanagar is Mayapur, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Radhanagar.

Radhanagar is about 58 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Radhanagar is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Ghātāl is about 15 km away. Mayapur is about 16 km away. Jangipara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Prasadpur (14 km), Rasidpur (14 km) and Raspur (14 km).

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

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