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About Rahimpur Village

Rahimpur is a large village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,483, made up of 1,798 males and 1,685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahimpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712408
Area (hectares) 154.19 hectares
Population 3,483
Male Population 1,798
Female Population 1,685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahimpur compares

By the 2011 count Rahimpur is the 9th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 154.19 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Rahimpur

Rahimpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rahimpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rahimpur from other places

Rahimpur lies about 43 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bahir Khanda, about 13 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 Rahimpur
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Bahir Khanda 13 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 15 km
District headquarters Hugli 43 km

Villages closest to Rahimpur

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 Rahimpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahimpur village had a population of 3,483. That makes it the 9th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Rahimpur village has 1,798 males and 1,685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahimpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Rahimpur is 712408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahimpur covers 154.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Rahimpur is Bahir Khanda, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rahimpur.

Rahimpur is about 43 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahimpur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Jangipara is about 5.8 km away. Bahir Khanda is about 13 km away. Tarakeswar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur (under 2 km), Prasadpur (2.3 km) and Rasidpur (2.3 km).

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

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