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About Rajibpur Village

Rajibpur is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 332 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajibpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajibpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712404
Area (hectares) 41.28 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 332
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajibpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajibpur is the 104th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 41.28 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Rajibpur

Rajibpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajibpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajibpur from other places

Rajibpur lies about 46 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Mahendralalnagar, about 9.7 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 Rajibpur
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Mahendralalnagar 9.7 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 20 km
District headquarters Hugli 46 km

Villages closest to Rajibpur

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 Rajibpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajibpur village had a population of 668. That makes it the 104th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Rajibpur village has 332 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajibpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Rajibpur is 712404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajibpur covers 41.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Rajibpur is Mahendralalnagar, about 9.7 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 km distance for Rajibpur.

Rajibpur is about 46 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajibpur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Jangipara is about 8.1 km away. Mahendralalnagar is about 9.7 km away. Dhulagari is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pashpur (1.8 km), Prasadpur (4.3 km) and Rasidpur (4.3 km).

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

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