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About Rajhat Village

Rajhat is a large village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,728, made up of 1,407 males and 1,321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.61 hectares hectares.

Rajhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 302.61 hectares
Population 2,728
Male Population 1,407
Female Population 1,321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajhat compares

By the 2011 count Rajhat is the 18th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 302.61 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Rajhat

Rajhat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajhat 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 Rajhat from other places

Rajhat lies about 6.4 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bandel Junction, about 4.0 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 Rajhat
Nearest railway station Bandel Junction 4.0 km
Nearest town Bānsbāria 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 6.4 km
District headquarters Hugli 6.4 km

Villages closest to Rajhat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Rajhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajhat village had a population of 2,728. That makes it the 18th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Rajhat village has 1,407 males and 1,321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajhat has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Rajhat covers 302.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajhat falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajhat is Bandel Junction, about 4.0 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 Rajhat.

Rajhat is about 6.4 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajhat is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Bandel Junction is about 4.0 km away. Bānsbāria is about 6.2 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meria (4.3 km), Polba (4.8 km) and Paunan (6.1 km).

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

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