About Raichenga Village

Raichenga is one of the larger villages in Falakata tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,892, made up of 6,554 males and 6,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 788.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raichenga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raichenga village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Falakata
Pincode	735211
Area (hectares)	788.34 hectares
Population	12,892
Male Population	6,554
Female Population	6,338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Raichenga compares

By the 2011 count Raichenga is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,069 residents. Its 788.34 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Raichenga

Raichenga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Raichenga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Paschim Deogaon, Paschim Salkumar, Pramode Nagar and Purbba Deogaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Raichenga

As per the Census of India 2011, Raichenga village had a population of 12,892. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,069 residents.

Raichenga village has 6,554 males and 6,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raichenga has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Raichenga is 735211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raichenga covers 788.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raichenga falls under Falakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Raichenga notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raichenga.

Raichenga is in Falakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.