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About Rajadanga Village

Rajadanga is a mid sized village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,323, made up of 693 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735218
Area (hectares) 358.92 hectares
Population 1,323
Male Population 693
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajadanga compares

By the 2011 count Rajadanga is the 73rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 358.92 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Rajadanga

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

How far is Rajadanga from other places

Rajadanga lies about 26 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Neoranadi, about 2.8 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 Rajadanga
Nearest railway station Neoranadi 2.8 km
Nearest town Maināguri 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 26 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 26 km

Villages closest to Rajadanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajadanga village had a population of 1,323. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Rajadanga village has 693 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajadanga has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Rajadanga is 735218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajadanga covers 358.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajadanga falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajadanga is Neoranadi, about 2.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajadanga.

Rajadanga is about 26 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajadanga is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Neoranadi is about 2.8 km away. Maināguri is about 23 km away. Mal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neora (1.8 km), Kumali (1.9 km) and Kodalkati (2.1 km).

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

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