About Ranghat Village

Ranghat is a large village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,729, made up of 1,918 males and 1,811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.75 hectares hectares.

Ranghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranghat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal II
Area (hectares)	340.75 hectares
Population	3,729
Male Population	1,918
Female Population	1,811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranghat compares

By the 2011 count Ranghat is the 16th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 340.75 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Ranghat

Ranghat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranghat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ranghat from other places

Ranghat lies about 27 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 2.5 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 Ranghat
Nearest railway station	Bhaluka Road	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal II	11 km
District headquarters	Maldah	27 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	30 km

Villages closest to Ranghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal II 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.

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Common questions about Ranghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranghat village had a population of 3,729. That makes it the 16th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Ranghat village has 1,918 males and 1,811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranghat has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Ranghat covers 340.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranghat falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranghat is Bhaluka Road, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranghat.

Ranghat is about 27 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranghat is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 2.5 km away. Chanchal II is about 11 km away. Maldah is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.