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About Rahimpur Village

Rahimpur is a small village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 79 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 772 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahimpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 74.36 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 79
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 772
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rahimpur compares

By the 2011 count Rahimpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 74.36 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Rahimpur

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

How far is Rahimpur from other places

Rahimpur lies about 30 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 8.0 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 Rahimpur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 8.0 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 30 km
District headquarters Maldah 30 km

Villages closest to Rahimpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahimpur village had a population of 140. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Rahimpur village has 79 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahimpur has about 772 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Rahimpur is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahimpur covers 74.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rahimpur falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rahimpur is Milangarh, about 8.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rahimpur.

Rahimpur is about 30 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahimpur is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 8.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Gazole is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anantarampur (under 2 km), Balarampur (under 2 km) and Gangarampur (under 2 km).

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

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