About Rajnagar Village

Rajnagar is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 389 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajnagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Gazole
Pincode	732124
Area (hectares)	156.61 hectares
Population	762
Male Population	389
Female Population	373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajnagar compares

By the 2011 count Rajnagar is the 134th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 156.61 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Rajnagar

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

Rajnagar lies about 19 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Samsi, about 4.5 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 Rajnagar
Nearest railway station	Samsi	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gazole	19 km
District headquarters	Maldah	19 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	27 km

Villages closest to Rajnagar

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.

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Common questions about Rajnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajnagar village had a population of 762. That makes it the 134th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Rajnagar village has 389 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajnagar has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

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

Rajnagar covers 156.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rajnagar is Samsi, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rajnagar.

Rajnagar is about 19 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajnagar is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Samsi is about 4.5 km away. Gazole is about 19 km away. Maldah is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.