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About Raihopara Village

Raihopara is a small village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 155 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raihopara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raihopara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 89.67 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 155
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raihopara compares

By the 2011 count Raihopara is the 233rd largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 89.67 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Raihopara

Raihopara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raihopara as Available within 5 - 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 Raihopara from other places

Raihopara lies about 8.7 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Kumarganj, about 7.7 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 Raihopara
Nearest railway station Kumarganj 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 8.7 km
District headquarters Maldah 8.7 km
Nearest town Malda 28 km

Villages closest to Raihopara

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 Raihopara

As per the Census of India 2011, Raihopara village had a population of 322. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Raihopara village has 155 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raihopara has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

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

Raihopara covers 89.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Raihopara is Kumarganj, about 7.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raihopara.

Raihopara is about 8.7 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raihopara is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Kumarganj is about 7.7 km away. Gazole is about 8.7 km away. Maldah is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darapur (1.7 km), Maheshpur (4.3 km) and Goalnagra (6.9 km).

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

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