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About Raykhandighi Village

Raykhandighi is a large village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,856, made up of 1,438 males and 1,418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raykhandighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raykhandighi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732102
Area (hectares) 542.84 hectares
Population 2,856
Male Population 1,438
Female Population 1,418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Raykhandighi compares

By the 2011 count Raykhandighi is the 24th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 542.84 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Raykhandighi

Raykhandighi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raykhandighi 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. The nearest villages by name are Raniganj, Ranipur, Rasikpur and Ratul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Raykhandighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Raykhandighi village had a population of 2,856. That makes it the 24th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Raykhandighi village has 1,438 males and 1,418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raykhandighi has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Raykhandighi is 732102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raykhandighi covers 542.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Raykhandighi notes the nearest railway station 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 Raykhandighi.

Raykhandighi is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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