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About Rishipur Village

Rishipur is a large village in Habibpur tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,844, made up of 1,445 males and 1,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rishipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rishipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Habibpur
Pincode 732121
Area (hectares) 479 hectares
Population 2,844
Male Population 1,445
Female Population 1,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rishipur compares

By the 2011 count Rishipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 479 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 992.

Getting to Rishipur

Rishipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rishipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rajdol, Rampukuria, Rampur and Ranahat. 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 Rishipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rishipur village had a population of 2,844. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Rishipur village has 1,445 males and 1,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rishipur has about 968 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 992.

The pincode recorded for Rishipur is 732121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rishipur covers 479 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rishipur falls under Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rishipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rishipur.

Rishipur is in Habibpur 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 Rishipur today is likely to be higher.

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