About Rangaipur Village

Rangaipur is one of the larger villages in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,002, made up of 3,158 males and 2,844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangaipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Harischandrapur I
Pincode	732125
Area (hectares)	340 hectares
Population	6,002
Male Population	3,158
Female Population	2,844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rangaipur compares

By the 2011 count Rangaipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Rangaipur

Rangaipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rangaipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rangaipur from other places

Rangaipur lies about 33 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 3.0 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 Rangaipur
Nearest railway station	Milangarh	3.0 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harischandrapur I	33 km
District headquarters	Maldah	33 km

Villages closest to Rangaipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur I 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 Rangaipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangaipur village had a population of 6,002. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Rangaipur village has 3,158 males and 2,844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangaipur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Rangaipur is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangaipur covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rangaipur falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rangaipur is Milangarh, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rangaipur.

Rangaipur is about 33 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangaipur is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 3.0 km away. Manihāri is about 30 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.