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About Rasulpur Village

Rasulpur is a small village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 188 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasulpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 99.8 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 188
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasulpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasulpur is the 124th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 99.8 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Rasulpur

Rasulpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rasulpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rasulpur from other places

Rasulpur lies about 63 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 2.6 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 Rasulpur
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 2.6 km
Nearest town Sainthia 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 32 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 63 km

Villages closest to Rasulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khargram 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 Rasulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasulpur village had a population of 343. That makes it the 124th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Rasulpur village has 188 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasulpur has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Rasulpur is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasulpur covers 99.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rasulpur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rasulpur is Gadadharpur, about 2.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rasulpur.

Rasulpur is about 63 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasulpur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Gadadharpur is about 2.6 km away. Sainthia is about 9.3 km away. Khargram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haladharpur (3.5 km), Chakbhatina (3.8 km) and Mirhati (3.8 km).

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

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