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About Rahimanagar Village

Rahimanagar is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,087, made up of 1,063 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahimanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahimanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 231.04 hectares
Population 2,087
Male Population 1,063
Female Population 1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Rahimanagar compares

By the 2011 count Rahimanagar is the 46th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 231.04 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Rahimanagar

Rahimanagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rahimanagar 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 Rahimanagar from other places

Rahimanagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Rahimanagar
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 7.1 km
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Rahimanagar

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 Rahimanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahimanagar village had a population of 2,087. That makes it the 46th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Rahimanagar village has 1,063 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahimanagar has about 963 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 954.

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

Rahimanagar covers 231.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rahimanagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Rahimanagar.

Rahimanagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahimanagar is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 7.1 km away. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bibinagar (under 2 km), Hari Nagar (under 2 km) and Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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