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About Raichandpur Village

Raichandpur is a mid sized village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,784, made up of 943 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raichandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raichandpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742113
Area (hectares) 72.58 hectares
Population 1,784
Male Population 943
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raichandpur compares

By the 2011 count Raichandpur is the 49th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 72.58 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Raichandpur

Raichandpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Raichandpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pashchim Gobindapur, Payasti Katiganga, Pilkhana and Prasadpur. 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 Raichandpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raichandpur village had a population of 1,784. That makes it the 49th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Raichandpur village has 943 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raichandpur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Raichandpur is 742113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raichandpur covers 72.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raichandpur falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Raichandpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raichandpur.

Raichandpur is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Raichandpur today is likely to be higher.

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