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About Raturi Village

Raturi is a large village in Suti I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,518, made up of 2,312 males and 2,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raturi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raturi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Suti I
Pincode 742223
Area (hectares) 256.94 hectares
Population 4,518
Male Population 2,312
Female Population 2,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raturi compares

By the 2011 count Raturi is the 13th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 256.94 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Raturi

Raturi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raturi as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Panchgachhia, Panchigachhi, Paschimnurpur and Paschimnurpur Narayanpur. 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 Raturi

As per the Census of India 2011, Raturi village had a population of 4,518. That makes it the 13th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Raturi village has 2,312 males and 2,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raturi has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Raturi is 742223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raturi covers 256.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raturi falls under Suti I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Raturi notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Raturi.

Raturi is in Suti I 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 Raturi today is likely to be higher.

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