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About Rakalgachhi Village

Rakalgachhi is a small village in Krishnagar II tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 152 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakalgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakalgachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Krishnagar II
Pincode 741154
Area (hectares) 119.88 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 152
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rakalgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Rakalgachhi is the 41st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,046 residents. Its 119.88 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Rakalgachhi

The census records public bus service for Rakalgachhi 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Parmedia, Paschim Panditpur, Pathradaha and Polta. 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 Rakalgachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakalgachhi village had a population of 304. That makes it the 41st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,046 residents.

Rakalgachhi village has 152 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakalgachhi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Rakalgachhi is 741154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakalgachhi covers 119.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakalgachhi falls under Krishnagar II tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rakalgachhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Rakalgachhi.

Rakalgachhi is in Krishnagar II tehsil of Nadia 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 Rakalgachhi today is likely to be higher.

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