About Rahana Village

Rahana is a large village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,604, made up of 1,305 males and 1,299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahana village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Amdanga
Pincode	743221
Area (hectares)	162.98 hectares
Population	2,604
Male Population	1,305
Female Population	1,299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahana compares

By the 2011 count Rahana is the 28th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 162.98 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Rahana

Rahana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rahana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rahana from other places

Rahana lies about 27 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 7.0 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 Rahana
Tehsil headquarters	Amdanga	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Bira	7.0 km
Nearest town	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh	12 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	27 km

Villages closest to Rahana

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

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Common questions about Rahana

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahana village had a population of 2,604. That makes it the 28th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Rahana village has 1,305 males and 1,299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahana has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Rahana is 743221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahana covers 162.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rahana falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rahana is Bira, about 7.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rahana.

Rahana is about 27 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahana is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Amdanga is about 2.4 km away. Bira is about 7.0 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.