About Rangapur Village

Rangapur is a large village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,081, made up of 1,054 males and 1,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Barasat I
Pincode	700121
Area (hectares)	45.2 hectares
Population	2,081
Male Population	1,054
Female Population	1,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rangapur compares

By the 2011 count Rangapur is the 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 45.2 hectares work out to about 46 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 937.

Getting to Rangapur

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

How far is Rangapur from other places

Rangapur lies about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 3.4 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 Rangapur
Nearest railway station	Bira	3.4 km
Nearest town	Bārāsat	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barasat I	26 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	26 km

Villages closest to Rangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat I 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 Rangapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangapur village had a population of 2,081. That makes it the 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Rangapur village has 1,054 males and 1,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangapur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Rangapur is 700121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangapur covers 45.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rangapur falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rangapur is Bira, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Rangapur is about 26 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.

Rangapur is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bira is about 3.4 km away. Bārāsat is about 9.2 km away. Barasat I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.