About Rajnagar Village

Rajnagar is a large village in Basirhat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,930, made up of 1,484 males and 1,446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajnagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Basirhat II
Pincode	743428
Area (hectares)	134.91 hectares
Population	2,930
Male Population	1,484
Female Population	1,446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajnagar compares

By the 2011 count Rajnagar is the 25th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents. Its 134.91 hectares work out to about 22 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 948.

Getting to Rajnagar

Rajnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajnagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rajnagar from other places

Rajnagar lies about 13 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Thakurnagar, about 8.6 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 Rajnagar
Nearest railway station	Thakurnagar	8.6 km
Nearest town	Gobārdānga	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basirhat II	13 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	13 km

Villages closest to Rajnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat II 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 Rajnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajnagar village had a population of 2,930. That makes it the 25th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents.

Rajnagar village has 1,484 males and 1,446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajnagar 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Rajnagar is 743428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajnagar covers 134.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajnagar falls under Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajnagar is Thakurnagar, about 8.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajnagar.

Rajnagar is about 13 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.

Rajnagar is in Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Thakurnagar is about 8.6 km away. Gobārdānga is about 11 km away. Basirhat II is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.