About Ranigachhi Village

Ranigachhi is one of the larger villages in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,947, made up of 3,031 males and 2,916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 907.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranigachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranigachhi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Haroa
Pincode	743425
Area (hectares)	907.31 hectares
Population	5,947
Male Population	3,031
Female Population	2,916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranigachhi compares

By the 2011 count Ranigachhi is the 7th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 907.31 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Ranigachhi

Ranigachhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranigachhi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranigachhi from other places

Ranigachhi lies about 42 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gourdaha Halt, about 13 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 Ranigachhi
Nearest railway station	Gourdaha Halt	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haroa	17 km
Nearest town	Rajpur Sonarpur	17 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	42 km

Villages closest to Ranigachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranigachhi village had a population of 5,947. That makes it the 7th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Ranigachhi village has 3,031 males and 2,916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranigachhi has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Ranigachhi is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranigachhi covers 907.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranigachhi falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranigachhi is Gourdaha Halt, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ranigachhi.

Ranigachhi is about 42 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.

Ranigachhi is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Gourdaha Halt is about 13 km away. Haroa is about 17 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.