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About Rajnagar Village

Rajnagar is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,689, made up of 839 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721451, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721451
Area (hectares) 369.22 hectares
Population 1,689
Male Population 839
Female Population 850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajnagar compares

By the 2011 count Rajnagar is the 21st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 369.22 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Rajnagar

Rajnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajnagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Poshulia Chak, Praharajpur, Pundra and Punja. 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 Rajnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajnagar village had a population of 1,689. That makes it the 21st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Rajnagar village has 839 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajnagar has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Rajnagar is 721451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajnagar covers 369.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajnagar falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rajnagar notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Rajnagar.

Rajnagar is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Rajnagar today is likely to be higher.

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