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About Raikundu Village

Raikundu is a mid sized village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,480, made up of 714 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikundu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Daspur I
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 131.47 hectares
Population 1,480
Male Population 714
Female Population 766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikundu compares

By the 2011 count Raikundu is the 50th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 131.47 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Raikundu

Raikundu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raikundu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rabidaspur, Radha Krishnapur, Radhakantapur and Radhanagar. 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 Raikundu

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikundu village had a population of 1,480. That makes it the 50th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Raikundu village has 714 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikundu has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Raikundu is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikundu covers 131.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raikundu falls under Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Raikundu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raikundu.

Raikundu is in Daspur 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 Raikundu today is likely to be higher.

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