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About Rakhaban Village

Rakhaban is a mid sized village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 301 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhaban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhaban village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 39.02 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 301
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rakhaban compares

By the 2011 count Rakhaban is the 119th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 39.02 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Rakhaban

Rakhaban is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rakhaban 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Raghunathbati, Raghunathnagar, Raghunathpur and Rajbllabhpur. 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 Rakhaban

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhaban village had a population of 573. That makes it the 119th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Rakhaban village has 301 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhaban has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Rakhaban is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakhaban covers 39.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rakhaban falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rakhaban notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Rakhaban is in Garbeta 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 Rakhaban today is likely to be higher.

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