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About Rayen Village

Rayen is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 130 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayen village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 33.77 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 130
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rayen compares

By the 2011 count Rayen is the 215th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 33.77 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Rayen

Rayen is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rayen as Available within 5 - 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 Ram Band Nishchintapur, Ramchak, Ramchandrapur and Raulia. 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 Rayen

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayen village had a population of 242. That makes it the 215th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Rayen village has 130 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayen has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Rayen is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayen covers 33.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Rayen 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 <5 km distance for Rayen.

Rayen 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 Rayen today is likely to be higher.

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