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About Rasua Village

Rasua is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 231 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 249.32 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 231
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rasua compares

By the 2011 count Rasua is the 132nd largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 249.32 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Rasua

The census records public bus service for Rasua as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ramramar Khasjangal, Rangdakola, Rangunya and Ranidihi. 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 Rasua

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasua village had a population of 430. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Rasua village has 231 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasua has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Rasua is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasua covers 249.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rasua falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Rasua is in Jhargram 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 Rasua today is likely to be higher.

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