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About Raniar Village

Raniar is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 425 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raniar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raniar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 44.48 hectares
Population 827
Male Population 425
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Raniar compares

By the 2011 count Raniar is the 124th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 44.48 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Raniar

Raniar 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 Raniar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raniar from other places

Raniar lies about 25 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Salboni, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Raniar
Tehsil headquarters Keshpur 11 km
Nearest town Chandrakona 11 km
Nearest railway station Salboni 14 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 25 km

Villages closest to Raniar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keshpur tehsil.

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 Raniar

As per the Census of India 2011, Raniar village had a population of 827. That makes it the 124th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Raniar village has 425 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raniar has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Raniar is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raniar covers 44.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raniar falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raniar is Salboni, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Raniar is about 25 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raniar is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Keshpur is about 11 km away. Chandrakona is about 11 km away. Salboni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranibar (under 2 km), Panch Khuiri (6.5 km) and Uttar Khamar (6.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raniar today is likely to be higher.

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