About Risa Village

Risa is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 447 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Risa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Risa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Kharagpur I
Pincode	721301
Area (hectares)	146.85 hectares
Population	875
Male Population	447
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Risa compares

By the 2011 count Risa is the 59th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 146.85 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Risa

Risa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Risa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ramnarayanpur, Rangamatia, Rathbar and Rautasol. 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.

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Common questions about Risa

As per the Census of India 2011, Risa village had a population of 875. That makes it the 59th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Risa village has 447 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Risa has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Risa is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Risa covers 146.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Risa falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Risa 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 - 10 km distance for Risa.

Risa is in Kharagpur 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.