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About Rainchak Village

Rainchak is a small village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 114 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rainchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rainchak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Midnapore
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 131.38 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 114
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rainchak compares

By the 2011 count Rainchak is the 184th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 131.38 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Rainchak

Rainchak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rainchak 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Popela, Purbasol, Putki and Raghab Chak. 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 Rainchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Rainchak village had a population of 220. That makes it the 184th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Rainchak village has 114 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rainchak has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Rainchak is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rainchak covers 131.38 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.

Rainchak falls under Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rainchak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Rainchak.

Rainchak is in Midnapore 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 Rainchak today is likely to be higher.

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