About Ragra Village

Ragra is one of the larger villages in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,916, made up of 3,022 males and 2,894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ragra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ragra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Sankrail
Pincode	721517
Area (hectares)	542.43 hectares
Population	5,916
Male Population	3,022
Female Population	2,894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ragra compares

By the 2011 count Ragra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 542.43 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ragra

Ragra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ragra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ragra from other places

Ragra lies about 78 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Joka, 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 Ragra
Nearest railway station	Joka	14 km
Nearest town	Pujali	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankrail	22 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	78 km

Villages closest to Ragra

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

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Common questions about Ragra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ragra village had a population of 5,916. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Ragra village has 3,022 males and 2,894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ragra has about 958 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Ragra is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ragra covers 542.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ragra falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ragra is Joka, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Ragra.

Ragra is about 78 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ragra is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Joka is about 14 km away. Pujali is about 15 km away. Sankrail is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.