About Ragpur Village

Ragpur is a large village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,041, made up of 1,595 males and 1,446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ragpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ragpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Pingla
Pincode	721131
Area (hectares)	335.08 hectares
Population	3,041
Male Population	1,595
Female Population	1,446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
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 Ragpur compares

By the 2011 count Ragpur is the 14th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 335.08 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Ragpur

Ragpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ragpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ragpur from other places

Ragpur lies about 17 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kharagpur Junction, about under 2 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 Ragpur
Nearest railway station	Kharagpur Junction	under 2 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	under 2 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pingla	28 km

Villages closest to Ragpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ragpur village had a population of 3,041. That makes it the 14th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Ragpur village has 1,595 males and 1,446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ragpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Ragpur is 721131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ragpur covers 335.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ragpur falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ragpur is Kharagpur Junction, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ragpur.

Ragpur is about 17 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ragpur is in Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Kharagpur Junction is about under 2 km away. Kharagpur is about under 2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.