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About Raygarh Village

Raygarh is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 176 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raygarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raygarh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 106.08 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 176
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raygarh compares

By the 2011 count Raygarh is the 177th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 106.08 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 988.

Getting to Raygarh

Raygarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raygarh 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rana, Rangamatia, Ranja and Rasunpur. 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 Raygarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Raygarh village had a population of 344. That makes it the 177th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Raygarh village has 176 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raygarh has about 955 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Raygarh is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raygarh covers 106.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raygarh falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Raygarh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Raygarh.

Raygarh is in Salbani 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 Raygarh today is likely to be higher.

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