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About Rayganja Village

Rayganja is a small village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 86 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721633
Area (hectares) 63.27 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 86
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rayganja compares

By the 2011 count Rayganja is the 145th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 63.27 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Rayganja

Rayganja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rayganja as Available within 10+ 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 Purbba Masuria, Purbba Radhapur, Ram Chak and Rampur. 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 Rayganja

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayganja village had a population of 186. That makes it the 145th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Rayganja village has 86 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayganja has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Rayganja is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayganja covers 63.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rayganja falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rayganja notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rayganja.

Rayganja is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba 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 Rayganja today is likely to be higher.

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