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About Ranichak Village

Ranichak is a small village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 150 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranichak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721452
Area (hectares) 26.69 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 150
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranichak compares

By the 2011 count Ranichak is the 134th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 26.69 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, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Ranichak

Ranichak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranichak 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paschimbatya, Phaodar Chak, Purba Fatepur and Raghunadanpur. 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 Ranichak

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranichak village had a population of 297. That makes it the 134th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Ranichak village has 150 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranichak has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Ranichak is 721452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranichak covers 26.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranichak falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Ranichak is in Contai III 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 Ranichak today is likely to be higher.

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