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About Raychak Village

Raychak is a large village in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,386, made up of 1,254 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721667, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raychak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raychak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721667
Area (hectares) 204.09 hectares
Population 2,386
Male Population 1,254
Female Population 1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Raychak compares

By the 2011 count Raychak is the 36th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 204.09 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Raychak

Raychak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raychak 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 Raychak from other places

Raychak lies about 32 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Raychak
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Moyna 32 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 32 km

Villages closest to Raychak

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

Common questions about Raychak

As per the Census of India 2011, Raychak village had a population of 2,386. That makes it the 36th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Raychak village has 1,254 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raychak has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Raychak is 721667. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raychak covers 204.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raychak falls under Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Raychak notes the nearest railway station 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 Raychak.

Raychak is about 32 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raychak is in Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 7.0 km away. Moyna is about 32 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andaria (2.9 km), Anandapur (12 km) and Ballabhpur Shyampur (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raychak today is likely to be higher.

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