About Raynagar Village

Raynagar is a mid sized village in Nandigram I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 469 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raynagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raynagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Nandigram I
Pincode	721631
Area (hectares)	73.76 hectares
Population	894
Male Population	469
Female Population	425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
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 Raynagar compares

By the 2011 count Raynagar is the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 73.76 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 944.

Getting to Raynagar

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

Raynagar lies about 33 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 11 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 Raynagar
Nearest railway station	Barda	11 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nandigram I	33 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	33 km

Villages closest to Raynagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandigram I 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 Raynagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Raynagar village had a population of 894. That makes it the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Raynagar village has 469 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raynagar has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Raynagar is 721631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raynagar covers 73.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raynagar falls under Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raynagar is Barda, about 11 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 Raynagar.

Raynagar is about 33 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raynagar is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 11 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. Nandigram I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.