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About Radhapur Village

Radhapur is a small village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 179 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Radhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Radhapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar II
Pincode 721423
Area (hectares) 19.4 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 179
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Radhapur compares

By the 2011 count Radhapur is the 100th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 19.4 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Radhapur

Radhapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Radhapur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Radhapur from other places

Radhapur lies about 28 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Keshabpur, about 6.3 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 Radhapur
Nearest railway station Keshabpur 6.3 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar II 28 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 28 km

Villages closest to Radhapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar II 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 Radhapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Radhapur village had a population of 339. That makes it the 100th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Radhapur village has 179 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Radhapur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Radhapur is 721423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Radhapur covers 19.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Radhapur falls under Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Radhapur is Keshabpur, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Radhapur.

Radhapur is about 28 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Radhapur is in Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Keshabpur is about 6.3 km away. Tamlūk is about 9.3 km away. Ramnagar II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhabpur (under 2 km), Uttar Gopalpur (6.0 km) and Naya Shyampur (6.3 km).

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

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