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About Ranichak Village

Ranichak 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 459, made up of 228 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721453, 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 Ramnagar II
Pincode 721453
Area (hectares) 11.33 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 228
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 86th 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 11.33 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

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 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Radhapur, Raghunathpur, Raipur and Ramchandra Nagar. 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 459. That makes it the 86th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Ranichak village has 228 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranichak has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Ranichak is 721453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranichak covers 11.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ranichak falls under Ramnagar II 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranichak.

Ranichak is in Ramnagar II 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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