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About Ranichak Village

Ranichak is a mid sized village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,394, made up of 705 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721668, 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 Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721668
Area (hectares) 84.66 hectares
Population 1,394
Male Population 705
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranichak compares

By the 2011 count Ranichak is the 57th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 84.66 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Polanda, Prasadchak, Raghunathpur and Rajgoda. 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 1,394. That makes it the 57th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Ranichak village has 705 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranichak has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Ranichak is 721668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranichak covers 84.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ranichak falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ranichak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Sahid Matangini 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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