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About Ranichak Village

Ranichak is a mid sized village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,871, made up of 991 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721647, 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 Tamluk
Pincode 721647
Area (hectares) 59.18 hectares
Population 1,871
Male Population 991
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Ranichak compares

By the 2011 count Ranichak is the 48th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 59.18 hectares work out to about 32 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 942.

Getting to Ranichak

Ranichak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ranichak 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. The nearest villages by name are Putputya, Rajhati, Rajnagar and Rajnagar Baharjala. 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 1,871. That makes it the 48th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Ranichak village has 991 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranichak has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Ranichak is 721647. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranichak covers 59.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

Ranichak is in Tamluk 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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