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About Rajhati Village

Rajhati 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 1,409, made up of 748 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721653, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajhati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajhati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721653
Area (hectares) 27.24 hectares
Population 1,409
Male Population 748
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajhati compares

By the 2011 count Rajhati is the 61st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 27.24 hectares work out to about 52 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 Rajhati

Rajhati is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajhati as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajhati from other places

Rajhati lies about 57 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 7.5 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 Rajhati
Nearest town Budge Budge 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Komagata Maru Budge Budge 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamluk 34 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 57 km

Villages closest to Rajhati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamluk 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 Rajhati

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajhati village had a population of 1,409. That makes it the 61st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Rajhati village has 748 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajhati has about 884 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 Rajhati is 721653. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajhati covers 27.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajhati falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajhati is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajhati.

Rajhati is about 57 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajhati is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Budge Budge is about 7.2 km away. Komagata Maru Budge Budge is about 7.5 km away. Tamluk is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laichhanpur (2.0 km), Barkalu (5.5 km) and Kalikapur (5.5 km).

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

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