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About Rajnagar Village

Rajnagar 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 730, made up of 393 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721651, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721651
Area (hectares) 28.79 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 393
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
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 Rajnagar compares

By the 2011 count Rajnagar is the 87th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 28.79 hectares work out to about 25 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 Rajnagar

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

How far is Rajnagar from other places

Rajnagar lies about 42 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kulgachia, about 10 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 Rajnagar
Nearest railway station Kulgachia 10 km
Nearest town Uluberiya 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamluk 15 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 42 km

Villages closest to Rajnagar

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 Rajnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajnagar village had a population of 730. That makes it the 87th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Rajnagar village has 393 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajnagar has about 858 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 Rajnagar is 721651. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajnagar covers 28.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Rajnagar is Kulgachia, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajnagar.

Rajnagar is about 42 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajnagar is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Kulgachia is about 10 km away. Uluberiya is about 12 km away. Tamluk is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padampur (8.1 km), Anantapur (10 km) and Mamudpur (10 km).

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

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