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About Raidih Village

Raidih is a small village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 208 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.46 hectares hectares.

Raidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raidih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Area (hectares) 304.46 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 208
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raidih compares

By the 2011 count Raidih is the 143rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 304.46 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Raidih

Raidih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raidih 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Radhakristopur, Radhanagar, Raghunathdih and Raghunatpur. 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 Raidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Raidih village had a population of 431. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Raidih village has 208 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raidih has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Raidih covers 304.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raidih falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Raidih 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 km distance for Raidih.

Raidih is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya 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 Raidih today is likely to be higher.

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