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About Raygara Village

Raygara is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,800, made up of 905 males and 895 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raygara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raygara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 423.8 hectares
Population 1,800
Male Population 905
Female Population 895
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raygara compares

By the 2011 count Raygara is the 13th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 423.8 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Raygara

Raygara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raygara 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rangagora, Rangamatia, Ranipukur and Ransi. 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 Raygara

As per the Census of India 2011, Raygara village had a population of 1,800. That makes it the 13th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Raygara village has 905 males and 895 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raygara has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Raygara is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raygara covers 423.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Raygara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Raygara.

Raygara 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 Raygara today is likely to be higher.

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