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About Rasiknagar Village

Rasiknagar is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 123 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasiknagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasiknagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 102.32 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 123
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasiknagar compares

By the 2011 count Rasiknagar is the 109th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 102.32 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Rasiknagar

Rasiknagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rasiknagar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pukhurkata, Punsa, Radhanagar and Rajauli. 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 Rasiknagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasiknagar village had a population of 232. That makes it the 109th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Rasiknagar village has 123 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasiknagar has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Rasiknagar is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasiknagar covers 102.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rasiknagar falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rasiknagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Rasiknagar.

Rasiknagar is in Bundwan 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 Rasiknagar today is likely to be higher.

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