About Rangamatia Village

Rangamatia is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,316, made up of 659 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangamatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangamatia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Kashipur
Pincode	723121
Area (hectares)	255.36 hectares
Population	1,316
Male Population	659
Female Population	657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rangamatia compares

By the 2011 count Rangamatia is the 40th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 255.36 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Rangamatia

Rangamatia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rangamatia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rangamatia from other places

Rangamatia lies about 42 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Sindri Town, about 3.2 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 Rangamatia
Nearest railway station	Sindri Town	3.2 km
Nearest town	Pāthardih	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kashipur	34 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	42 km

Villages closest to Rangamatia

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

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Common questions about Rangamatia

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangamatia village had a population of 1,316. That makes it the 40th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Rangamatia village has 659 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangamatia has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Rangamatia is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangamatia covers 255.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangamatia falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rangamatia is Sindri Town, about 3.2 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 village for Rangamatia.

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

Rangamatia is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Sindri Town is about 3.2 km away. Pāthardih is about 6.5 km away. Kashipur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.