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About Ranigar Village

Ranigar is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,973, made up of 1,483 males and 1,490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranigar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranigar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743312
Area (hectares) 253.9 hectares
Population 2,973
Male Population 1,483
Female Population 1,490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ranigar compares

By the 2011 count Ranigar is the 43rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 253.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Ranigar

The census records public bus service for Ranigar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranigar from other places

Ranigar lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 19 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 Ranigar
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Canning 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Ranigar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranigar village had a population of 2,973. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Ranigar village has 1,483 males and 1,490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranigar has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Ranigar is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranigar covers 253.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranigar falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ranigar is Canning, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranigar.

Ranigar is about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranigar is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 5.9 km away. Canning is about 19 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harekrishnapur (under 2 km), Chak Pitambar Dutta (1.6 km) and Joygopalpur (1.8 km).

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

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