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About Rashkhali Village

Rashkhali is one of the larger villages in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,399, made up of 4,794 males and 4,605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rashkhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rashkhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 360.35 hectares
Population 9,399
Male Population 4,794
Female Population 4,605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rashkhali compares

By the 2011 count Rashkhali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 360.35 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Rashkhali

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

How far is Rashkhali from other places

Rashkhali lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hotar, about 5.4 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 Rashkhali
Nearest railway station Hotar 5.4 km
Nearest town Baruipur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Rashkhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur I 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 Rashkhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Rashkhali village had a population of 9,399. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Rashkhali village has 4,794 males and 4,605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rashkhali has about 961 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Rashkhali is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rashkhali covers 360.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rashkhali falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rashkhali is Hotar, about 5.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rashkhali.

Rashkhali is about 19 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.

Rashkhali is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hotar is about 5.4 km away. Baruipur is about 8.8 km away. Bishnupur I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uchhakhali (under 2 km), Manikjor (under 2 km) and Mestakhali (under 2 km).

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

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