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About Rasulpur Village

Rasulpur is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,202, made up of 1,196 males and 1,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasulpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 145.89 hectares
Population 2,202
Male Population 1,196
Female Population 1,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasulpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasulpur is the 38th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 145.89 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Rasulpur

Rasulpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rasulpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rasulpur from other places

Rasulpur lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Rasulpur
Tehsil headquarters Falta 3.1 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Rasulpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasulpur village had a population of 2,202. That makes it the 38th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Rasulpur village has 1,196 males and 1,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasulpur has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Rasulpur is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasulpur covers 145.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rasulpur falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rasulpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rasulpur.

Rasulpur is about 32 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.

Rasulpur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 3.1 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahirampur (under 2 km), Sujapur (under 2 km) and Narayan Bere (under 2 km).

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

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