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About Rantan Village

Rantan is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 465 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rantan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rantan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743513
Area (hectares) 49.56 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 465
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rantan compares

By the 2011 count Rantan is the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 49.56 hectares work out to about 18 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 Rantan

Rantan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rantan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rantan from other places

Rantan lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about 6.5 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 Rantan
Nearest railway station Netra 6.5 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Falta 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Rantan

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 Rantan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rantan village had a population of 879. That makes it the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Rantan village has 465 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rantan has about 890 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 Rantan is 743513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rantan covers 49.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Rantan is Netra, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Rantan is about 20 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.

Rantan is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Netra is about 6.5 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 9.7 km away. Falta is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Gopalpur (under 2 km), Chaluary (under 2 km) and Pikhira (under 2 km).

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

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