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About Radhanagar Purba Village

Radhanagar Purba is a large village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,583, made up of 2,347 males and 2,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743378, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Radhanagar Purba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Radhanagar Purba village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743378
Area (hectares) 439.1 hectares
Population 4,583
Male Population 2,347
Female Population 2,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Radhanagar Purba compares

By the 2011 count Radhanagar Purba is the 22nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 439.1 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Radhanagar Purba

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

How far is Radhanagar Purba from other places

Radhanagar Purba lies about 50 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 22 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 Radhanagar Purba
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 13 km
Nearest railway station Canning 22 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 50 km

Villages closest to Radhanagar Purba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gosaba 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 Radhanagar Purba

As per the Census of India 2011, Radhanagar Purba village had a population of 4,583. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Radhanagar Purba village has 2,347 males and 2,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Radhanagar Purba has about 953 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Radhanagar Purba is 743378. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Radhanagar Purba covers 439.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Radhanagar Purba falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Radhanagar Purba is Canning, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Radhanagar Purba.

Radhanagar Purba is about 50 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.

Radhanagar Purba is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 13 km away. Canning is about 22 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baramollakhali (1.8 km), Amtali (2.2 km) and Radhanagar Paschim (2.6 km).

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

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