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About Rangatala Village

Rangatala is a large village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,925, made up of 2,006 males and 1,919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743348, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangatala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangatala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743348
Area (hectares) 386.41 hectares
Population 3,925
Male Population 2,006
Female Population 1,919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rangatala compares

By the 2011 count Rangatala is the 11th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 386.41 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 955.

Getting to Rangatala

The census records public bus service for Rangatala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rangatala from other places

Rangatala lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nischintapur Market, about 2.4 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 Rangatala
Nearest railway station Nischintapur Market 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 8.0 km
Nearest town Haldia 12 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Rangatala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangatala village had a population of 3,925. That makes it the 11th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Rangatala village has 2,006 males and 1,919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangatala has about 957 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 955.

The pincode recorded for Rangatala is 743348. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangatala covers 386.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rangatala falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rangatala is Nischintapur Market, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Rangatala.

Rangatala is about 26 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.

Rangatala is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Nischintapur Market is about 2.4 km away. Kulpi is about 8.0 km away. Haldia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arunnagar (under 2 km), Shyamnagar (under 2 km) and Sriramnagar (1.8 km).

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

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