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About Radhakantapur Village

Radhakantapur is a large village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,422, made up of 1,236 males and 1,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Radhakantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Radhakantapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743354
Area (hectares) 185.63 hectares
Population 2,422
Male Population 1,236
Female Population 1,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Radhakantapur compares

By the 2011 count Radhakantapur is the 22nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 185.63 hectares work out to about 13 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 951.

Getting to Radhakantapur

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

How far is Radhakantapur from other places

Radhakantapur lies about 9.0 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 3.8 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 Radhakantapur
Nearest railway station Madhabpur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 9.0 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 9.0 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 11 km

Villages closest to Radhakantapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Radhakantapur village had a population of 2,422. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Radhakantapur village has 1,236 males and 1,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Radhakantapur has about 960 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 Radhakantapur is 743354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Radhakantapur covers 185.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Radhakantapur falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Radhakantapur is Madhabpur, about 3.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Radhakantapur.

Radhakantapur is about 9.0 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.

Radhakantapur is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 3.8 km away. Mathurapur I is about 9.0 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panapukhuria (under 2 km), Dakshin Ramnagar (under 2 km) and Sekhpukhuria (1.5 km).

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

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