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About Paschim Ranaghat Village

Paschim Ranaghat 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 2,276, made up of 1,168 males and 1,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Ranaghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Ranaghat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743338
Area (hectares) 64.11 hectares
Population 2,276
Male Population 1,168
Female Population 1,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paschim Ranaghat compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Ranaghat is the 24th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 64.11 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Paschim Ranaghat

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

How far is Paschim Ranaghat from other places

Paschim Ranaghat lies about 4.3 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 3.4 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 Paschim Ranaghat
Nearest railway station Jaynagar Majilpur 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 4.3 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 4.3 km

Villages closest to Paschim Ranaghat

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 Paschim Ranaghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Ranaghat village had a population of 2,276. That makes it the 24th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Paschim Ranaghat village has 1,168 males and 1,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Ranaghat has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Ranaghat is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Ranaghat covers 64.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Paschim Ranaghat is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Paschim Ranaghat.

Paschim Ranaghat is about 4.3 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.

Paschim Ranaghat is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 3.4 km away. Mathurapur I is about 4.3 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 4.3 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 Ranaghat (under 2 km), Uttarshibganj (under 2 km) and Khodadadpur (under 2 km).

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

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