About Rajnagar Village

Rajnagar is one of the larger villages in Namkhana tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,055, made up of 2,613 males and 2,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajnagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Namkhana
Pincode	743357
Area (hectares)	596.06 hectares
Population	5,055
Male Population	2,613
Female Population	2,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajnagar compares

By the 2011 count Rajnagar is the 21st largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents. Its 596.06 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Rajnagar

Rajnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajnagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rajnagar from other places

Rajnagar lies about 58 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Rajnagar
Tehsil headquarters	Namkhana	11 km
Nearest town	Haldia	46 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	58 km

Villages closest to Rajnagar

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

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Common questions about Rajnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajnagar village had a population of 5,055. That makes it the 21st largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents.

Rajnagar village has 2,613 males and 2,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajnagar has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Rajnagar is 743357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajnagar covers 596.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajnagar falls under Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rajnagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rajnagar.

Rajnagar is about 58 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.

Rajnagar is in Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Namkhana is about 11 km away. Haldia is about 46 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.